As stated in the headline, this is only going to be a short review - for several reasons. First, I'm not opening the package this time. Second, it's a pretty popular set so lots of people are already familiar with it. Third, my camera sucks, and I actually think this is enough to cancel a bigger review.

So, at last I was able to lay my hands on Sailor Moon Fashion Playset titled Serena's Bedroom. This is the first edition made by Bandai America (later it was released by Irwin). There were two sets in the Fashion Playset line, the second being Dream Castle. Both include a 6" (15cm) doll, although it is stated on the package that dolls are sold separately.

The cardboard is designed to recreate Usagi's bedroom. It should be folded in the middle and secured with plastic stands which you can see next to the bed. The bed itself is plastic, while the pillow and the duvet are made of cotton fabric. I didn't assemble the set because it's a very far cry from Usagi's room as we see it in the anime. 

The duvet is a copy of the one we see in the original series, it's lavender with the distinctive crescent/star/bunny pattern. Although it has never been removed from the package, the duvet is all crimpled (hmm)... The pillow is yellow instead of white, but it's manga design, you can see it like this in Sailor Moon Crystal.

Original series:

Sailor Moon Crystal:

The playset:

As for the rest of the room... I'll simply show you what it should look like, and then what it actually looks like.

It tries to be as correct as possible, with the same number of shelves and the same details such as the blue trunk on the right or the bookends on the left, but the style is so pathetically off! My personal favourite is Luna, of course. Not that the artist was totally unable to reproduce manga style, as we can see a decent and recognisable Usagi's portrait on the wall. It's just that for some reason they preferred to give the room a more traditional cartoonish look. Another unreasonable alteration is the disappearance of the chicken alarm clock.

Now to the doll itself. The back of the package shows promotional images of the two Sailor Moon Fashion Playsets. If you look at them carefully you might notice that the dolls in the pictures are Sailor Moon 6" dolls wearing gloves and boots!

Thanks to these pictures, WikiMoon still claims that both dolls in the sets are incorrect. In fact, they were never manufactured like this. The dolls in the Fashion Playsets are rather Princess Serena dolls, made with bare feet and no gloves painted on. The only mistake is that Usagi is wearing red Sailor Moon hairpins in her odangos instead of pink ribbons.

The doll is one of the infamous "Ugly Face" Adventure Dolls, my only one in this doll line. Well, she doesn't look that awful - at least until you start comparing her to the original character design. I'd say she matches her surroundings. Her pajamas are similar to those Usagi wears in the first anime series, but here they have a paw pattern. 

Overall, I can't say it was a disappointment because I had so much fun comparing the set to the original designs. Still, it's a pity that this set leaves so much to be desired when put next to Tsukino Usagi no O-heya Set (if you've read my review here, you know how accurate it is).

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Written by Yoruno

Published: 19 March 2017