Doll Show
Doll Show 25 took place yesterday at the Tokyo Trade Center in Takeshiba. You can easily get there from Hama Matsucho station on the JR Yamanote line.
Been to many figure events over the past few years. Most of what I saw was the same thing again and again - especially the Garage Kits. And as for the new PVC releases - I see figures nearly up to a year before they are announced anyway and limited editions just arrive on the doorstep. This is one of the reasons I don't (need) to attend figure shows as much as I used to as I can still bring you the exclusive goodies ^^;
But the Doll Show was a completely different experience - optical eyes wide open with tons to see and buy.
I don't think I've ever used up more than 4GBs for photos in a single event before ^^
Coverage will be separated out into a few posts. Today we are going to look at Dollfie, Dollfie related and 60cm related goodies. Blythe etc to come later.
Many of the photos turned out crappy as I struggled to get decent shots in the florescent lighting.
Not sure how many people attended the show but the queues outside pretty much disappeared by 11:30 - opening time was at 11.
What they done was to guide folks to each of the 3 floors and then put a freeze in place until everybody was in the building. Once everybody was in, they lifted the freeze and let folks move between floors - until then, everybody had to stay where they were. Would have sucked for folks lining up early for a limited edition on the 3rd floor but was initially guided to the 5th floor.
Today only 3 floors were used but there are usually 4 floors where one floor is for folks to display their dolls and take pics.
One of the notable things I noticed about folks in the doll world - there are many cute lady doll seamstresses! As I was walking about inside I was like "huh?" Wha?" "Wow!"
Most attendees seemed to be aged 27 and over-ish. Ratio was 50/50 for men/women.
The profile of men was diverse from young trendy guys through to otaku ruck-sack types.
Ladies ranged from lolita apparel to designer types to OL's.
I notice many male doll collectors on DC too and thought I'd do a poll to see a breakdown of whose who.
Volks have their on show at Big Sight next week called "Doll Party" but were at the Doll Show looking for Dollfie Nanoha parents.
Personally not a fan of her white kit but think that shes got a cute face. Was considering getting just the body and head on yahoo Auction where somebody is giving her up for adoption for 40,000 yen - no wig or uniform included.
Some lovely wigs.
Picked up a load of business cards from sellers and even made a Volks related contact - a Dollfie Giveaway for you soon?!
Cant remember who's who so just picked out a few sellers worth visiting online.
Notice the url format. This is one of the reasons why Japan is still in the Web1.0 era.
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/zephyr1/533663/ (wigs)
http://zapateo.com/chico/ (shoes)
http://pongeesox.web.fc2.com/ (shoes)
http://chikoworld.com/ (underwear)
http://kitten.jp/top.html (blythe)
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/honey-slash/ (blythe)
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/xxwater_mirrorxx (apparel)
http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/yuriyurikoubou (doll food)
http://usasa.blog40.fc2.com/ (bikini)
http://homepage3.nifty.com/doi-midori/ShinyDoll/indexJ.html (dolls)
http://bany.bz/ik27194/ (apparel)
http://dollmall.jp/ (apparel)
http://plumedor.blog39.fc2.com/ (apparel)
http://chocolatenostalgie.blog33.fc2.com/ (apparel)
http://www.wild-rose.org/ (apparel)
http://dolcevita.holy.jp/ (apparel/blythe)
http://park19.wakwak.com/~corkcats/ (optical eyes)
http://littlebells.net/ (nanoha style apparel+swords)
http://www.miruya.com/ (wigs)
http://gxsxr.web.fc2.com/top.html (accessories)
DD (Dollfie Dream) Yukino.
Some leather boots n shoes for 60cm dolls (which include Dollfies).
24,000 yen for the boots - cost you more than human sized boots.
For folks who want to encourage their daughters to smoke.
Even the ashtray has ash in it. 800 yen for this set of Marlhoro cigarettes by Doll Interia.
I've been mainly following the Dollfie Dream stuff so am not familiar with any other brands including Super Dollfies.
More stuff that costs the same as human sized ones. These are eye patches. May need one soon.
Table O leggings.
Kanu with Dynamite Body DD as Motoko.
More DD stuff - nothing as nice as what Chun is making for me though ^^;
More footwear.
Acronym time.
DD = Dollfie Dream
MSD = Mini Super Dollfie
SD = Super Dollfie
BJD = Ball Jointed Doll
SAD = Suddenly Acquired Dollfie (a free Dollfie from a sponsor).
I stopped at this table and smiled to myself "I'm getting one!"
Music player and headphones.
