The Get List: Toreba: Three New Pokemon Plush (Larvitar, Teddiursa, Chicorita)

In which I add three new friends of varying quailty to my little hoard. I’ve had quite a lot of luck on Toreba lately — or maybe it’s not so much luck as me observing more (when I work, I tend to leave Toreba open to watch plays out of the corner of my eye, […]

The Get List: Toreba: Two More Pokemon Hokkori Iyasare Plush (Charmander, Jigglypuff)

In which I’m warmed and comforted by two Kanto region favorites. You might remember these plush I wrote about a while back — after loving the Gengar and Wooper ones, I wanted more of these soft little guys. These plush take me back to Pokemon Red and Blue and the first season of the anime, […]

The Get List: Toreba: Two Pokemon Nyaasu/Meowth Plush Wins (Plus Some Well-deserved Appreciation!)

In which I actually win a couple of my dear little never-gets-his-due bakeneko friend. Pardon me if I do a little philosophizing along with the usual comments today, but geez my little Pokemon favorite Nyaasu (Meowth) never gets a break. It’s bad enough that in the anime he’s pretty much guaranteed to have his heart […]

The Get List: Toreba: Sumikko Gurashi Chocolate Biscuit Ribbon Tokage Plush

In which I get an easy win and a really cute addition to my Sumikko plush collection. I don’t remember if this one was a free ticket, but if it wasn’t, it was close — I wasn’t really expecting to get this plush at all! But as I’ve said many times, I’m a sucker for […]

The Get List: Toreba: Two More Plush Pokemon Wins (Mew, Growlithe)

In which my already-retro Pokemon craze becomes a little more retro. My obsession with winning plush Pokemon on Toreba is never-ending, especially when I’m stressed. Lately, I’m feeling a bit better (well, at least I have times when I do), and it’s nice to have shipments come when the stress isn’t ultra bad — like […]

The Get List: Toreba: Three Yadon/Slowpoke Plush Wins in (About) One Week!

In which that kind of Pokemon luck will never happen again, so I’m celebrating it to the point of making a commemorative video. I can’t remember the names of my students or deadlines I write down or the most basic tenets of the language I speak a good chunk of the time, but for some […]

The Get List: Toreba: Pokemon Hokkori Iyasare Plush (Gengar, Wooper)

In which two of my favorite Pokemon are won in about a forty-eight hour period, and turn out especially snuggly and adorable. I’m not sure who my two favorite Pokemon are, but I know my top three are Gengar, Wooper, and Nyaasu (I really don’t like the American dub’s Meowth voice, and for some reason […]

The Get List: Toreba: Pokemon Kairyuu (Dragonite) Kutsurogi Mecha Deka Plush

In which everything lines up just so to combine a lucky win with a Pokemon I’m extra fond of lately. I’ve got another Toreba win for you today, and it turned out to be an amazing delight — I’m going to call it the Pokemon Sleepy Time Super Huge Kairyuu/Dragonite Plush. One thing you come […]

The Get List: Toreba: Amuse Resurrected Coelacanth Plush

In which, as always, I just can’t resist a little weirdo from the sea. Look who showed up in the mail, after a relatively short trip (for, you know, international shipping in 2020). It’s one of my most anticipated Toreba wins — this Amuse Resurrected Coelacanth Plush! Toreba uses some odd translation choices sometimes, but […]

The Get List: Toreba: Hokkai no Majuu Azarashi-san Big Melon Pan Plush

In which you can’t go wrong with melon pan, especially when it comes with a great new seal friend. I’m so behind on writing about Toreba wins! It’s almost a shame when you get several together in a shipment because I feel like the individuals don’t get enough focus. But I wanted to devote a […]