Jakks Pacific Juku Couture Girls, lightly modified

Today I got 2 Jakks Pacific Juku Couture Girls at Target for $10.00 each. They are 9" high cuties with rooted hair, inset eyes and a high level of articulation. They compare favorably to the 23cm Obitsu bodies, only of cheaper materials, more robust build and slightly less articulation [no double joints]. Best of all, their mix-and-match outfits have a definite eye-bleeding LHF flavor to them. See?

All I did was swap bits of their clothes around and repaint their eyebrows, which were originally very high on their foreheads. They don't have names yet, but I already like the redhead best, even though I originally wanted the brunette for her elaborate hairstyle. ( Read more... )