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How did you discover the BJD hobby?

Apr 8, 2011

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    1. I first found out about BJDs through anime/manga fandom, and people who dressed their dolls in cosplay. For a very long time I was perfectly content just looking at other people's pretty pictures... but then I moved in with my current roommates and their dolls, and that changed really quickly. :lol: Being able to see their dolls up close and fuss over them is what really got me hooked.
       
      #661 Baxaronn, Feb 25, 2013
    2. My friend showed me the Lati website and I fell in love with the adorable dolls
       
      #662 Cookiebiscuit, Feb 25, 2013
    3. I saw for the first time a BJD doll in a shop. Also I was surprised with their realness. Then I read about them on the Internet. Now I am in a BJD hobby.
       
      #663 Valiy, Mar 22, 2013
    4. Two of my earliest experiences involving BJDs were both online, my first one was when I accidently stumbled upon some gal's blog and she had posted a very deep article about how closely she had bonded with her Bory and I thought it was lovely (but had no idea what she was really talking about.) Another time I stumbled upon BJDs on dA and that's what really got me into it. After a year or two of looking around the hobby I got my first doll this past December. :)
       
      #664 SunnyDae, Mar 23, 2013
    5. A girl in my school carried one and she was an obsessed anime fan (now I am one, still mad that she was crazy about it before me) Well, I loved anime and I wanted a dollfie dream doll that I found online. I wanted it so bad I saved up. In 8th grade I was still saving up for an $800 doll but then the funny thing is, In 9th grade, I bought an Msd 1/4 boy and I love him more than anything. I dont feel any desire for the dollfie dreams anymore (I still think they are pretty though) But now I want more Msd's and Im planning on getting a delf kid Bory!! >///<"
       
      #665 heartsDmise, Mar 27, 2013
    6. DA - I stumbled across some photos there; the artists comments/critiques area had a back and forth conversation comparing Soom and Volks, so I looked up both websites. Fell for Soom Sabik instantly but for years did nothing due to the prohibitive price!

      ...Now my collection has expanded to levels that I never imagined I'd contemplate...
       
      #666 Vetinari, Mar 28, 2013
    7. I first found bjds photos on deviantart, after I found a great facebook group from my country and I start looking at their dolls. I now have 4 BJDs.
       
      #667 MangaHimeDollHeart, Mar 28, 2013
    8. I was at an anime con in February, and met someone who had two dolls with her, and also talked to a fellow I met there who told me about them, and I was hooked! Expecting two BJDs. :)
       
      #668 Raven Winterhawke, Mar 28, 2013
    9. I saw pics on deviantArt and couldn't believe someone had actually made my childhood dream come true - fully customizable, articulated dolls! Must have! At first I would have gotten any doll (Obitsu Gretel looks super super cute, and I was fascinated by the sheer size of Dollshe Hound), but none really clicked with me until I saw a pic of Iplehouse Eva. That gave me the idea of shelling my OCs and it kind of grew from there :) I've got three dolls now (including an Eva :aheartbea) and I'm just getting started :mwahaha
       
      #669 Jany, Mar 28, 2013
    10. It all starts by a comic which the figures in it are much like BJD dolls. And when I searched for information of the comic online, results of BJD pictures came out along with it. I was deeply fascinated by those beautiful faces then and thus decided to have one (or more XD) of my own. I am so happy that I have known BJD and love them.
       
      #670 Roocoko, Mar 28, 2013
    11. My daughter introduced me to them a few years ago. I fell in love with an Infinitidoll but am currently saving to buy my first doll which will be a Doll Leaves Blue :)
       
      #671 mafls, Mar 28, 2013
    12. An anime convention! I sat in on a meet up and the girl who sat next to me let me hold hers. I couldn't resist.
       
      #672 Pixidark, Mar 28, 2013
    13. I once got a barbie magazine from a friend of my mother (i was about 11 y/o) and it was an american barbie version of vogue. In the magazine was an ad for D.O.D featuring a bjd that, to me, looked like a real person. Not understanding the ad, i began wondering, the picture of the doll/human (i couldnt tell at that age) never left my mind. When i was about 13 i found the magazine and saw the ad again, this time i noticed a website stated in the corner of the page. I looked it up and i was amazed! i immediately fell in love with tender E-an and after browsing more sites i was in love again with Dollzone Wing and eventually i came here, saw someone's RS mei and i was sold. I didnt have the money back then, and settled for pullips (wich were cheaper, so that my mom thought it was ok to give me for my birthday). I also had an attempt of making one myself because i just really wanted one sooo bad! i finished that project and still have that doll. (not perfect, not in resin, but hey..i was 13 and had never seen one in rl!) About one and a half year ago i was wondering about what to do with the money i got for my birthday, and when i counted it i realized i would probably have enough to buy mei! and so i did! i love her to bits :3
       
      #673 kiwi-chan, Mar 28, 2013
    14. From photos I saw on Devinatart (some of heise's actually). I just loved how they looked and how detailed their outfits where.
      It took me sometime until I actually bought one though, but now after 5 years I have 5 of them. ^^;
       
      #674 keelerleah, Mar 29, 2013
    15. My partner showed me picutres of her old doll that she had a few years back and sadly had to sell and I honestly thought it was kinda weird until about 6 months ago she started sending me pictures of dolls to ask my opinion of which I thought looked cute and I fell in love with Eric from Iplehouse and it was all down hill from there :D. I haven't gotten Eric yet but he will be my next major purchase.
       
      #675 Calael, Mar 29, 2013
    16. I was browsing another site and seen others BJDs. There are some lovely dolls out there. I feel in love with the look they have. I didn't discover them at a young age. It's only been a couple of years since I found out about them. I'm buying my second BJD ever she will also been my only one as I sold my previous one.
       
      #676 SwordPony, Mar 29, 2013
    17. Deviantart, I think. I can't remember what picture, but I was like 'Whoaaah those aren't humans! Amazing!' and I talked about it to a friend of mine, who had seen them before. That was two years ago, I forgot about it and moved on. I saw a few pictures after that on the internet and didn't pay much attention to it, until I saw a BJD in real life past Autumn and I was amazed again. ^^
       
      #677 Blackbird, Mar 29, 2013
    18. After moving to Japan I fell in love with a Pullip Dal that I found in a secondhand figure store here! Around this time one of the my friends started posting bjds onto her blog and I decided to look into my Pullip as well as other dolls! I currently don't own any resin dolls just yet but I have 2 ordered c:
       
      #678 Chura, Mar 29, 2013
    19. I have seen them in people's blog (like DA , liveJornal , etc.)
      the beautiful picture and story of their doll make me interested in this hobby
      and little information in anime magazine too!

      it's look like i fall in love in BJD at first sign
      So I search information about BJD and more in love with them ><

      I like YS from crobi vary much(Want to buy too!)
       
      #679 davi, Mar 29, 2013
    20. The Internet. My friend showed me some of the photos from Dream of Doll, and I fell hard--especially for Ducan. :)
       
      #680 rootedinvanity, Mar 29, 2013
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