Usakumya questions

Hello!

I´m really fond of Usakumyas, and have started collecting them, but I´ve come across two things I haven´t found an answer for about them, and was wondering if any nice members on EGL know the answer to these two questions.

1) Has there ever been a medium sized black Usakumya? I think it´s logical there would be one, and seem to remember some comments being made about one being released in 2011, but I´m not sure if I´m just getting my bunnybear colors mixed up.

2) What is the difference between these two Large Usakumya?




I mean the embroidery that you can see on the right foot of the second one. I´ve seen large Usakumya with it before, selling on EGL Sales--is it some sort of special edition, like the Paris version of the black Usakumya, or is it simply a matter of the year in which the Usakumya was made? Or is it something else entirely?


Thanks in advance to anyone who answers.