When I finished with my last post, I breathed a big sigh of relief because it looked as if I was going to finish the year strong with more dolls leaving than arriving. That great feeling lasted all of a New York minute!
It turned out that a doll I had forgotten that I pre-ordered from overseas came in stock and shipped out. I have been a HUGE fan of the Integrity Toys Misaki line since it debuted in 2006. Even though some of them have moved on to other homes, there are still a good many in residence here. Somehow IT decided that 2025 marked the 20th Anniversary of Misaki with a silver version of the first doll in the line, Tokyo Here We Go/Tokyo Here We Go - Mauri (although 2016 was the 10th Anniversary Tokyo Here We Go 3 in blue and there was a 2009 pink version Amelie "Revisited: Tokyo Here We Go"). This version has beautiful platinum hair and big brown eyes I couldn't resist her.
Collecting Cycle 2025 - Number 24 is My Hearts Belongs to Tokyo Misaki.
Apparently, the clog in the Integrity Toys production pipeline has been cleared. Another shipment of dolls came in earlier this month and included a doll I had pre-ordered.
Collecting Cycle 2025 - Number 26 is Optic Gold Nadja Rhymes.
Integrity Toys had an online convention in November this year. There were several "made-to-order" items that W Club members could pre-order and a few wonderful lottery items as well. The theme was "La Cirque Cabaret". For some reason it reminded me of the underground circus performers in the Batman Returns movie. The only doll that interested me was one for which I own every version of the mold. I won the lottery for the opportunity to purchase her and those lottery dolls were also in the same IT shipment.
Collecting Cycle 2025 - Number 27 is Clownesque Nadja Rhymes. I have seen this doll with the twisted ponytails released and she looks phenomenal.
Which brings me to my last doll I expect to receive this calendar year. Some doll friends can get you into really big trouble. But it's the best kind of trouble. I truly admire the Russian doll line, Dominion Doll. They are difficult to obtain but are the highest quality available in 1:6 scale. My friend does a lot of business with this designer and was given a preview of his last special OOAK collection, Urban Denim. I absolutely fell head-over-heels for one of the dolls in the collection and my friend was able to broker a purchase for me.
Collecting Cycle 2025 - Number 28 is OOAK Dominion Dolls Urban Denim Kim.
I don't expect any more dolls this year. I guess it's time to proceed with my Top 10 Countdown.
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