Bjd Unboxing: Surprise Again, Clover Doll Echo

Continuing on from the previous post, Anna bought not just one, but two new ball jointed dolls from the Junky Spot Black Friday sale.

We have already unboxed the first darling doll, now let’s see what we have here.

Inside the shipping box is the doll box with an unfamiliar logo.

It’s for Clover Doll, a company that I’ve frankly never heard of before today.  But I’m sure their dolls are lovely just the same.

Upon opening the doll box, the first sight we see is a martial arts DVD?

“Cool, let’s watch it now!  Can we please, Miss Ghost Lady?”

No Sakura, it is too violent for children.  And we are in the middle of something important.

Anyway, let us see what other surprises await.

As we have learned from previous unboxings (see New Arrival: A Mystic Kids Doll Review), Junky Spot is known for including strange novelties in their packages.

This time, in addition to the DVD we received a card game, a couple of pieces of chocolate, an animal eraser, and…

…a fortune teller fish?

It’s a thin plastic fish that tells one’s fortune based on how it lays.

Simply lay it on the palm of your hand and observe.

Sorry Yuki, it doesn’t seem to work for dolls.

Here is the doll’s card, showing her sculpt name and the date she was cast by her doll company.  So she is a Clover Doll Echo.

Now that we’ve gotten her cushion out, let us see our new companion.

Here she is all bandaged up.

And now all unwrapped.  She is a lovely doll, but a bit of a mystery, so I will allow Anna to explain further.

I first saw this doll over a year ago I think at the Junky Spot, but I overlooked for one particular reason.  The product photos.

The photos were mostly beautiful, but the way her mouth looked in them bugged me.  It looked a little too pouty.  And I couldn’t find any owner photos, so no way of knowing what she would look like in real life.

Over time I realized a couple of things. 

First, the over-poutiness was mostly due to her face up.  And second, every single doll I have every gotten with the default company face up has arrived looking very different compared to the company photos.

I thought that odds were more likely than not that this new doll would not look like the company photo as well, and most likely not have the same problem with her mouth.

So when I saw her at the Black Friday sale, at half price, I took a leap of faith.

And here you can see she looks just fine.  Not at all over pouty.  She is a beautiful doll. 

And the freebie eyes are wonderful, I don’t even mind that I ended up with blue eyes, again.  So far, every bjd I ever gotten has come with either blue or pink eyes.  So much for being random colors. 

Anyway, these eyes look fantastic.  They are so shiny and realistic in person, but not in a creepy way.

She poses pretty well too.  Obviously she can touch her face, but also her legs can do things the others can’t do.  She actually reminds me of a ballet dancer.  She has a beautiful body.

Well now, her body may be beautiful to behold, but she still needs to get dressed.

Now to present the “new doll” dress to our newest doll.

Now doesn’t she look wonderful in the dress, and in natural lighting.

Anna is right about her face up, it is gorgeous.

Such a beautiful doll, however she is a very quiet doll.  And she seems fairly out of it.  I do hope the trip wasn’t too tiring for her.

“Where are you from?  Do you have a name?  Why do you look so sleepy?  Want to play now?”

“Go easy on her Sakura.  Our new friend is overwhelmed and needs to rest.”

Momoko is absolutely right.  Even the cat doll is concerned.

Speaking of which, our little feline has shown to be quite obedient and learns things rather quickly.  Anna taught it to sit nicely for us.

Anyway, we have noticed that although our newest doll is a msd sized or 1/4 scale doll like myself and Usagi, she is noticeably smaller in stature.

That’s not an unusual thing.  There are many different doll companies out there making loads of different dolls.  As such, ball jointed dolls tend to vary in height and proportions among other things.  It’s why one common complaint upon their owners is being unable to buy clothes to fit their dolls. 

And that is precisely why I am taller than the two of you.

“Don’t be silly, Hikaru.  It’s your shoes that make you so much taller. :)”

Well, these shoes add a negligible amount of height.  I am still taller!

No you’re not, you and Usagi are the same height.

Humph!

Anyway, our little doll family is becoming much larger than anticipated.  I suppose a large family is a blessing.  This means there will be much more to look forward in the future.

But for now, be at peace my dear readers.

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Bjd Body Comparison: Mystic Kids Vs. Doll Family A

Since Usagi came into our lives, Anna has been constantly comparing the two of us.  Not all ball jointed dolls are fortunate enough to be as finely designed and molded as myself, but Usagi has her good points as well. 

It’s our similarities and differences that Anna is in awe of, so she thought that others may wish to share in her discoveries.  While I do believe educating doll owners is truly important, I wish it did not involve posting photos of us nude for the sake of such education.  The sacrifices I must make.

Okay enough of Hikaru’s babbling.  Let’s compare the 45 cm. female ball jointed doll bodies for Mystic Kids and Doll Family A.  Be sure to check the doll’s profiles to see their measurements.

On the left is Hikaru (Mystic Kids).  She may have complained about being nude, but she is still wearing her undies.  She actually came with them which I’ve heard isn’t usual, so it’s the first difference I noticed with them.  You can see Usagi (Doll Family A) on the right without any.

Both of these dolls I order as “normal pink” as the resin color, but Usagi is actually pinker in color while Hikaru though still somewhat pink is rather paler.  Some people say she looks white in some photos.  

Both dolls have similar knee joints in that they are double jointed, but Usagi’s knee joint has a bit on it that resembles a knee cap.  It looks great when her leg is straight, though I do think is looks a little strange when she bends her knee.

Looking closely you can see that Usagi’s ankle joints are noticeably larger.  In fact she is noticeably larger almost everywhere compared to Hikaru, except the bust.  Hikaru’s smaller joints are a little more beautiful to behold, just don’t tell her that.  Her ego is already large enough as it is.

You see it well in their arms, Usagi’s hands and wrists are larger and her arms seem slightly more muscular.  I say slightly because she doesn’t exactly look like some kind of body builder.  Usagi just looks strong and healthy while Hikaru has a more dainty and graceful look to her.

Hikaru may be more graceful, but Usagi would make a better dancer.  Those larger “healthy” joints come in handy it seems for posing.  Notice here how Usagi’s leg bends more so than Hikaru’s bringing her foot closer to the rest of her body.  That’s not all she can do of course. 

Here’s some cuter poses…

Blow a kiss.

Aren’t I so cute?

Being a little silly.

Hikaru is not even going to try this one.  She claims it’s because it’s “undignified” to sit like this, but it’s really because she is unable to without my help.

It seems Usagi wins the posing contest.

Honestly, I still prefer Hikaru’s body exactly because it’s so graceful looking and beautiful.  But Usagi is so much fun to pose and her body is perfect for her personality.

This has been an educational comparison of Mystic Kids and Doll Family A bjd bodies.  Look forward to more doll comparisons in the future.

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