Post by tasuke on Aug 21, 2015 9:49:33 GMT -5
hi there, everyone.
as some of you more familiar with me probably already know, i am among the seemingly tiny number
of western fans of the little known late-1990's Anime and Manga series "Mamotte Shugogetten"
by the little known Manga-ka Sakurano Minene.
this series was something of a short-lived phenomenon in Japan for about five years or so,
and, during the series height, a great number of merchandise was produced, and,
among the most expensive and difficult to obtain, -at least outside Japan-
is a pair of character dolls, made by two different manufacturers, -and in two wildly different scales no less-
of the series principal female character, the moon goddess "Shaorin"
both dolls are exceptionally difficult for westerners to obtain, but the smaller one of the two,
while arguably inferior, has special significance outside her fanbase as one of VOLKS earliest character doll products,
and even more significantly, as a member of VOLKS own "Dollfie" line, the immediate ancestors
of their beloved and fantastically successful "Super Dollfie" line of 1/3 scale BJDs.
being in the rare position to be able to actually do so, i thought i'd share this rare piece of history
specifically with today's western Dollfie enthusiasts, -to give those who may not already be well aware-
a good idea of just exactly where their beloved BJD line began, and just how far it has come in 15+ years;
even though the box proclaims this as the Ultimate Figure Series, a small holographic-effect label in the corner of the window,
-perhaps a last-minute addition- seems to be billing this as part of VOLKS' evidently freshly coined "Dollfie" line;
she is an incredibly tiny doll, all the more so when contrasted against her big TSUKUDA HOBBY sister;
a sophisticated, highly poseable, plastic model-like body for it's time.
certainly no competition for the vastly superior (IMHO) 1/6 OBITSU BODY.
unsightly exposed screws were painted over by me. speaking of OBITSU BODYs,
VOLKS had evidently marketed this body at one time to hobbyists/customizers
as an "Excellent Base Model Mini"
as some of you more familiar with me probably already know, i am among the seemingly tiny number
of western fans of the little known late-1990's Anime and Manga series "Mamotte Shugogetten"
by the little known Manga-ka Sakurano Minene.
this series was something of a short-lived phenomenon in Japan for about five years or so,
and, during the series height, a great number of merchandise was produced, and,
among the most expensive and difficult to obtain, -at least outside Japan-
is a pair of character dolls, made by two different manufacturers, -and in two wildly different scales no less-
of the series principal female character, the moon goddess "Shaorin"
both dolls are exceptionally difficult for westerners to obtain, but the smaller one of the two,
while arguably inferior, has special significance outside her fanbase as one of VOLKS earliest character doll products,
and even more significantly, as a member of VOLKS own "Dollfie" line, the immediate ancestors
of their beloved and fantastically successful "Super Dollfie" line of 1/3 scale BJDs.
being in the rare position to be able to actually do so, i thought i'd share this rare piece of history
specifically with today's western Dollfie enthusiasts, -to give those who may not already be well aware-
a good idea of just exactly where their beloved BJD line began, and just how far it has come in 15+ years;
even though the box proclaims this as the Ultimate Figure Series, a small holographic-effect label in the corner of the window,
-perhaps a last-minute addition- seems to be billing this as part of VOLKS' evidently freshly coined "Dollfie" line;
she is an incredibly tiny doll, all the more so when contrasted against her big TSUKUDA HOBBY sister;
a sophisticated, highly poseable, plastic model-like body for it's time.
certainly no competition for the vastly superior (IMHO) 1/6 OBITSU BODY.
unsightly exposed screws were painted over by me. speaking of OBITSU BODYs,
VOLKS had evidently marketed this body at one time to hobbyists/customizers
as an "Excellent Base Model Mini"
