The Dollfie Dream Bond

I know this is sort of an odd and personal topic but I am hoping some of you will indulge me:

 

Have you/have you not experienced bonding with your DD?

 

What is your Dollfie Dream bond like?

 

When I began collecting Dollfie Dreams, I really came at it from a collector's point of view. I liked my dolls, carried them about the house with me for a bit and then they'd live on a bookshelf in the spare room of our home with all my other nerdy collection-y things. It was odd because I didn't understand what the 'bond' was that you can have with the different characters that become evident within your dolls (and your psyche, really).

 

I really think it was the community here that allowed me to understand where that comes from. I'm not trying to be sappy but the online community is a huge part of having Dollfies for me. I really care about my online Dollfie forum family. ^^ As I've noted in other posts, I came from DoA where things felt more... judgmental? That was probably in my head and not reality but in a way what is in your head does become your reality so... it was a valid enough reason to stop posting there. I think that is why my bond with my SD13 (Valentine) isn't as strong as my bond with my two DDs. It has also come to me in recent weeks that Valetine just has a quieter personality, maybe she even speaks a different language than the DDs so she doesn't talk as much and keeps to herself.

 

Anyhow, my point is that I didn't even really believe in the doll bond at first but once you begin it kind of blossoms until your dolls totally do have unique personalities! This was a long intro post but I'm hoping you guys have stories to share about your girls and discovering how to play & bond with them. Some people never lose the ability to play but I kind of had to rediscover it all over again and it's been.... interesting! I need practice. ^^

Edited April 19, 2011 by Guest

Aoi and I bonded right away, I don't know if its because she was the first one, but I really liked her expression from the start. At the time I started to learn how to sew, so I spent a lot of time with her, measuring her, and trying out patterns I came up with. Those early outfits weren't that good. I would imagine that she was pissed off when I would try my outfits on her, because my sewing really sucks. Another thing is that I like how she looks with a sword, and I collected a few swords as my previous hobby, and that became another thing we had in common that we could play together.

 

After Aoi came Sakura and then Mari. Mari's personality just jumped out at me all of a sudden that it surprised me . I think that the trigger for Mari was when I made her that blue spandex shorts and the top that came with it. It was just "her". I believe that certain things / events will trigger their personalities to come out. Then I started posting photostory type pictures on figure.fm, and that developed her even more, to the point that I know that she and Aoi get along in a certain way.

 

Sakura, I'm still not sure about. I know she is very shy right now, but I also know that she has another side of her that's not shy at all, but I haven't been able to trigger it yet in my mind. It will come in time; I'm not rushing it.

 

The community definitely has something to do with it, because you get to see everyone else playing with their dolls or posting stories that you can identify with, then maybe your DD's can identify with. For example, Mari even started emailing Baldylox's Manami just this weekend.

When I first adopted Manami, she had a personality but it wasn't nearly as developed as it is now. I didn't really "bond" with her until after a month or so. I don't recall what triggered it but all of a sudden she was her own person. I knew what she liked, what she didn't and also knew that she and I were going to be together for a very long time. She is basically just like a daughter to me, she is *that* important.

 

Rei and Yoko are also important, as are Miyuki and Mai. Recently, Rei and I have made that same link that Manami and I have. Rei is slowly changing her personality and I am adjusting to it. And all the while she has become more and more important to me.

 

Just this Sunday, Miyuki and I connected well. She was dressed in her kimono and had her hair back in a ponytail. Something about it all just went CLICK and I had that same feeling that I had with Rei and Manami.

 

I have not *quite* had this with Yoko or Mai yet even tho I have had Yoko just as long as Rei. Yoko is a bit of an enigma due to her looking so sexy but also acting very childlike and playful. I can't put my finger on her exact personality yet but I can tell it wont be long before we click well. And Mai is just very quiet overall. She's sultry and knows it and has that mature look and feel to her. But she is every bit as playful as Manami and Miyuki when she wants to be. She is the only girl who can keep up with Manami's ecchi ways....

