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,
- in much the same way OBITSU continues to market their own products to this day-
as an "Excellent Base Model Mini"

LD collection set for the Anime T.V. series these dolls are based upon. one of my great LD grails i'd love to obtain someday ;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamotte_Shugogetten

Not really into dolls my self, but I have to say this one looks nice. Quite nice feature with all the joints to give you the possibility with all sorts of different poses. Don't really see that too much, at least not on regular toy dolls. A nice piece for a collector for sure.

Do you make custom clothing as well for these?

Good morning tasuke,

Just had a quick browse of your shared post and subject matter,

Thank you for sharing

I have a particular interest in some classic ANIME title such as;

1) Ghost in the shell first movie LD & all of the post material: Stand alone Complex / G.I.T.S 2 The movie / Solid State Society The movie / ARISE (series still to purchase this latest prequel series material.
2) AKIRA was something that stood out for me....LD
3) APPLESEED (the latest material from the early 2000's, quite ground breaking.
4) JIN ROH the movie. LD
5) SPRIGGAN the movie.LD
6) STEAM BOY the movie DVD
7) WONDERFUL DAYS (AN EPIC EXPERIENCE WOW!) Movie DVD South Korea (Korean Collectors box set) / BLU-RAY. The native original is the best in terms of soundtrack lauguage and collectors box set.
8) COWBOY BEBOP Movie DVD / and complete series BLU-RAY collectors edition.
9) PRINCESS MONONOKE Movie LD
10) FREEDON HD DVD / BLU-RAY EPISODE 1 TO 8 ........ GREAT!
11) PLANETEES Series.

There are a number of other titles, of which I cannot remember but do have.

Kind Regards

i do indeed. been learning and getting gradually better at it since i first got in to collecting Anime dolls about 15 years ago.

when me and my family get together for movie time, i'm often spending it dividing my attention
between the movie and whatever article of 1/6 clothing i happen to be working on in my spare time...

so i've had the notion for quite a while now to get hold of one of the old mid-90's-ish TAKARA "Tokimeki Memorial"
27cm. dolls from the early-1990's Japanese Visual Novel series by KONAMI corp.

i always was quite fond of the Sailor Suit design from this series,
and figured that the identical suit from any one of the several dolls in the line
should just about readily fit my 27cm. OBITSU-based Darling Mikuru Asahina.

well, after being on the back burner for so long,
i finally got around to finding one at a good price, -around $36shipped- and some photos of a TM doll
fitted to a 27cm. OBITSU BODY that proves that the suit should fit my any one of my OBITSU based girls
pretty much as well as i hoped it might.

now, i -might- need to extend the sleeves out just a smidge,
and i'll definitely be replacing that yellow bow with a pink one,
but on the whole i think any one of my girls ought to end up looking just precious in it;

Looking good! Quite funny that you mentioned Tokimeki Memorial... I actually happened to buy a box set for Playstation the other day. Really had no clue what it was, but I am weak to box sets.

Almost a bit tempting to get a doll or two my self after I've seen some of yours, tasuke. Probably wouldn't sew custom clothes, but think it would look nice as a display piece in my shelf.

Bought this one pictured, looks to be en good condition.

What kind of fetish is this?

Although I like figurines, I think these look a bit terrifying ^^;

damn, that's nice. i'd personally prefer the SEGA SATURN and SUPER FAMICOM ports,
but that's a nice little L.E. all the same...





Japanese Character Doll collecting.

a hobby that has bolstered a significant industry in Japan since starting out with 11in. Anime and Game character dolls, -such as the one i'm showcasing-
back in the mid-late 90's or thereabouts, and has been steadily evolving through the years since.

go here to get a cross section of the current state of the art in this now VERY EXPENSIVE hobby; http://www.figure.fm/





Really? i honestly cannot begin to fathom what could possibly ever be "terrifying" about a cute female Anime character?

http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Nakoruru





full page advert from one of my old 1997 issues of HOBBY JAPAN;

I think anime characters are cute in general ^^ just something about *these* specific figurines just seems.. off to me. Something with the eyes/hair. Can't quite put my finger on it >.>;

well, general accuracy of facial sculpt HAS come quite a ways along since the turn of the century.

BANDAI/MegaHouse's 2007 Mikuru Asahina of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" fame is one of my all time favorite examples.

perhaps not quite the utter pinnacle of perfection, but IMHO a very pleasing and accurate physical rendition of my favorite Anime character.
in some lighting and angles, she actually begins to approach magnificence, at least to my less-than-adequately-discriminate eye;

Do you beat off looking at them?

Tasuke's dolls are not too terrifying. A Gynoid doll from Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence on the other hand...

i recall stumbling upon one of those in one of my old 90's issues of HOBBY JAPAN.
i figured they were merely one more of HJ's kit-bashing staff members' one-off hobby custom jobs,
not an actual mass-produced publicly-marketed product line or anything of the sort...

http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Lacus_Clyne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED_Destiny

((09/20/2015))


i've been interested in finding one of these for a while now,
and an ideal opportunity finally came along, just under $60.00 shipped.

furthermore, she's coming from a seller in my hometown of PORTLAND, OR. just shy of 200mi. away,
so she should be here in no time flat! for now, however, we'll have to be satisfied with some example photos;












((09/23/2015))


she just came in today, made a few modifications to personal taste;

actually, it just dawned upon me that she rather strongly reminds me of the title character from the 1999 Anime series "Steel Angel Kurumi"

a real Bonus, since i've always liked Kurumi a whole lot, always wanting some sort of halfway decent doll or figure of her...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Angel_Kurumi