Monchhichi was created in 1974 by Sekiguchi on the idea that such a doll, as a gift, could inspire friendship, love and happiness to the younger ones but also people of all ages. Sekiguchi claims they created these characters in order to inspire respect and love in the young (Japanese) children and adults, their name is derived from the words "Mon" which translates to "Mine" in French and "Chichi" which closely resembles the sound a child's pacifier would produce according to Japanese phonetics, also the resulting word has a similar sound to the word "Monkey" in English. For the last two years, the Our Satellite Hearts owners, Hails and Matt, have holidayed in Japan. During the first trip, they came across Monchhichi and were struck by how absolutely adorbale they are. Both reminiscent of toys from Hails' youth in the 80s/90s (such as Rainbow Brite and Care Bears) and perfectly their own kawaii creation, Monchhichi felt right at home in both Hails' personal toy collection and Our Messy Room. We couldn't resist bringing them to Our Satellite Hearts for you to enjoy too! Approx. 20cm
