Yes! It’s true… it’s finally been done in the year twenty 2010 ten.
An (East)* Asian Ken Doll.
Oh wait… hang on… he looks… like he’s going to some cosplay convention…
japanese ken
Right, because an Asian Ken can’t be wearing jeans and a tshirt? Or a tuxedo if one must get fancy? An Asian Ken must be some kind of exotic fantasy and not just that cool dude next door? Right. (more…)
WARNING – lengthy incoherent jumbly rant to follow… (more…)
I’ve been waiting for an articulated Kyori doll with brown eyes and black hair that I could *afford* to add to my collection. This doll went on sale but she doesn’t have black hair… so medium-dark brown hair will have to do for now…
Kyori - Flight Pattern
Of course, no post is complete without a criticism by yours truly – why does Kyori have to be characterised with that awful Dragon Lady (the Asian version of the Sapphire caricature) stereotype? Why couldn’t she be an average girl next door… you know, like the Perrin sisters?
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Dear Jason Wu, why does the only East Asian guy in your Fashion Royalty series have to be a ninja? Aren’t YOU sick of people thinking all Asians know martial arts and kung fu?
mister ninja
Why couldn’t he be… umm… a designer? Or a photographer… or chef even?
jason wu = asian guy = designer
regular guy
If you ever add a South Asian guy to your set of characters, please don’t make him a call centre guy no matter how exciting his secret identity is… thanks.
Well, actually… Takeo Mizutani of Fashion Royalty was released in 2008 but it would have made a clumsy title… and he’s East Asian to be exact… or is he really Eurasian? (still waiting for our South Asian and South-East Asian boys to appear…)
In the Mix Takeo Mizutani SKU# 82022
Takeo Mizutani
Takeo Mizutani... again
What do you think of his face sculpt and paint?
Commentary (including thoughts on the ninja part of Takeo’s bio hrmmppffft) to follow tomorrow… Good night for now!
