Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne UFO Catcher Plush Banpresto 1999

This is a set that came from a series that originally ran in Ribon Magazine by Arina Tanemura. I remember being young and seeing her art, and being blown away. I absolutely adored it. I read the series in Japanese with a translation dictionary and I have to say I can only vaguely remember it (probably because I was translating it haha). I saw I bought the USA release of the manga (from CMX?) but am missing two volumes. I think I will hunt them down and read the series properly now, for old times sake.

Anyhow, there inevitably was an anime and then there were plushies!! Let's start with the namesake, shall well? Released by Banpresto in 1999. I forget how I got this set exactly, it wasn't stocked in the usual stores but my memory isn't the best because Finn was my first plush and I wasn't as educated as I was later on. Finn came first, and the others later if I remember right. I think I got Marron, Jeanne, and Chiaki from Hitoshi Doi and Miyako when I finally hunter her down from some random source.

Kaitou Jeanne in all her colorful glory! What a cute, petit little set this is. I love the proportions of these plushies. They are small, like 6.5-7" tall (as opposed to the normal 7-8"). She is so cute with all of her details and materials. I love the bows and her stitched hair.

Finn... I think she is one of the more rare of the set? Simply because someone was very desperate for her years and years ago, when I was still avidly collecting and part of the (plushie) community, and offered me $500 for her. I turned her down, and I regret it to this day. Eventually my Finn went into storage and I'm sure the other girl would have treasured Finn like gold. I do hope that girl found her Finn plushie, I'm sorry I wasn't ready to give her up!! This particular Finn was won for me by a friend of mine who visited family in Japan. I asked for her to bring me back something if she had a chance, and she brought me back this. This, is, if not my first, one of my very first plushies ever. I remember I had an Inuyasha (first series) set, and this Finn. Very nostalgic for me, I can understand my mind set years ago when I didn't sell her (who wants a partial set, anyways? XD) since we have history together.

Marron in her school uniform. How. Adorable. Is. She.

After buckling down and deciding to pull out my plush and making Fushigi Yuugi the first goal, the Jeanne set was in the same storage box. And there was Marron. One of the cutest plushies I think I've ever owned. Definitely one of my favorites. The hair is just perfect! The little peaks on top with some paint, her buns painted as well and her hair stitched into little swirls on either side. Her uniform is great with the stitching and her proportions are spot-on, the face is a PERFECT shape and her decals and just right. I just said I'd sell all my plushies with little to no exception, and here I am having a dilemma already. I love you, Marron. <3

Chiaki, looking cute and a little haughty with his hand-on-hip action. Like Marron, I am fond of his face, proportions, and his decals very much.

Miyako. When I see her I am convinced I got her from a different source than Chiaki, Marron and Jeanne (additionally now I am clearly remembering buying the 3 together and from a site that looks like Doi's so I'm more confident that's where I got them). Her tag has what looks to be some paint removal due to an adhesive the size of a pricing sticker. She wasn't as well taken care of as the others because her eyes are discolored/yellowing. Still, having a full set (especially of a more rare lesser known set like this) is very gratifying and you take what you can get in the grand scheme of collecting. If you see that set-completing plush that you've been hunting for for years you are going to pounce on it, sink in your teeth and not let go that's for sure.

A full set shot and a tag back shot. I was looking through some old blog posts and I realized I found it lovely when there was a shot of the full set together, and decided I had to try to do that from here on out if I can remember. And look at that picture of the full set on the back, I love it. In the picture it looks like Jeanne had a wand, but mine doesn't look like anything detached, no stitch marks, no paint transfer so I'm not sure she had a wand in final production. I looked on a figure community page and in pictures from other people she didn't have a wand, so I'm thinking it didn't make it to final production.

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Fushigi Yuugi Banpresto 1995 UFO Catcher Plush

I was just talking with a fellow collector about this set, so I wanted it to be the first one I posted when I started clearing boxes.

This is one of those sets that is rather large, and that I cobbled together when I saw them or had the  money. I absolutely do not remember what I paid for them except for Miaka.

To start, I wanted to post a picture of the back of the tag that conveniently has a photo of the whole set (I absolutely love it when they do that!). I get a kick out of these tags also because it is the idealized version of the plush, how they look (or should look) when they're perfect. With that in mind, let's move on...

Miaka! I took a bunch of different pictures of her, then decided she's just not photogenic. I wanted to show how cute I think she is, but it's just not working. She's a bit dynamic, and is almost arching her back in a way. She's got her Suzaku scroll with her and I do think I got lucky with her face not being deformed in any way but a nice shape. I assure you, she's cute in person!!

