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Why is it doll companies like iplehouse, luts and volks are so popular?

Sep 29, 2022

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    1. Notdoll! I loved their dolls. I have only one though - Ligaya Winter Eternity. :D
      What about Doll in Mind? Did they show up after 2005?
       
      #21 VickieAngela, Dec 17, 2022
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    2. When I first looked into BJDs and the different companies years ago, many of the dolls I fell in love with (CP, Elfdoll, etc.) are now no longer available. I thought, well....maybe I'll just get a Fairyland version of the CP sculpts I loved but alas, I am far too late to the hobby now that I can afford it. While Soom is still around and Volks as well, for me it's about the doll itself and patience. If I get lucky enough for the doll to be on the cheaper side because it's second hand or older, whoo hoo! If not, I'll save for it. Basically I'm just a broken record with what others have said, but it's about the doll and what I like vs dislike. Company reliability is a factor to some extent, as when you are spending that much money you don't want to end up with trouble after waiting for months and months.
       
      #22 aquaravens, Dec 18, 2022
    3. A number of makers came into being during 2005 and DiM was one of them.
      The list I posted was compiled from information at the beginning of 2005 so nearing the end of the year several more had popped up:

      AngelRegion
      Bishonen House
      Blue Fairy
      Candydoll (closed)
      CustomHouse (closed)
      Dive (closed)
      Doll+ (closed)
      Doll in Mind (closed)
      Dollish (closed)
      Dollkot (closed?)
      Dollmore
      Dollshe
      Dollstar (closed)
      Dollstown
      Domuya       (closed)
      Dream of Doll (closed)
      Elfdoll (closed but Rainman has a new brand)
      Elysium (closed)
      Fancyboots (closed)
      Gomi Doll (closed)
      GyoXa (closed)
      HappyDoll (closed)[​IMG]
      HyperManiac (closed)
      i-elf (closed)
      Iplehouse
      Kanon       (closed)
      K-Doll
      Kawainino
      Narin (now called ArtBimong)
      Narsha (closed)
      Notdoll (closed)
      L.T. Line (closed)
      Latidoll (closed)
      Leeke
      Limwha (now called EOSDoll)
      LovelyHouse (closed)
      Luts (Delf made by Cerebus Project at the time but are Fairyland now)
      Musedoll (closed)
      Peak's Woods
      Phantom (closed)
      Pippitan (closed)
      Rasendo (closed)
      Rhea (closed)
      Ricky Doll (closed)
      Real Missing Link (closed)
      Secret Doll
      Serendipity (closed)
      Shiny Doll (closed)
      Soom
      Souldoll
      Ssin (closed)
      The Dolly (closed)
      U-Noa
      Volks
      Undine (closed)
      Yubin (closed)

      So the BJD market grew a lot in a short timespan, going from about 29 makers to 55. Though I can't be entirely sure the list is accurate and complete because I added at least one maker that was missing from the list I'm working off of. And I am pretty sure one of them was actually around in 2004. Since there's no "official archivist" of BJD history it's all I got.

      (makers that still exist are bolded, makers new to the list by the end of 2005 in blue)
       
      #23 idrisfynn, Dec 18, 2022
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