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What Company People Get Their First BJD From

Dec 30, 2017

    1. what an interesting chart i'm surprised luts is so popular tbh lol
      my first doll is a loong soul and my second will be a myou, neither of them made the cut i guess haha
       
    2. Im new here, but just wanted to share too! My firs was MiniFee Woosoo really many years ago, when I still was a teen. It was amazing to have her, but because of financial problems, I was need to sell her ;c
       
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    3. I'm glad I got a Maskcat as my first, they're amazing dolls and pose like a dream.
       
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    4. My first doll came from Luts - a Kid Delf Hodoo :). It was during the time when there were few BJD companies and Luts was among the most popular out there (along with Volks and Dream of Doll).
       
    5. What interesting data charts! My very first doll was a DOT Camine from way back in 2006! And my second was a Delf Soo from Luts that same year. I still love the looks of Luts (and Fairyland), but with more options nowadays, I can finally get more anthro/fantasy and cartoony dolls! <3
       
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    6. My first resin BJD that I bought was an Andrea from Gem, but the first one that came in was a Gem Windsor body and a secondhand DIM Flowne head!
       
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    7. Interesting reeding, many of the company's on that list don't I know. My first doll was from Gem of doll ( Iris) , but she was not the first doll to arrive. she was though the first doll I payed for and what started my collection, I stil have her. :)
       
    8. I got Dollzone. Snow is just so pretty. There is this elegant and also sweet air about Snow that I really like. That also really match my OC so......

      https://www.acbjd.com/images/dz/dz_snow44_04.jpg
      https://www.acbjd.com/images/dz/dz_snow44_05.jpg
      Picture source: Dollzone from Alice connection website

      I also ordered a Gem of Dolls doll but he hasn't arrive yet
       
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    9. This is such an interesting snapshot!! I purchased all of mine around 2009-10, well before this chart was compiled, and I remember the heavy hitters being Volks, Fairyland, Luts, DoD, and Soom. That holds up pretty well with the graph. I know DoD went defunct about a year prior to the list, so I can imagine it still caught a pretty good picture of how popular they were with first-timers. My first was a B&G, which I jumped on because of the relatively affordable price tag for a 60cm at the time, and I've only seen one or two of the same sculpt on DoA since then. I'd be so curious to see an updated chart of the last 5 years or so (maybe I give that a go on a free weekend :lol:)
       
    10. My fist doll I ordered was Dollzone Carter.
      The first SD I ever bought was Dollzone Gray.

      I'm more basic then I thought. :XD:
       
    11. My first doll was from Luts! I went into that purchase knowing I was being pretty basic by doing so, though!
       
    12. My first was a Happydoll Daisy, Happydoll are long gone now as is that doll, sold years ago. Interesting charts, be fascinating to see how today’s trends compare.
       
    13. mine was luts! given their price point and quality it makes sense to me to see them in such high proportion on the chart; imo it was a great choice for my first doll!
       
    14. My first doll was Impldoll Imara. I was fairly new to the purchasing scene so I went in blindly when I ordered her. She posed super well! After being in the BJD scene for a couple of years I realized I preferred males more, so she's no longer a part of my collection.
       
    15. My first dolls were Resinsoul Wu and Dollzone The Fairy.
       
    16. my first doll was my honeydelf madeleine from luts. also had looked at dollndoll and fairyland
       
    17. My first bjd and mostly all bjds were purchased second hand because I hate preordering. However my first bjd was from the atelier momoni pitusa line (sand momonita named Alma).
       
    18. The charts are an interesting timecapsule from a certain "moment" in the hobby. My first company/doll Angel Region was defunct long before. I bought my first BJD in 2004.
       
    19. Doll In Mind. I won him and it was some years before I actually bought a BJD. I collected other dolls. He was kept in his box for years.
       
    20. For me, it was a Dream of Doll Twing-key, an MSD. Unfortunately, I don't have her anymore, or any of my DODs...:doh