DD Fes 2016 - Ltd Preorder announcement Soon

My face when people thought Volks was going to do something different

 

Right. Fool on me. But this time I just couldn't blame myself they freaking set a timer and the whole guess the characters survey implying it'll be something new and huge. They had me believing it SHOULD be something big. To pull off something like this is just unexpected, even for Volks. So this is something I need to adapt to. So countdown for every new pre order projects from this day on.

 

Anyway I'm glad to say I'm safe from torturing my wallet. Just need to go back to my previous plan and save for a resin doll, my Shizuka wants a big bro.

Well... I haven't watched IdolM@ster, but do these releases open the way for more blue/white/notpink clothing options?

Well... I haven't watched IdolM@ster, but do these releases open the way for more blue/white/notpink clothing options?

 

It is pathing a way for more soggy breads and cheddar cheese, that's for sure.

 

Pardon me. I really hope so, I thought Anastasia's option outfit is gorgeous! I'm really not into the doll herself, but I might get her option outfit. I'd love to have more blue outfits for my Shizuka. Blue is definitely my favourite color.

I just flicked through Volks News 70. I don't read Japanese but - THE COOL OUTFIT, THE SUPER DOLLFIE GIRL BROWN THING (and the blue MDD one, but I don't have a MDD), that blue thing Miku is modelling.

 

.... My wallet....

When I told my wife that I was safe from going to get any of the pre-order dolls, she just rolled her eyes. Now where are the scans/photos of the Volks News 70 so I can see which outfits are going to kill my wallet when they come to Volks USA (I'm still waiting for the rest from 69 to hit the States. Is it possible to own too many clothes for your girl?)?

Honestly, these dolls aren't terrible, but they don't feel new to me. They look like previous releases and that really just makes me go bleh.

 

I like it's an easy access for DDP, but they could have done that with a new property.

I think Len and Rin would have been the better option though now that we know it's just dull IdolM@sters.

 

1/10 Thanks for the soggy bread.

I'm really happy that I'll be able to get the new girls and really happy with the DDp body. Looks to be pretty much as I requested from volks ages back which is basically a more curvier MDD with longer legs.

 

Still like everyone else i am disappointed it wasn't a new franchise. While I like the idolmaster range, it does feel like that's all we've been mostly getting for the last 3 years aside from vocaloid and Macross (which I'm so happy with!)

 

Who knows, maybe they will do Sakura eventually now that they have the DDp

Is it possible to own too many clothes for your girl?)?

 

Mine all tell me "No! And when are you buying us more?"

Honestly, these dolls aren't terrible, but they don't feel new to me. They look like previous releases and that really just makes me go bleh.

 

I like it's an easy access for DDP, but they could have done that with a new property.

I think Len and Rin would have been the better option though now that we know it's just dull IdolM@sters.

 

1/10 Thanks for the soggy bread.

 

The name of the game is The iDOLM@STER, the girls are idols. They're not iDOLM@STERS.

I figured the preorders wouldn't be anything too exciting. Normally I could pass on any IdolM@ster characters, but Yayoi was my favorite. Sigh.

The name of the game is The iDOLM@STER, the girls are idols. They're not iDOLM@STERS.

 

Thanks for the correction. I'll probably forget cause I honestly don't care though. Idols are just really freakin' boring to me (Like all forms of them). I get it's popular, but like.......it's boring. I like variety. It very much lacks that especially in the Volks line.

 

If you need something positive, just think of it as one less person to compete against when it matters.

I'm waffling on Anastasia. I've never actually watched or played Idolm@ster, so I don't know any of the characters. I'll definitely get Anastasia's casual outfit, though.

 

Volks really hyped this up, I was expecting to be disappointed. I've got to agree that some indication that the preorder involved an idol series would've been nice.

Looking at the size of the new body, I'm wondering if it might be Anzu from Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls.

 

Edit: Or possibly even Yayoi or Iori from Idolm@ster.

 

I can't even believe that I was actually somehow right... Too bad I wasn't able to actually go and guess in Japan when they were doing that...

Is it possible to own too many clothes for your girl?)?

 

Mine all tell me "No! And when are you buying us more?"

 

I have 8 outfits for my doll and she hasn't even been put together once.

I wasn't expecting anything really new either, I kind of expected it to fall flat.

I really wasn't expecting Idolmasters though... not for pre-order anyway.

As someone else said maybe if they had hinted it would be an Idolmaster, and we had to guess it wouldn't have been so rough.

