Say Your Farewells~

DoA was where I cut my teeth in the doll community. I was only 13, 20 years ago already, when I found out about it and made an account. I spent years pouring over photos of other's dolls and having a sense of community in this hobby. I've bought and sold so many dolls here over the years. Reading the news actually made me tear up. This forum was such a huge part of my teen years. A huge part of my doll journey and I wouldn't be where I am with my collection without this forum. I will miss it wholeheartedly. I hope all the best for everyone and I'll see you all out there in this crazy doll world.

 

I'm really sad about the news, I've been part of this community for a really long time, I have found my life long partner within the doll hobby, I've made my best friends and also got to know a ton of people from all parts of the world. People that I consider true friends, some that I never even met, but that live deeply within my heart and that I consider more close than my own family. I really hope somehow we're able to pull this situation around and can keep up with the forum, but if not, I just want to state how thankful I am for all the years I spent here, for everyone who took their time to make comparison pictures, to learn more about other people's works, to share content and help new collectors.

I wish I was more active on the pasat few years, I confess it's been a while since I ldid my part here with the community, but I still enjoy the Market Place and still think it's one of the most reliable places to buy and sell dolls, considering all the scams or the difficulties we have to even search for BJD sales on social media. So I thank Den of Angels and the mods for all the work they put up to keep this place going.

I really hope it's not the end and that we will find a way out of this situation, but, if not, I hope to see everyone outside DoA and to keep in touch with my dolly friends from around the world.

It was a pleasure to be friends with everyone, to help with what I could and to be helped as well!

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I’ve always loved den of angels, it’s been a core part of my doll collection, research, buying and community. I hope something can be done to continue it.

 

I was really hoping this was a delayed April fools prank I’m so gutted, I truly don’t even know what this hobby looks like without Den of Angels!! I hope something is able to be done to save it.

 

I am very saddened by this news. I'm on the forum daily, browsing threads and of course the marketplace. I hope something can be done to change this outcome, I love DOA.

 

I'm relatively new to BJDs and to this site, but it's really sad to see it go. I'm glad it's getting left up as a reference, but I've had some good chats with people here. I'll miss having it around.

 

DOA is INTEGRAL to the community! There is NO OTHER place on the internet to get very valuable, very needed information about old sculpts, companies and information. No algorithms, long standing community. I am so shocked that this wealth of information would be let go just like that, especially with how badly it's needed in today's world. Can someone please consider another option other than just flat out closing it? Can someone make a copy site? A new forum entirely? Or something? Do we not have contact information for the owner? I can't believe there isn't some option.

Heartbroken is too calm a word for how I feel right now. In the world of algorithms, AI and shareholders, we desperately need an updated and archival place to continue the hobby. Without it, most of the information, history and art of our beautiful community is more or less lost.

 

Ive met some really nice people on DOA and its one of the trusted places i have for selling and looking for stuff too. Ive been around since April 2007... and it feels like that was only a couple years ago. Im glad that DOA will stay up and maybe the OG owner can see whats happened and make things change for the better.

i always find the waiting rooms, general discussion threads entertaining and a great place for questions and to share our new/incoming or older dolls.... I hope things change so we can continue the life of DOA

i have started a lot of doll ideas and met people online and offline from here... sad that its going to be coming to an end (at least new posting wise)

thanks for all you mods have done

 

I only joined in 2018, but learned so much about BJD's from this site since then. Bought and sold dolls here and everyone was very helpful and nice. I'll miss the waiting rooms and the themed threads but at least the site will still be searchable. I hope this place can be saved! Thank you to the mods for your hard work and dedication.

 

I’m mostly a lurker and a more new member of the community, but it really is a massive loss of history and information that’s quite literally almost as old as I am.

I cannot really attest of anything personal because again lurker except it’s just fun to read the stories of others! With the future closure, I am happy that the mods may finally rest. It must’ve been stressful to try to handle such a large project and responding to upwards of thousands of users. Thank you for all you have done even when it came down to just two of you.

