This is just a fun post, honestly. Just want to keep people updated with my pin collection. I will write the updates until the post is finally posted on the day.
I have a major preference for portraits and full-body pins, preferably. I really like to see the whole character from top to bottom, even if some are cut at the toes. Those are my preferred types. Even with pin-on-pins, I tend to prefer full bodies and portraits. Silvy is such a weakness for me since I love her designs so very much, and what actually broke me a lot of the rules I set for myself. I was fine ignoring her Dreamy Disney designs until Rapunzel; I was still planning Meg and Cinderella, but that was it. Rapunzel was never thought of. Now Silvy has five designs I will pick up because it's between Silvy and Witchxing are the ones I will spend the most money on besides Mamo. Silvy still has a long way to go before she can reach the villains honestly.
Unless Witchxing does GWS with characters I collect (Sakura Kinomoto and Hotaru Tomoe, for example) and BGC with the Evil Queen and Yzma, I'm safe from her grasp.
Chibis are more of a result of the personal style of the artist. I can like certain chibis, but it depends. On my current list of preorders, there is literally one set of Chibis since Cutematter Saturn came in. The rest are portraits, half and full bodies. Only five are pops, technically six since one is a pair of pin-on-pins. The rest are huge ass single-layer pins.
I tend to like shrines, so I like to collect pins of certain characters. Of course, at the current pace, I can build a relatively small shrine of pins and nothing else.
I’m literally using my Notion page, and since I know which pin is which, it’s easy for me to check off.
OTP and Shounen and other Misc
Probably the smallest and weakest of my collection. I only put OTP here because it's largely completed, with some OTPs I'm just putting on the back burner.
YGOGX and Digimon are basically left to rot, basically, heck, even Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
DC, I prefer to focus on Young Justice, my beloved. Too bad, they are unpopular. Godoka, I might as well buy a Sabrina Carpenter Wonder Woman Halloween pin just to satisfy my Cassie love. I would also add Cass Cain to the list because, of course, she's my future Batman. My loves in DC are so unpopular. At least Tim gets something.
It's just a collection that has so few, not helped that there are so few pins going around for them, that yeah, it's understandable it's more tiny than the KPDH collection I'm keeping small.
My Frieren and other collections that I decide will be small is this. Furina, should she get an ISP diamond alongside Focalors, then that will complete the collection for example. Frieren is just silver only.
Pokemon
Mamobot still has a stranglehold on my wallet. Falling down the rabbit hole from the Fashion Gardevoirs has been fun, but still falling.
For extremely popular Pokémon like Pikachu, Mew, Eevee, Ditto, and such, I'm more strict because they have to be really good. Heck, even my Mimikyu collection is just small. Heck, my Mew pins consist of only the Shinies because the pinks are just not calling for me. Really do like the glitter on the Ghost Mew's tail for the Shiny version. I can cluster some pins as some kind of blue.
I’m getting the Gmax Hatterene of course because I can switch between the Rapunzel and the little Hatterene fusion collection.
Eevee Fusions are still going strong with everything but the Shinies, which are only a bonus set.
Fashion Gardevoir is basically fashion I like and see. Sometimes I don't get them because the fashion doesn't call to me, but others are simply that the designs are just too good.
Any misc pins are doing great. I'm pretty sure Moonies are still waiting for Chibi Moon for the Moon Prism Project to complete all the scouts. Honestly, it is weird when see the whole complete collection so far and no Chibi Moon.
Felt more like discussing Mamo than Pokémon. When your biggest collection is Mamo Pokémon, it’s hard not to lump them together.
Magical Girls
Saturn and Usagi are basically keeping this alive. For some goddamn reason, I'm far too strict when it comes to CCS, which is my number one favorite magical girl of all time ever. I only have a few CCS pins in comparison to Saturn pins, and another pair of Princess Tutu Fakiru pins is coming in. Heck, I only have a few Shugo Chara pins. All of my future Princess Tutu pins are pops.
