Sanrio Little Twin Stars Tomy Takara Playsets

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

How My Re-ment Collection Started - Little Twin Stars "Hoshizora"/Starry Sky Party

Before I go further and post activities or purchases I've made for my Re-ment collection, I thought I'd share some background on how I was first introduced to Re-ment.

I am a Little Twin Stars character fan.  They're Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty.  I grew up possessing Sanrio character toys and items and to me it's the Little Twin Stars that I like best.  But we know Sanrio isn't exactly the cheapest of things to buy.  Lol!  Especially not when you're still a schoolkid.  These things were usually gifts from my parents, friends, godparents, and relatives.

So as I became an adult and a professional, I of course eventually got my own means to buy such Little Twin Stars items.  I did notice that for a time they didn't really sell stuffed dolls or miniature toys of these things.  So I saw them (and bought them) with the other Sanrio characters Hello Kitty and My Melody, but not really Little Twin Stars.

Until one day in 2012, while I had nothing better to do, I decided to browse the internet to shop for Sanrio items, and saw a youtube video of these awesome little Little Twin Stars miniature collection or set which I've never come across before.  Never mind Re-ment even.  But it was really awesome.

I can't seem to find that video anymore but at the time there were at least two which I remember I checked out that were quite descriptive, from US collectors.  But here's another one I dug up just now.  The lone result I've seen so far.

Here is an image of what's on the box cover.

After seeing/watching the above, it was kind of a mad dash to find and buy my own set.  Lol!

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it was probably the first of several sets of Little Twin Stars that were released by Re-ment.  It was labeled as Little Twin Stars "Hoshizora"/welcome/Starry Sky party.  I think it was released in 2011.  The Hobbylink Japan site lists it as released in June 2010.

As I was only interested in Little Twin Stars and was a Re-ment newbie, I had thought these things were quite expensive. I got that set for more than $100 USD, from an online seller, not on eBay as I wasn't really an eBay user yet at the time.  There weren't a lot of it available online and they were expensive by the time I came across it in 2012.  And so I thought all Re-ment sets must cost that much and so I didn't bother checking if it had other characters.  Plus I think since I was a newbie, I don't recall seeing other sets anyway...

So since then, at least every year I check out online if there could be a new release of Little Twin Stars Re-ment sets.  Because out of all the Re-ment sets, the Little Twin Stars (LTS) ones are the highest priority for me to collect.  Lol!!

Needless to say, I did get the subsequent sets in the following years: the Dream Room, Twinkle Sweets Factory, and Starry Sky Bakery.  I think out of all my Re-ment sets since then (not just LTS), the first set has the most items.  I'll blog and post pics of its contents sooner or later.

So this is how I got started with Re-ment toys.  I've since purchased non-LTS Re-ment sets as these Re-ment sets are just crazy cute!

In my next entry I'll discuss what is Re-ment, for Re-ment newbie readers out there.  'Cause I was once like you and it's handy to know more about what you're getting into before you and your funds, time, and effort, dive into it.  :D Ciao!!