What single thing can you blame for getting you into BJDs?

My friend, who already had a couple, was looking for a shell for her character, and when the Elfdoll K came out, she thought she might have him. She was all excited and linked to the Elfdoll site on her Livejournal. At the time I thought they were cool, but had no intention of buying myself one of those 'overpriced' dolls. I liked the K a little bit, but it wasn't enough to convince me (until later). Out of sheer curiosity, I decided to check out the other dolls on the site.

Then I saw this face.



It was over. I had to have him.
I still do. And I always will

 

i had a sindy doll when i was little, i bought some on ebay, and while looking for clotheing for them, somehow i stumbled upon a listing for a bjd. i'd never even heard of them before, that was about 4 months ago. i have a tiny dollzone momo and have just ordered a doll leaves dang dang. i love looking for nice clothes and shoes for them

 

The fact that I was always looking for dolls which are skinnier and less childish looking compared to most artist dolls. My mum collects dolls, too, and I always said that if I would be able to make dolls they would be skinny, pale and almost fairish looking dolls. My vision came pretty close to asian ball jointed dolls - I just didn't have joints in mind and of course no removable wigs. When I saw the first ABJD I immediately fell in love with her (Megu) and I knew that I had to have at least one of these beautiful dolls.

 

(Points at Pegapup) It was her, I tell you! She brought home an obitsu and then a Dollzone Xi. Those pretty faces and long legs amazed me. Then she started sending me Ebay links. Evil, I tell ya!

 

A guy left a SD Sara at my door for my room mate. Knocked and ran off. .. When i first saw her i was like WTF 900 for a doll. 2 mounths later I had one.

 

k-pop, 'nuff said. lee sungmin from super junior had one in his movie and i wanted to know what kind of doll it was .. bjds. the interest grew.

 

Idleness! pure and simple. I was recuperating from surgery and didn't have the energy for my usual hobbies so I was looking at Haute Doll magazine and saw some BJD. Out of curiosity I did a web search ended up on DoA and got hooked. Ended up buying a Unidoll Jace from SDink and the rest is expensive history.

 

I think it was the realisation that you can take these dolls apart and you are supposed to customise them, despite them being so expensive. What also helped was the fact that there were so many man and boy dolls and they were not meant as just an accessory for the girl dolls (like Barbie's Ken).

 

GAFF - the old fanfiction forum. There was a discussion in the General section about bjds and people were saying how beautiful they were, but OMG!, the price!! Anyway, I was interested enough to Google bjds and was amazed - at the beauty and the prices When I came into a bit of money a few months later, I ordered two dolls and have continued collecting ever since.

 

It's an odd one, but... a quest. My mother needed an doll\action figure to pose for drawing, and we all know those little wooden models are terrible. So I was looking all over the internet at various dolls until I came across BJDs. And then I became obsessed. And then I saved up. And then I actually became a hobbyist and not just a crazed admirer. (My mother found another doll for her drawings for much cheaper which soon broke but she didn't want to spend as much as I was willing to on a BJD! Now she just borrows my LTF hybrids. > _ < )

 

Youtube
Meekakitty made a video of "Weird Hobbies" (I think its deleted now) but she introduced BJD
then I went and look them up, and the rest is history hehe

 

i had always collected pullips, i was looking for shoes for one of them, clicked on a link to look at other items in there store and bumped right bang into bjds...

 

A friend who is a member here got one and of course I got hooked on them too. I was one of those converted doll people. Now I am one of those who converts people to doll people! /evil cackle

 

It was DeviantArt!

 

I saw Blythes in Flickr contact's stream about a year ago and found out a little about them, but I decided they were too expensive and difficult to get. (HA!) Several months ago while I was working on my 365 photo project I stumbled on a 365 toy project and found BJDs. It wasn't long after doing a little research that I knew I had to get one, or a couple! number 2 in on the way!

 

well I had a long-held interest in bjds before I thought of purchasing one for myself. I admired them and learned about them but I had never held one "in the flesh" as it were.

The single thing I can blame is actually my friend SummerRaine who is a member on here xD I encountered her dolls unexpectedly at her house (she had never mentioned them to me, and I had never told her of my interest in them) and from the moment I first physically held one I knew I would become a collector. After that, it was simply a matter of researching sculpts in more detail until I found the right ones.

