[New US released plushies]

[syusukes.livejournal.com]

England
America
"Prussia's bird"

Discuss.

I think I'll stick to the Japanese versions.... oh god

Comments

[cattiechaos.livejournal.com]

All I can say is, England looks very uke. I think they are cute, though xD

[psanon.livejournal.com]

なにこれ？！

These are slightly tragic... "orz

[riyuyami.livejournal.com]

I'm use to the American anime plushies so I'm not really bothered by these *wish America's eyebrows didn't look so fake* but Gilbird... he looks like a duck.

He needs to look more like some kinda bird-blob hybrid.

[wafflesama.livejournal.com]

WHYYYYYY. ;u;

( but i have to say that england looks kinda cute xD;; )

[miyuzal.livejournal.com]

I like these ones better but that's just me.

[ifluff.livejournal.com]

I like both versions C:

[mizliz124.livejournal.com]

....I may need dat Britain in my life. He's freaking adorable. Come join Yuki and the Host Club in my room, Iggy!
Seriously. Eleven bucks. Not bad. Maybe I'll see him at my local Hot Topic. If not, hellooooo Christmas present to myself!

[fivedayslater.livejournal.com]

I think they're cute, although seconding the comment about America's eyebrows.

[robingurl.livejournal.com]

what's wrong with them? I think they are cute and I'll definitely be getting the US UK ones. o.O ...teh jap ones look..well stupid...sorry. I own the mini ones and they aren't...cute. especially the France one (omg what were they thinking)

but each to his own! *goes to grab the US ones* come here cuties!! :3

[nameru-ja-nai.livejournal.com]

Uhhhhhh...

I guess they aren't terrible, but their facial features look a bit...ironed on? Also "Prussia's Bird" looks like a duck.

[angik20]

I'd like to own that America plushie.
He could join that spot on my shelf with all of my Pokemon toys and Card Captor Sakura dolls.

[kamikazemusume.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I agree with others that America's eyebrows look really fake and Gilbird looks like a duck and I wish that wasn't the case for either, but otherwise I'm not that bothered by the designs. And honestly, as cute as the Japanese plushies are, I really, really don't want to pay $20+ per plushie, so these work out well for me in two regards.

Come, America and England, 'tis time for you to join the mass of plushies on my bed!

[x-cutslikesilk.livejournal.com]

The england one looks alright. America's plushie...not so much. x)

[fmavatard.livejournal.com]

Oh, they're not TO bad, insuppose.

Buying as soon as physically possible hnngh finally

[osoroshia.livejournal.com]

... New? xD

http://hetalia.livejournal.com/10806263.html


GEAnimation never fails to put up the most horrible prototypes ever, though. I'm still weirdly tempted to buy the America one, just to see if it'll be worth waiting for the off chance of a Russia plushie ever being planned...

[choffeegirl.livejournal.com]

England plushie = WANTS!

[taylorphantom.livejournal.com]

I think England is one of the cuter Hetalia plushie made, more so than most of the Japanese ones even. I'm loving the darker tones of the uniform colours~ I just wish he was looking a little less uke desu and had his sandy blond hair colour from the manga, but at least it's not highlighter yellow orz

However, I will still stick with making my own XD

What

[serenayasha.livejournal.com]

when poeple refer to the Japanese version do they mean the one with just the big dots for eyes (http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/5455/hetalia-plush-doll-america)

if so I don't like those, their creepy.

I like these better. wish England was more Tsundere then Uke looking but at least he's cute.

and America I love him, yes the eye brows don't look as great but at least they didn't give him England's brow by mistake lol

[kyoko215.livejournal.com]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOREVER FOR THAT AMERICA PLUSH TO COME OUT!!!! FINALLY!!!

I like both versions, honestly. The expression on the US America plush is a lot more fun, but the Japanese ones are cuter. Love 'em for different reasons.

[pandalovesmilk.livejournal.com]

aww it's not bad xD
scared/excited for Francis and the axis though OuO
Germany's eyes always look odd on plushies for some reason c;

[onlyhereforthis.livejournal.com]

Something about them seems kind of...cheap, to me. =I

I don't HATE them, but I'd like to see Himaruya's reaction...

[tokyohottie11.livejournal.com]

I've seen these before, and I thought they were Japanese made but by another company?

