Squid Girl (AZONE Pure Neemo/OBITSU 26)

[Tasuke]

AZONE Pure Neemo character doll of the main character from the late-2000's Manga, and early-2010's Anime, "Shinryaku! Ika Musume"/"The Squid Girl" a most unusually charming Anime series, and a must-see!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_Girl

i've ported her over to the OBITSU 26 (MEDIUM Bust, NATURAL Skintone) which is not only far more aesthetically pleasing overall, -YMMV- but a far and away better proportional match to her rather bulbous head. my old 1999 VOLKS UFS Ah! My Goddess "Skuld" models the original AZONE Pure Neemo body for contrast.

i'm working on attempting to alter her original outfit to better fit the much larger OBITSU body. we'll see what i can manage to work out from that...






















TBH, i found that "Squiddie" 's rather cartoonishly "flat" Faceup somehow bothered me,
particularly when contrasted beside my other girls, and their generally Anime-stylized, yet semi-realistically-nuanced facial appearances.

that in mind, i bit the bullet and attempted to suggest some "depth" to her face;

[Clayton_n]

You should see her as a Chibi. Super cute.

[Tasuke]

Actually, going out of my way to obtain this doll was indeed a direct reaction to picking up the SENTAI complete collection shown above,

and unexpectedly falling totally in love with her, not the least of which because of those delightfully charming Little Big Planet-esque Chibi adventure story arcs.

the Anime was a Total Joy for me, start-to-finish, and, with all of the Anime i've seen over the last twenty-five years now, i can assure you that that does not happen often...