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I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« on: May 17, 2014, 05:16:55 PM »
For those who don't know, Takaras are insanely rare Japanese MLPs. They had a very short production run and many of them were only made as prototypes and never released in stores. For as long as I can remember, owning a Takara pony has been my ultimate collecting dream. Earlier this year, I had a chance to buy a couple of genuine babies...but I let it pass by. I didn't really want the babies. I wanted a Takara adult, with a full outfit, that could be posed. In particular, I wanted the one with fuzzy pink hair. I had seen some collectors call her "Fuwa Fuwa", though no one seemed to know her real name.

I saw tebrighteyes's thread from 2012 in which she was lucky enough to buy a Takara in Japan. It was the exact one I wanted--the one with fuzzy hair. A few days ago, tebrighteyes sold her to me. She arrived today. I CRIED when I opened the box. Thank you so, SO much tebrighteyes! You have given me so much joy.

Here she is, completely gorgeous and still fresh in her box. As you can see, she comes with hair clips and a red brush.
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Now, I know this will drive some collectors crazy...but I took her out of that box. There is no way on earth that I will ever, EVER sell this pony. She will be mine forever, one of my most prized possessions, so her collector's value doesn't mean as much to me as being able to touch her and pose her. I will still keep her pristine of course...and I kept her twist tie so I could easily put her right back in that box. I also didn't remove her hair clips from their packaging. Anyway, here she is. Can you tell she's been in a box since the 80s? LOL!  :lol:
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I used her brush to tease up her hair. It is silky and was super easy to style into a beautiful poof! BTW, doesn't she have the cutest little round mouth?? And I didn't even know that Takaras had tails!
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Her box is absolutely STUNNING. It contains Japanese writing that I feel would be very valuable to collectors seeking Takaras. For example, you can see that the ponie's names are spelled out below each picture on the sides of the box. We could actually LEARN THESE PONIES REAL NAMES!  :shocked:  DOES ANYONE ON THE ARENA READ JAPANESE??? Your help would be SO appreciated!
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Can't begin to express how insanely happy I am! I own a Takara! I own a Takara! I OWN A TAKARA!!!
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2014, 05:30:59 PM »
Yay you!!!!
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2014, 05:48:16 PM »
SHE IS SOO BEAUTIFUL!
I'm so happy for you!   :biggrin:
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2014, 05:54:10 PM »
Congratulations on adding such an adorable, super rare pony to your collection!    :)
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2014, 06:06:26 PM »
You're so lucky!! Could you lift her skirt so we could see how her tail is attached? Is it like a MLP tail, or is it rooted like the fakie babies are?
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2014, 06:13:33 PM »
My gosh, she is so darn cute! Huge congratulations!
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2014, 06:16:25 PM »
I read a bit of Japanese and can translate with a bit of work, if you want to send me close-ups.

Also, forever jealous. I want several XD
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2014, 06:31:20 PM »
SeashellnBubbles:  Yes!  Her dress actually velcros shut, so it was simple to open and reveal her tail! It looks to be rooted in two rows--very unique! Also check out the Takara tag on her dress! I didn't even know that was there!  :biggrin:
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ALSO,

While I was brushing her hair, a few strands came out. My husband joked that I should save it, so I did. Anyone want to buy some authentic Takara pony hair and contribute to the Help-MLPforever-Pay-Off-Her-Pony Fund?  LOL  :haha: j/k

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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2014, 06:53:08 PM »
She is quite adorable! Congrats! I hope to own one of these one day as well, because they are absolutely adorable beyond belief. =)
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2014, 06:53:56 PM »
That is so awesome :) Congrats :)
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2014, 09:33:55 PM »
Congrats! She is a cutie and I'm very jealous.
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2014, 10:23:11 PM »
What a lovely pony to own. I'm so glad you finally have her after waiting patiently for so long :)

Congrats :glitter:
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2014, 10:54:18 PM »
Congratulations, she's beautiful! :) I love Takaras so much.

The text on the box under the pictures of the ponies (both on the sides and below the small photos) is the text that's been translated somewhere on the arena, IIRC - it's where "fuwa-fuwa" comes from, because that's what it says.

あみあみ ヘアー (ami-ami hair)
さらさら ヘアー (sara-sara hair)
くるくる ヘアー (kuru-kuru hair)
ふわふわ ヘアー (fuwa-fuwa hair)
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2014, 12:16:52 AM »
I laughed at her flattened hair in the back. Cute! Congratulations. :)
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Re: I. Own. A. Takara. Pony!
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2014, 02:21:07 AM »
That is just too cute.Ive seen them before on the internet....I want one now.Many congrats.
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