LOOK AT MY MERCH, BOY (gender-neutral)
All of the cards were sent to me by Fruity! What a saint frfr. The image is missing the Carnival CS poster card, which has a home in my wallet. And I'm not showing you guys my wallet.
As for the figurines, I got them myself. From Walmart. They were on Walmart. Black is on there too if memory serves, but since it's his Sunny Park self (which does have slight differences), he doesn't have a lapis. It's still so funny to me though
At Anime Central 2024, I managed to meet an online friend who got me 2 more cards- though the cards are of cutscene art (Tsugidoka jumping into Lapistoria and unrestrained summer fun). I can't be bothered to get pics sorry... but bless you Mono for the cards still :')
On August 8th, 2023, THIS GUY!!! Came home!!! Takuto Pugyutto! He is so small! My parents are very wary of me making online purchases or really doing anything online, so the fact I was able to make a Buyee account and get this guy in my home is extremely lucky of me. I cherish this little man.
And THEN...
One month later, September 15th, I got HER!!! Nia Pugyutto!!! My most wanted!!!!!!! Usually she goes for really high prices, but this one only cost 7 bucks! I'm very happy! Unfortunately she came with a bit of a Scent. Bad scent. But she has recovered thanks to my mom giving her a good wash, which I'm very happy for!
In about June 2024, I pre-ordered 2 blindbox figurines from the Amnibus collab for Pop'n's 25th anniversary. They finally arrived on December 14th, and I got...
Io-Lower as they appear in Kaimei and Knit from Tune Street! I cannot overstate how tiny these things are, they fit perfectly in my palm and I have some pretty small palms. But I love them. A little sad I didn't get Nia, but I got Lapistoria characters and Knit's a Des-row alum so it's like I got her in spirit.
FANMADE MERCH
So what's a person to do when their favorite character doesn't have a pugyutto or other (easily buyable) merch? Buy some from an artist! I did that!
At Popper's Quest 10, which is like an online Pop'n artist convention held now and again, I bought some Toa merch! An acrylic keychain and a sticker for my e-amusement card. They got here on March 9th, 2024!!
And at the next Popper's Quest, I was able to buy the matching Nia keychain- this one arrived on October 12th, 2024. Took a little longer because ECMS is slow as balls. But I need to save money on shipping...
The artist for this set of merch is Yuduko (yudu_62) on Twitter. Please follow them!! Please!!!!!! They are so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know what the image looks like, but the focus here is actually on the Nyami keychain. Serotonin in a little package!
The artist is KK, webmaster of the Pop'n Database (linked on the homepage of the site)- they opened a shop at the start of August 2024! Please!!!!! Buy from them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!