Product code: Vintage outlet Takara
Takara Japanese doll History: The Takara Barbie was released in 1982, when Mattel teamed up with Takara Company to develop a fashion doll. At the time Barbie had been in the Japanese market for quite some time, but she wasn't that popular with the girls there. With a few key changes made by Mattel and Takara, they had what they needed to boost sales in the Japanese market. The new Takara Barbie was extremely popular. Info history: Takara Ltd., Japan's outlet No. 2 toy manufacturer, is suing a joint venture between Mattel, Barbie's American maker, and the Japanese toymaker Bandai Co. Ltd. Takara had sold Barbie dolls, altered to Japanese childrens' taste, under license from Mattel from 1982. But Mattel abruptly terminated that agreement in January, because it felt Takara was not trying hard enough to sell other Mattel toys, and was leaking Mattel secrets to another American toymaker. (Wikipedia info) Size standard Color blue Condition great.
Takara Japanese doll History: The Takara Barbie was released in 1982, when Mattel teamed up with Takara Company to develop a fashion doll. At the time Barbie had been in the Japanese market for quite some time, but she wasn't that popular with the girls there. With a few key changes made by Mattel and Takara, they had what they needed to boost sales in the Japanese market. The new Takara Barbie was extremely popular. Info history: Takara Ltd., Japan's outlet No. 2 toy manufacturer, is suing a joint venture between Mattel, Barbie's American maker, and the Japanese toymaker Bandai Co. Ltd. Takara had sold Barbie dolls, altered to Japanese childrens' taste, under license from Mattel from 1982. But Mattel abruptly terminated that agreement in January, because it felt Takara was not trying hard enough to sell other Mattel toys, and was leaking Mattel secrets to another American toymaker. (Wikipedia info) Size standard Color blue Condition great.