General 10-20cm Blind Box BJD Discussion

This looks promising!

 

are they done by the same company?

 

Yes, I mentioned this a while back.

 

Finally got around to buying the full set of six Kuka Insect Cafe dolls. I really like the body style and outfits. They should be shipped by the end of January, I hope.

 

@kurogane Congrats! Weirdly I just managed to do the same. Am hoping they do ship by end of Jan.

 

@werepuppy congratulations! I like every thing about this series, the outfits, the faces, and the fact that the feet are so big and don’t need shoes. I found that interesting and funny as finding shoes has never been easy for any bjd dolls in my experience.

 

Antu Mermaid & Mermaid Chuchu body swap!

I really like how the Mermaid Chuchu head looks on the Antu Mermaid body. (Now if only Kikagoods would hurry up and resume shipping to my region... orz)

 

Prototype for Kico Cat Girlfriend!

Now I'm kind of interested! Still no info on the size though.

 

Those are kind of interesting, I would like to see them release blank customizable ones as well. I don't know that I like the clothes or styling choices that much. However, they are pretty cool looking, nonetheless.

I got my first Nagi doll, and was super lucky to get one of the boys! I am planning on getting the other two boys, I don't see PB's official seller on Amzn carrying these, so I'll probably have to go the Ali route, but I'll wait and see if a reputable seller on Amzn, gets them first (I know Amnz sellers also do fake copies, I just fear the struggle to get a refund a bit less than on more foreign to me, e-commerce websites).

I got Lanlan Lang, I think is his name or at least according to Kikagoods, but I got him from an Amzn seller.

 

Teasers for another 1/8 series!

Will 1/8 become a trend? Though their proportions are very different from the Hani series.

 

Congratulations! He's my favorite too! I decided to get a box set of them and I got all the common ones! I personally don't mind that though, since I wasn't really all that interested in the rare anyway and mainly cared about the fox boy, though I love all of them. I have to say they're nice to touch which makes them fun to stim with! All in all, they're really cute dolls and I can tell they might end up being my gateway drug to more blind box dolls!

 

These little dolls are really cute. I now have a small collection. My Peetsoon boy just arrived so here is a photo of him with the other lines I have.
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There is a Liroro, a Teenar and a series 2 Bonnie.

 

I got a shipping notification for my Insect Cafe dolls! I’m looking forward to seeing them in person. They are all so cute!

 

I think I have seen people suggest Wikidot since a lot of people have been wanting to migrate away from using Fandom as their wiki platform.

 

An independent wiki could work too, and those kinds are generally preferred. I can tell you I really like to use the NIWA as a resource for Nintendo franchises for that reason.

 

Wow $19 with the chair feels like a better value than the chuchu mermaids

 

I liked most of the options for this blind box, but I'm so glad I got the Cat variant. She's so cute! And even though they're not on topic for most of DDE, I think the blind boxes on Kikagoods are going to be a bit of a problem in the future...especially with the size crossover for PKF. I also got two other outfits that should fit her and my PKF, which is super exciting.

 

They seem to have adjusted the price? It says $25.39 for me.

 

I see them listed as $19.99, on the three out of four different browsers I have installed on my PC.

They are super cute, I wish their mouths weren't sculpted open, I am not a fan of opened mouths on most doll/figures. Particularly heavy anime-ish-looking ones (I hate it so much on Sasuke Uchiha figures the most, but pretty much that's all I collect). If they just have painted opened mouths, I might consider getting one, they are adorable but the gaping open mouth, is a huge turn off for me.

 

Strange... seems like I have to use incognito mode before the price shows up as $19.99 for me. Tried using a VPN for different locations and it still says $25.39...

 

No VPN in Canada shows $19.99 (USD) for me. Is your currency maybe set to something else?

 

That is kind of really weird. I have never purchased from Kikagoods either, but I read somewhere that they are the official Amzn Penny's Box dealer? I don't know if that is true, but it seems a lot less of a hassle to get mystery dolls from Amzn and also save on s/h sometimes, as well as not have to deal with pre-orders, or mystery fees/taxes later on. I am in the USA, and have no VPN set up, in case that actually matters when ordering from Kikagoods. (:

 

I’m in the US and have ordered from Kikagoods and their Amazon store with no issues. In fact it’s been way too easy for placing orders. Now that the Nova Planet fox series is available for order, I’m really tempted to get them, especially the orange colored one. We shall see how long I can hold out, sigh. I still don’t like the feet though.

Well, when I discovered you could get just the fox you wanted, I did. I chose the orange colored one! Technically not a blind box, but worth it to get the one you want. I’m going to figure out a way to hybridize the feet so I can use shoes instead.

 

It sounds like your browser's cache is still displaying a previous price for you - if you clear your cookies/cache, it should be up to date. Also probably the reason why incognito mode shows the discounted price

 

Here is a picture of the Kukaka Insect Cafe Series dolls. I really like them and am happy to have gotten all six of them. Only minor complaint is they are quite a lot bigger than I was expecting and they are their own style, so they can't share with my other 1/12th sized dolls. I do need to make underwear as the skirts are quite short, lol.

