SAMURAI SPIRITS/SHODOWN Nakoruru charadoll (TAKARA, 1993)

[tasuke]

i just won this classic little maiden, "Nakoruru" from ye olde vintage Arcade fighter "SAMURAI SPIRITS"
("SAMURAI SHODOWN" in U.S.) a once white-hot popular fighting video game series
from arcade developer SNK, made for their "NEO-GEO" cartridge-based arcade system
back around the time my little sister was born in 1993;

snk.wikia.com/wiki/Nakoruru

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Shodown_%28video_game%29

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Shodown_%28series%29

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_%28system%29

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNK_Playmore

i got an unbelievable steal on her, a princely $13.85 shipped.
now, a few years back, i did actually catch her for as little as $60 shipped,
but i had had to pass, due to more pressing matters on my docket at the time.
that was the best price on her i had seen by far to that point,
and i sure didn't ever believe i'd ever find any better a price than that,
and most certainly not the bargain basement theft i just paid here!!!

being my favorite SNK character, and one of my favorite female video game characters ever,
i've wanted this doll for a while now. she'll be seeing all due TLC when she arrives,
including an OBITSU body all her own...

[tasuke]

as it would probably be obvious to any owner of this doll, i have made modifications
to make her clothes fit more naturally, and have replaced her solid plastic sheathed blade
with a detailed metal 1/6 short katana replica that works with her quite beautifully.

also, -as probably quite obvious to any Nakoruru fan out there- there are distinct differences
between the styling of Nakorin's Pantaloons between SAMURAI SPIRITS I and II,
with the pair supplied with the doll being based on the first entry in the series.

the redesign for II is a much fuller and longer (fully down to her ankles) pair of Pantaloons
that i happen to prefer, so i made Nakorin here another pair
modeled from the II design, so i can be having both styles readily at hand;







i also made imitation leather vinyl booties for her, modeled off her SPIRITS/SHODOWN II costume style;

[finalgear]

old school figure.... fits nicely w/ your obitsu body