 

I agree with Jun97 that having friends online makes a huge difference in how your girls can act and grow. I have seen it firsthand with his Mari. She has gone from a sweet and quiet girl to being a super fun and sexy girl. She is one of my favorite girls to see in posts online. His Aoi is also a nice one to watch. There are lots of others too but I wont go into all those.

 

And yes, my Manami and Jun97's Mari have been emailing each other now. I think it's funny since I just found out about it and those two seem to be hiding something from us both but we arent sure what. All I know is its great that my girl and his have friends they can play with and have fun with even if they cant see each other in real life.

 

 

Billy

Thank you both for sharing~

 

I haven't reached that level yet! I'm still getting to know my dolls. It can be pretty challenging, actually. I tend to get frustrated when things don't happen fast enough. It's somewhat funny as I'm not even on my own schedule.... but I decided to back off and try to relax... it suddenly became easier to know them.

 

I think it also has to do with really specializing in the DD as well? I heard from other sources that they don't really count as BJD due to their cost, proportions, materials and, well, the fact that they are skeletal and not strung internally. All of that is true but made them sound inferior when they're just... different. I don't know. I definitely think it's a different crowd of folks that are attracted to the DDs instead of the SDs- though from personal experience I know you can have/love both.

 

I guess how playful and stylized the DDs are made me love them more and feel like I would actually be able to "play" with them. Hm. Well, they have my attention now...

I want to share my thoughts too.

 

I know about Dollfie Dream since long ago. Perhaps during the earlier age when they still using strung body.

I like it and plan to get one but that plan buried because I went into college and busy with my study, in addition I stay in a dorm.

 

 

Graduating from college, I decide to just go into local university. Curtin University. There I become classmate with someone you guys might know, Jon or his twitter @Leukimio.

That time we are not that close, we even hardly talk to each other. LOL! I can say we are not friend at all.

 

Then one day I was browsing local forum, it is MiriCommunity.net.

I found a photo in one post, Mashiro is browsing the internet with a netbook.

I reply, "Wow, who owned that Dollfie here".

Some one reply, "Wow, you know about Dollfie?"

I didn't know it was Jon who reply me. LOL!

 

Then we went into a Big Boys gathering where they all bring their perfect grade gunpla, hot toys figure, and other awesome thing. Jon bring Mashiro and I was so interested... I play with Mashiro alone during the gathering and have fun. So I dig back the plan that have been buried long time ago and now I have a Dollfie I named her Yuu because I am planing to make her into a "Smiling Eucliwood Hellscythe".

 

About the bond, I do talk to Yuu everyday. Saying good morning... Saying "tadaima" to her when I'm home... Surfing the internet with her, watch anime together... sometimes she watch movie with my mom too.

And sometimes I will come to Jon house, let Yuu play with Mashiro... I can say I like Yuu's personality that grow inside my mind. She's someone who never complaint, a good girl which obey and sweet little adorable girl. My bond with her is like elder brother and little sister. so that's mean my mom who got new "daughter" actually.

For me the bonding seems to be related to the amount of time I spend with them. As Sakura was my first I spent a good amount of time with her.

 

I'm a little embarrassed to say one night I watched a movie while holding Sakura almost as if she was sleeping on my chest. She was facing me and had her arms out as if she was hugging me.... (I'm such a sap.... no wonder I'm single )

 

I got Yukino just a few weeks before Lily and I'm just starting to feel a bond with her. I think it's because of the time I've spent trying to get her Alicaia cosplay outfit just right. I haven't felt any bond yet with Lily and I think it's because I've been busy with a side project and haven't spent too much time with her.

i´m between baldylox and otaku depot.

it depends on girls face and time

 

on some girls i´m like baldylox, you see it and have the complte story of her character, hoer prefernces, hobbies and and and ... other need more esp. more time to get bound.

 

i only have one DD now and i´m bound to her but not like to my first Pullip doll......