 

I blame drawing... At some point back in 2001 I wanted to draw a 'scary japanese doll' (*LOL*) and went looking for some inspiration online. When a picture of the most beautiful face popped up on my screen (a Luts Soony I found out later), I knew I had to find out about these dolls, and if possible buy one.. or.. a lot.. XD

 

I cant remember what moment I got into them, my first interest was with Volks dollfie Dreams and then I obsessed over them for a long time and I knew about resin dolls and recently Iv been obsessing over resin dolls. Mostly because of their weight and the different types you can get, and because they are resin (:
But I probably woulnt have found out about BJD's if it wasn't for Anime Anime opended me up to a lot of things ^^ All i need now is MONEY!

 

Anime conventions! I first saw some dolls for sale at Anime Weekend Atlanta, and then at Momocon a few months later, I saw my AoD Min and I had to have him. And now I get one or two more a year.

 

It wasn't a 'what', it was a 'who' -- my very dear friend SadisticSaint was talking about getting one, and my reaction at the time was something along the lines of 'are you serious you're buying a doll for THAT MUCH?' But then I kept looking. And looking. And looking. And at some point I got hooked. Now, six dolls later...XD

I will blame Bleach for triggering my very first OH MY GOD I MUST HAVE THAT doll moment, though. I never planned on making a character doll of any kind until I saw one particular sculpt and my brain went OMFG HITSUGAYA. (Irony: Hitsugaya has never been my favorite character from that particular series.) Thus, I had to have a Hitsugaya doll. It snowballed from there.

 

My love for everything that's beautiful, pricey and elegant.
Though, if I really should name a 'thing', I think seeing Volks 'Shinku' influenced me greatly.

 

there is this cosplay queen in our country.. alodia gosiengfiao.. she posted something about bjds.. It's the first time that I saw one (online). I research about the bjds and then here I am.. a collector..

 

I think just the whole fact that you can make them your own with face-ups, wigs etc. Is what really caught my attention. So now I want to make all the people I draw into dolls.

 

I don't exactly know how it happened, but I followed the links and stumbled across doll and thought, "Oh wow, how gorgeous!" and they let me to the Dream of Doll website where I spent at least an hour looking at dolls - particularly a boy doll with black hair. I can vaguely remember the picture, but I have no idea which doll it was. T_T I feel the need to thank him. It's a new quest for me. Lol. Find out what doll it was.

From there, I joined DoA and learned. I fell in love with a HDF Muffin. I asked for one, and my aunt laughed at me. It wasn't like I was asking her for it either. I kind of fell away from BJDs for awhile because of it. However... I was brought back by a BBB March. C:

In a way, I guess it was the dolls themselves that did it every time.

 

Literally, these two ---> Kinne and Hisukioni. They basically vommitted bjd stuff all over me and somehow their feind-like ways were successful

 

100% of the "blame" for me is Bob the pukisha puki who belonged to OnnaWufei. I saw that little kitten and I was instantly obsessed. A ton of googling later I found out what type of doll it was and where I could buy one. I also found DOA. 3 days after my first sighting, I had ordered my first puki from Fairyland.

 

My friend Star is totally at fault for getting me into BJD. XD She got a couple, and then showed me the Dollmaster movie, and I guess I was just doomed from the start~

 

Well... I saw my first one at A-kon. I fell in love at first sight. But could not own one where I lived. I had a vindictive room mate who would have loved the fact that I had some attachment to an item. It wasn't until after a few years later I moved out and onto my own. Then it dawned on me that I could actually have one..or two..or three with no one to tell me No or to take her away. So I did. Been hooked ever since.

Not to long after that I realized that I wanted to make my own elves and started to look into sculpting something uniquely mine.

 

Pullip dolls. I've always liked dolls and then I came across Pullips. I started looking up photos on Flickr where I came across the resin BJDs. I've been admiring them/lurking for about 6 months before I finally decided to buy one...well 2. I can't wait for my first BJDs to arrive!

