davidd's A Doll A Day 2019

[davidd]

I am looking up Pinkys now, I want some.

That is an ongoing hazard of the Doll A Day / Week Project: being eksposed to, and suddenly needing, things you previously did not know existed.

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7 February: Asuka Langley & Rei Ayanami Figure Set
Pinky Street PC2001, released in 2004

The 2004 Asuka and Rei figures, packaged as a pair, were the first Pinky Street Neon Genesis Evangelion release and the first of several "P:Cos" sets. The "Cos" stands for "cosplay," and the figures represent PK005 Kokoro wearing the red outfit and PK004 Moé in the white uniform. P:Cos sets featured existing Pinky-Street face sculpts, sometimes with repainted eyes, wearing character costumes. (P:Chara, or "character" figures, represented actual characters from other franchises and featured unique face sculpts.)

The Rei & Asuka Evangelion 2-pack included two figures wearing "plug suits" from the anime, backpacks, and hand-held... things; I don't know what they are. I haven't seen the anime. The "ears" (neural interface clips) are molded on to the hair and cannot be removed. Unlike most Pinky-Street sets, this one does not include second outfits.

However, the set was re-issued later with school uniform second outfits and plug suits featuring black sleeves.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Rei & Asuka figures are some of the few Pinky Street figures that were actually bootlegged! For a while, Pinky Street was so popular that there were counterfeits on the market. The counterfeit figures, known as "Fakeys" or "Fakey Street" by Pinky fans, were of lower quality, with parts that did not fit well and which were often glued together. The Fakey parts were slightly different in size from genuine releases, so they did not mix and match well. Fakeys are rarely seen anymore. The counterfeit figures were packaged in simple cellophane plastic bags, not in blister packs with cardboard backing like the originals. The likelihood of inadvertently purchasing counterfeit Pinky figures is very low these days; I have not seen any listed for sale in several years.

I have photos of most of the counterfeit figures collected in an album on my Flickr account, for those who might be curious:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/puuikibeac...2686951906

One of the best remaining resources for Pinky-Street information is the "Pinky & Pentax" web site: http://mac.tidings.nu/PinkyPentax/index.shtml

The site was created by one of the Pinky Street forum members who went by the name of "Sork" or "Dr. Sork." The site is no longer updated, but it remains available as a resource and includes excellent photos and detailed descriptions of most of the Pinky Street releases.