Then I looked at the price of the cheapest ones - 5,800 yen. I then thought to myself "Hmmm. Looks like I'm not getting one" ^^;
The one I wanted is the pastel green one at the bottom right of the photo - 8,800 yen - you can get a real one for that price!
Kuma-chan pantsu - 1,500 yen.
Gorgeous dress. All made to order.
From the same seller.
Forgot to ask how much but probably costs at least 3 kidneys.
At the Miruya stall looking at the wigs. Many wigs are made for Super Dollfies but they do fit on Dollfie Dream dolls too. Hmmm. Eyelashes.
Another lovely wig. My girls haven't washed their hair in months ^^; Wonder how I should go about doing it.
More footwear. These are in the 4,000 yen range.
DD. Forgot the names of them.
Hats and headbands.
60cm (Dollfie size) dolls of the Kannagi girls soon from Azone.
Dolls from the 2Heart series. The Azone dolls are more mainstream and generally cheaper than Dollfies but the quality is not as good.
When you got too much homework - you can get some equipment for your dolls to help you.
Anybody own any guy BJD's in the dannychoo.com doll community?
And to make good use of your dolls time - a Xeon quad core 34Ghz processor notebook with 32GBs of memory and a 1TB SSD - all for just 6,000 yen.
Something for your daughters to wear at night.
Silver hair looks good on Saber.
Most of the dresses are made for a standard M Bust but my girls both have L busts.
Dollfie Airi.
This Dollfie has glass eyeballs. Prefer the anime eyes.
More closeups of Nanoha.
Hmmmm. *checks back at the yahoo auction page*
Many folks do up their dolls with makeup.
The "Crazy Diamond" Battle Action Stand - 6,500 yen. Comes with extra bits to hold up the legs.
Was listening to the man next to me speaking with the dealer. "The extra arms looks like tentacles. Mufufufufu."
Wanted to pick up this dress but was all gone 30 mins after the event started. Was about 6,500 yen.
Something to dress up your daughter when taking her for an evening dinner in Ginza.
Some saddle stands and bats. Was nice to hear that the seller reads dannychoo.com ^o^
The saddle stand he makes are discreet and smaller than my other saddle stand. He said its perfect for folks who like to pose their daughters naked @.@
Mio Cosplay dollfie.
Kanu invites you to take a shower with her.
Some fold-able chairs - 6,000 yen each.
And how about some furniture for your daughters too?
Not available at Ikea and range from 2,000 yen.
If you want your musume to have softer eyes than the default then how about this custom made "Peach Pie" bust - yours for a laughable 15,000 yen.
A nurse to attend to your daily (dolphin) injuries?
Many maid gear to choose from.
Didnt watch all of Nanoha but this looks very Nanohaesque.
Optical eyes by Corkcats.
Some photos as a reference of how your daughter will look like after a transplant. Be sure to check the size of your daughters optical eyes before purchasing. Dollfie Saber takes 22mm eyes.
The last pair I got from Volks ended up in major fail - made Saber look evil! Got a pair at the show and hope they look good on Saber this time round.
For short sighted dolls - bit pricey at 2,500 yen.
Touhou brooms, rakes, swords, daggers, spears for those who want their daughters to guard the house while you is being sleeping.
For the naughty or kinky daughters.
Goth maid loli DD Kanuwants to hold your...hand.
The white dress at the bottom caters for bust size XXXL ^^
Dollfies leave their stuff all over the place - give them a bag so that they don't keep loosing stuff.
More glasses.
Cute gear.
For Dollfies that demand more firepower.
And for Dollfies who demand much more firepower.
Gorgeous eyes.
Your first date?
Your younger sister?
Mummy?
Girl next door? This is actually Asuka Langley Dollfie. I remember staring at her at a previous Chara Hobby wanting to buy her but cost about 60,000 yen. Thank the good lord for sponsors.
Speaking of the good lord - been listening to the 1.fm gospel radio channel from time to time. Has some great tunes but the commercials seem to be all about loosing weight, giving up drugs and recovering from debt ^^;
Your best friends sister.
All the girls gather for a day out.
Dollfie Ryomo Shimei. Has a sweet face with that wink. Didnt really watch the Ikkitousen series - is she supposed to be injured with one eye?
Dollfie Haruhi with a Mini SD (or DD) body as Rin Kokonoe.
And the photos I posted earlier - the girls with their new glasses and Aoi-chans new hair do.
The new stand that I picked up is less discreet too which Saber is using now. Will pick up another one at next weeks Dollpa.
Rest of the Dollshow coverage soon.
