Hi i'm Zandra.I'm a Filipina (I'm from the Philippines)I also learned chinese in our school.Like when you said teacher in chinese you said ''Lao shur''by the way this Tokyo Bratz World doll ''May Lin'' makes me remember of my friend in the Philippines named May Lin(she looks like May lin doll too!)I love her orange outfit with blue ribbon on the front.I love the hair(also the little curls on her hair is lovley!)the price is good.She has lotsa accesories too!
But the reason why I give 4 stars because when I read the Edetorial review,she/he said ''They put Barbie in shame''I think Bratz i a little over acting.
MGA please don't copy Barbie.Barbie didn't copy Bratz.Barbie is the first who decide ''chinese doll''(I think!!!!=))

i love bratz. and this one is one doll i own, and i absolutely love her!she has a kimono gown, and a stand plus is a a collector's edition doll.i play with her everyday along wih dana,phoebe,nevra,cloe,and meygan.i love this doll. i give her 4 stars though because she is not very educational. i love her, get may lin!

I received this doll about two years ago as a Christmas gift from my dad. I've been a fan of Bratz dolls since the year they came out, although I haven't bought any in the past few years because MGA is releasing so many different kinds that I decided it wasn't worth the trouble to try to keep up with them. I'm also a fan of Japanese culture and when I saw the Tokyo-a-Go-Go series in a store one day I asked my dad if I could have one of them. Of course, at that time I didn't know about the collector's edition May Lin, so I was pleasantly surprised on Christmas morning to find out that my dad had done better than I expected and gotten me this doll. Yeah, I was probably a little too old for dolls back then but it was the best thing that I received for Christmas that year.

This is in a few other reveiws already, but it's true that May Lin is not a Japanese name. If I'm not mistaken, May Lin and any other variants of the name (Mei Lin, etc...) are Chinese. I'm not surprised that MGA got this wrong, it's common for people to stereotype Asian names and assume that they're all the same. Plus, the doll is intended for little girls who probably don't care what country the name originated from so I guess MGA decided there was no reason to bother checking it out.

The doll itself came in a beautiful box shaped like a shrine. I had a very difficult time deciding whether or not I wanted to leave her in the box or take her out. It just seemed like such a pity to ruin such a lovely box. I eventually decided to take it out and I still have the box tucked away somewhere safe. May Lin wears a gorgeous kimono and her hair is beautiful. Her accessories include a fan, a parasol, a musical instrument, a bag, hair clips, and a mirror. She also comes with a display stand.

I totally recommend this doll to anyone who is a fan of the Bratz series. She is absolutely gorgeous and (poor choice of name aside) will add a bit of culture to your collection. Out of all the ten-trillion different types of Bratz out there, this one is definitely my favorite.

hello everybody

I have reviewed before my name is tsuruko and i am japanese. I speak japanese so I KNOW WHAT I TALKING ABOUT. Sorry my english is bad for reading. I am 13 i live in america. my review was called 'it does matter if you know what you're talking about!'.

I have learned from a friend here that there are 2 dolls more for the group. they wear the kimonos as well.

However, I reviewed here and i said that Mai Lin, Mei Lin or May Lin IS NOT JAPANESE as we have not L's of the kana alphabets. see other review to see why this is so. >:(

My friend she says the other dolls called 'Tiana' and 'Kumi'

TIANA IS NOT JAPANESE! There is not a 'ti' character in our alphabet! the 't' section of the kana (japanese alphabets) goes ta, to, te, tsu (as for 'tsunami' that you may know. this is instead of 'tu') and then 'chi'! No 'ti'! IT DOES NOT EXSIST!

I have chinese and japanese friend. she tell me how No Li (for myscene No Lee - american phonetic equavilant in your alphabet) is true chinese. it may have other spelling maybe Nyo Li (?) or Nou Li so i am not sure if you are please write review and say. Mattel see that she get a proper name!

however, Kumi is Japanese. it is our word for 'group'and made from our kana characters 'ku' and 'mi' so it is true. she has a true name! I am happy! :)

many people here write that 'oh, it do not matter! Japanese, chinese are all same!' but THAT IS VERY IGNORANT! IT DOES MATTER! Children should care about other cultures and able to separate them to know how they are different.

japan and china are VERY DIFFERENT CULTURES, alot more than you think. they have very little to know of each other, however a few things are same for them like kanji alphabet. but that very hard. i dont explain here now.

children being able to understand cultures is very more inportant than a silly doll. make sure they knew!

I sorry my english is bad reading i learnt it for since i was 8 and i come to america. i learnt a small english at school in japan so i am happy.

Thank you for read this! i hope now you understand the japanese and chinese cultures and that they are different. If you want more to know write here at amazon i will tell you please.

Tsuruko

This is my daughter's favorite Bratz doll. The kimono is beautiful and the sandals are her favorite part.