Tamahome. Man, was I wild for Tamahome when I watched this series with my friend... over a weeklong summer camp stuck inside due to rain. Fond memories of this series abound! In any case, he's got the same problem as Miaka where his pose is not doing him any photogenic favors.

Tamahome's back and facial detail (see? his face isn't that bad, it's just the angle!!). I love these old plushies and their materials, like the Slayers set. I do adore the amazing new materials that are used a decade later, but these old ones are charming too in their own way. His little rope pony tail an other hair from this set always makes me laugh.

Hotohori... with black hair? Sure, why not. He seems to really like his sword haha. My summer camp friend was firmly in the Hotohori side of things. His pony tail is not string though haha!

Chichiri! I do wish that his staff had something stiff in it, but when I think of future plush and the way it was done with them, I don't think those were the best options, either (the plastic kind with a print on it tended to peel, the hard plastic accessory always looked off, the softer layered kind just flopped like this). His necklace is a nice touch and I like the print on his cape. 

Little Chiriko, not sure how I feel about his arms in this one! The plush does capture his feeling well though.

The always entertaining Nuriko, again here crops up the rope hair. Not terrible looking, in my opinion. (SOLD, $45)

Mitsukake donning his cat, whose name I forgot. I'm actually surprised I remember all their names!! Ah, the fuzzy fluffy hair of this series. Chiriko and Chichiri both have shocks of it and Mitsukake has kind of a controlled even fuzz.

Ah, Tasuki. I feel like this plush is kind of infamous because of his wild hair. He's a bit faded/yellowed in his eyes. Not unusual, I just remember having a hard time finding him and had to just settle for this one. His fan is worse for wear :-( SOLD $35 (lower price due to fan damage)

All in all it's a fun set for what it's worth, not impressive by any means but definitely nostalgia fuel to last you a while. ^_~

Full set shot. It is nice to see them all together :-)

As for pricing I don't quite remember, when I got them they ranged from $15-20 (for chiriko?) and more for other characters depending (Mitsukake was the low too, maybe around $20? while Tamahome, Hotohori, and Nuriko were in the $45-60+, even $75+ range).

Tasuki, Nuriko, Chiriko SOLD

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One Piece DX Plush Luffy & Chopper Fishing Banpresto 2004

The beginning of the One Piece plush. And there are a LOT. These are from a time where Banpresto was releasing a lot of Luffy and Chopper DX (Deluxe) plush together as sets of 2. This set is called something like, "Chopper catches, Luffy eats!." Plush are around 1' tall and are pretty big.

I'm mostly listing all these One Piece plush for posterity because they will be simultaneously listed on ebay. I'm on a plushie listing/selling rampage currently.

Chopper: Chopper DX Fishing
Luffy: Luffy DX Fishing

Listing for $22 each since One Piece plush seem to be selling for regular to high prices. Super DX Choppers are currently hitting the $30-35 range, DX are in the $20-30 range, and all others seem to be anywhere from $10-50 for normal sized.

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Sailor Moon Super S UFO Catcher Plush Banpresto 1996

The last set of Sailor Moon plush that I have, the Super S set with the inner senshi and the Amazoness Quartet. It was released in 1996 by Banpresto and is a whopping set of 10: Super Sailor Moon, Chibi Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, VesVes, CereCere, PallaPalla, JunJun.

We'll start with the quartet, here's the full group of girls.

And individually...:

VesVes is a bit hard to photograph, because her pony tail is really huge and stiff. However, she is really cute!! I like all the little felt details.

JunJun, very cute as well! I really like all of the Quartet. I like that the materials used are mostly the kind that stand the test of time provided you take care of the plush well.

PallaPalla, how cute is she? Look at all those materials! Felt, string, shimmery semi opaque, plastic, coated fabric, felt, paint transfer (bracelet). Really impressive to me. (Pallapalla SOLD)

CereCere... soooo adorable!! 100% cute.

Here is all the inner senshi and the Moons. I forgot to take a photo but perhaps you noticed that again there's pictures of the set on the back of the tag? A lot of time as well when there's no picture of who the set consists of there's at least a little note in the top right or left corner of the tag that tells how many there are in the set (this says 10 in the upper left corner).