 

i guess its because she is no character from vils ... i made her by my self. so i had no time to gave her personality .... i didn´t know how she will look after painting and thats why i need time to get bound.

 

i need also long to find a name for her now she has one and the more time i spend with her or for her she get more and more details of life...

 

ok i dont let her sleep on my belly or in my bed... nope no doll made that because they are dolls no living beens but i try to madea whole normal human life with that dolls.

 

DD are not perfect for this because you don´t find the right equiptment for their size but you try it with cloth and the right photobackground.

 

and hey we all gave things a character if they have a face

For me, the bond is about personality. The more I feel I "know" about my girls, the more connected I feel to them. For example, the one I feel most bonded to is Mari, and her personality is very distinct in my mind. She is a bit bashful sometimes (like when I put her new dress on!), but quite playful, bold, and more grown-up than some of my other girls. It's funny, because her personality is only partially based on her movie persona. The longer I have her, the more expressive her face looks to me and the more personality I see in her, and the easier it is to pose her as well!

 

But Saber Lily I don't really feel as connected to yet (though I still adore her!) because she seems quite mysterious. As my boyfriend puts it, "it looks like she is always thinking." She's beautiful, but I feel like maybe she's a little distant. I'm hoping that as we take her out for shoots in the spring, I'll get to know her more. Marisa, my 3rd girl, has a very distinct personality because of her face. She's mischievous and gets into trouble a lot! She's also kind of bossy, though childish. She's the youngest, or at least will be is until Noumi gets here.

 

I just put together Soniko, who has the special 02 head with the full blush, and she is just brimming with personality. I had her together for maybe 5 minutes because I was thinking of what she would say in specific situations. Right now she has a Dollfie couch all to herself, and she's all sprawled out on it like she owns it, and I can tell she is going to be pissy when Noumi arrives and she has to share! She's a bit moody, flirty, but super-bashful and easily embarrassed. Aside from Mari, I feel the strongest connection to her. So it's not based on time for me, because I feel so much more bonded to her than Saber Lily. I've had Saber for months, but Soniko has only been together for 2 days!

 

By the way, here is a picture of Soniko. We haven't cut her hair yet (I love this wig so much we're getting another one to cut up so I can keep her in curls for now), and she's wearing Mari's glasses and a bunny hat which is definitely not one of her canon outfits, but I couldn't resist the combo!

 

I feel like I am going to feel very strongly about Noumi as well, as the boyfriend and I had a long discussion about how she would "get along" with the other girls. Soniko won't like her because of the couch situation, Marisa will be pissy about not being the youngest anymore, but Mari likes everyone and Saber will look out for her. It's funny, it sounds kind of silly but it's things like this (giving them personalities and connections) that makes this hobby so meaningful. On one hand they're just pieces of plastic, but to me, they have layers of meanings and connections.

It didn't take me long to warm up to Ellie, she is my special favourite and experiment for life. Saber I'm just starting to warm up to now. Her dynamic with Ellie to me feels very much like the dynamic between Ui and Yui in a lot of ways. Saber's younger but she acts more mature, she has a larger chest, and she always seems taller than Ellie. I'm interested to see how our next girl fits into the dynamic.

my very first dollfie i got was a yukino... but i had to realize shortly after getting her that i just couldnt bond with her.

Shortly after that i´ve sold her and got a mashiro mito because her face was just to daring to pass onto.

I´ve sworn myself tho that i will always will only have but one dollfie.

But now with my new girl i was finally able to bound and i love her more than ever!

 

also @ wgn_white : i suppose youre wiguan, and i totally didnt knew that you and jon are living in oz! i´ve been living there for almost a year! damn i could have visited you guys!

my very first dollfie i got was a yukino... but i had to realize shortly after getting her that i just couldnt bond with her.

Shortly after that i´ve sold her and got a mashiro mito because her face was just to daring to pass onto.