Kukaka Insect Cafe Series by SD Hampton, on Flickr

 

Is that the rare one I see among them!? Congrats!

 

@RozenGermain ooooh, I didn’t even notice! Yes, I do believe I got a hidden one! Duh, I totally missed that. Humm, I did think her dress was really fancy compared to the others…now I’m even happier with them.

 

So, the weird thing for the Aiye mermaids' price is that the price is still $25.39 for me even after I've cleared the browser cache on my phone and PC... it did somehow briefly show $19.99 for me on my PC when I refreshed the page but then quickly went back to $25.39.

Anyway, Kikagoods still hasn't added Hong Kong back as a shipping area (despite telling me a while back that they would 'soon'), so I can't order from their website for now... and their Amazon shop is region-locked for me.

The selection on their Aliexpress shop, which seems to still ship to Hong Kong (?), is so much smaller... but I might try to get some Chuchu Mermaids from it. (I guess I could try Taobao, it is possible for me to get a Taobao account but I tried it once and it didn't go so well...)

Actually, anyone have any recommendations for reliable and legit Aliexpress shops for blind box dolls? I really want the Hani Sweet Dreams dolls but the shops I've found so far all feel... iffy. They do have a score of over 95 but when you look at the 1 star reviews, there are a number of horror stories hidden there...

In other news, preview of the '10,000 Escape Plan' series. They are confirmed to be 1/12. Info from Hermeow.

And a video that gives you a better idea of the scale.

 

I can't help with the Ali shops that sell legit mystery boxed dolls, sorry! I mainly just get doll hair for wigs, and tiny sewing notions from there, so far. I am kind of petrified of the thought of getting toys from there. However, I might have to if I want to get some of these specific dolls instead of any random one, since most are indeed mystery. I would also appreciate hearing legit store names, if anyone is willing to share, if not direct links as that might be something not allowed (it doesn't seem like posting links to ecommerce places is against the rules, but it might fall on a gray area we might not want to cross!).


Those Escape Plan girls are beautiful, I love their unique cartoony design; I wouldn't mind getting any of them, except for the nurse maybe. I'll probably just get one box, depending on their cost. I'm not trying not to hoard these, but I am also not trying to go for whole sets, or even half of them. I find all these new dolls coming up pretty hard to resist, so I don't want to exceed my spending if I can avoid it (s/h from Japan is still my main concern, since I do hoard a lot from there on a monthly basis *begrudgingly*).

 

First of all, congrats on the arrival of your dolls!
I'm just stopping by to let you know that it is actually fairly easy to pop the Nagi head on the Bonnie body. You just need to drill a tiny hole in the neck connector. I have done so myself (I also have the mouse boy) and the skin match is pretty decent.

 

Hmmm.... I think there are actually only 2 1/8 lines so far? Hani Sweet Dreamland and First Time Entering Campus.

Looks like Kikagoods' latest post is just an update on the teaser for First Time Entering Campus that they posted a while back!

 

Well, there are so many announcements for new blind box dolls lately that it does get confusing! I thought the 10,000 Escape one would be 1/8 or 1/6!

In other news, Hermeow posted that there will be yet another new line of dolls! This time, it's a collaboration between Simontoys and a popular Chinese illustrator called 'Normal Puppy' (普通小狗). (That is the official English translation of their name according to their Weibo.) The teasers look soooo cute!! No other information yet though on scale or whether or not it's even a blind box series. Just that it's a BJD.

 

I have collected multiple blind-box 1/12 BJDs, and I am going to bore you all with a long post comparing/contrasting what I've purchased so far.
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I now own:
Penny's Box Antu Nature Wonderland (the series that started it all...)
Penny's Box Antu Dreamlike Tea Party + Daydream limited centaurs
Penny's Box Antu Tidal Secret Language Mermaids
Simon Toys Teener Campus
Kokoya The Song of Flowers and Dreams
And as of today: LuckyDoll x SiO2 Mermaid ChuChu
Plus the new Hani Sweet Dreamland Large(r) size blind box BJD

Of the entire group, Penny's Box has the most cohesive collection. They have NAILED it. The heads and bodies are interchangeable - you can swap human legs for mermaid tails, centaur bodies, or dragon tails/legs. They sell a wig cap that you can use in place of plastic hair that fits snugly on the faceplate - size 4-5 wigs are a good, tight fit. The mermaids in particular come with gorgeous, translucent cards, but they all come with beautiful cards showing the character you received. Their outfits are nice, especially for the mermaids and the limited centaurs, whose outfits are achingly gorgeous and detailed.

All dolls: intricate, beautifully sewn clothing for TINY dolls. Even the Hani doll has a collar on the shirt - like, a button-down type collar. Incredibly affordable for what you get.

