No more swappable genitals on Chinese BJDs?!

Yes, I remember reading about this. Some women who wrote homoerotic fanfiction went to prison. That came to my mind when I read that the genital parts will stop being made. Perhaps if doll makers think they can go unnoticed, they will continue... but if they don't, I think it's understandable.

 

Update :
Companies are modifying their molds to remove fixed ones too. Finally we will have all kens

 

That’s sad. I just asked about my orders and it seems they were not affected (no swappable parts, just regular), so maybe this will only affect newer orders?

 

@maple.honey Yeah it seems that way, I asked and my telesthesia boy is still coming with all the parts (ordered 1st of March, comes in 5 weeks or so)

 

This is good news, my Dragon boy was also ordered the first of March. I don't think his parts were swappable to begin with as he is a 62cm doll. But it's good to know that T&D isn't changing their earlier orders.

 

Ack, nooo! Anyone know what Dream Valley's game plan is? I have both Velarde and Jia Lan on order, the latter being very recent, and I hope both of them will be grandfathered in and produced as the Dolly Deities intended. I know it's a trivial, largely-unseen detail (at least, once they're clothed) and a weird hill to die on but I'm definitely going to be a little disappointed if they arrive Ken-ified. Not enough to sell them on, but still, that would suck.

 

@RabbidBunnies
He should be safe! Also, I think all telesthesia boys come with them, I'm getting the 1/4 version of their slim 68cm guy and he has all the detachable bits

@Rekka hope they arrive intact! They're really pretty
I'm of a similar mind, I wouldn't care if they were designed to have nothing, but I'm weirded out by the poor guys having their bits removed after the fact>_<
I wonder if they'll keep the magnets so that people can make their own attachments xD

 

I believe this might be a similar or maybe the same controversy that affected Tbleague/Phicen early 2024-ish as well?

For some who don't know, Tbleague (formally known as Phicen) is a Chinese company that creates 1/6 and smaller silicon action figures that use a metal armature. They're... quite anatomically accurate, and in 2024, this thread on a forum for these figures being suddenly censored for newer releases was published. One of the commenters mentioned this from a BBICN article, although exactly which one isn't sourced:

"The media previously exposed the sale of pirated adult pvc figures in some shops outside schools and then the government sent law enforcement officers to inspect all local toy factories in Dongguan. Chinese law doesn't allow the sale of pornographic products but allow the adult products. Now the problem is those adult figures/models that cannot be used to facilitate sexual pleasure are not clearly classified as adult products. So now they temporarily remove the 'private details' to avoid legal risks maybe. On the contrary, the factories that produces adult pvc figures did not change the mold and their selling agents just temporarily no longer providing orders for pre-orders of adult pvc figures in China."

I haven't been keeping up for it since I wasn't a big fan of the prominent cameltoe happening on my silicon and related 1/6 action figures anyways, but it sounds like it's been concerning Chinese BJD makers now, albeit about a year out from when it started effecting the Tbleague crowd. I hope this doesn't negatively affect Chinese hobbyists buying overseas products that have detailed features, especially since these types of dolls are more about capturing the human body's form as opposed to trying to ...inherently titillate the viewer.

 

I just emailed Alice's Collections as to whether my Dollzone Rock (ordered mid-January on the 75 slim body) would be affected, and this is the reply I got: "Due to new regulations in China, male dolls will come with only the default JJ part but no gift extra JJ parts. The ones like in your order will still be made".
No Ken situation for my incoming boy, I guess, though I can't say whether or not he's already been cast

 

I’m officially worried about my Abidoll boy&girl body. It’s rare that you see any body designed to look trans, the only other one I can think of is by telesthesia, but if male dolls are coming under this much scrutiny, dolls that dont look cis are probably going to come under even more scrutiny for having optional genital parts. I can hope that by virtue of being a small artist, Abidoll may not be as quickly impacted.

I emailed New Clover Singing to see when she would ship, and also if I can expect that to be changed. I’m hoping not, but I’m not above sculpting my own parts so that I can have her as I saw her in the listing.

 

Chameleon, I waiting this body too, as I understood all orders which was made before 06.06 will be as must be, but orders placed after this date will be w/o genital parts. I understood it works for all like this. Btw share the answer about it, please

 

Yeah, that was the confirmation from Dollzone and/or telesthesia so far, but we can’t really know how any other company is going to handle this. I’ll post ASAP once New Clover Singing gets back to me to update you. Good to know I’m not alone in waiting for it.

Christina from New Clover Songing just got back to me, saying they will indeed have the swappable parts, but anything ordered after June will not.

 

thank you! I hope Abi will send our bodies soony ^^
Btw all this situation with their new law makes me sad I had a plans for some other bodies for my heads, but looks like now I'll wait the ways to buy with the parts...

 

I've been keeping track of whether doll sculpting has changed in response to this censorship of male genitals, and sadly to say, it has. I've noticed that some Chinese dollmakers are releasing new bodies that have male physique but no genitals whatsoever. Dollzone, Loongsoul and Dream Valley (here and here) have done this self-censorship on new bodies. Some Korean dollmakers too, like Luts and Kisselly. Though thankfully, it seems they're not going back to neuter male bodies that are already in production, though I don't know whether option jj parts can be ordered again (since they were all pulled from shelves in response to this official crackdown).

I mostly follow 1/3s and 70+ so I'm not so familiar with how the 1/4 and smaller are changing, but I think I've seen various male 1/4 bodies with no genital definition from Chinese dollmakers for a while.

It's only a few companies so far, but I find this troubling for the long term. It's one thing to sculpt a spot for detachable privates but include only a cap and not offer the additional "jj parts" for sale. It's another thing to sculpt a smooth, sexless pubic area, not even a cap or a place where a magnet could go for detachable privates, should they be available again in future. The fact that some dollmakers are neutering their new-release male sculpts suggests that this self-censorship may go on for a while... I hope that they don't change existing male bodies already in production.

 

This is very sad for the hobby in principle.

But I have to say I'm additionally irritated that (looking at the doll zone and loongsoul linked above as examples) there isn't enough enough volume left in the formless crotch that they could look "realistic" wearing a pair of underwear. There is... Truly nothing left down there.

 

I have no interest in swappable genitals but completely smooth boys is such a bummer. I like the androgynous thin look of the genderless bodies, but they've gotta have something down there for me to be consider buying one. The buff boys with a flat crotch is The LUTS muse lines must have sold really well for them to bring it to their other masculine doll lines, unless they have a large Chinese customer base they won't be able to sell to.

It's too bad about the current nude equals lewd mindset. I'll just have to start printing out nude renaissance paintings to post around the house (or further??) It's a bit cold right now, but perhaps my boys should be displayed nude once in a while.

 

After that law, I asked DZ for a future and they said they will planning to back JJ parts after 1 year, but how it will be in real - idk. But interesting how it works, because Abidoll later released msd body with 4 JJ parts, and of course I grab it.
For me its important thing, because its strange to buy a ken's body for a lot of money.

 

I'm not a fan of the censorship or the jarring sculpting decision of having a detailed body with a smooth crotch. It's not like I need aroused male dolls, but I prefer bodies to be anatomically correct, and I agree that at least having a genital part and a cup part helps a doll have a more natural silhouette when dressed.

This whole issue has made me reluctant to sell any male bodies I have, even if they're not entirely working for me, as I probably won't be able to find non-neutered replacements (let alone 3-part torsos as underbust joint only seems to be the current trend in most BJD sculpting).

 

I will make them from clay if I have to. I like the parts. I want the parts. I play with the parts. If I wanted a dick lump, I'd go back to collecting Ken dolls. Ridiculous.