 

I am very thankful to the mods who have kept DOA running all these years. Thank you for all the time and energy that went into such a thankless job to keep this space open for all of us, and for giving us this notice so that we can archive important information.

I don't know how to express how devastated I am though. DOA was my teenage years and is still my internet safe place. Even when I wasn't very active in the hobby, it was always such a comfort knowing that DOA is around and I can return to it any time. I don't know how to process that it may be winding down like this.

Hoping that the owner can be reached and there is a solution that can be reached...

 

I still frequent here everyday- I’m quite sad DoA has been a big part of my life since 2006. I hope something can be done to keep this site running for another 20 years.

I’m very grateful to all the friends, discussions and joy we’ve all experienced here and for the mods keeping this site open

 

I'm really heartbreakon about this. I understand why it's happening, and I know it can't have been an easy decision, but I'm still deeply sad about it and hope a miracle will happen.
DoA has been such a big part of the hobby, for so many years. I've been able to ask so many questions and get answers, to exchange with other passionate people, to discover new dolls... This really feel like the end of en era.

 

This news is devastating. I hope something can happen so that the site can be transferred to someone who can better deal with what it needs, and if not, that maybe the community can migrate to another forum.

There’s no other place that’s even remotely comparable to here, no other archive that’s quite the same. I’m really heartbroken about this really

 

This is heartbreaking news, but I want to thank the moderators so very much for everything they've done for the community over the years. That takes so much work & dedication, and I completely understand why they're making this difficult decision.

I first learned about DoA in Aimee's book Japan Ai, which itself I learned about through the Shojo Beat manga magazine, way back in 2007. I was a silly little anime-obsessed high-schooler, and I quickly became absolutely enthralled by these dolls and this community. DoA was my happy, safe place, the source of so much excitement, inspiration, & joy for me back then. I've taken many hiatuses from the hobby over the years, but it's always been so comforting returning to DoA every time I get back into things. Den of Angels has been such a massive part of the ball-jointed doll community for so many years, and I'm so glad I was here to enjoy it. Thank you all

 

I’m absolutely heartbroken by this news.
Even after 15+ years I’ve been on here, I still log in daily, checking all my favourite threads. There truly isn’t another place like it, and the BJD hobby is surly going to suffer from its loss. From the marketplace (I’ve bought so many precious dolls here), to all the galleries, doll profiles, and discussions, all of it will be so deeply missed.

I can only hope some sort of solution is reached before it’s shut down.

 

I feel like I don't have the words I want to say. With that heaviness of it being a last farewell. This one hurts deeply. I've long wished for more resources to be available as good go to's for BJDs, but DoA has been the only constant. It's loss is so wide-ranging that its hard to process.

I joined DoA in 2006, a few years after I found it. I used to visit, but just hadn't joined, until one day I realized I should. I've had doll hiatuses and have come and gone. Been an absolute lurker. Shared knowledge. I've also learned so much from the other people here. Through the years, there have been plenty of ups and downs, but this is still the best site for new company news, on-goings in the BJD world, education, shared resources, commaraderie, meetups, and still a powerful 2nd hand market.

There will be a massive hole left when it's gone.

And I will miss all of you.

 

I never thought this day would actually come DoA has been the homebase of this hobby for so long, it's so sad to see it go. I have not been active in the hobby for a few years now, but I do still enjoy looking at the gallery and checking the news occasionally to see what's happening on the community. I am glad the information will still be available, but it's so sad to see the place I spent so much of my 20s closing down.

Thank you to the current remaining staff for all you've done for this community! You have given so much and you deserve a chance to do something new!!

I too am praying for some kind of solution before August

 

I just celebrated my 1st anniversary as a member here.

I was a unregistered lurker for much longer though and it feels devastating to lose all this community just as I found it. I really hope that there's some kind of last minute miracle here...

that said Im gonna make a effort to get all my Doll Profiles filled out and posted. I want to leave something behind for folks to look at once the sites frozen