 

Wife....end of story

 

EDIT: what got you into liking**sorry about the typo error i did not sleep at all

not sure if its asked before but i have a feeling it was asked mods feel free to delete it

but i really do want to know about others how they got into BJDs

for me i am a doll collector, i collect all sorts of dolls, limited ed barbie dolls, a j rock limited ed jenny doll, one suigintou pullip and one prunella pullip and one porcelain doll that is like 60cm and now a 45cm dollzone doll

i knew about BJDs is when i was 16 years old, saw some people carrying it on the streets and i went into deep research, and i had a heart attack when i found how much it actually cost

 

One person and one person only is to blame: Zirconmermaid! She got her first doll, and was so enthused I had to do research and find out what she was talking about. Then I saw the photo of what would soon be my first doll and I was in love. As a kid I had stuffed animals but never liked dolls, so I was as surprised as anyone when I fell for one. Now I have seven.

 

I can give you the exact date and time.

 

Fandom_wank. Years ago some-one posted a write of some dollie drama to fandom_wank, I read it and looked at pictures of the types of dolls in question. This lead me to gigglegeek's database, volds and dream of doll, at which point I saw the Si head mold and went all grabby hands.

 

Rabbit anthros (*heart* rabbits!) and friends who are already avid bjd collectors.
Mme. duBunny

 

For me it was my first anime convention, there was a girl there with one dressed up as Alice in Wonderland. I just fell in love.

 

I play RP with my friends since I was, like, 12 so when I saw a doll that I could mold it to my beloved character, I got really excited and knew that, some day, I would have one! hehehe

 

MySpace and Mana-Sama. I was just chatting with some other mana fans when I saw a picture of a doll, a bjd that were painted to look like Mana. I did not know what a bjd was but asked about the doll because I wanted a Little Mana of my own. The owner gave me links to DOD and Luts. And after that I became a doll/ bjd addict.

 

Cyranstar, hands down! She pushed me over the edge (not intentionally, of course) and I'm not sure whether to thank her or kick her!

Ok! I kid! I love her for it. I love my dolls and I love this hobby so I am thankful. I'd been actually waffling about BJDs for 5 years before joining the hobby but seeing her Lore and how cool he looked made the decision finally easy. XD

Thanks, cyranstar!!!

 

Aernath and Ichigo 2006!


I had first seen a BJD when one of the anime cel outlets I frequented posted "Souldolls are here!" But I hadn't actually considered getting one till Aernath asked if I wanted to "do" BJDs with her. We both saw and ogled Elfdoll Red in looking for her Ichigo, but when she finally found Soo-Ri and snagged him I realized how much Red resembled some of my Kenshin pictures. And once I realized I actually could make a BIG Kenshin it was all over.

Red is still my very favorite sculpt; I tend to gravitate toward dolls that look like him in some way.

But it's her fault. She created a monstah!

 

I had seen them once through an accidental google search but thought they were too big and way too expensive. Then a couple of years later one of the people on my model horse forum brought up that she was sculpting one so I went back to look at them and WHAM I was hooked! I love the hands on aspect of the hobby and that grown people are dressing and playing with dolls

 

rozen maiden for making me aware of it and the simple luck I stumbled in that thread and saw Clover and what a good price she was

 

The local anime con xD There was a dollie display so I asked about it and went home to research...fell in love xD

 

Haute Doll magazine.
I was in a Barnes and Nobles bookstore in Madison, WI when I passed by a Haute Doll magazine with a bjd on the front cover. I had never even heard of them before and when I got home I researched bjd's online. I couldn't get her (Claudine Belmont, a Peakswood Goldie with a face up by Val Zeitler) out of my mind, she was so beautiful. One month later, I broke down and bought her even though my head was reeling from the price.

 

Japan Ai ( for those who have read the book I'm sure u know what I mean) I liked the idea of customizing your own doll.