Kokoya does not come with cards, and they have continued their tradition (starting with their miniature figurines) of beautiful, but fragile. I got the pigtail doll as one of the three, and her pigtails are attached with the tiniest bit of plastic. One too-hard push, and I think they would snap right off. Kokoya bodies, however, are the most mature of the group, standing about a centimeter taller, and with more detailed, mature hands. Kokoya heads have inset eyes and are the lightest of the group. They also have magnets in their shoes, but they can stand unaided. Not including the larger Hani doll, Kokoya are the best posing and most stable of the group.
Edit: Kokoya's head tab is the largest of the group. I was able to swap Kokoya heads with the Simon Toys and Penny's Box bodies easily, and Penny's Box heads can fit on Kokoya bodies. Simon Toys heads did not fit well on Kokoya bodies and have a tendency to fall apart.

LuckyDollxSiO2 mermaids are probably the floppiest of the group, but their plastic is so nice, I had to look several times to check that it wasn't resin. They also have inset eyes and come with little cards. Their outfit consists solely of a little ribbon sewn onto a piece of elastic that fastens in the back with Velcro. The bodies, however, are blushed (which was shocking). And their hair is gorgeous - but heavy. These dolls struggle to hold any pose, really.

Being a hybrid freak that I am, you would think that Penny's Box would therefore be my favorite line. You would be forgiven for being wrong. ChuChu mermaids, while probably the worst posing of the bunch, feel the most like traditional BJDs. The hair is stunning. The plastic feels amazing in my hands. The colors are translucent but brilliant. Visually, they are absolutely stunning. I love them.

More pics in spoiler. None of the ChuChus yet - I'm still enjoying them.

Spoiler: PEEK-CHURS

Penny's Box doll with wig cap and size 4-5 wig:


Kokoya out of the box:


Kokoya assembled and standing unaided:


Penny's Box mermaids and cards:


Head swaps:

 

Oh. Emm. Gee. Guys. GUYS. Look at THIS.
It's the bottom half of a dragon (and horns) that you can slot an OB11 body into.
Kikagoods is KILLING me. I love it so much.

 

I picked up one of the PBB mermaids and tried out my Bonbon Galaxy head on it-

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As you can see, it's a good fit! You have to use the whole head as the pieces between the two companies are not compatible but it looks like PBB & BBG heads & bodies can be swapped

And for fun, I tried a few BJD heads, a Withdoll BWD 1/8 head and 1/6 sleep Eidolon head. As you can see, the head and neck hole on the 1/8 is already too large so the 1/6 head is ridiculous!

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Kikagoods just posted concept art for yet another BJD Blind box series - Shenhua Girl. No info on size yet.

 

Kikagoods posted more teasers for the Kico Cat Girlfriend series. I think this might be the first blind box series to come with fibre wigs? And they seem to look very much like resin dolls?

 

I ordered 3 of those. It’s my 1st time ever to buy dolls smaller than 1/4 & not resin… I’m very confused what is Penny box what is not. So I ordered bunch of rendoms in different boxes…. Coz I have no any experience with those 1/6 & 1/12 dolls they just so darn cute. And Kikagoods makes such a detailed videos of every seria of blind boxes they sell. So Just couldn’t help myself… and awaiting 17 dolls….

Is there any list of what dolls is in Penny Boxes? And what is Simontoys, Bonnie & others blind boxes? They are not Penny box? Or Penny box it’s just general name for all close boxed dolls?

 

They cost around $40. Shipping out starts in April.

 

Totally understand the confusion. I think folks on the website formerly known as Twitter, or Taobao, are able to follow all of these brands more closely.
Simon Toys blind box BJDs for sale on Kikagoods here.
Penny's Box (the company that started this craze) toys on Kikagoods here.
Come4Arts makes the "Bonnie" line of 1/12 plastic BJDs, available on Kikagoods here.
CyToys makes the HANI Sweet Dreamland 1/8 plastic BJD and the 1/12 plastic BJDs Nagi Cub Kindergarten and Nagi Exchange Student.

They're different brands (like Barbie and Rainbow High), and it's important to track which brands are which if you plan on doing any hybrids, because some work better than others.
Hope this helps!

 

Thank you I searched on forum specifically for simontoys” & search brought me to this thread. But skipped 1st page for some reason.
Is Simon toys also have string inside? I ordered one from Temu it probably will be here this week or next but I can’t wait lol. I’m surprised that Temu even got those dolls coz everything seems to be brandless/boxless there but shipping is so fast & price was like &10 for my 1st 1/12 bjd

 

Got them today. 6 days shopping. Need to get home from work to open them ) but already unexpected shipping speed is a surprise.

 

Awww they are soooo cute! Theirs heads is sooo heavy! But they can stand without stand. I’m completely satisfied! No any flaws or stains or damage. Very good for my 1st ever 1/8 dolls or 1/6 dolls
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now just to wait patiently for another 15 dolls…

 

Prototypes for the Shenhua Girl series revealed.

They seem to look like 1/12 and will be another series, after the Kico Cat Girlfriend series, to come with fibre wigs?