Mary Bear - Kawaii Lifestyle: Koguma

The Story of Koguma (part 1)

Koguma series Plush (limited edition here) & Stationery

Delivering the Gloves Theme: The Story of Koguma, PART 2 [NEW RILAKKUMA SERIES OCTOBER 2016]

Today's blog post is all about the second story of Koguma: "Delivering the Gloves" which has also inspired a new series, the Gloves Theme (or Delivering the Gloves Theme). Blog post on the goods in this theme HERE!

(see original story of Koguma here)

Below is my translation of the San-X information page about the story, and also photos used on Rilakkuma's Facebook page. They had posts of the story each evening during a week in September. I translated these day by day on my own Facebook page, too. So if you'd like to follow along when I translate their posts, please check out my page, here! : )

Below is my translation of their posts, and then some images that I translated, too! Enjoy!

Because of the popularity of Koguma, the story continues! It is a heart-warming illustrated story:

original image at San-X FB page

It's now become colder. Korilakkuma would like to give Koguma some handmade gloves as a gift. She decided to go to the Honey Forest alone to see Koguma.

original image at San-X FB page

Her first trip to see Koguma is exciting, but a little scary, too. Rilakkuma and Kiiroitori are secretly watching from behind. They are worried about Korilakkuma going alone.

original image at San-X FB page

The two were so happy to see each other after such a long time. Koguma was very happy to receive the handmade gloves from Korilakkuma.

original image at San-X FB page

It seems Koguma is so happy to have his first pair of gloves!

Since Korilakkuma and Koguma haven't met for a long time, they were really happy to play together!

(In photo: Kiiro says, "It's not food, Koguma!")

original image at San-X FB page

That night, they all ate a dinner made with fresh honey from the Honey Forest!

original image at San-X FB page

Tired from a long day of play together, the two went to sleep.

This is the end of this mini story. Did you enjoy it?

Translated captions by me, original image at San-X

See all the goods for this series here!

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The Story of Koguma (part 1)

Koguma series Plush (limited edition here) & Stationery

Monday, September 12, 2016

Halloween & Christmas Rilakkuma 2016! ♡ RILAKKUMA HOLIDAY PLAYSETS

Wow! There are some really cute new releases out from San-X this season! Check out my video about the new releases if you haven't seen it yet.

Here are the three main plush from the Halloween release:

They are ghosts!! So cute. I remember an old Halloween ghost release, but this time they are real ghosts and no legs! I love the pumpkin bags too.

You can also get keychain versions too.

And there is also the Halloween Playset!! Wow, I love the Kiiro ghost hovering in back, and that pumpkin cake looks yummy : ) It is no longer on pre-order at Miraplush.

On the San-X webshop, you can also buy it directly using Tenso, for 10800 yen.
Read more about the set here.

And then....The Christmas playset! I preordered this one using Tenso. It was 16200 yen! It will be my first play set EVER. Using Tenso, I expect to pay some more in fees, and then I'll select the shipping method. I'm hoping it will come up under $200. Here is where you can order at San-X. It is a December release, so you won't have it shipped until then. But preorder now while they offer it!

I'm so happy they included Koguma in the celebration! Will there be a main Christmas series this year? I hope so.. We will have to wait and see.

There is ALSO a really cute Sumikko Gurashi Christmas set! It's a bit cheaper, so now I'm tempted to buy it too.....

Will you be buying any? What's your favorite method to preorder or buy Rilakkuma? I'd love to hear any of your advice.

♡ Mary

Thursday, June 23, 2016

♡ KOGUMA STATIONERY HAUL ♡ New Rilakkuma Character

I finally got my hands on the Koguma-chan stationery series! I can't wait to show you all the great designs. You can also see my unboxing of the plush and series in my latest video. (and you can shop here for Koguma goods)

Huge box of Koguma goods!

I bought my stationery from Kawaii Shop Japan, who has great deals on San-X stationery. However, sometimes she can be out of stock or not have the latest series. So, I found some other places that have these stationery! Otaku Mode has some of these, and you can get $5-10 off with my friend link (it's a coupon link to share with friends, not affiliate). So go here if you are looking for a coupon to buy anything there!

When I like a series, I usually go all-out and buy the whole set. Here I bought the large memos, 2 sticker sheets, full set of 4 mini memos and the two letter sets. Below are the two sticker sheets.

Even the backs are cute! They describe all about Koguma!

And I decided to get all four of the mini memos! They have really cute designs!! Each memo (as usual) has 2 designs.

I also decided to go for both the large memos, but in this series they are quite different than normal. They are like a book and open up to 4 separate designs.

Large memo design 1 (outside)

Large memo design 2 (inside view)

What do you think of this new design? The design of the wrap that holds the memos is pretty neat, but I really miss the stickers that normally come with the large memos!

The lettersets in this series is also great! Which one do you like best? The second has a clear sheet on the envelope which is pretty neat.

The details are so cute!

I'm so glad I got this series! Will you be buying them?

Shop here for Koguma goods.

If you'd like more information about Koguma-chan, visit my other posts:

The Story of Koguma (part 1)

Koguma series Plush (limited edition here) & Stationery

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Koguma-chan Limited Edition Plush [New Rilakkuma Character Series]

Koguma-chan is the new Rilakkuma character being released in March. For more info about Koguma's story, see my previous post, or links at the bottom of this post. (Shop here for Koguma goods)

Let's take a look at the three new limited edition plushies of Koguma!

Rilakkuma and Koguma (photo from San-X's news release)

This first one features Rilakkuma fishing with Koguma at his side. It even has a little pond and fish at the end of the pole! This is quite unique because Rilakkuma plush don't normally have a base like this.

Koguma and Kori (photo from San-X's news release)

I love this one so much..Koguma peeking out of the tree! It's as if they are playing hide-and-seek. I think I just have to buy this one!

Koguma and Kiiro (photo from San-X's news release)

And finally, a really cute one with Koguma and Kiiro riding on top. It's the cheapest of the series (1700 yen). I love it!

So I preordered the main series already...but it looks like I may need to buy some more. I just love it so much. How about you guys?

I have seen these on TaoBao, and now they are for preorder on MiraPlush! Have you seen them for sale anywhere else? I'll update here if I find a reliable website.

Here is a link to San-X's news release of the three extra Koguma-chan series plush! (Shop here for Koguma goods)

If you'd like more information about Koguma-chan, visit my other posts:

The Story of Koguma (part 1)

Koguma series Plush (limited edition here) & Stationery