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Monty

m-MEI-CHAN?! 

I’m so to used to her being ignored by merchandisers, happy 15th anniversary year indeed!

edit: it’s funny, I saw Volks weren’t exhibiting at Magical Mirai today and thought ‘ah, and it would’ve been such a good opportunity to announce Meiko 😔’. Them not being there was probably COVID related (I think there are less companies there overall) but that means this has probably been waiting to be dropped since August, when Magical Mirai was originally supposed to take place. 

D’ya think this also means Kaito is all but certain...?

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Miruna

I think my heart skipped a beat... I need her. I think Kaito is basically guaranteed, but I expected them to announce them together, so maybe not?

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Monty
Just now, Miruna said:

I think my heart skipped a beat... I need her. I think Kaito is basically guaranteed, but I expected them to announce them together, so maybe not?

I also expected them to come out together but there isn’t really any reason for them to, especially as this is specifically to commemorate Meiko’s 15th anniversary. Maybe Kaito will get his announcement once it’s his turn. I’m glad they’re not, because I would have had to prioritise Kaito. 

I still don’t know if I’d get Meiko, I love her but I’m not sure if i DD-price love her. It depends how she looks on the end. Interesting that they’re using a newer outfit design, but considering how bland her original one is, that’s probably for the best. 

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Miruna
1 minute ago, Monty said:

I’m glad they’re not, because I would have had to prioritise Kaito.  

Same tbh.

2 minutes ago, Monty said:

Interesting that they’re using a newer outfit design, but considering how bland her original one is, that’s probably for the best. 

Yeah I also found that kinda odd, but maybe they'll release v3/v4 outfit sets for the others later.

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Monty

Speaking of outfits, I assume she’ll get her Senbonzakura outfit as the others all have.

also... now that I think about it, if Kaito is still going to come out it would mean he’d potentially the first DD boy to come out not alongside a DD girl. Unless they time his release alongside a Kagamine rerelease. I thought a Kagamine rerelease was unlikely but I also thought Meiko happening at all was unlikely so who knows anymore. 

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MagicalRinchan

Oh my gosh, Meiko!! She deserves it!

But also a sense of fear since I don’t know if I can resist trying to get Kaito if he happened... My money......

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finnleo

hrmm... while not surprised they did Meiko ... im a bit surprised they didnt do her as an SD ... the Ixima art would be pointing to a simple (non realistic) sculpt...

For the module betting pool I guess Blue Crystal is my bet ... since the world needs boobie-buckles... also Future tone recomended default for Nostalogic. edit: though probably wont happen since outside of senbonsakura the sidekicks havent gotten their optional outfits.

edit, Speaking of Senbonsakura, Camellia would be interesting, because it has the full geisha makeup... and also hilarious platform getas.

owell.. shall see.

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OccultBeast

Just saw this on Twitter myself!  I'm so excited for all the MEIKO fans out there!!!  They've made some beautiful merch for her this year, so I hope her DD is just as gorgeous.  I wonder if she was always planned to be announced now, or if she was supposed to be announced back in August, only because her original release was in November of 2004.

I also think KAITO is a given at this point, as he'll be the last of the Character Vocal Series left.  He was released in February of 2006, so if they follow the same trend, we could see a DD KAITO announcement in two years, or anytime before then, really, if they want him available for his anniversary.  He'll definitely cause quite a stir when it's his turn!

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Beani

Loving that they are making MEIKO. I think she'll make a really pretty doll given that slightly more mature look. If they don't do KAITO at this point the pitchforks will probably have to come out though.

I'm not likely to get her myself but definitely looking forward to seeing what they do with her. 

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Noxxbunny
7 hours ago, Monty said:

D’ya think this also means Kaito is all but certain...?

That better be what it means!! 😂 - readies pitchfork--

It just has me concerned about why would Kaito be the first to not be paired with a female DD release, when he seems to get paired with Meiko in merch almost as much as Rin and Len do? Though with all the Meiko AND Kaito events going on though, I think it's unlikely they'll leave him out at this point, but it would not be the first time they've done my boy dirty like that, and that scares me.

But I'll lean on the optimistic side in that Crypton typically either does, "Character Series only"(which excludes Meiko and Kaito) or they go all in and do all 6 of the group. They went all in on the Pullip versions, I don't see why they wouldn't for Dollfie Dream now that Meiko is in. 🤔 Happy for Meiko fans and hopefully my time as a Kaito fan will finally come next year... Give me a lot of time to save up at least.

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Chiakisenpai

I am super excited about Meiko, she always seems to be neglected so this is a huge step! 

I think Crypton is  finally realizing people care about Vocaloids other than Miku (jk, but for real). 

 

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Griff

I'm a huge Vocaloid fan, and Miku is the only Dollfie I own, but that might change with Meiko's release. I'm really hoping she gets released and then they announce Kaito so I can potentially have time to save for him. Definitely keeping my eyes on her. 

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monkeypizzasonic

I like the character's look, but I'm worried her outfit's gonna be made out of that icky vinyl stuff that falls apart easily...

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OccultBeast
20 minutes ago, monkeypizzasonic said:

I like the character's look, but I'm worried her outfit's gonna be made out of that icky vinyl stuff that falls apart easily...

Probably, but maybe we'll get lucky and they'll just make it out of the same satin-type as Miku's top/skirt.

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Mega Negi
On 11/27/2020 at 2:30 AM, OccultBeast said:

Just saw this on Twitter myself!  I'm so excited for all the MEIKO fans out there!!!  They've made some beautiful merch for her this year, so I hope her DD is just as gorgeous.  I wonder if she was always planned to be announced now, or if she was supposed to be announced back in August, only because her original release was in November of 2004.

