Nier Automata x Dollfie Dream

Edit: seems she is on the back and not the front ;-;

 

It depends. Japanese read the books in reverse direction, so our back cover is their front cover

Edit: seems she is on the back and not the front ;-;

It depends. Japanese read the books in reverse direction, so our back cover is their front cover

Generally true, but some magazines are the same as US ones with respect to the binding side; Hobby Japan I know is. I don't know about Volks News.

The cheeky bastards stuck a hex number on the back cover next to Toobs, so naturally I had a look.

 

32303138e5b9b4

446f6c6c66696520447265616d

e58f97e6b3a8e99990e5ae9ae4bc81e794bb

32303138e5b9b43130e69c883230e697a5

e4ba88e7b484e58f97e4bb98e9968be5a78b

 

2018年Dollfie Dream受注限定企画2018年10月20日予約受付開始

 

Whaddya mean it isn't "congratulations for reading this, you win an option on the non-preorder batch we've made especially for those who recognise hex representations of Unicode"?

 

Edit: seems she is on the back and not the front ;-;

 

It depends. Japanese read the books in reverse direction, so our back cover is their front cover

It's more usual to see things left-to-right these days, except for a few specific types of publication. Volks News reads left-to-right i.e. the 2B info page is p178.

 

EDIT: Here, have some high-quality scans (click to get the full size). Don't never say I didn't do nothing for yas.

 

 

 

 

Volks News shows 2B's rear:

 

Images of Nier from the back seem fairly common. What's interesting is that the dress seems to be lined with white, although all we can see is white inside the skirt portion.

 

I'm curious if she will come with her weapons. I know nothing about the games, but images of her often seem to include 1 or 2 swords.

Edited September 10, 2018 by Guest

There's also the little robot pod(s) that follow her around. I'm sure they won't make that but it'd be cool if they did.

 

Speaking of swords, Volks is releasing some, that can be seen here:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmtHwefUYAE3bUl.jpg

The cheeky bastards stuck a hex number on the back cover next to Toobs, so naturally I had a look.

 

32303138e5b9b4

446f6c6c66696520447265616d

e58f97e6b3a8e99990e5ae9ae4bc81e794bb

32303138e5b9b43130e69c883230e697a5

e4ba88e7b484e58f97e4bb98e9968be5a78b

 

2018年Dollfie Dream受注限定企画2018年10月20日予約受付開始

 

Whaddya mean it isn't "congratulations for reading this, you win an option on the non-preorder batch we've made especially for those who recognise hex representations of Unicode"?

 

I am actually wondering about this too! AN option on the non-preorder batch? Maybe they will include a freebie?

 

I'm curious if she will com with her weapons. I know nothing about the games, but images of her often seem to include 1 or 2 swords.

She looks like having "gripping" hands, so I suppose she will come with one sword, and the other(s) to be released separately...?

There's also the little robot pod(s) that follow her around. I'm sure they won't make that but it'd be cool if they did.

 

Speaking of swords, Volks is releasing some, that can be seen here:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmtHwefUYAE3bUl.jpg

Sorry for double posting. Where did you find this pic? I am trying to locate the other scans

 

Speaking of swords, Volks is releasing some, that can be seen here:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmtHwefUYAE3bUl.jpg

 

They've released those before, but unless these are new versions the scale is SD16.

Sorry for double posting. Where did you find this pic? I am trying to locate the other scans

Here, but there's only two pages:

https://twitter.com/Yumitsuki

 

I want to see all the outfits but haven't found anything.

 

Speaking of swords, Volks is releasing some, that can be seen here:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmtHwefUYAE3bUl.jpg

They've released those before, but unless these are new versions the scale is SD16.

I have no idea, but it says "Dollfie Dream Accessories" there.

I have no idea, but it says "Dollfie Dream Accessories" there.

 

I think it said that the last time too.

 

The ones they released before were much more finely detailed, and the relative scale of the parts were more accurate than Sakura Shingiuji’s, which was nice. They were also slightly larger, which didn’t fit as well as Sakura’s. The Tsuka in particular was just a bit too large for DD hands. Your hand should be able too completely wrap around both the Tsuka and the Saya.

 

You can see them here with Miku, and with what I think is either an SD16, or SD17 Boy.

 

http://www.volks.co.jp/htd_kyoto13/sumika_dda/

 

Just trying them on Rin, Belldandy, and Ami they looked best on Bell imo. They may be a bit undersized on SD16, so SDGr may be the scale.

 

Don’t get me wrong, they do work and they are nicely done. They just look a bit too big on DD to me, and I really don’t like that the sword hand doesn’t fully grip them.

 

Now, if they do Nier’s sword I expect it to look big on her per the character design.

Yeah I'm sure that's the same ones. It's good they're being rereleased as when I've seen these on Mandarake they're very expensive.

 

From this page:

 

http://www.volks.co.jp/htd_kyoto13/sumika_dda/

 

Candy in the third picture clearly has the deka hands, and I think Miku has them too. You can't see enough of the hand on the DDH-09 girl. Those hands are larger enough they likely fit better.

 

I much prefer the large hands anyway so I'm set.

Yeah, don’t like the large hands myself, but you are right they probably do fit the swords better. I would say with a proper hand fit the scale of the blade isn’t really much different than Sakura’s, it’s maybe 1/4 - 3/8” longer.

