Alunissage wrote:Ah, yes, the plush I would've bid on if I'd learned about it in time. That makes you one of the few people who have something Lunary that I don't. Probably just as well. You're taking better care of him than I would, probably. ^_^
It's definitely a TSS promotional item, not just from the date but from the style of the logo on the tag. Looks like it also says "design [by] Toshiyuki Kubooka". There's a photo of it in the back of vol 2 of the Japanese TSS guide. I don't read Japanese, but it appears to be described as a "UFO catcher" and was 100 yen, under some condition. (Other items shown on the page are the soundtrack CD, a poster, a sticker sheet, and a flyer. Would like to find the flyer; I have the rest.)
It was definitely like a dream come true to get this little guy! <3 Ever since I played Silver Star Story when I was 10 years old, I've wanted a Nall plush. I've had my eBay account set to notify whenever someone listed an item with "nall" in the title for years as I was trying to track down one down. When I saw this one pop up I just jumped on it. ^-^; This game holds a really special place in my heart, so I really treasure this little guy especially. <3
The seller I bought it from didn't know much about it but she had purchased it from a college kid in Japan that was selling his old gaming stuff. She thought it was some sort of prize plush but didn't have any other info than that. The guy she got it from had purchased it in a shop, although that doesn't mean anything as there are many shops that sell nothing but prize goods or second hand collectibles.
Oh wow, so it shows up on the back of the guide book? I'll have to track a picture of that down as I'm curious to see it. If it was a UFO catcher prize, I'm assuming it was 100 yen per play or something as they usually are around that. That's so awesome! Knowing it was a UFO catcher prize makes me even happier as I just love those darn things!
I really wonder why I've never seen another one pop up at all. You'd think they'd show up every now and then on eBay or YJ. They must have made a very small amount of them or something. Even still, I'd imagine those coins were even more limited and I've seen those for sale on numerous occasions (still need one for my collection eventually). ^-^
Since you have both Nalls, would you mind taking photos of them next to each other, front and back? It'd be nice to have a reference. Also, would you mind if we added the pics you've already taken to the Merchandise section of the sadly-neglected site?
I would love to but my other Nall is currently in storage with the rest of my video game collection as we were working on some renovations. Little Nall escaped as I keep him by my desk. It might be a while, but I'll try to take some photos when we get everything out again. You're more than welcome to use any of the photos above as you'd like too. ^-^