This collection reminds me of the Polly Pocket toys which I really liked when I was a kid. Lol! The latter has been discontinued a long time ago so there hasn't been a chance for the adult me to get one of those. BUT, Re-ment released this collection this year and it looks just as cute!
*image from the internet
It doesn't have many sellers on eBay right now though. Probably only 2 or 3.
I'm glad I found the 3rd as it sold the collection for about $60, about $15-20 less than the next least-priced one
And it was the last one available, unless the vendor restocks it. In the
following months, I might get another set of this as a Xmas gift to my niece
this year.
Update [20 June 2017] - See my blog entry here of the set's delivery and bringing out the box from the package.
I really wasn't interested in getting this Re-ment collection. But if there's one reason to make me change my mind maybe, it's this adorable video that shows the user playing with it. So fun and cute video! Especially beginning at the 4:39 mark. Lol! The video also goes to show, one doesn't need a Nendoroid or Cu-poche figuredoll to play with this type of Re-ment collection. Hehe!
What's even better for me is that I believe I have all four of the Hello Kitty figures in the video. They look to be from some or three of my other Hello Kitty playsets that I haven't really unpacked yet (Playground, Home, and Cafe). So it looks like I'll be getting this Re-ment collection sooner or later.
The Tomy Takara Koeda-Chan My Melody Fahsionable House is interesting 'cause it seems to have many movable elements. However, it's not really a "house" house sort of playset. So I don't think I'm purchasing this yet. But it is quite cute.
Then I found the Sanrio My Melody Mushroom House... (not by Tomy Takara). And that really looked like the classic Sanrio My Melody. It was released in 2013. And it's her house! Which is very appealing for me who grew up on Sanrio. So awesome! Hehe!
And I think I can use my My Melody Re-ment collections more easily with this one than with the Tomy Takara playset. Especially with the Re-ment My Melody Winter Vacation collection. I'm excited just thinking about it. Lol! And it comes with the two figures of the Sheep and My Melody.
Here's a cute video I saw online that features this playset.
eBay vendors sell this for more than $250 though excluding shipping, even almost $300 in some places. Gah. But I found an eBay vendor who sold it for less than $200 excluding shipping, and it's shipping from the same country as where I'm at. So.... there I was, excitedly thinking of the Re-ment My Melody possibilities with this playset more than with the Tomy Takara Koeda-Chan My Melody Fashionable House playset... so I tried searching online elsewhere where it might be sold for less but no, I didn't find any other. And so I finally bit the bullet and decided to purchase the less than $200 one before it's gone. Especially when the thing costs less than the hard to find Re-ment My Melody Ouichi Cafe (costs about $250 now).
All in all it's about $200 with taxes and shipping. Grr.. But since it still costs less than the Re-ment My Melody Ouichi Cafe collection, and I can't find it anywhere for less... I just went ahead and bought it.
It should be delivered to my doorstep by June. I hope I receive it in time.
So now I've ordered about 4 Sanrio playsets that's like the Tomy Takara Koeda-Chan version.. 3 for the Little Twin Stars (actual Tomy Takara Koeda-Chan playsets) and 1 for My Melody (by Sanrio, as described above). One more similarly sized house/playset is missing and we know which character's that is. It doesn't come with the Hello Kitty figure though. Lol! We shall see! Hehe!
Ack! I can't believe it. I saw these 3 separate sets tonight and of course I just had to end up buying them do I? Lol! I got the following:
the big set called the Moon House (this includes the small pink star)
the small star bathroom set
the half moon set
They're all by Tomy Takara from Japan. I do hope I get them in the mail without issues. They're 3 separate sets and as for the figures, they come only with the Kiki and the Lala figures. The other character is called Koeda-chan(?) and it looks like she's part of the Tree House set (which I haven't bought).
Screenshots below of the 3 playsets I bought and when I should expect to receive them.
I used to see these vintage versions of these playsets online. Amazingly these are the newly released ones perhaps from 2014 or 2015. Gosh. Am I glad I hadn't succumbed to buying the vintage versions. Lol! They were quite pricey! These new ones are pricey too but I'd rather pay lots for brand new no? Hehe!
[Update May 14, 2017] I overlooked this other Takara Tomy Koeda-Chan Little Twin Stars set that would complete the 3 above.
*images from the internet
It's now in my shopping cart and will check them out of the cart later this May or June. Hehe!
Here's another perspective of the playset.
So exciting! =)
If I'm getting another one or two, it would most likely be a My Melody and a Hello Kitty. Problem is, with the new My Melody version I like only the housing in the mushroom shape... inside, there isn't much as it's not designed to be her house but rather like a tailor/fashion store. So I'm not yet too sold on getting that version. And it costs more than $100. I lucked out with the big LTS Moon House as I got it for less than $100.
This version of a My Melody playset I think I'd love to get. I'm not sure if it's by Tomy Takara though as I don't see their logo on the carton in the video. It's available online and it's almost $300, sold by a lone vendor. Gah!
So for now I think the LTS sets are enough for me. :D
