What Company People Get Their First BJD From

My first was a Dollfie Dream Dynamite from Volks.

Why Volks? I wanted a Miku doll but at the time there were none available (except on the secondary market, which I knew nothing about at the time). I decided to go for a standard model, then buy her Miku Miku hair and turn her into Miku...

 

Hey, same! My first doll was secondhand, because the company had gone under already (this was late 2011 I think?) but it was always going to be Angel Region. I had decided that way back around when you bought your first one from them. Mine was Ren.

The first doll I bought from the company (through Mint on Card, rest in peace,) was DollZone Raphael.

 

It was Fairyland for me—Minifee Eva.

I'd admired BJDs for years, but didn't take the plunge until a couple years ago when I was randomly inspired by all of the Minifee content I was coming across on Etsy. I liked that they seemed to be a sort of mainstream, accessible option.
I spent weeks obsessing over which sculpt to get until I happened to stumble across a secondhand Eva and grabbed her!
I definitely paid too much for her since I was new to BJDs and also way too impatient to wait any longer lmfao. At least I didn't end up with a recast.

 

How interesting! My first dolls were from Fairyland, Imomo, and Luts. Seeing the charts, looks like I’m not the only one!

 

My first was a ResinSoul; I'm considering getting from a couple different companies outside of them that are still on the cheaper end - like Doll Leaves and Angel of Dream

 

I got my first doll from Mirodoll in 2016! (Prior to the drama)

 

From iplehouse first, then later on I ordered 2 or 3 from Alice Collection.

 

I guess I had to start this hobby on intermediate mode

My first was from Souldoll - a Soulkid Katie.A

When I got my second, a Luts Kid Delf Bory girl, I remember thinking “maybe she should have been my first” because she felt more appropriate as a starter BJD.

I don’t mean the quality was less, rather that there had been far less quirks with the KDF than the Soulkid. She fit more standard sized MSD clothes and shoes better for instance, while my Soulkid girl needs Minifee sized shoes but doesn’t always fit MNF clothes. I also found that Luts sculpts are much easier to do face-ups with! Souldoll is definitely a challenge in this respect.

It’s interesting, albeit not surprising at all that Luts is way more common as a first doll company.

That said, I would have been curious to see what the answers would have been in 2008-2011. While Souldoll was never as common as a first BJD as Luts, Fairyland, Volks, etc. I definitely remember them being way more common as a first doll than the chart suggests. I think there used to be more first doll from Souldoll owners, at least in the USA, because you could get them from DDE. It was a lot less daunting to buy through them as a first doll purchase!

 

My first doll was from Luts - A Kid Delf Bory that I put on layaway back in 2015

 

Beginning my official BJD journey way back 2008, my first ever dorrie purchase is from Luts - a Kid Delf Hodoo.

 

Mine's an Impldoll Avery! I fell in love with his charming smile and how it along with the scar across his face implied a fun, adventurous life. He remains my only boy.

 

I have found this thread so interesting. Thank you for all the hard work. My first doll ordered was Paige from Iplehouse as I was heavily influence by Antique Lilac but she was not the first to arrive. That was a RaccoonDoll Bebe, Ellis who I called Ellie. I still have all my dolls and I love them all but I’ve now had to stop as I’ve run out of space

 

It was a SD from Doll in mind. I bought him in late 2007 and got him in early 2008. A Galahad, that has never been popular. I think I've seen only one other Galahad than mine ^^' ( they must have been more, but their owners didn't show them). It wasn't really a good choice for a first BJD. His body was a nightmare to handle, and I hated his original faceup once I saw him in real. But I loved his strange features.
I don't own him anymore, I trade his head some years ago.

 

My first doll(s) have come from none of the companies listed, although I see some are still quite large and popular today still. First non pet resin doll was Orion from Gem of Doll, first (or third?) dream valley dragons, and then dearmine is second. Most likely. And those are the only three companies I have purchased from at all at this point.

 

My first was a Soom Teenie Gem limited edition sculpt, which is not the most budget-friendly, but very nice. I sometimes call her my 2014 tax refund.

 

I bought Ade on Alice collections. He was a Gem of Doll style. First one I actually received though was Fairyland Lami in BW. I still have her and love her.