Super Sailor Moon with her wand, made of hard plastic. As I said before I'm not really a fan of the hard plastic but at least it stands the test of time. I like the jewels on her bow and waist <3 SOLD

Sailor Chibi Moon, looking rather cute! Again a plastic accessory. I do think she's exceptionally cute in this plsh and has a nice face. SOLD

Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Venus. All looking very cute! Much like the outer senshi in the Stars 1 set, I feel these have similar expressions and they go together very well. I think you can see it best on Jupiter, but they've all got a little blush on their cheeks. I think Jupiter is especially cute and I love that Mars has a talisman with her.

Not for sale, posted for posterity.

Edit: Set is now for sale. Prices seem all over the map, saw PallaPalla and CereCere sell for around $70, they seem to range from $55-75 each. The inner senshi I'm not completely sure, perhaps $30-45? I feel like with plushies, for me, depends on the shape they're in, their tags, and how they look/are sewn. No one wants a mushy awkward face plushie LOL

Super Sailor Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Chibi Moon, PallaPalla SOLD

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Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Series 2 UFO Plush Banpresto 1996

The second (and final) Sailor Moon Sailor Stars set by Banpresto, made in 1996. As of writing this, this plush set is 16 years old. Can you believe that!? 16!! It just blows my mind...

Anyhow, unlike the first Stars set which consisted of 5 plush, this one has 6: Starlights (Maker, Healer, Fighter), Eternal Moon, ChibiChibi, and Chibichibi Moon. I am a huge Star Fighter fan, so I was really glad to get this set from... Hitoshi Doi! Hahaha funny how things come full circle like that. In 1996, the internet was newer and Doi had one of the only Sailor Moon websites, and when he posted a picture of Eternal Sailor Moon my friends and I lost our minds (we only had up to R in the states at that point). I think it fitting I acquired this set from Doi, since he was the one that made me realize that Sailor Stars even existed.

Nice little story, but moving on...

...the Starlights in question. I am going to post more pictures than I probably need to of these guys, and also possibly larger than some of the other pictures on my blog, just because they're great.

About note plushie aging: The material they used for their outfits is a bit odd, I've seen it peeling on lots of auctions or damaged in some way. Mine are intact, but I take care to wrap them in a cotton tshirt and make sure their tags aren't touching them when they are in storage. I find plush that have coated fabric like this sometimes have a slight odor, much like when I open up my figure cabinet it smells heavily of PVC.

Here is Sailor Star Maker / Taiki, looking a bit more haughty than maybe he was meant to ^_^;;. I like how they were attentive to her eyebrow shape as well. (SOLD)

Sailor Star Healer / Yaten. Hahaha, looking rather spritely. Nice color that they chose for her eyes. I think the little pony tail in the back is so cute! (SOLD)

Saved the best for last, apparently! Here is Sailor Star Fighter / Seiya. She looks great, doesn't she?? I love her face. I've seen a few of these at auction and I feel that for this set there was some quality control lacking. Many of their faces seem squished or skewed in some way, but I'm glad my Starlights looks immaculate. (SOLD)

Putting all the Chibichibis together. She's really cute, and they made her smaller so it works well with Eternal Moon. I like the face on Chibichibi better than the over exuberant Sailor Chibichibi, but still they're both adorable. Chibi Chibi school uniform SOLD

Another Eternal Sailor Moon, this time she's got a wink and her wand. I do like that the wand isn't hard plastic. I've seen wands from so many different plushies, and I feel it works best this way, as a sturdier felt doubled up. The hard plastic ones look too detailed in comparison to the plush to me, and the ones that are hard and just have a picture printed on them tend to peel.

 Full set picture, and tag (you know how I love it when there's a picture of the set on the tag XD).

For pricing, it depends on who is bidding/buying. The Starlights I see selling damaged in the $40-50 range, like new for $65+. Eternal Moon around the $45-65 range, the same with the Chibichibis. I saw the whole set sell on ebay recently for around $450 Buy it Now or something crazy like that (though I suppose it probably felt nice for that person to get them all in one go).

Edit: I saw a chibi chibi sell recently on ebay for $80. I think sailor moon fever has come back full force, surely. I am now selling this set. The prices seem to only be going up on them, Sailor Moon nostalgia is definitely in full swing.

STARLIGHTS SOLD 12/9/12
Chibichibi school uniform SOLD, Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon SOLD, Eternal Sailor Moon SOLD

Edit: Wow, prices keep climbing for these. I'm seeing just the starlights going for hundreds together, Eternal moon and the chibis the same, prices seem to be now $100-110/ea.

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