 

I remember seeing "Ultimate" Saber figure collectors..and they'd have a crazy amount of Saber figures, and then that ONE HUGE one (which was actually a Dollfie Dream). I've always thought that looked so cool, but I didn't think I'd ever get one myself...until my girlfriend started browsing for one, I got drawn into it as well (and now I find myself looking for Dollfie-sized EVERYTHING at every store I go -_- lol)

 

It was back in 2004 when I first saw one. I know it was on an internet site but still to this day I cant remember exactly which one. It was probably someone's LJ, I know that was very popular back then!
I wanted one for the longest time, but my mom wouldnt get it and back then I knew nothing about most of the companies, or how to get one. It wasn't till 08' when I was at an Anime convention when I wen to a panel and saw one in person. Amazingly it's always the 'cheap' dolls that catch my eye in person. The first doll I ever saw was an Abio Angel and the first I ever held was a bobobie Tiny. A lady I talked to there taught me where to buy my 1st doll and told me to sign up for DOA.
From there I figured the rest out!

Due to financial reasons my dolly collection hasn't grown very much over the past few years, but the hobby isn't going any where for a while it seems so I have time!

 

My friend. She posted a whole lot photos of her dolls on her blog and her shots were amazing that made me captivated with the dolls (not her dolls but more like the sculpts/molds). She truly captured the dolls beauty.

 

Miss Bimbo game and Elfdoll.
I saw a Pullip in presentation part from one girl. She had a link to her Flickr out there so I checked it and oh my... she had Pullips and BJD`s and I felt in love with both but they seem to be too expensive for my taste and student funds ... untill 2 years later when I saw Elfdoll Dami on someone`s Flickr.

 

Anime- I was at an anime convention and there was a BIG display of Dollzone dolls. I fell in love, then went home and researched further. And here I am now

 

I blame yaoi and anime in general....I was in the aarinfantasy forum and someone made a thread about BJD boys, they look so much like an anime character and as a huge anime fan, I had to have one. ;P

 

Is it lame that I will blame an advertisement I saw on Facebook while playing a Facebook game? I saw mint on card's ad and clicked on it as it had the doll Michelle from LoongSoul... and might I add she is a very pretty doll. So I was captivated and pulled in and after much research I am now saving for my first doll!

 

My daughter. I thought hers were pretty but I had no intention of getting one of my own, so...she bought me one. Then she got me another, then I bought one, and then another and then another...

Sigh, I have many dolls now. Love them. Wish I had more...

 

Snowball effect! It's inevitable!! haha

 

Deviant Art.

I saw one, that was it for me LOL

 

Deviantart. I saw a picture of an Orientdoll So Dong and I had to have one. And now I can't stop.

 

danny choo
i always used to follow his blogs and really awesome anime figure photo's and show reviews and i am pretty sure its where i first saw a SD.....then not long after i saw a DD

 

DannyChoo for me too, actually. I was into PVC figures and while browsing DannyChoo I saw posts of DDs. I was very intrigued by them as they were REALLY BIG figures to me. While trying to find how to get one I saw Volks SDs, but didn't like them at all! I blame the Volks default face-ups and not-so-good company photos. Also I couldn't figure out how to order a DD outside Japan so I gave up on them... Later I thought I'd research more into these resin dolls and stumbled on a local forum. There I saw a link to DoD and fell in love with their photos of these gorgeous dolls! (E-an was my first love..)

I never thought I could get one though, until I found out about the tinies And soon after my first doll was home! And thinking I went from liking DDs to buying a Soom TG as my first, a lot of changes did happen in the middle Now I'm actually in a point where I am getting that Volks SD, once I found out that repainted (and the defaults as well nowadays) they look gorgeous...

 

I think....my idol Fahr Sindram is to blame that I got into BJD's xDDD
I knew about BJD from a few articles from anime magazines and thought they would be pretty but didn't expect myself of getting one in the future. I played with the idea of having my OC as a doll but this didn't drive me nuts for them until the day I met Fahr-chan with her Laurie and I was allowed to pose him. As I am such a biiiig fan of her and of Laurie I was so amazed and full of joy that I started to want my beloved OC in dollie form too.
So I got nuts about BJD's .... I still don't have my OC completed but therefore I have 4 other dolls and am planning to get at least 8 more xD
In the end: art is my life and if I have the chance to cuddle my art and touch the thing I drew before ... what more can I want? xDDD

That's my story how I got into BJD's.
End of the story &#9829;

 

arttimo / albinoshadow on neopets and deviantart xD
I've been following her since I was in 6th grade xD