I also think KAITO is a given at this point, as he'll be the last of the Character Vocal Series left.  He was released in February of 2006, so if they follow the same trend, we could see a DD KAITO announcement in two years, or anytime before then, really, if they want him available for his anniversary.  He'll definitely cause quite a stir when it's his turn!

Kaito isn't part of the Character Vocal Series, he doesn't have a number. Neither is Meiko. Miku has the 01 on her arm because she was the first of the character vocal series. Hence, her product code - CV01

 

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Mega Negi

maybe when they add Meiko they can make the Cutie Angels wrestling costumes.

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OccultBeast
2 hours ago, Mega Negi said:

Kaito isn't part of the Character Vocal Series, he doesn't have a number. Neither is Meiko.

Yeah, I realised what I said isn't technically true since Crypton didn't produce MEIKO and KAITO, they only distribute them, but they might as well be in the Character Vocal series at this point, because when you think of the Cryptonloids, you almost always have the six of them.  Regardless of the technicalities, I truly do hope, and think they will, round it out with KAITO in the near future.

 

2 hours ago, Mega Negi said:

maybe when they add Meiko they can make the Cutie Angels wrestling costumes.

This made me realise that I'd LOVE to see them make some of the Symphony outfits for the six of them!  KAITO and MEIKO both had such gorgeous 2019 Symphony outfits, I'd probably be tempted to buy KAITO just for that outfit alone.

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BeyondTime
2 hours ago, OccultBeast said:

This made me realise that I'd LOVE to see them make some of the Symphony outfits for the six of them!

Luka’s @onion1@

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The difference between Dollfie Dreams and Heroin? Heroin is illegal, Dollfie Dreams probably should be.

“Empty wallets, full hearts.” That’s probably an apt description for the effects of DD addiction

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SisterKyoya

It will be nice knowing when she will be released or even what she actually looks like... 😂 Still, without her being a regular autumn preorder (that I'm aware of) I've already started saving for her in case they pop her up with a much shorter timeline like they did with Luka.🤣

Frankly it feels a bit odd saving for a DD again but a few years ago I decided that if they ever made a DD Meiko that I had a use for her story-wise. Someone needs to kick Naiomi's butt into shape so she quits magicking up more family members, and it seems that Meiko would have a lot in common with Dakota.

As for Kaito... if they don't do a version of him, well... *gets a pitchfork for each hand*

I'm still really sad that I wasn't able to get Rin when she was released. As time goes by she feels further and further out of reach. Perhaps it's because I've been away from the DD community for quite some time so the only knowledge I have is what she generally goes for on eBay. Her price always makes me think twice even though I'd love to have her, more often than not she feels like the one that got away. @onion11@So that makes me even more determined to make sure that doesn't happen to Meiko.

 

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Monty
1 hour ago, JChiibs said:

It will be nice knowing when she will be released or even what she actually looks like... 😂  

The next release will be in mid April, so if she’s then we’ll see her when Volks News ships in mid March. Otherwise she could be the summer release in August or so. 

The DDs we know are coming this year are Meiko and a Higurashi collab. It hasn’t been confirmed how many characters are in the Higurashi collab (I assume multiple though), and I think they’re slightly more likely to be a summer release as it would fit the series itself. (Not that this rules Meiko out for summer considering they could also have her and just one of the Higurashis)

(There’s also December, but I hope we don’t have to wait that long.)

tldr the earliest we can expect to see her is mid March.

Hopefully regardless of release method she’ll be easy to get at the time of release like all the other characters have been (except Sakura Miku i guess...) - like Luka and her ‘limited’ pre-order thing and RinLen with their exceptionally high win rate/flooding the market for a bit.  It’s surreal for me to remember how Rin and Len were so hard to sell they stayed on the online store for over a year and the second hand ones were all below RRP because of it. I remember when I started seeing people here talk about Rin being hard to get/way too expensive second hand, i was thinking ‘huh?! But she’s the easiest DD to find ever! There’s a pile of her on mandarake for below her RRP- wait, where’d they go??’ So I hope you can get Meiko in case the same thing happens...

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yumyumsalad

I really can't wait! I just found out about this in January, and I'm so happy that Meiko is being included! It really is a Dollfie Dream come true  ^^ I'm waiting for Kaito as well.

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BeyondTime

Per Volks DD Twitter, Meiko is on the cover of Volks News 91.

https://twitter.com/volks_dd/status/1368758509043519494/photo/1

 


The difference between Dollfie Dreams and Heroin? Heroin is illegal, Dollfie Dreams probably should be.

“Empty wallets, full hearts.” That’s probably an apt description for the effects of DD addiction

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BeyondTime

Yeah, I'm sunk....

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The difference between Dollfie Dreams and Heroin? Heroin is illegal, Dollfie Dreams probably should be.

“Empty wallets, full hearts.” That’s probably an apt description for the effects of DD addiction

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Monty

She looks so mischeivous! I did expect her to look a bit older but I don’t mind it? (I...actually keep looking at her face and thinking ‘that would make a good boy’ so I hope I see that...)

Some tidbits I’ve seen posted around the twittersphere are that she’ll be a preorder and be 72600 yen before tax...which I think is more than the others have been so I’m really not 100% sure if I can justify getting her at the moment.

I’m also not keen on her outfit being 100% doom material but I had been dreading that from the beginning...

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