Best Male Body

My knowledge of all the various companies is limited, but the new Rouse head from SoulDoll in it's Vito line is not a pretty boy sculpt. Since it's a mature male body at 52 cm, we're still trying to figure out clothing options, but it's worth a look. Doll Zone's Brant and Cosmo models are closer to the pretty end, but wouldn't be mistaken for a girl in a long wig. Ditto Iple House's SID and EID models really. Pretty, yes, but still masculine. On the complete other end of the scale -- and the higher price end -- for about a 69 cm doll is Bishonen House. He does limited selection since it's a one-man operation, and even his "unlimited" editions are, well, limited, but the face sculpts are usually anything but effeminite.

Edit: On the poseability, again a nod to Bishonen House. I don't own one (yet), but if half his promises are true, it's pretty impressive. Hopefully someone who owns his latest body version will post, or maybe check out the BH thread in the database. There's a list of features here: http://www.bishonenhouse.com/two_point_zero.html

 

Fairyland's Feeple and minifees are really nice. More towards the lean or gangly muscles, but they pose like a dream from what I've seen and look good posing too, particularly the a-line bodies

 

NemuChu ~ Keeping in mind that the answers to this sort of question are going to be very subjective, please narrow your parameters - for example, what size male doll are you looking for?

 

NemuChun: I favor the SD17 boy body with the re-designed knee joints. The engineering/quality/shape is above all others. The Graffitti body is nearly as beautiful.

IMO

 

I prefer Dollstown bodies, both for their aesthetic and poseability (though they are single-jointed, they keep their poses well). And though I haven't seen the Volks SDGr in person, it is on my wishlist, because I think the sculpting is stunning.

 

I really like Iple's EID and SID bodies. Absolutely gorgeous, but that's my own personal tastes
Unfortunately the EID males are a little lacking in poesability because they're just so big, bulky, and heavy. That's not to say you CAN'T achieve awesome posing with them, it just takes a good bit longer sometimes to get them to hold a pose you want. My EID Super Hero's elbows in particular are VERY finicky, and never want to hold a pose... but me, I'd gladly trade poseability for aesthetics. ^^

 

The best one I've seen is Nobility Doll's new Emotional male body. It's definitely the most realistic I've seen yet. http://www.nobilitydoll.com/shop/step1.php?number=773

 

Of the 60cm range, Blue Blood Doll has the best male body I have encountered so far.

http://www.blueblooddoll.com/home

It is extremely pose-able and the double-joints are very well done, plus they are some of the best looking I've seen in general out of all the sizes.

 

Well, of course double jointed doll can bend their arms and legs more, but personally I prefer single joints for their stability and their aesthetic. This is really a choice you'll have to make for yourself, though. I know that many people love double joints. So, the only advice I can give you is to go to meets and handle as many doll bodies as you can, so you can find out where your preferences are.

I love the Dollstown bodies, for example, because they have a well-functioning three-part torso. Their backs are really flexible.
Another pro about them is that their arms and legs are designed in such a way that they can bend more than 45 degrees. (don't know if the last thing is true about the 15y dolls, but it is for the 7y ones). They have the stability of a single joint, but almost the range of a double joint, without the akward angular look most doubles have.

 

I really love the new B&G Doll body (type 3). It poses really well, has double joints that don't look funny when bent, stands like a rock, keeps arms/legs bent when you want them bent. It's currently mt favorite 60cm body ^^ I had him on some rocks near a river last month and not only did he not sway, but he stood on that uneven surface with a bent knee. Very solid body. It has lovely contours and muscles on it as well ^^

I hope you find the one you're looking for!

 

For male faces (which aren't easily mistaken for girls) - I would suggest some of the SOOM SuperGems, as well as reiterating the Iplehouse boys, some of the male Delfs still look male when dressed as girls - i.e. Shiwoo, El and Breakaway (others will argue differently). I would also agree that the Bishonen House sculpts are decidely male.

As for posable male bodies I would have to say the Fairyland Minifee A-line (particularly the muscular) and now the Fairyland Chic-line male bodies. Feeples also pose really well, but there is also a possibilty of a new Fairyland 60cm sometime in the future which would pose like the Minifee and the Chic-line.
Also, Dollzones pose REALLY well...

However, I wouldn't place Iplehouse or SOOM on the "most posable male body" list.

 

I like Dollstown bodies too, but one of my personal favourite is the Limho Mano body by Limhwa. Unfortunately, that one has been discontinued. Luts Senior Delf is also a good one and you can choose between the single or double jointed body, although if you really want something near 52 cm, you may be interested in the new Souldoll Vito line of which the boys are 52 cm. At this moment you'll rarely find a boy doll that's shorter than 60 cm, but taller than 50 cm.

 

Of the six male bodies I own I'm most happy with the Blue Blood possability, plus this fellow can stand on his own for hours. An added bonus of elbow to hand movement that is very realistic. It's a US company, using Canadian resin. I also like the look of the resin best, it has a more real skin look, like you could see the veins beneath the skin if you looked hard. Now, their heads.. darn it, a bit too fem. Manly heads I haven't found one I'm particular to yet. But I do lean toward Iplehouse's Tedros.

 

I only have one male SD at the moment, but he poses like an absolute dream. He's a 70cm Spirit Doll Acer. I did a review of his posability here, which might help The site link is here. SpD also has a 60cm version you can order with a solid torso, or two-jointed torse that poses just as nicely. There is a photo review of their 60cm body as compared with a SDGr here, although their head sculpts for this size are not the manliest.

I don't own a male Dollstown doll, but I have their female elf body, and I also have to say that while they are single jointed, they have really, really good posing. My girl can hold poses that some of the other double jointed dolls i've seen could never even dream of holding.

 

I love the Soom body. And from pictures I like the SID from Iplehouse and the SD17 Volks.