Takara Toys Information

In 2001, Takara Toys put out a line of official Doubutsu No Mori + (Animal Forest +) figures. These figures were exclusive to Japan, ranging from a half inch to an inch high. The most basic set (the F-series) included an animal or human character with two pieces of furniture. More rarely, a package included two figures with one or no pieces of furniture. More deluxe sets included a house and furniture but no character (H-series), or a human, two animals, several pieces of furniture and a basic house (S-series). Later, models of the post office, museum, upgraded houses and other special buildings were available with furniture and characters. Each figure is clearly marked "Nintendo" with its respective date.

F-19: Front | Back | Figurines | Stickers | Advertisement

For example, package F-19 contains two figurines: K. K. Slider and Kapp'n in his boat. Kappn's boat is clearly designed to hold another AC figure of standard size. If you open up F-19 and check between the cardboard insert, there should be a plastic bag with a Japanese E-reader card, stickers, an advertisement for the other toys in the set, and what seems to be a mail order/survey card. Sadly, the Japanese E-reader card is not compatible with the American E-reader machine. The stickers in F-19 make up for any E-reader disappointment; they were of furniture items that were clearly unavailable in the American and European versions of Animal Crossing. Additionally, the ad gave us an idea of what a completed village could look like making us wish that Nintendo had released such figures in other countries!

S-2: Front | Back | Figures | House Interior | Stickers

The model houses are about three inches tall, and the roof is removable in order to place furniture inside. S-2 has a Lovely Theme: the set contains three pieces of Lovely furniture (bed, dresser, and vanity), the wallpaper and carpet, and even the roof is painted a complimentary pink. The door and gyroid have moveable parts. The S-2 figures include a pink-haired girl dressed in a strawberry shirt (different eyes than F-1), Bunnie (who is wearing a different shirt than seen in F-14) and F-6 Goldie. There is also an apple tree with removable apples. Inside are the standard advertisement, a mail order card, a Japanese E-reader card, and a set of stickers.

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