New Friends characters for January 2016

I have written about the Olivia mini-dolls from 2012 and 2013 so far, and you might have thought my next entry would be about Olivia from 2014.

Or perhaps about Stephanie, Mia, Andrea or Emma from 2012.

But that would be too predictable and boring, wouldn't it? 

So today, while they are still considered brand new, I will introduce you to the new Friends characters!

Meet the new faces for the first half year of 2016:

Joy, the camp leader: 41122 Adventure Camp Tree House

Naomi, the waitress: 41119 Heartlake Cupcake Cafe

Daniel, the employee: 41118 Heartlake Supermarket

I always get very excited when new characters get introduced, especially when they have new parts!

Joy has the Maya face print with dark brown eyes with a closed mouth. 

She has the Rapunzel wig, long loosely braided hair in auburn. It is the same as Mia's hair color, officially called (New) Dark Red by LEGO. 

Both her torso and legs feature new print designs. Currently this Joy mini-doll is the only way to get any part of that cool outfit!

Naomi has blue eyes, freckles and closed mouth; this face print was first used on the Anna mini-doll in 41062 Elsa's Sparkling Ice Castle. 

At the moment, Naomi is the only other character who has this face print. 

Her apron top goes perfectly with the familiar leg part most typically seen on the Stephanie mini-dolls. 

Her hair is Mia's ponytail wig in dark brown (just like Andrea's hair color). 

Daniel is the 10th male character appearing in the mini-doll form in Heartlake City. 

His face looks familiar, because he shares the same print as a few of the previously seen male characters: Andrew, Julian and David. 

While this leg piece is probably one of the most common mini-doll parts, his work shirt is exclusive to the supermarket at the moment. 

His wig is a minifig wig used for the first time on a mini-doll.

So, how do you like them? They look quite special, don't they?

I know, I know. You must be saying, "What a joy to have finally met Joy and the other two new characters!"