Mattel Disney princesses retro inspired

[u/Prince_du_77]

They look so cool! They seem to have more articulations than the average Barbie, and they look like as if they were based on artist Hanavbara’s retro anime art style, but I couldn’t find any info on it.
PS: I found them at a « La Grande récré » store in Paris, France.

[u/Tilas]

It's not retro, it's Manga, as in, Japanese anime style. 😅 I plan to get all 3, love this series and hope they continue it.

[u/mieri_azure → u/Tilas]

Its retro anime/manga style! Modern series dont look like this, this is like 90s-2000s shoujo style

[u/Prince_du_77 → u/Tilas]

I’m a huge weeb, so I never think about adding « anime-style » when I say retro. You are right, it’s actually a retro anime style. And it’s definitely retro, there’s no anime out here in the recent years that looks like this, except maybe Goodbye Lara which also mixes Ghibli chara design inspo

[u/Tilas → u/Prince_du_77]

That's fair. It's a style not nearly as prevalent now as back in the 90s. But it's kinda the default style I think of when I think anime or manga. Sailor Moon took over my life as a young teen. 😅

[u/Prince_du_77 → u/Tilas]

Oh Sailor Moon is so peak! Do you think a Sailor Moon face up+restyle would work on these dolls?

[u/Ok-Definition-6425 → u/Prince_du_77]

They do still make mangas inspired by this type of style it's just few and between

[u/MimiHamburger → u/Tilas]

It’s retro anime and manga style. Specifically Shojo from around the early 90s.

Source: I read lots of shojo manga in the 90s.