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) figures designed by BABYsue and manufactured by the Japanese company Vance Project. Their distinguishing feature is the

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. The heads, hair styles, clothing and accessories can easily be switched between figures according to taste. The figures are about 10 cm (4 in) tall and compatible with 1:18 scale

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s, furniture, vehicles and other accessories. Many special edition Pinky:st. figures have been produced based on characters from Japanese

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and

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s. Beyond the base sets available for purchase, there is an active customization community. Pinky

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s are also available. Some limited figures are released at

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, where unofficial mods and garage kits are also unveiled.

Figures

Eleven original series of Pinky:st. figures have been released between 2003 and 2010. Each series consists of two or three figures with different head and clothes designs, and each figure is assigned a name and code number. For example, the first release was Yoshiko, code number PK001. Series 2 had a set of accessories and two complete figures. A second set of accessories was announced, but its release has been in limbo for over two years. Some series have been reissued as repaint versions with different colored clothes and hair, and in some cases alternate hairstyles. In addition to the original releases, there are also many Pinky:st. figures designed by BABYsue in collaboration with other Japanese artists. Some of these are based on

and

series like

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, and

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. A number of figures have been based on video games including

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, Mahoroba Stories,

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, and

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. Other collaborations include artist and designer

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with My Melody and Kuromi, the Post Pet e-mail software and the Japanese fashion brands Mono Comme Ca and Super Lovers. Collaboration with the

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line of toy cars has resulted in two Pinky-sized Rabbit Scooters and a Messerschmitt car.

Other media

Besides the figures, there have also been releases of accessory stickers and markers for customizing the Pinkies. A few Pinky:st. books were released together with special edition Pinkies. ''Go! Go!'' and ''Acchi Kochi'' were photo books, while ''In Town'' was a book with 3D papercraft backgrounds. There have also been releases of Pinky:st.

, a

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called ''Showtime'', an

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, and two

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games; ''Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour'' and ''Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Night'' by

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. The CD, OVA, and DS games all had limited editions packaged with Pinky:st. figures. The two games have been released in Europe and Australia without the Pinky:st. branding under the titles ''Kira Kira Pop Princess'' and ''Pop Town'' by

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. In South Korea, ''Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour'' was released by Shinsegae I&C.

References

External links

Official Pinky St. Website
- Official Japanese homepage

- Manufacturer of Pinky:St
BabySue
- Designer of Pinky:St
Pinky-Street.com
- English Pinky Street reference and fan site6413 * {{ann, OVA, 6413, Pinky:st Toy figurines