Harada Sanosuke

Face-up artist(s):

Myself

Date of acquisition:

January 9, 2019

Provenance:

Bought through Alice's Collection

Reason for choice:

That grin!

Best Points:

He's very well made, and the sculpt is pretty unique.

Worst Points:

The sculpt is really hard to face-up...

The ghost of a samurai who died in 1868 and hasn't stopped talking since.

If you want to get technical about it, he's a goryou.

Eyes:

14mm DollFamily A Acrylics

Wig:

Alice's Collection

Favourite colours:

Reds, blacks, bright things that don't necessarily go together

Fashion style(s):

Fantastical variations on traditional Japanese clothes

Key fashion accessory:

Shinsengumi haori

His clothes are all hand made by me. The main inspirations behind the look are the costume design from the manga Rengoku ni Warau and Donten ni Warau by Karakarakemuri, as well as the Touken Ranbu series.

Name story:

Named for the historical figure he's modelled after. In Japanese, his name is written 原田 左之助.

Character age:

Died at 27/28 and has been a ghost since then.

Character gender:

Cis Male

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

It was inevitable I would create dolls based after historical figures, especially as I am fascinated by portrayals of the Shinsengumi - the weirder the better. And of course I started with my favourite, 10th unit captain Harada Sanosuke.

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