Kawaii Review: Puppy!Repede Cup & Plate Set (And news!)

Hiyo Bunnies!

I have another review for you today~ It's another adorable addition to my slowly growing Tales of Collection. It's the Tales of Series Melamine Cup & Plate set of my favorite puppy, Repede!

This time, I was able to order it myself directly (without use of a shopping service) from the website CDJapan. If you've never heard of or used CDJapan before, it's a shopping site where you can get a lot of books, apparel, movies, toys and other goodies. It's more than just anime so don't forget to look around!

I wasn't able to get the set on the LalaBit Market like I got the Repede plush but I managed to snatch it up on CDJapan! This was also a pre-order so I had to wait about a month before it was officially released and sent to my home. After shipping, it was about 2353¥ so it wasn't really expensive at all. Then finally it arrived in the mail after about another 2 weeks.

The box was a little beat up, despite being marked fragile, but melamine is a little sturdier than your regular plastic. So long as it had some sort of protection, I was fine with it.

Here is what it looked like inside. I guess having that much space and paper really did help somehow. @_@;

Here is the set outside of the box, still in the wrapping.

Annnnnd out of the wrapping! I left the plastic covers on to prevent dust from getting in.

I am never using this set. This is pure collection only.

The pattern is the same on the plate and the cup but it's Puppy!Repede so how can you not love it? It reminds me of a character expression sheet, giving us different angles of this cutie. It says his name Repede in the banner in the center. It also has the name of his game Tales of Vesperia with the copyright of BNGI. The color scheme is basically his coat (blue x white).

The back of the plate is just plain white with the official label. I'm not sure what the sticker says but it looks like contact information for the company.

Here is the front of the cup, with the proud little Puppy!Repede standing with his little pipe.

And the image just winds around just like it is on the plate.

As I said, this is a pure collectible piece and will never use it. It's too precious for words and I do love how the color scheme reflects his fur. Along with Repede, there are two other plate sets and they are in the colors of the animals as well. The others are Teepo from Tales of Xillia (pink x purple) and Lulu (green x white) from Tales of Xillia 2.

Sadly, both this set and the Repede plush I did a review on earlier, are no longer available for purchase. Repede is a very popular Tales animal mascot and sells out super fast. If you're a fan like me, buy him up as soon as you see him! Because who knows how long he'll be there.

Hope you enjoyed this review!

Also~

Rainbow Star Candy will be closed for vacation starting next week for about 3 weeks. So I will not be posting except for maybe Instagram. I'll be back on a regular posting schedule as well as have some new goodies up on the Etsy shop when I return!

See you soon! 

Happy Easter - Save the Bunnies!

Hiyo, Bunnies!

This post is a day late~

Do you love bunnies and/or celebrate Easter? I know I do! But there are some people out there that think they should have their own Easter Bunny and get a real rabbit as a gift for young children.

Please do not do this!

Just because it would be a fun idea, doesn't mean it should be done! Rabbits are live creatures and will live well beyond Easter. If you're not ready for that commitment, the vet bills or your children are really just too young to have a delicate pet like that, there are wonderful alternatives!

Here are some uber cute Easter Bunnies and other Easter gifts you can get for this special day!

Books

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Plush

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Chocolate

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Clothes

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Jewelry

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As you can see, there are plenty of other cute gifts you can get for Easter! 

Have a wonderful and safe Easter!

See you soon! 

Anime Watch: Your Lie in April

Hiyo, Bunnies!

Have you ever heard of this series called Your Lie in April aka Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso [四月は君の嘘]? It was originally a manga series that started in 2011 but didn't get an anime until last year. It's a romance drama with gorgeous art!

The story is about a middle-schooler named Kousei who was a piano prodigy as a child until his mother's untimely death. She was his teacher and a very fierce one at that.

Since she passed, he had a breakdown and felt he could never play the piano ever again. Kousei saw his life going black and white. That is, until he and his friends, Watari and Tsubaki, meet Kaori.

Kaori is an amazing violinist who, unlike Kousei, is a free spirit and goes wherever the music takes her. She is able to take sheet music and turn it into her own masterpiece. Her very being allows him to see color in his world again. She makes him want to play the piano again. She makes him live and feel.

I read some of the synopsis of the series and see that it's supposed to be a tragedy. But I'm not sure how much more tragic you can get than by losing one's mother. I'm only up to ep. 8 so I will have to wait and see. It's a very beautiful series to watch and the art is just so amazing. The colors go perfectly with the mood of the scenes and the character designs are very nice to look at. It also features many classical pieces! (Wonderful for the classical music fans!)

