Impmon Kuta Chara Beanie Plush

## Description

Impmon Kuta Chara Beanie Plush is a beanie-style plush that is a part of the Japanese Kuta Chara Plush line. This plush is exclusive to Japan, and might have seen a smaller release in other parts of Asia, though that is unconfirmed.

Unlike other Kuta Chara plush, Impmon did not see an international release as a part of the Digi-Pals plush line, and therefore was never widely sold in stores overseas.

Impmon's Kuta Chara Beanie Plush has a bootleg version that is often attempted to be passed off as the real thing. For more information, please see the Bootleg section of this article.

## Issues

* Parts on some beanie plush have fabric pieces that separate over time (located on claws mostly). While those parts are almost always additionally sewn on and are not at risk of falling off, a small dot of glue could help join those pieces back together if desired

* The eye shines that are painted or printed onto the black plastic eyes sometimes get scratched or worn off entirely based on how roughly the beanie plush is handled or played with. They can easily be repainted with white glass paint, which has been found to be the best paint for durability and adhering to the button's surface
* Any beanie with vinyl details is at risk for those parts deteriorating over time. As it ages, Vinyl stretches, dries out, cracks, and flakes off. This is the ultimate fate of almost all beanies unless they are very carefully preserved. The plush is still fine underneath the vinyl parts, but those outer details eventually will flake off, with very few exceptions. The areas that vinyl cracking effects on Impmon beanies are:
	+ The smiley face on his stomach
	+ The marks around his eyes

## Collection photos

In this section you can see photos of Impmon's Kuta Chara Beanie Plush in people's personal collections. Feel free to add your own photos if you have them. Please be aware that photos in this section are for showing only, and *none of the items in these photos are for sale unless explicitly stated by the people who post them*. **Do not message the owners of these plush asking them to sell or trade them to you.**

## Bootlegs

Digimon beanie plush have seen a large number of bootlegs due to their popularity and scarcity. This style of plush gets bootlegged so frequently that it becomes challenging to find and document every single knock-off out there. Some bootlegs opt to make embroidered or vinyl eyes in the same style as the hard-buttoned ones of official beanies to avoid any comparisons.

Impmon's Kuta Chara plush seemingly had a wide release of a bootleg version, and the bootleg plush is often mistakenly passed off as an official beanie, despite being a fake.

Tips for identifying an Impmon bootleg:

* The plush's face looks wider or more stuffed than an official Impmon beanie
* The facial markings around the eyes are more rounded and less defined than the official beanie
* The hang tag is attached to the beanie's ear with a plastic tag rather than being tied with a pink string around a Kuta Chara pink semicircle tush tag
* The tush tags are the EU or US version (both of which are white and rectangular) rather than the pink semicircle that official Kuta Chara plush have

Other potential bootleg identifiers:

* Plush is only stuffed with fluff and contains no beans (Note that there are official plush similar in style that also do this [See: Indonesian Beanie Plush], but Impmon never was a part of that line)
* Plush is significantly larger or smaller in size than a standard beanie plush
* Plush is made of a different material than a normal beanie plush (official beanies tend to be made out of a velboa-like fabric, whereas bootlegs might be made of a thinner or more scratchy material)
* Plush has strange proportions or is over-stuffed
* Plush has darker or lighter colors than an official beanie plush
* Writing inside of hang tag identifies plush as the incorrect Digimon (IE: Instead of "Impmon", the tag says "Guilmon")
* Contains a sound box

An example of a bootleg Impmon Kuta Chara Beanie Plush. While bootlegs look very similar to the official plush, bootleg Impmons tend to be stuffed a little more (note the head and face) and have facial markings around the eyes that are a little more round and less defined than the official beanie. The most telling sign however is the tags. Bootleg Impmons will have a hang tag that looks nearly identical to an official plush, but it will be secured to the plush's ear with a plastic tag rather than being tied around the pink semicircle tush tag with a pink string.An example of a bootleg Impmon Kuta Chara Beanie Plush hang tag. While a bootleg Impmon's hang tag looks nearly identical to an official plush, a bootleg's hang tag will be secured to the plush's ear with a plastic tag rather than being tied around the pink semicircle tush tag with a pink string.