Dollieh Sanctuary

as some around here may already be well aware, i'm a fan of the little known and appreciated
late-1990's Anime/Manga series "Mamotte Shugoetten" by author/artist " Minene Sakurano"

that series' female lead, the Moon Goddess "Shaorin" is one of my favorite female Anime/Manga characters,
despite her and her series' dubious nature as something of an obvious rip-off
of "Ah! My Goddess" and it's legendary female lead goddess "Belldandy"

well, this series in question here benefited from a short-lived but immense popularity in japan in it's day,
with the expected deluge of marketing. two of the best items made were a pair of dolls
of the female lead goddess, one in 1/5 by TSUKUDA HOBBY corp,
the other, a small 1/6 example of VOLKS corp's early proto-Dollfie "Ultimate Figure Series"
character doll line.


well, both of these dolls today are very hard to find outside of Japan.
after passing up my opportunity to get the VOLKS version back in 2007/'08 for around $170shipped,
i came by the TSUKUDA HOBBY version by way of our dear fellow member "Setsuna Kou"

though i feel the TSUKUDA HOBBY is the vastly superior of the two, i've had a nagging desire
over the last seven years or so to procure the VOLKS as well, first chance i got, providing the price was reasonable.

well... i finally got that chance, just a couple days ago, for a very reasonable $50shipped.
she should be in my arms in a week or so;










(((( TSUKUDA HOBBY version, for Reference ))))

Congratulations!

thanks! i've been building up a decent little Mamotte Shugogetten collection off and on through the last eight years or so.
the series nor it's merchandise seems particularly well remembered or sought after these days, not in Japan nor abroad.

i have a HK Bootleg english-subbed all-region DVD set of the original T.V. series.
it's quite silly and juvenile even by average Anime standards, and not all that good. the Manga is a million times better,
though often quite goofy itself. it saw a pair of U.S. translations first by RAIJIN COMICS and then by TOKYOPOP in 2008 or so.

generally unremarkable as the series honestly is, it's female protagonist Shaorin is an adorable, delightful girl that deserves wider appreciation...

Always a great feeling to get that grail item! Happy for you!

thankies! also a great feeling to have not spent the $170.00USD
that the owner of that first example i came across back in 2008 was asking...

at one time, it seemed like i was just about the only one in the entirety
of the english-speaking segment of the internet that openly discussed upon either of these dolls.

well, it would now seem that that is definitely no longer the case;

http://shoujodolls.com/index.php/en/blo ... tten-dolls