 

Even if swords are apropos to Nier, this isn’t the Volks News 80 thread, so we should probably move the sword discussion if it continues.

 

I do hope that these aren’t being rereleased as a substitute for Neir’s swords. She clearly has a lot of sword styles, but the one I keep seeing in promo images looks a lot more like a Tachi than a Katana.

 

It would be neat if they released that one, and one of the more outlandish upgraded swords with her. I don’t want the doll, but I’d probably grab weapons and maybe the dress in a split. It’s not very frilly, but I think my Ranko would rock it just the same.

I think it's just a coincidence of them being released now; it's to go with the miko outfits, and I doubt 2B made Volks decide it was time to release miko outfits lol. Volks is good about making accessories for the limited dolls be fairly accurate, so I think they'll either give her proper sword(s) or none at all.

 

I prefer the large hands not because they're larger (I don't mind that though) but because they just look better to me, have better proportions and actually look like human hands. Certain ones of them, like the fists, I think look so much better.

For those who did the Fate Jeanne pre-orders, what was the wait between pre-ordering and getting the doll in hand? I've lost interest with how Volks has handled this entire thing, but if the downtime is short, I *might* consider getting 2B.

Hahahaha, short downtime on a Volks pre-order project, that's a funny one.

 

For Jeanne, pre-orders opened 10/28/2017, closed 12/24/2017, and delivery has STILL not happened. NO ONE has their Jeanne in-hand yet.

Hahahaha, short downtime on a Volks pre-order project, that's a funny one.

 

For Jeanne, pre-orders opened 10/28/2017, closed 12/24/2017, and delivery has STILL not happened. NO ONE has their Jeanne in-hand yet.

 

Lol, instead of “patience of a Saint,” we have “patience of a Dollfie collector.”

 

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Depending on Volks schedule and how quickly you pay, Jeanne will be a total of a 13 - 16 month wait IF you ordered through international. Volks USA orders will take a bit longer. Shave 1 - 2 months off for Altria.

Edited September 10, 2018 by Guest

So 2.5 years+ from initial announcement to in hand? Yeah, I've got no patience for these shenanigans.

So 2.5 years+ from initial announcement to in hand? Yeah, I've got no patience for these shenanigans.

 

No, 13 - 16 months total wait from the start of the project, sorry if that wasn’t clear. Altria starts shipping 4 weeks from now for those who pay quickly, and Jeanne should be 1 - 2 months after.

As Torino mentioned somewhere above, there's certainly a possibility the timing will be different with Nier. Volks has changed so much about how they sell dolls this year, but of course until they actually announce details it is safest to assume this will again take about a year.

 

I don't think it's about being patient or not. This hobby has its own pretty unique rules that you either accept, or don't and find something else.

The wait will be grueling... but I remember saying the same about Miku. Im pretty confident she will be great. The only DD I dont quite care for is generally from a character design I dont care for from the start. Volks has a great record so far for me so im super excited. Frankly, I think its been awhile since Volks dropped a super must have DD but they also seem to have picked up this new trend, or maybe not so new, of making the official photos not look as good as the real girls. Im really thirsty for that big grand slam from Volks like Miku was.

I had thought of that, but I think the unlimited nature of the pre-orders may keep it at a year for production.

 

Even at a over a year wait Jeanne is going to be worth it.

 

I would also point out that Volks has yet to require a full pre-pay. For now you are out a deposit, with the rest of the payment due at time of delivery. Unless something changes there really isn’t anything you lose out on except instant gratification.

 

This hobby definitely is not satisfaction for that need. XD

A part of me is kinda hoping that the VIP pamphlet mentioned at the bottom will be some kindof earlier release option but the realist part of me knows it will likely just be promo photos. The extra requirements for it seems odd for a photo pamphlet though.

 

I'd be happy to pay for her right this second in full to get her sooner. I've had the money saved since a couple of months after her announcement. Even the week to full reveal will feel like an eternity at this point. The woes of the collecting hobbies...

A part of me is kinda hoping that the VIP pamphlet mentioned at the bottom will be some kindof earlier release option but the realist part of me knows it will likely just be promo photos. The extra requirements for it seems odd for a photo pamphlet though.

 

I think they did that with Snow Miku, if memory serves though it was a Japan only thing. Again if I am remembering correctly, it was for people who did in store pickup and pre-ordered very early on.

I think they did that with Snow Miku, if memory serves though it was a Japan only thing. Again if I am remembering correctly, it was for people who did in store pickup and pre-ordered very early on.

As in they did a photo pamphlet or an early release option? I don't remember much about the Miku releases as I'm not a fan.

 

The requirement this time seems to have just been to purchase doll related items in the last year and be VIP/VS so my house should receive a pamphlet next week.

I think they did that with Snow Miku, if memory serves though it was a Japan only thing. Again if I am remembering correctly, it was for people who did in store pickup and pre-ordered very early on.

As in they did a photo pamphlet or an early release option? I don't remember much about the Miku releases as I'm not a fan.

 

There was an early release, some pre-orders were delivered a few months ahead of the main release. There was an in-store only January delivery of early Snow Miku pre-orders, and the rest of them weren't scheduled to deliver until late June the same year. As far as I know they haven't done this since then.