Unazukin Thrift Fairy

Not exactly what I was expecting to find on my mini op-shopping (aka: thrifting) jaunt for vintage and retro treasures! For 50c, this brand new boxed little voice activated Unazukin Fairy Doll from Bandai/Rainbow Spice.

This is Fei from China, part of the ‘World Version Unazukin’ series. These little figures shake or nod their head as you talk to them. Or as the UK website says ‘Ask her a question and she will offer you the benefit of her considerable wisdom.’

From www.unazukin.com:

Unazukin is a small fairy. Usually she is under the big Mushroom in a woods. She really likes to listen to the story of her friends. So, sometimes everybody comes together and she is very busy. Because she is very good at listening to the story. She is just listening without saying anything, She is just looking at you, and nodding silently or shaking her head sometimes. So, why don’t you talk to her?

The photos and illustrations are so…well….cute! Check out: this one and this one.

Now this is actually more perfect than you could imagine as I have a little collection of both fortune telling items and things I would class as ‘Japanese cute’. I think my fascination in little fortune telling games sprung from an old fortune telling box my Nanna had been given as a girl. It was a box with little rolled up fortunes and you picked one out with a tiny pair of tweezers. And Japanese cute? Well that all started in the stationary department when I was nine (Little Twin Stars, My Melody and of course Hello Kitty, started the ball rolling!)

I wonder if the Unazukin has made it onto Cute Overload yet? Take a peek at that site if cute is your thing! Definitely a bit of fun.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 5th, 2006 at 9:59 pm under treasure hunt.