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Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi Doll Figure Yumi

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"Cute" doesn't begin to describe these dolls (Ami & Yumi, the two girls with one brain): a closer description would be a closer translation of the shared Chinese and Japanese "Ke-ai:" "can love," or simply, adorable.

Mattel really hit the mark with these cuties. They are very hip, dressed like the singers, who dress like the "fashion victims" on the streets of Tokyo, whose style has spawned numerous magazines documenting the particular post-modern ensemble-ization that is a form of self expression, a public form of art there. ("Fruits" "Street" and "Goth Lolita" are the three biggest magazines that I have been able to have shipped to me here).

The facial sculpt on Yumi is particularly wonderful, with the "big nose" (a high bridged nose) that is a mark of beauty in Japan and China, and which is commonly seem on pop star cover photos from both countries.

Their arms, wired with magnets to produce sound when touched and when touched together with each other, leave something to be desired in terms of natural posing and, considering that the arm pose is compromised for the high-five pose to each other that causes them to sing a duet, I would wish that their vocabulary -- in English and Japanese both -- were a little larger. That said, the rest is Adorable with a capital A.

They both have slim and petite little bodies with hinged knees and nicely shaped feet: larger than Barbie feet, and wear very hip "fruits street fashion" clothing. Yumi's haircut is tops, and both have abundant rooted hair. They also each have an extra hat with extra braids attached for more funky fashion fun.

High quality materials in the doll bodies and heads; heads are nice and soft and, as mentioned at the beginning, the facial/head sculpts are superb!

I'm having fun just having them sit around here and there and be cute, every once in a while encouraging them to say "Hi Hi," introduce themselves and then sing a bit of a duo. Other than their hats, I didn't unpack other accessories (their guitars and purses and buttons [a.k.a. pins]).

I haven't seen any of these advertised -- a friend picked up a pair, and I fell in love with their faces and had to have a pair myself: I had assumed that "Puffy Ami Yumi dolls" would be the cartoon characters, but these are representative of the two girl singers themselves and am so glad that I had a friend who found them and shared them with me before they are all cleaned off the shelves.

I would certainly put these at the top of my Christmas wish list if I were 40 years younger; as it is, I treated myself to an early Christmas present. Can't wait to start trying different clothes on them. Too darned cute -- er, ah, that is one word that grates on my nerves, so I'll stick with "adorable."

When they grow up, they just might be Absolutely Fabulous.

I saw this doll today in the store and i was really impressed. Usually dolls made to look like real people just end up looking creepy, but the puffy ami yumi dolls look really cute, especially Yumi. I don't like the voice thing though, the voice is low quality and sounds weird. But i'd buy the doll for looks, she's mega cute.

Soooooo kawaii!!!!!!! I love these two. When I first saw them I wanted them SOOOOOOOOOOOO badly!!!!! Finally, I got them both for Christmas. These dolls have so much likeness to the girls themselves rather than the cartoon. I absolutely LOVE PuffyAmiYumi and hopefully their popularity will continue to grow. Sayonara!!!!!!!!!

Hi Hi PuffyAmiYumi ROCKS!!!!!!!
*********I love Ami and Yumi**************

I may be stating the obvious but I can't help but notice that the two Puffy dolls of Ami and Yumi in this set don't look very Japanese. In fact, to my British eyes they look cheesily American, with all the benefits of orthodontistry that go with that tag! The girls are Japanese (obviously) and they sing mostly in Japanese - would it not be possible to have had dolls that reflected that at least in some small part? Otherwise they might as well just be Bratz! I would have bought them for my daughter if they'd look the real deal. It's pathetic really.