I'm thinking that I should title all my quick news updates as "Odds and Ends." Hmmm.
The Monster High "Haunted" doll line will be getting a Wal-Mart exclusive doll! Rochelle Goyle's Haunted doll will only be found at that retailer; she's been found in the wild, so happy h(a)unting! Haunted will launch on DVD in spring next year.
The Ever After High movie "Spring Unsprung" will be Netflix-only. It's scheduled for "early 2015," no specific date announced yet; same goes for the third season of EAH episodes. The Kitty Cheshire basic doll has been spotted in the wild--Mattel, this is cutting it a bit close to "the holidays." With any luck, Duchess and Ginger won't be far behind.
The Good Smile Company is making an Elsa Nendoroid. Yes. It is a thing. You can pre-order her at retailers like BigBadToyStore right now; I have no idea how long pre-orders will go for. They were asking about $45 for her, which is about what most new Nendoroids cost. She'll be released in May of next year. (She also comes with a tiny Olaf.)
Apropos of absolutely nothing, the anime Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita) is getting a second season this January and I am stoked. I loved the first season, and even bought the deluxe edition when it was first released. I am probably going to do an unboxing/review of it in honor of season 2, so you can look forward to that in early January.
Slightly related to the above, my Cowboy Bebop order has shipped, and I'll be doing an unboxing/review as soon as it gets here next week. I haven't really worked out a place to put it yet, but I'm sure I'll think of something.
Also, Atlus USA finally sent out a confirmation that they are bringing over both the PS3 and the PS4 versions of Persona 5. We...kind of already knew they would, but hey, it's nice to be reassured. FVII's PC port will also be ported to the PS4 next year. (Sony had a big press conference about 2015 releases this past weekend. Street Fighter confirmed for PS4!) And Grim Fandango's re-release is January 27th! I've heard so many good things about it from my friends that I'm really excited to pick this up.
RightStuf has finished adding new items to their holiday sale. I placed my order this morning, so we'll see if I get them before the holidays or not. I'm excited to cut down my anime backlog, even just by a bit! If I had more spare cash, I could have done a lot more damage...but given that I just got my PS3, I need to keep a close eye on my spending. (I did get a free downloadable copy of Mirror's Edge this past weekend! Sony was offering it as a promotion, and I'm all for free games. Plus, I traded in some games for Amazon credit, and am picking up one of the Atelier games. Looks fun!) I'll probably do a quick post on that when my order arrives.
Miss Scarlett, signing off!
