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"Traditional" kokeshi (伝統こけし, dentō-kokeshi) dolls' shapes and patterns are particular to a certain area and are classified under eleven types, shown below. The most dominant type is the Naruko variety originally made in Miyagi Prefecture , which can also be found in Akita , Iwate , and Yamagata Prefectures .
Licca-chan (リカちゃん, Rika-chan) is a Japanese fashion doll launched on July 4, 1967 by Takara, [1] [2] and created by former shōjo manga artist Miyako Maki.Enjoying the same kind of popularity in Japan as the Barbie series does in the United States, [3] Takara had sold over 48 million Licca-chan dolls as of 2002, [1] and over 53 million as of 2007.
Picrew is a Japanese layered paper doll-style avatar maker website. It was initially developed by two staff of the Japanese company TetraChroma [ 1 ] in July 2017, [ 2 ] and officially released in December 2018.
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Animegao kigurumi is a type of masked cosplay that has its origins in the official stage shows of various Japanese anime but has also been adapted by hobbyists. In Japan , most performers refer to this kind of cosplay as 'kigurumi' ( 着ぐるみ ) instead of 'animegao' (アニメ顔, meaning "anime face"), which has been used overseas in order ...
The original dolls, a series of simple, static images, could be moved about and layered on top of one another to look as if the doll image was wearing the clothing. Using computer graphics had the advantage over traditional paper dolls in allowing multiple layers to move in unison, including visually separate pieces, giving an illusion of depth ...
The New York Times covered a Sonny Angel figurines event on April 6, 2023, where 150 people met in Washington Square Park to buy, sell, and trade the dolls with other enthusiasts. [ 3 ] Sonny Angels was featured on a Saturday Night Live sketch on May 4, 2024, where Marcello Hernández , Dua Lipa and Bowen Yang performed a sketch about the craze ...
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