[itsukochan.livejournal.com]

They look so.... cheap. D:

Gilbird's okay, but.... eh....

Not approved.

[chewy-rouyale.livejournal.com]

Lol you're right. They do look cheap.

[awww-applesauce.livejournal.com]

This.

[allu-kun.livejournal.com]

The clothes. THE CLOTHES. Just ugh, who designed /that/?

American goods; don't buy them. If I had any faith left in them it just vaporized. :/

[juandalyn.livejournal.com]

Ufff... their faces. Idk, they look cheap.

[chewy-rouyale.livejournal.com]

England looks strangely depressed. Haha. Also, when did Gilbird become a duck.
Frankly I like the Japan versions a lot more.
But yeah, they're not amazing, but I'd still totally buy the shit out of them.

[twyxted-mind.livejournal.com]

Okay, anyone else see the Gilbird plush and start thinking of the Rubber Ducky song from Sesame Street? I know I'm not the only one here...

[kamikazemusume.livejournal.com]

I didn't really think of that before, but I'm thinking it now.

I now have this interesting mental image of Prussia in a bubble bath singing that song to Gilbird, but I've been awake over twenty hours at this point, so I think we can blame lack of sleep for that.

[sindragosa.livejournal.com]

They look like knock offs. o_o

[realityhelix.livejournal.com]

It looks to me like they used some of Himaruyas older art for their patterns, especially on the America plush.

[mizu-takishima.livejournal.com]

How can anyone find these cute?;;; (Then again when it comes to cuteness, I always left it to the Japanese)

England looks. Passable, like if I saw it in an actual store I'd probably get it just for the sake of having some hetalia merch :'D

But yeah orz

[ubermidget.livejournal.com]

I find the England plushie adorable, even if he does look like he's in terrible need of a hug - why the sad face?! The America plushie's face doesn't like quite right to me (but his unform is really good oddly enough...) and Prussia's chick looks more like a duckling! My verdict is that these plushies are somewhat cute but no where near as cute as the Axis Powers plushies in their Gakuen Uniforms!

[wayfarer-09.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I think they're kinda cute, though they do have a bit of a, well, cut-&-paste / made-it-myself look to them.

[sasuheat.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure these are just stock images and the actual plushes will look better.

I'm still getting America and England because I've been waiting ever since GE had them listed on their site.

Still waiting on FMB though.

[itsukochan.livejournal.com]

I desperately hope they're stock images.

[hinata-chan1994.livejournal.com]

They look a little off, but most plushies sort of do?
But, Gilbird sort of looks like a generic bird that I could get at walmart or something around Easter time.
He does look more like a duck as well.

[rosetteroulette.livejournal.com]

Their facial features look like they might fall off. XD

Other than that, they look kinda cute.

[dorkishgrin.livejournal.com]

It's more like England's facial features and hair look fine and America's uniform also. If they can somewhat improve it, that'd be kinda nice and most likely have a higher chance of buyers, but oh well.

[hskeleton.livejournal.com]

Omg, they look worse than bootlegs.

Prussia's bird is just... wow.

[zacloud.livejournal.com]

A little update, since I bought those two main plushies for my friend:

They are indeed just stock images where they placed the test features on or something. In the actual products, the facial features are perfectly fine, a high-quality and stable-feeling paint I think. They don't look just stuck-on at all.

Other than the hair color bothering me, and Britain's arms being a bit long for his proportions, I think they're super cute! I look forward to more of these coming out. I just wish they'd update the pictures so they wouldn't look so cheap, then maybe more people would buy them. I'll see about letting them know.

Over all, I've been waiting for something like this for EVER! The Japanese ones with dots for eyes just don't do it for me, I like them to have real eyes. I'm just hoping that they won't mess up the ones I'm really hoping for (Italy and Germany, and maybe Prussia). Fingers crossed here.

But yeah, I'd say buy 'em if all you were worried about was the faces' stability, because it's not an issue in the real products.

I also bought their Flying Mint Bunny, it's very cute (though lacks a tail. I'll find a pom-pom though, easy fix!). I'd say don't get the Gilbird though, I didn't cuz it's easy to find better looking chicks during Easter time, or in my case a tiny bird-blob thingie sold at many anime conventions is what I got for $5 instead. :3