Yoko Littner, aka Gabrielle "Gaby" for short

The second doll to arrive last friday was a bit of a intriguing trip in terms of how to acquire ownership.

 

I was thinking of keeping this set under wraps untill the weekend, but since its not a big secret, I decided what the heck, lets do a near double posting this time.

 

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Yoko Littner.

 

If I recall correct during the original preorder period, I just decided not to bother with getting Yoko, due to various reasons, mainly that Guren Lagann didnt quite float my boat at the time, neither does it still... yet I watched Kill la kill with a stupid grin on my face... but thats another story..

 

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The other main thing was that Im not a really big fan of the Dynamite body. And still am not fully convinced. But Yoko's party piece, the character specific bust seems the least ... aggressive out of the options, so if anything this was the one to go for in this range.

 

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So if the character origins didnt quite make the cut, so why a Yoko now?... Mainly I blame a online friend that introduced a certain short clip with the title "when im bored", and I started to think the character has potential.. so the half hearted search for one began.

 

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Technically I could have done well with just the head, but my annoying collector side was wanting to opt for a full set deal... which oddly enough came along in the same batches of auctions as my Marya.

 

The most amusing thing was, that I wasnt sure was I actually purchasing a Yoko full set, or just a big box with two stickers on it.

 

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This little detail probably helped the bids not going absolutely crazy, but this said, a Nia Teppelin equally sold as a sealed box sold for quite a bit more than my Yoko.

 

Luckily, There indeed was a Yoko inside the sealed box, and my Gaby had come to be.

 

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The name Gabrielle comes from my occasional usual penchant of naming my ladies over Audrey Hepburn characters... Originally I was thinking of Holly, but but this combo felt so familiar I opted for Gabrielle... considering the 'Burn herself did two Gabrielles in her career, you cant go wrong with that I suppose..

 

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My only concern at the moment is, that Gaby is not on to a terribly great start... never ever have I had a DD2 body snap a wrist joint when they've fallen down, but I guess there is a first time for everything.

 

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Thanks for looking.

She's wonderful, I just love Yoko. One of my absolute favorites among all the DDs.

The name you chose for her is nice, too. I have a fashion doll with that exact same name, it just has a nice ring to it.

 

Sorry that she had an "accident" right out of the box, though. Were you able to fix it?

Congrats on getting Yoko! I absolutely adore Yoko's sculpt, she is just too sweet. Your Gaby is a beauty!

Thank you both very many.

 

Sorry that she had an "accident" right out of the box, though. Were you able to fix it?

I havent yet tried to. Its a bit of a weird place to snap, and I suspect it might have been man-handled in to begin with. Technically it does not stop me from putting the girl up for display, she just cant hold anything in the hand thats effected.

But I think some TLC with a dremel, a steel pin and some epoxy will cure this.

Congrats on your Yoko/Gaby! I'm amazed you've held off so long to get her, Yoko is one of THE cutest and prettiest DD's out there in my opinion.

 

I'm the same way you are for the most part when it comes to being a collector and "needing" to have a complete set for the default. Even tho I don't always use their defaults, I still like having them around.

 

Good job on getting Yoko, she's a beauty for sure!

 

 

 

Billy

Thank you very many

 

I'm amazed you've held off so long to get her,

 

Well, technically I really wasn't planning on getting a Yoko this time either -- Yoko was only possible after bagging Maya, and getting her invoice sorted in record time considering my auction broker of choise...

 

I try to avoid going the unicorn route with dolls and items, but instead I have a "Would be nice to have list", so there is no huge dissapointment if things dont work out getting them, or I dont overly stress out trying to aquire something.

 

but as in this case, it was a rather fun end result, when everything just went "Click",even though I had to give up on other items for them.

Congrats! I love yoko, she's probably my favorite! So sorry to hear about her accident, I hope you can manage to get it fixed c: