Long-time Lurker, Soon-to-be Doll Owner!

Hello! As the title suggests, I've been lurking the forums for quite a while now, but I've finally decided to take the plunge and become both a doll owner and a forum member!

I first became interested in 2020 after discovering Dollfie Dreams. I had no clue anime styled dolls existed and immediately became smitten with them (to my surprise; I had no interest in dolls beforehand), but they were way out of budget for me so I put that budding interest on the back burner for quite a few years. In early 2024, I discovered these forums and found out there were many types of dolls, including ones that were significantly more affordable for me! I was too shy to post anything though and I couldn't even decide on what kind of doll to even get (Imomodoll? Tinyfox? Something else? Who knows!), so I put off on making an account or purchasing a doll. Today, I finally decided on what kind of doll to get, an Imomodoll 1/4 boy body (I also have a firm idea on how I want to customize him), so I felt like I should finally make an account and introduce myself alongside that!

Outside of anime-styled dolls, I enjoy collecting anime figures (with a focus on Higurashi and Madoka Magica), drawing dubiously well, playing video games (my favorites are Pokemon, Guilty Gear, Undertale + Deltarune, and too many RPG Maker games to list), watching anime + reading manga (my favorites are Madoka Magica, Revolutionary Girl Utena (or anything Ikuhara in general), and Battle Angel Alita and I am currently re-reading Houseki no Kuni), and reading visual novels (my favorites are Higurashi, Umineko, and The House in Fata Morgana).

I'm excited to meet you all!

Welcome!! Am excited to see your lad once you have customised him :D

Hullo and welcome! What a great name you've chosen.

It sounds like we had a similar intro to the hobby. I had zero interest in dolls until I found out DDs existed, and I'm still primarily a Transformers / action figure collector. But they were so far out of my price range that I ended up dabbling with Pullip and cheaper BJD instead. It took ten years, but eventually I made it back to vinyl in 2019. No matter how far out it seems, if it's important to you, you will get there eventually. ☺️

(And if you're like me and always working from limited funds, watching for good deals secondhand is a great way to dabble in the more expensive dolls)

Congratulations on your incoming new boy! Imomo's got some wonderful sculpts to choose from. They've given us a lot of things by default that customizers usually do. (Open mouths, half-closed / unique eye shapes, elf ears, etc.) Which makes them a huge boon for creating unique looks. Which face(s) did you pick? Are you going to do an existing anime / manga character or an original one? Eager to see him take shape either way.

Drawing, reading, and gaming go well hand-in-hand. Plenty of inspiration there, especially from the variety of tastes which you have. We hope this will be a fun and welcoming place to expound on your interests and pursuits.

 

 

59 minutes ago, Xeliicious said:

Welcome!! Am excited to see your lad once you have customised him 😄

Thank you! I definitely plan on showing him off someplace once I've customized him.

 

25 minutes ago, PolitelyNefarious said:

Hullo and welcome! What a great name you've chosen.

It sounds like we had a similar intro to the hobby. I had zero interest in dolls until I found out DDs existed, and I'm still primarily a Transformers / action figure collector. But they were so far out of my price range that I ended up dabbling with Pullip and cheaper BJD instead. It took ten years, but eventually I made it back to vinyl in 2019. No matter how far out it seems, if it's important to you, you will get there eventually. ☺️

(And if you're like me and always working from limited funds, watching for good deals secondhand is a great way to dabble in the more expensive dolls)

Congratulations on your incoming new boy! Imomo's got some wonderful sculpts to choose from. They've given us a lot of things by default that customizers usually do. (Open mouths, half-closed / unique eye shapes, elf ears, etc.) Which makes them a huge boon for creating unique looks. Which face(s) did you pick? Are you going to do an existing anime / manga character or an original one? Eager to see him take shape either way.

Drawing, reading, and gaming go well hand-in-hand. Plenty of inspiration there, especially from the variety of tastes which you have. We hope this will be a fun and welcoming place to expound on your interests and pursuits.

 

 

Thank you, and thanks for the compliments on the name!

Interesting! And I 100% agree with the last sentence. Owning an anime BJD or MJD seemed so distant 4 years ago... oh how things have changed for the better!

(And I expect to be working from limited funds for quite a while haha. If getting a Dollfie Dream is ever on the table for me I will definitely be keeping that in mind)

Imomo sculpts are very lovely, so many heads tempted me! I ended up going with the Miko head for him though. I plan on going for a more androgynous design since that's the sort of aesthetic I generally gravitate towards and I think Miko would work well for this! He's going to be an original character, but I would love to do some from pre-existing media once I have more experience with customizing dolls (I would love to make custom dolls of the Umineko witches someday; their designs were made for dolls. Two of them have official DDs for a reason!).

I hope to have lots of fun here too!

 

Welcome! Houseki no Kuni is one of my top favorite series, I got Hatsune Miku NT partially to make a Phos cosplay for her. Happy to see another fan join the hobby!

I also own a 1/4 imomodoll boy (still a WIP), so I look forward to what you'll do with yours. Hope you have lots of fun exploring the hobby, there's something for everyone here.

7 hours ago, Elys said:

Welcome! Houseki no Kuni is one of my top favorite series, I got Hatsune Miku NT partially to make a Phos cosplay for her. Happy to see another fan join the hobby!

I also own a 1/4 imomodoll boy (still a WIP), so I look forward to what you'll do with yours. Hope you have lots of fun exploring the hobby, there's something for everyone here.

Thank you! I was obsessed with the series in high school, and I've been really enjoying my reread of it (especially since I understand it better haha). When you complete the Phos cosplay for Miku I would love to see it!

Oh that's neat! I'm looking forward to what you do with yours as well, and thank you again!