Lifesize Tailmon Plush

## Description

The Lifesize Tailmon plush (等身大ぬいぐるみテイルモン) -also known as “Lifesize Gatomon Plush”- is a 1/1 scale plush that was originally announced during Digifes 2017. Preorders for the plush began around September 28th, 2017 and closed on November 20th, 2017, and the plush released in February of 2018. It is believed that the plush was only available online and was never for sale in a physical shop, though it’s possible that it made a few appearances at promotional events.

The plush is large and soft, made up of minky fabric almost all around. The main body is white, with light yellow hand gloves. The gloves have four orange stripes on each hand (two on either side of the glove) that is a non-minky fabric surrounded by embroidered orange edges. The claws that come off of the gloves are black in color and also appear to be made of the same fabric.

Tailmon has pink paw pads on the underside of her gloves, as well as at the bottom of her feet. The paw pads are made of the same material as the claws and the glove stripes, but are pink and surrounded by pink embroidered edges.

Tailmon’s ear tip tufts are made of a lavender minky fabric, and come over the tip of her ear instead of coming out of it. Her inner ear has light pink minky fabric.

Tailmon’s tail is made of the same white minky fabric as the base of the plush, and has the same lavender fabric as the ear tufts as stripes up the tail, which is secured to the back of her head about halfway up and hangs. The holy ring on Gatomon’s tale is a rough velvet that is gold and slightly shiny in color, and it features Digi code embroidered on in yellow thread.

The face of the plush has embroidered features including the nose, mouth, whiskers, eyeshine, and outline of the eyeball. All of that embroidery is black in color, with the eyeshine being white. Gatomon’s eyes are light blue, and are made of the same fabric as the glove stripes and claws.

## Issues

While the plush is accurate in scale, it does have several stylistic choices that don’t make it a screen-accurate plush. The lavender color chosen for the purple accents is considerably lighter than Tailmon’s normal color scheme, which tends to be a little darker purple. This off-color choice also extends to the gloves, which normally are a darker yellow (closer in color to the holy ring on this plush) than the color chosen for this plush.

The ear tufts also come over the ears in a strange way, which is quite different from other Tailmon plush toys have been in the past.

Finally, the nose is abnormally large on this plush, and is more reminiscent of a koala than a cat.

## Gallery

Product image of Lifesize Tailmon used on various websitesInformation regarding the plushInformation regarding the plushSize comparison between the plush and an adultAn image showing other lifesize plush (Agumon, Gabumon, and Meicoomon) released around the same timeLifesize Tailmon for sale in a Japanese secondhand shopStock photo (front). Please note that while this photo does show a real Lifesize Tailmon, this image is often used to sell bootleg plush online.Stock photo (side). Please note that while this photo does show a real Lifesize Tailmon, this image is often used to sell bootleg plush online.Stock photo (back). Please note that while this photo does show a real Lifesize Tailmon, this image is often used to sell bootleg plush online.Stock photo (paws). Please note that while this photo does show a real Lifesize Tailmon, this image is often used to sell bootleg plush online.Stock photo. Please note that while this photo does show a real Lifesize Tailmon, this image is often used to sell bootleg plush online.Front view3/4 viewSide viewBack viewLifesize Tailmon tush tag

## Bootlegs

Many bootlegs of this plush exist, and make the rounds both online and in-person for very cheap prices. Be wary of listings that use stock images.

What to look out for in a bootleg (not all bootlegs have these flaws, but all include at least some of them):

* Under-stuffing
* Weirdly shaped (IE: flatter face, sloppy stitching)
* Darker color fabrics (darker purples, yellows, pinks, and golds)
* Different fabric/material
* Thicker claws
* A more metallic gold holy ring with black embroidery
* Missing half of glove’s stripes
* The pink part of the ears on the genuine have a more of a 3D look, compared to the bootleg's flat transition from the pink to white
* Suspiciously cheap price (the lowest that legitimate versions of this plush seem to go for is around 12,000 yen)
* Missing tags (especially tush tag)
* Only stock photos used for the listing
* Seller refusing to take more photos of the product that they're selling

## Bootleg gallery

Authentic Lifesize Tailmon plush (back) compared to a bootleg (front).An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush (note the odd stitching, different fabric, floppy ears, and the under-stuffed body)An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush (note the odd stitching, different fabric, floppy ears, and the under-stuffed body)An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush (note the odd stitching, different fabric, and the under-stuffed body)An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush (note the odd stitching, different fabric, and the under-stuffed body)An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush (note the odd stitching, different fabric, and the under-stuffed body)An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush (note the odd stitching, different fabric, and the under-stuffed body)An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush (note the odd stitching, different fabric, floppy ears, and the under-stuffed body)An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush. Note the spindly ear tufts and odd stuffing.An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush. Note the spindly ear tufts and odd stuffing.An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush. Note the spindly ear tufts and odd stuffing.An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush. Note the spindly ear tufts, off-color holy ring, and odd stuffing.An example of a bootleg Lifesize Tailmon plush. Note the spindly ear tufts, off-color holy ring, and odd stuffing.

## Sources

* anime-girlshobby.com
* withthewill.net
* crunchyroll.com
* p-bandai.jp
* p-bandai.jp [2]
* Mercari JP listing (Please note that we suspect this listing to be a bootleg)
* Hard-Off (via Net Mall)
* Gatch-KaZe
* Yahoo!Auction listing (Please note that we suspect this listing to be a bootleg)