Kept alive by the Sailor Moon at this point. Hey, at least, it’s better than shounen or other childhood faves which are left in the dust. My YGOGX and Digimon collection only have a couple pins and that’s it.
On the upside, CCS has the only Astral pin in the collection so far. Not even Sailor Moon has that honor.
On an aside note, I cannot believe that at one point, PPGZ transformation was criticized for its length. Given my love for magical girls, that is literally nothing to me. I still love the PPGZ henshin, honestly.
Kpop Demon Hunters
I only put this after the magical girls section because of KPDH's magical girl warrior aspect. It's also much easier to flow from there. My love for magical girls is way too strong, and of course, when it comes to magical girls, I prefer the girls over the boys, but if there's a true magical boy, I'm gonna include it in the love.
As of right now, I only have the Derpy and Sussy pin I will ever have that isn't grouped with Rujinu from Mamobot, and the Nuwa Patreon exclusive Huntrix set with the Rumi I got as a result of pledging for August. I also snagged Pin Hut's Rujinu pop.
So far, I am in the group for Silvy Celestial Vanguards Starlight Rumi, as I'm also hoping to get the resulting Mira and Zoey, and maybe Jinu as Tuxedo Mask if she ever does that. Probably the only Tuxedo Mask pin I will ever get.
I have seen how Silvy used pink really well, so Mira will be great.
I made a promise to myself that I would only get one pop for this, but obviously, Silvy broke that, so now I will have more pops, but at least they will look nice. The pops are going to make this board particularly heavy.
KPDH is part magical girls. How can I not collect it? At one point, I would love to collect Umamusume, but it's way too hard right now when my focus is on the pins I'm eying so... Besides, I'm keeping the KPDH collection small so it's only a few more before I'm free. Honestly, I don't feel I'm at the end of the road just yet. I still need Silvy Senshi Huntrix and Jinu Tuxedo Mask and that's it on the pop's end. I'm dead serious this time, no more pops after I finish this series.
Honestly, given the sheer volume of art produced in a short time, I'm no longer surprised that we've already received the Pokémon Mega designs. People did worry about the bubble bursting, and indeed, on some level, it had because while designs are still coming, they are much slower to come out. While in-hand still sells out, preorders are much slower. Heck, it took a while for even a plating option for Mamo Derpy and Sussy to be sold out.
Hoyoverse
My biggest collection is next to Pokémon. Yes, Genshin and HSR combined here since Genshin, ever after the Nod Krai, still isn't enough for a resurgence.
Since there is so much HSR going on, I have a primary focus on Aven the most. Aven directly competes with Saturn as the most pins I have for a character. But honestly, I have to count at this point, even though I don't buy as much as others do. I just buy what I can and want within budget restraints. I think I still need to count how many Rapunzels I have, both Disney and original art, and I think that's my big collection, directly competing with Aven and Saturn. A collection I never plan to get much less grow, but then again I got Sunday...A character my cousin loves, and also Dan Heng, but I really do love Dan Heng, though.
Of course, when it comes to Sunday and Dan Heng (any version really), I tend to keep those light and only get the ones I really like. A Dan Heng IL pin I preordered is a single-layer dinner plate pin. If the scrapbook series is an indicator of how big they can get (that's probably my biggest Kaveh pin yet), then it's gonna be massive and deserve to be a centerpiece. Even just seeing the production pictures is enough for me to know that I'm happy to buy the thing.
Still, misc characters are there even if it's only one purchase. I'm pretty happy with getting Minty Anaxa, for example, and I'm pretty steering clear of him. I wanted a collection at one point, but decided for the sake of my wallet that I should not, and it's been happy so far.
As for Ifa, of course, I'm gonna get him regardless because I'm already collecting much of HSR that Genshin deserves something at least. Now for the PSS Ifa, I think I'll likely get March's Scrapbook and the Intertwined Fates topper, maybe. I said the topper because I don't have a clue what the bottom layer would look like.
I’m reluctant to start more. I love Phainon and admittedly only have the plan to simply collect one or a couple of character pins. I mainly specialize in my faves anyhow.
