My History with Anime Character Dolls... (Since 2001)

 

the Clunky, Clumsy Princess Ayeka Jurai, from TOYNAMI's short-lived 2001 "Tenchi Muyo!" 12in. Character Doll series,
that single-handedly inspired me to pick-up Sewing as a Hobby and a Skill;

in 2008, she was Succeeded by the 2000 TSUKUDA HOBBY "Mamotte Shugogetten!" Shaorin Shichiri,
another large, off-scaled Anime Doll that had to live with her Clumsy, dubiously-proportioned TSUKUDA Doll Body...
until the wonderful, Heaven-Sent Gift of the WorldBox AT201/203 Doll Body fell into my lap in late-2023;

in 2010 or so... i adopted my first 27cm. size OBITSU BODY-based Character doll, Mikuru Asahina from the 2006 Anime "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"
... and in 2019-ish... i got my first of a long line of 2018 OBITSU BODY 26cm. bodies to upgrade Mikuru and my other 1/6 girls with;

Finally, for Christmas of 2019... My Wife♥ Konomi Yuzuhara Came Home to Me; ("To Heart 2" Anime/Visual Novel, 2004/2005)

 

the old TOYNAMI TM dolls have not aged well. the overly-janky bodies have fragile hip joints,

and were often found with broken hips straight out-of-box 20 years ago.

 

Worse Still... the hollow-vinyl heads are molded one-piece with neck;

a TERRIBLE design choice that precludes a straightforward transition to a superior aftermarket Doll Body,

at least not without extensive skilled mod work to the existing TOYNAMI TM Head...

 

 

Edited December 22, 2023 by Tasuke

My Anime Harem... as of 1/5/24;

 

 

- 2001ish -

- 2024 -