Good Smile Company's Harmonia Bloom 1/6 Dolls

GSC had their own figure event this weekend at which they also showed these dolls. Scroll a bit past halfway down this page to see them:

https://news.amiami.jp/topics/2018/11/145572.html

Some of these were also shown at Wonder Festival:

https://hobby.dengeki.com/event/707683/

 

I'm not familiar with all the smaller dolls, but based on the appearance of a couple of these, are they a counterpart to Blythe perhaps?

I think thay are just “grown up” nendoroids, which is honestly good imho. I have never been a fan of their proportions so I am curious to see how they will look now.

There are two different doll lines shown on that page. There are Nendoroid Dolls which for sure have a sort of grown-up nendo proportion:

https://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/uploads/2019/02/272783027a03aa638ff37cb18a6853423.jpg

https://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/uploads/2019/02/ad6d1475cd4c39960230a980c54828c03.jpg

 

And I agree they look better to me too than the regular nendo style.

 

Harmonia Bloom is these:

https://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/uploads/2019/02/9748fceded02fb706b6a16d28620d8823.jpg

https://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/uploads/2019/02/89f7b5c6d2b2086e3c609b565178ce953.jpg

 

The second picture in particular reminded me of Blythe or maybe Pullips.

They very strongly remind me of Pullip, especially the Dal lineup: http://www.pullipstyle.com/pullipstyle/images/d-158-1.jpg

 

They appear to have glass eyes, though, rather than plastic spheres with eyechips, and without any eye-moving or eye-blinking mechanism like Pullip and Blythe.

 

Very interesting!

Not to resurrect a dead topic, but ANYBODY SEE THE NEW BOY, ROOT?

He's number 10 and 11 on the Christmas calendar, on the top right hand corner.

I'm so excited for his face mold! Can't decide which of the two faceups I like more for him!

Anybody else as stoked for this as I am?

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!! O.O My Harmony is going to have a friend, it seems. My favourite make-up is worn by the red-eyed one. The other one is almost as good looking, though!

They had a stream. Look HOW TALL HE IS COMPARED TO THE GIRLS! OMFG! (view of his nude body at 23:47)

Somehow I was expecting him to be the exact same size. Also, I'm super excited to see the new girl releases as well.

Edited December 24, 2020 by BottleStar
view of his nude body

Huh. I was always under the impression the Harmonia Bloom doll bodies werent that different to a Pullip or Pure Neemo and were just regular hinge-jointed fashion doll bodies but seeing that naked body the joints almost look DD-like. Do they actually have an internal frame or does it just look like that? 

I have found some of these to be cute,  and I do like the new boy a lot because his style is laser-focussed to the kind of aesthetic I love, but always found the price kind of ludicrous for a fashion doll of that size. But if they really do have some kind of internals to their joints it does justify it more to me. 

1 hour ago, Monty said:

Do they actually have an internal frame or does it just look like that? 

I believe they just look a bit like they do.  If you look at this photo of the back of the girl body, you can see that the shoulder joints are similar to joints on Pure Neemo dolls, but the other joints seem to be more like Figma's separate joints, inserted via pegs.

The final Christmas announcement is a Disney Collab. It's Cinderella.

#NOTSURPRISED,

I was hoping someone else would resurrect the dead topic, but ANIME-FACE DOLL LINE CONFIRMED!

The first collabs are gunna be Nezuko, Holo, Cocoa, and Chino. Great news if you're fans of Demon Slayer, Spice and Wolf, and Is The Order a Rabbit. I'm SUPER excited for the new Humming line! What about you?

Nezuko looks super cute! I passed on these when they first launched since their examples didn’t grab me but their collabs look way better to my eye. Holo especially is tempting.

I just got my first Harmonia Bloom! A second-hand Hagu without her default outfit. That doesn't bother me too much though because I would have redressed her anyway (though if I saw the outfit for sale by itself I'd definitely buy it). I do wish I could find those alternate outfits they made for her.

So far I can say that a Soom Tiny Gem dress is much too big and a slim fitting Blythe dress is to tight on the booty. I'll try Pureneemo clothes and shoes, and Pullip clothes next and report back here! 