I think I've been prioritizing this over ORV because I missed out on too many things for HSR when I started collecting that ORV's trendy popularity is just fine in comparison. November is going to be the priority.
ORV
As with Princess Tutu, this hits me a lot. Due to the budget, I have to cut down on the spending and as a result of a new collection, I have to be more picky than normal, so more often than not, depending on which collection I feel I want more, there will be sacrifices.
ORV is the last one to have chibis in the whole collection. Honestly, looking at my board, chibis will be the last priority regarding anything.
Honestly, given the trendy waning popularity, I have no problem putting it on the back burner.
Disney
This collection is the easiest to be strict with. Unlike my other collections, I know I have to be strict. Disney pins tend to run more expensive than usual, thus it's easy to avoid. It's with makers that I really like that I tend to buy, such as Nuwa, Witchxing, Calaveritas, and Silvy. Honestly, given the popularity of Ariel and Punzie alone, I have to take a step back and actually see what I want.
It’s easy for me to ignore. Heck, for what I consider my Disney collection, I'm open to anything except Frozen, Brave, Pocahontas, Raya, Wish, and any of the current Disney slump era, including sequels and remakes, really, except Encanto and Moana, which seem more and more everyday as some kind of goddamn miracle in the current rot of sequels and remakes. I don't think I would even care to have a fantasy Wish pin because the movie is just so awful.
Let's see, my TLM has a Nuwa Vanessa, WX BGC Ariel, and Sisters, both variants, especially the wedding dress, because I adore Ariel's wedding dress, even though I would not wear it personally, but it's delightfully 80s, and CalaveritasPinmaking Eric. I would like a Halle Berry Ariel, but the very fact that the special effects on the tail, no matter what version I'm seeing, still isn't getting me. Do I want a gradient pearl or stained glass, or something I do not know? Why am I not satisfied with the tail's special effects?
On the general Cinderella board, I got Nuwa Cindy and WX GWS Cindy Silver Knight variant with ABEO Ever After Heart. Still waiting for Silvy Cinderella and whatever Cinderella catches my attention. Also got Califlair mini pins, carriage, and slipper.
On the Meg, I got Calaveritaspinmaking Spirit Meg variant of the In Love Endearing Moments series, WX GWS OG Meg variant, and ABEO Meg x Herc Heart. Still waiting for Silvy Meg. Noticed that I had closed-eyed Meg a lot, so here to hoping for more open eyes.
As for Belle, I only got Double Dots Floral Belle.
On the general Rapunzel board, there's the WX GWS OG Punzie, Silvy Dreamy Rapunzel pop, Nuwa Punzie, Calaveritaspinmaking I won't Leave You Eugene (so very happy with him), and original art with Nuwa Grimm Girls Punzie and Califlair lantern filler, Rapunzel and SO Robin. I'm hoping to get a TWST lantern event Riddle and Barbie Punzie as it's a general Rapunzel board. At least this one is technically paused right now because of lack of interest in the Tangled pins I see so far so original art is my aim at this point. I'm thinking of getting UnboxDisneypinco Punzie Cameo at some point though. And even then, it's just a general Rapunzel fairytale, not just Tangled and of Tangled, it's about half of the collection but in comparison to other Disney... I mean, TLM is 4 at count right now?
On Misc, I got Nuwa Yzma and Evil Queen, both of which I still love to this day. I hope to see Witchxing tackle more of the villains, especially since I really did love the coloring of the Evil Queen variant on her BGC Snow White. I would definitely buy the Evil Queen. Honestly, since Ursula is still in her shop, I don't know if there's any success. Princesses are, of course, going fine. She needs to do more.
Also got WX GWS Jasmine, both variants, and BGC Sally OG. Hoping to snag a Purple GWS Jasmine if it ever comes to fruition. I need my trifecta of GWS Jasmine.
Still have no clue how to display any of them. I could display the Megs I get with the misc HSR characters from Amphoreus because of the whole Greco-Roman theme. I don’t plan to collect more except maybe a few of Castorice, and that’s only because of how pretty the colors are.