While it is nice to have easy access to them , and they're very cute (I'm considering Iori)

Volks has really had very boring releases the past few years.

 

The tan skin release is far bigger news IMO. We've been waiting how long??

I'm hoping they will do more releases for this...I reeealllyyy need an 07 in tan. Part of me thinks they will do all the heads, but with their track record the other part is very scared to miss out.

I think the lack of variety stands out more because the number of dolls released each year is so small.

 

Volks has their collaboration models sorted by year here: http://www.dollfiedream.tokyo/dd/model/list_collabo/

 

We basically get a handful of dolls to choose from each year. In 2015 3/8 were IM@S, 2/8 were Ver 2 releases of earlier dolls, 1/8 was an alternate version of an existing character.

 

A big reason I am happy with this pre-order is that I have 7 IM@S DD, and all of them are aftermarket. VolksUSA never seems to lottery IM@S dolls, and I am totally at the mercy of the international lottery to get them. This is the first time I will be able to get an IM@S girl I really want directly from Volks.

 

I see a lot of disappointment here, but I also see a lot of people who are happy. There are folks who don't like IM@S, but are thrilled over the custom characters they can create with this release too. They're never going to please all of us at one time, but they did manage to please some of us.

I think the lack of variety stands out more because the number of dolls released each year is so small.

 

Volks has their collaboration models sorted by year here: http://www.dollfiedream.tokyo/dd/model/list_collabo/

 

We basically get a handful of dolls to choose from each year. In 2015 3/8 were IM@S, 2/8 were Ver 2 releases of earlier dolls, 1/8 was an alternate version of an existing character.

 

That's really interesting. This year 4/7 dolls announced so far are IM@S. I hope we get some interesting non IM@S DDs announced before the end of the year. For non IM@S fans it's starting to feel unfair

 

That's really interesting. This year 4/7 dolls announced so far are IM@S. I hope we get some interesting non IM@S DDs announced before the end of the year. For non IM@S fans it's starting to feel unfair

 

Looking at it year by year since IM@S became a thing.

 

2016: 4/7 (so far)

2015: 3/8

2014: 3/10

2013: 2/9

2012: 2/12

 

The percentage has increased the last two years, and the number of IM@S dolls released each year has been getting larger as time passes.

 

I'm not a particular fan of IM@S. I'm just a sucker for beautiful anime characters. It's an art form I've loved for more than 30 years. The IM@S DD I have are all gorgeous.

 

Would I like it more if they offered characters from my favorite anime? Yes, but my favorite anime aren't likely to be produced as DD. The only one that might have any hope is Sailor Moon, and The Crystal reboot wasn't well received so I think even that is doubtful.

Im a big fan of IM@S but I would freaking love some Love Live dolls.

Im a big fan of IM@S but I would freaking love some Love Live dolls.

I totally and utterly 2nd this!

I'm not big on any idol shows. I am happy sad it's not Sakura (Happy that my wallet is safe, probably. Sad that it's not my fave little magic girl that isn't Sailor Moon.). Other long running series that would make great dolls, is Precure. So many characters and outfits! I've actually never seen more than 3 episodes, total, of the whole thing, but I would love to have Hibiki. There's just something about her that I love after seeing only 2 episodes. And I'd want her school outfit, transformation outfit, and her normal outfit. I should really go back and watch the rest.

 

If they did CCS Sakura they would have an unending stream of outfits to release for her. One at each Dollpa for the next 14 years.

I was pretty bummed to see that the pre-order dolls ended up being Idolmaster... but that's only because Kagamine Rin & Len ended up being lottery instead of pre-order like I'd expected. If I'd gotten this news at any other time, I wouldn't have felt about it quite as strongly - because while I do find the Idolmaster dolls pretty, as characters I don't have as much of an emotional connection to them as I have for Rin & Len, so... I was pretty disappointed to be honest. ^^;

 

But now that I've had time to cool off, I'm neutral about it all. If I don't win Rin & Len in the lottery, I will most likely end up ordering Anastasia just in case she ends up being really pretty in person (and she's one of the few girls in Cinderella Girls who I actually like as a character). She could maybe replace Takane for a character that I want to customise as a DD, because I doubt I'll ever find Takane for a reasonable price. So, in the end I'm glad that I can at least have a back up plan for my... back up plan if I don't get my number one favourites (the Kagamine twins) ahah... :'D;;

Volks USA has their site up: http://www.volksusa.com/event/201610ddimas/

 

At this point it's bare bones, but delivery is listed as winter 2017.

A whole year?! I'm new so, I don't know if this is the average, is it?