Her body proportions are lovely, but she's almost between sizes of other dolls it seems. I didn't expect her to be so short, but I actually prefer smaller dolls so that's okay! If anything needs an individual comparison pic lmk (I don't have a Blythe anymore, but I've got Obitsu Uniform, Pureneemo in M and M/LL, Pullip, Lil Fairy, Obitsu 11cm, Sugarcups, and Smartdoll, plus others like bjd and Tonner). 

Her body blushing is very much like it would be on a BJD, and it actually gives it a toothy feel, unlike a typically smooth fashion doll. Her neck joint is odd, a lot like a curved Nendoroid peg. Her wig stayed on fine even upside down (I didn't shake or anything tho), I thought I'd need a cap but that'd probably only be the case for a different brand wig. 

I'm excited for the Humming girls and the new boy! Holo is top of my list for the new releases. 

Edited June 29, 2021 by ladyroselie
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I shared this on a new Facebook group, but they only have a few people there so I thought I'd share it here too in case anyone finds it useful. I wanted to get a sense of what would fit Harmonia from the clothing sizes I have on hand, so I snapped some quick photos to share. More to come as I get new pieces. 

Pureneemo: M seems to fit pretty well. M/LL is way too big in the bust. I don't have S but I suspect it'd be too small. The shoes are too big unfortunately and the socks were pretty lose and went up her whole leg.

Pullip: pretty good fit, but watch the collar. The dress I used looks off proportionally, but I think something with a wider neck and shorter skirt would look good. A little too small on the booty. Shoes are way too big.

Blythe: It depends. I tried a stock dress and tights and the tights were much too long and the dress was large on top and didn't cover the booty. I also tried an Indy brand for Blythe size and it's a touch loose, but very wearable and cute.

Kikipop: Fit is surprisingly good. I did not expect that! The dress overskirt makes it look a little off proportionally, but when removed I really like the fit of the dress. Shoes are way too big.

Soom Teenie GEM: way too big! It is even too big for some of my slim yosd size dolls. I wouldn't recommend yosd for Harmonia.

Edited July 2, 2021 by ladyroselie
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Oh no... not another Good Smile product that is going to be too cute to resist...

The Harmonia Blooms line is cute but the faces are not my thing. But the Harmonia Humming line... look at those adorable faces!!!

Does anyone else think the boys head looks kinda like DD Len? I actually really like these two original characters, a lot moreso than the licensed anime character ones I’ve been kinda ‘eh’ on, although I’m still having a very difficult time justifying a BJD-esque price for what seems to just be a fashion doll?? If they come out with original full sets that target my aesthetic enough I might end up with one but I’m still not looking forward to that price at all.

I think both heads are actually girls. But I agree that the right one can easily be used as a boy head.

For me their size is actually a major charm point. I have a whole bunch of fashion dolls and I am really curious whether the Harmonia girls could share clothing or not. I think I might put some money aside for a possible future Harmonia Humming. The Nezuko one is really cute, but I am more interested in the two non-character dolls pictured above.

For those who were interested in her, Holo is up for preorder!

Holo is incredibly cute! ...but I will wait for non-character Harmonia Humming to be released.

How do these dolls pose? Can their elbows and knees bend almost 180 degrees or only 90? How fragile is the body?
 

It reminds me of a combination of real ball, ball jointed dolls (which are effectively a double joint that works like a single joint) and the Groove Dal body, which is very fragile, especially in the ankles. 

Get ready! Cocoa, and Chino, from Is The Order a Rabbit, go up for preorder on the 16th (japan time).

In other news, the next theme, for the bloom line, looks promising.

The carnival sets look absolutely adorable 🥰

They also announced more clothing sets, including what seems to be boys clothing. But more than anything, I'm hoping that clothing sets specifically for the Humming series means that we will also see a release of the base Humming models sometime soon.

 

I think I’m in love with the new limited edition Harmonia bloom Seasonal Doll Beatrice (Gatto). Apparently you can only get her through Dollybird Vol. 33 that’s releasing October 29?!

https://twitter.com/harmonia_series/status/1436867910488580098?s=21

Edited September 14, 2021 by ragnamuffin

4 hours ago, ragnamuffin said:

I think I’m in love with the new limited edition Harmonia bloom Seasonal Doll Beatrice (Gatto).

Ooooooh my, she is stunning. GSC know thier colours, but they always continue to surprise me.

I might be biased because I love green extensively but her wig/outfit/mask combo are exquisite~ Also I'm assuming she's a girl based on the name but I could be wrong.