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#the same santaclautchi i have!

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happy 26th birthday, Tamagotchi! 🎉

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HAPPY TAMAVERSARY! Smart Anniversary Party Set

It's November 23, so you know what that means...new Anniversary Tamagotchi to celebrate the market release date of the original Tamagotchi 26 years ago! Once again we have a Smart set, though it's a bit more lavish and readily available than last years.

To recap, last year the white Tamagotchi Smart was available via lottery on Bandai's exclusive shopping site Premium Bandai and shipped at the very end of August 2022 (close to 3 months before the general release of the coral pink, mint green, and NiziU versions). It includes the 1997 Friends TamaSma Card that lets you raise 4 classic characters (Mametchi, Kuchipatchi, Nyorotchi, Oyajitchi) in their 1996 monochrome pixel stylings along with playing the good old "Left or Right" game. Come to think of it, I wrote a post about the unboxing!

Anyway, this year's theme is Anniversary Party, plus it's available at general retail so more fans will be able to get their hands on it. Let's see how it looks next to last year's package.

IT'S BIG! The added length and depth comes entirely from the character book added as a bonus. (For those who've never opened a Smart, it's a VERY tight fit in there!)

On one side of the package you've got your special artwork...last year's mimicked the original P1 Japanese packaging, while this year's features a big old party with cake, balloons, plus all the Smart adults and the 10 included on the TamaSma Card, including Ginjirotchi who was picked by fans in a poll a few months back! This year's is much more in line with the modern Tamagotchi branding...I personally remain a fan of the classics.

Time to look inside!

Character Special Book? Check. Anniversary Party TamaSma Card? Check. Smart unit and wristband? Check. Instruction booklet and charging cable? Check and check. (Between my Vital Bracelets and my Smarts I'm swimming in these tiny cables!)

Now let's get a look at the actual unit.

Oh that is SPARKLY! A gorgeous glittery gradient makes up the "faceplate", with the new Tamagotchi logo screened in white on the clear cover. Matched with the purple of the unit it's a true visual treat.

Taking a look at the unit without the wristband, it's an opaque cool purple shell. I'd call it closer to periwinkle than lilac if we're going by Crayola crayon colors. The printed buttons around the Home button aren't a perfect color match, having a bit more red to them. It bothers me a bit but honestly I'm so busy staring at the sparkles I doubt I'll care much once this review is gone.

The wristband itself has a jelly-like opacity to it but feels no different from the standard strap. The clasp is a slightly darker purple that matches the unit's Home button, and features no printing.

As for the Special Character Book...?

It's a bit smaller than the books that have been released so far. I thought it would be similar to the character introduction section of January's "Special Book", but it's actually BETTER!

While the Special Book used the blue-outline "modern" art for classic characters up until the Connection series, this book uses the original artwork from "back in the day". Pixels and personality galore! Plus they have full rosters for Angel, Garden, Ocean, Devil, and Yasashii, which were only covered briefly in the special book.

PLUS it's got character descriptions for EVERYONE, even the funky dudes who were exclusive to Data CardDass cards and random town residents who I'm not sure have ever been featured like this before!

All non-collab (NiziU, Sanrio, Molcar, One Piece, Pixar) SmaCard characters are included up to September's Magical Change as well. (The Anniversary Party characters are introduced pretty early on, plus they were all in past versions anyway.)

The inner covers also feature past series art including the original package, 20th anniversary art, and more!

I wasn't expecting so much love and care to go into a such a small volume, but I've gotten a real sense that whoever is in charge of Tamagotchi cares greatly about the history of the brand. Professor Banzo and Mika-Chu even give a send-off on the back cover, thanking us for 25 years and hoping we'll continue to stick with them going forward.

Overall, a great set sure to please even the most nitpicky of fans. Here's to another 25 years!

#so excited to get that book!

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Cross-stitch and felt Tamagotchi!

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i always hated this character as a kid because i thought it looked like he had a big gross yellow 5 o clock shadow beard

#not magictchi?!!!!!! #literally one of my faves

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Tamagotchi Plushies Now Available at Round1 Bowling & Amusement Locations Nationwide!

Those Tamagotchi plushies you’ve been drooling over are now available! Head over to your nearest Round1 Bowling & Amusement location and head over to a claw machine that features the beautiful 40 cm plushies. Available are Mametchi, Mimitchi, Kuchipatchi, and Violetchi, and they’re only available as prizes, you might be spending a bit more than you want to, but these plushies are adorable!

Cardiac-Metronome on Reddit was able to find these plushies at their local Round1 location in Las Vegas, Nevada. No word on how long the will be available for, so you’ll definitely want to plan your trip to one of their locations soon. Wishing you the best of luck in getting a hold of these plushies.

#i want mimitchi so bad

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[Review] Tamagotchi Field Guide (LCD)

What an incredible find!

Keep reading

#omg this whole time i thought it only had 3 puzzles #i gotta properly play mine one day

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Fukuya USA Brings Tamagotchi Plushies to Round1 Bowling & Amusement Locations Throughout the United States!

Remember those plushies that just launched a few months ago from 11JAN Limited? Well similar plushies are making their way over to the United States at Round1 Bowling & Amusement locations through the United States! Round1 Bowling & Amusement is a a multi-entertainment facility offering Bowling, Arcade Games, Billiards, Karaoke, Ping Pong, Darts, and another entertainment-like activities in an indoor facility complex. There are over one hundred locations throughout the United States.

Just like the plushies that were created by 11JAN Limited, Bandai has officially licensed these new plushies that are being manufactured by Fukuya USA and distributed through Round1 Bowling & Amusement locations for prizes! The plushies are identical to the 11JAN Limited ones, with both the 40cm and 20cm sizes available. It appears that both sizes will be available as prizes through claw machine games at Round 1 Bowling & Amusement.

The plushies include your four favorites, Mametchi, Kuchipatchi, Violetchi, and Mimitchi! As you can see they feature a salmon colored tag with the graphic provided above and some verbiage, and the official Tamagotchi merchandise badge, so you know they’re legitimate! We love a good licensed plushie, now can we get these on shelves at a national retailer? They’re not quite available yet at Round1 Bowling & Amusement locations, but they should be soon!

We hope that they are also available for purchase, because we would not mind buying the full set!

#mimitchiiiii come to meeeeeee #i hope one day someone sells these for cheap and i can grab one #i doubt theyll come to the uk

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normal exchange at the dry cleaners

#forward-facing mametchi elevates tamagotchis to a whole new level #everything he does is great

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in honor of BravoCon 2022

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Clear file

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I got another V3 for my collection 🥰 I got lucky and snagged it on eBay for only $30!! 🤯 I was shook, as the kids say lol 😂

#fun shell!!!!

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which one are you trying to get?

#i love these plushies so so much

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Well lookie here, looks like they're finally bringing back the Floppy Frog Gigapet. Slated for a springe 2023 release.

I was obsessed with frogs and toads as a child. Before Tamagotchis, I would always be on the hunt for amphibians in my grandmas back yard. My love for critters began with frogs. So I always wanted a floppy frog, but before the advent of online shopping, I could only ever find dog and cat related virtual pets, and if you're gonna get a fake pet why would you get a dog or a cat, that's like picking a human in a fantasy role playing game.

I got a vintage one from E-bay earlier this year but the sound didn't work, the pixels were super faded, and the buttons barely worked, so I'm happy to see this and will be keeping my eyes out for one next year.

#wow its so cute!

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Tamagotchi New Discovery!! Encyclopedia: Kuchipatchi

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Look at these guysss

#omg this shell is so cool