new volks tenshi no sato Yuki? (you tenshi)

hmm, If I'm not wrong, the magnets are for the attachment of the angel wings.. right?

 

From what I can see, they look like they're about petite ai sized... I'd still get a mini may instead...That my 2 cents..

 

That statue kind of creeps me out. I'm not religious really, so I don't find it offensive, but somehow it seems out of place there. Anyone else think it's kind of ...creepy?

 

It is very odd. But they're chubby little darlings. Not chubby per say, but not skinny.

 

http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/volks/tenshinosato/index_tenshinosato.aspx

The page has a new, larger picture on it.. with LOTS of the little ones sitting and floating about. This pic wasn't up the last time I checked!

Can someone translate the text below the photo, even just in summary?

 

Here's a rough draft translation for you -- probably rife with mistakes but you can get the general gist. Sorry I can't tidy it up, but I'm meant to be studying for my mid-term. (Since it's Japanese, does this count as studying? ^_~)

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Downtown Kyoto where the angels swoop down.

At Tenshi no Sato (literal: at this village of angels) they were finally able to meet the SD mother, the Virgin Mary.

Beneath the wonderful Virgin Mary statue that Akihiro Enku put all his life's skill as a modeller into creating, the tiny angels flocked together, and within this solemn atmosphere, their charming figures filled the hearts of the participating owners with delight.

From here on, from Tenshi no Sato, countless SD and angels and other creations will be born from the hand of the Virgin Mary, so perhaps you would all enjoy coming here to visit.

I hope with all my heart that all of the SD that are delivered, will be able to receive love and affection from their owners for their eternal lives.

Also, on that day, I am grateful to all of you that spoke to me with such buoyant voices. With the help of your precious opinions, hopes, and impressions, I will continue to put all of my effort and studying into creating more and more wonderful items.

if you can somehow come and see for yourself the figure of the Virgin Mary who has descended to the village where the angels are born, you'll find it to be a joyful experience without equal.

 

good lords... so freaking cute XD

are we allowed to grab and run XD~~

akihiro sculpted the virgin mary O_________________O?

true... XD how true... XD except for my bank balance XD

thanks for all the info everyone ^^

 

Thanks so much Cassiel! If it counted, I'd give you brownie points on your mid term for this

Haha! It does sort of look like buffet of dollies..

 

Apparently my friend in Japan got one of the invitations to the "Dollfie Mother" event from 11/20 to 11/23. (And she didn't even tell me! *sob*)

She mentioned that on the invitation card, it was implied that Volks had been working on a baby-sized SD all along (suggesting that this wasn't just an obvious attempt to captitalize on the popularity of Petite AI, LeekeDoll, and other toddler-size dolls)... as well as a doll type that was even older than SD13.

Not having seen the invitation cards myself (beyond what's been scanned for Y!J auctions), I can only offer this as a tantalizing rumor rather than any solid info on whether this was just pie-in-the-sky planning on Volks' part, or if these are still projects that are going on. But it certainly is interesting, and I'd be interested if anybody on DOA had an invitation (and associated papers) that could be scanned and shared.

 

Soo.......the Virgin Mary........is the mother..of SDs? What the heck is that all about? It's so weird! It's like a weird dollfie cult!

 

I think the Virgin Mary thing is quite typical. No offense meant to Japanese people, but to me it seems that some of them think of the outward signs of Christianism as of something quaint and fashionable that gives cachet to their lives. For example, many young couples, though they are not Christian, are married by a priest in a church, the bride in a white dress and veil. It seems like to them it's just a backdrop. I'm not offended by this as I'm not a Christian myself but I'm astonished that there are priests who go along with this kind of "cosplay". Yes, that's what it reminds me of, cosplay. And the taking of a memorial photo of your SD with the Virgin Mary statue also sounds very Japanese to me, as many Japanese people love "kinen shashin" and ceremonies. So, definitely weird to Western eyes, but not really surprising in the context, I think.

 

Now, that is what I want to hear more about. *waits impatiently for huge gozangas*

 

HUAHAHHAHAHA when I did read it a image of dollfies in a church praying for this virgin mary XDDDD to get good owners or askinf to the owner stop cross-dressing... things like that XDDDD
that was funny!

 

Yesterday during the preparations for Thanksgiving, I tried reading to my best friend and her husband from the Gospel of Super Dollfie: "And on this page limited editon Dollpa exclusive Cyndy descended..."

They were having none of it, and went back to talking about soccer.

 

Sa, that's true. We westerners do the same thing, though -- appropriate eastern religious symbols, art, etc for aesthetic sake. When you don't have a strong connection to the religion behind it, it's just like any other mythology or symbolism. (Westerners even do it with western religion -- Christmas is no longer celebrated mainly for its ostensible Christianness).

I don't find the Virgin Mary thing offensive (I'm not Christian, but I don't think I would even if I were), but I do find it a bit creepy. I frankly don't want to think about my dollfie having any sort of mother, let alone the virgin mary :P

 

I'm Christian. And I don't think it is offensive. I don't know why it should be...

 

The picture reminds me of those 'frescoes' by classic old painters, done for the domes of cathedrals. With cherubs fluttering about. Someone @ Volks must be an art enthusiast and seen a painting and adopted artistic license in their promo pic.

Historical note: Depictions or personifications of the virgin Mary or other Saints in art (paintings or sculpture), were encouraged by the church in Rome, as a 'tool' to further instill 'christian belief' in the masses. Hence, no one exactly knows how any of the Saints, Mary or Jesus or prior people of the Bible look like exactly. What we see in Art or in Church are an individual's (or individuals) own personal 'aestethics' (sp??) of how the said above persons look like.

*back to doll talk*