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Manufacturer: Furuta (confectionery) / Kaiyodo (Toy figure) Release Date: December 1999 Notes: This was the second series of Choco Eggs released, although the actual release dates were more or less the same as for Series 1. It included 24 figures of animals, birds, insects and marine animals that are found in and around Japan. The figures were all designed by Matsumura Shinobu of Kaiyodo, who has since become something of a national celebrity in Japan for his toy figure designs. The earliest releases apparently had one piece of paper inserted, with the figure details and assembly instructions on one side and the series list on the other side. Later the two were separated, so that each capsule contained two pieces of paper. In 2001 the early series Choco Eggs were re-released in Hong Kong, and these re-releases had only one piece of paper again. Many Japanese collectors cited this as evidence that the Hong Kong Choco Eggs were distinct from the original Japanese ones, whereas in fact they are probably exactly the same, except for the paper difference which was nevertheless how they were initially released in Japan. Suffice it to say that the Hong Kong Choco Eggs are not fakes. |
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025 Ermine (Summer Coat) 026 Jungle Crow 027 Brown Bear 028 Blue-spotted Mudhopper 029 Banded Ground Gecko 030 Short-Tailed Albatross 031 Large Japanese Field Mouse 032 Black-Spotted Pond Frog 033 Genji Firefly 034 Japanese Otter 035 Japanese Spined Loach 036 Japanese Fire-bellied Newt (Male) |
037 Horseshoe Crab 038 Golden Eagle 039 Long-Eared Bat 040 Amalia Snail 041 Ural Owl 042 Raccoon Dog 043 Giant Water Bug 044 Small Japanese Flying Squirrel 045 Broad Club Cuttlefish 046 Japanese Wolf 047 Biwako Giant Catfish 048 Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle |
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This page last updated 19 October 2002
Contact Douglas Burbury at dburbury@vision.net.au