I also love both the opening Hikaru Nara (光るなら; If You Will Shine) by goose house and the ending Kirameki (キラメキ; Sparkle) by wacci!

Check out the trailer to hear a clip of the OP~

If you love series like Boys Over Flowers, Full Moon O Sagashite, Honey and Clover, Kimi Ni Todoke, La Corda d'Oro, Sand Chronicles or even Nodame Contabile - I highly recommend it! I hear it could be the anime of the year!

And to think I only found out about this series because Tokyo Otaku Mode posted the release for the Kaori figure! So give it a watch!

See you soon! 

30 Day Lolita Challenge: Day 8 – 10 Songs That Inspire You for Lolita

Hiyo, Bunnies!

My apologies for no post last week. I was sick the week before and had a relapse because of the snow. But I am doing a little better and promise to be back on track now!

Today's post is:

Day 8

10 Songs That Inspire You for Lolita

This one was a little difficult for me. A lot of music I listen to doesn't necessarily work into Lolita and certainly doesn't remind me of it. So there are very few that inspire me. But I did my best in making this list and hope you will like some of the songs I have chosen. And if you are a gamer, a lot of these will be from video game soundtracks!

Enjoy!

1. Rin Oikawa - I'll Be Your Home

2. Nana Kitade - Kibou No Kakera

3. Kanon Wakeshima - Still Doll

4. Deemo OST - Angelic Sphere

5. Drag-on Dragoon 3 OST - Kuroi Uta (International)

6. Cytus - Light Up my Love (Ani feat. Moco)

7. Milky Bunny - Bunny Days♥

8. Final Fantasy 13-2 - Serah's Theme ~Memory~

9. Miho Fukuhara - Let it out

10. Che'Nelle -「Believe」歌詞付き

See you soon! 

Kawaii Review: Repede Plush from Tales of Vesperia

Hiyo, Bunnies!

Today's Kawaii Review is on merch that I have been searching for a long time from one of my most beloved video games. I am a huge fan of the Tales of game series and one of my top fave titles is Tales of Vesperia for the XBOX 360 and PS3. (The English release only came out for the XBOX 360 while Japan got the game for both systems.) For the games, there is always at least one non-human character, playable or not, that usually ends up as the cute mascot for the game its from. In Vesperia's case, this happens to be a pipe-carrying dog named Repede.

I follow a lot of Tales of news sites that have tons of information on any new game or merch releases. Being a long-time Vesperia fan, I was always after anything I could get my hands on. Especially since I waited too long and missed out on a lot of great items. But when it was announced that Bandai Namco would release a new Repede plush, I jumped right on it!

The online store for Bandai Namco products is called ♥The LaLaBit Market♥. But like most other Japanese companies, the products on these sites are available in Japan only. So if you live outside of Japan, you would need the help of a shopping service. I immediately sent the link to my trusted service, ♥From Japan♥, and hoped they could snag one for me. For a lot of Tales of merch, they go super quick! I was super lucky though and I was able to pre-order my Repede plush!

Finally, after a couple of months of waiting, this big box arrived at my house! With From Japan (FJ), you have the option to keep the packaging, your order came in or you could have them take it out. Leaving it intact as it arrived would cost more as Japan is one of the places that ships by weight instead of by size. I didn't know if there was any special packaging so I instructed to leave it in its original packaging.

The box arrived safely and in perfect condition with no tears or holes. Of course, this was the box FJ shipped it and when I opened it, I found out that I shouldn't have been worried or bothered with keeping the original packaging.

It was just another box! XD

And here he is! All nice and protected for anything and everything. 

Is this not the cutest puppy you've ever seen?! Repede stands (sits?) at a whopping 15 inches and does not fall over. Everything is soft and plush except for the chain collar. That is an actual chain! Like the real Repede, he has a pipe in his mouth and a dagger with sheath strapped to his body. The dagger does not come out but you can remove it from the straps. His fur is very soft, almost like velveteen and he has a little furry mohawk and furry chest.

He even has his own blastia just like in the game! (Blastia is like a source for magical power in Vesperia)

Aren't his paw pads just so cute?! 

Pros: 

 Details are perfect and it looks exactly like Repede

 Super soft and huggable (just watch out for the chain!)

 From Japan is an amazing shopping service!

Cons:

 It was a pre-order so there was some waiting involved (as expected of course) and the fangirl in me was too excited about finally getting this.

 It sold out super quick!

Overall:

    /5
I am super happy to finally have a Repede plush! It's perfect in every way! And I want to thank From Japan for helping me get one! And with no real cons, this was an awesome purchase!

See you soon!