I´ve sworn myself tho that i will always will only have but one dollfie.

But now with my new girl i was finally able to bound and i love her more than ever!

 

also @ wgn_white : i suppose youre wiguan, and i totally didnt knew that you and jon are living in oz! i´ve been living there for almost a year! damn i could have visited you guys!

 

Hey, yea. I'm Wiguan.

 

What? You live in Miri?

Then where are you now?

i dont live there anymore, i had a 1 year visa and i was kind of staying in melbourne for 4 month and than in brisbane for 4 month and 2 month on the road and 1 month in adelaide and i stayed in perth for a few weeks.

damn if only i would have known back then

well there is going to be a next time i hope

i dont live there anymore, i had a 1 year visa and i was kind of staying in melbourne for 4 month and than in brisbane for 4 month and 2 month on the road and 1 month in adelaide and i stayed in perth for a few weeks.

damn if only i would have known back then

well there is going to be a next time i hope

 

Ah, yea.

But even back then I don't have a DD.

Haha

As I've noted in other posts, I came from DoA where things felt more... judgmental? That was probably in my head and not reality but in a way what is in your head does become your reality so... it was a valid enough reason to stop posting there.

 

I don't think you're wrong... I always noted a lack of enthusiasm for DDs on DoA... and honestly, if they hadn't been grandfathered in, DDs would have been banned on DoA. I know there had once been talk of doing so.

 

Of course... there are a lot of people on that board that are in denial about their dolls having an anime aesthetic... so maybe DDs just really throw that in their face too much, LOL.

For me, bonding with a DD is pretty much instantaneous. I've yet to meet one I don't like.

 

A big part of it is that I usually adore their default... and to get a doll, right off the bat, fully clothed who is just perfect makes me love her even more...

 

but then I start playing around with outfits... and personalities emerge... and I become even more enamored.

 

I've been toting Alna around with me everywhere. She comes to work and sits on my desk, she goes on car trips, to the store, and next weekend she'll be going to Acen... I just can't seem to leave her behind... and I wish there were more ways for me to interact with her... like the discussion earlier about a couple of DDs being pen pals... I LOVE that kind of idea... especially snail mail pen pals... because it's just one more way to play and interact with her.

 

I think Volks hit it right on with their Doll Figure (Dollfie)... she is kind of more like an action figure to me, and I want to play with her! Unlike the Resin BJDs, where you always have to be afraid they'll break... DDs are so much more resilient, so for me, they seem a whole lot more "playable"... and the more play time I have with a doll, the stronger I bond with it.

I think Volks hit it right on with their Doll Figure (Dollfie)... she is kind of more like an action figure to me, and I want to play with her! Unlike the Resin BJDs, where you always have to be afraid they'll break... DDs are so much more resilient, so for me, they seem a whole lot more "playable"... and the more play time I have with a doll, the stronger I bond with it.

 

This is something I'm interested in as far as feeling close to them. My resin BJD sits in her box most of the time. I worry I'll break her, damage the face-up or even speed up her yellowing. I wash my hand every time I take her out the box and she's never left the house. But DDs seem much more resilient. So without worrying about yellowing, or the face so much I may keep them out much more than my resin girl(s), which I bet would speed up the bonding process and maybe even cause a bit of favoritism, which oddly makes me a little sad. I love my resin girl. >.> Should be interesting.

My resin BJD sits in her box most of the time. I worry I'll break her, damage the face-up or even speed up her yellowing. I wash my hand every time I take her out the box and she's never left the house. But DDs seem much more resilient. So without worrying about yellowing, or the face so much I may keep them out much more than my resin girl(s), which I bet would speed up the bonding process and maybe even cause a bit of favoritism, which oddly makes me a little sad. I love my resin girl. >.> Should be interesting.

 

I actually take my resin ones all around... it just requires a lot more planning where transportation is concerned.

 

I still totally love the resin ones, they're different from the DD girls. My Ami Ayase is just about my favorite doll ever.

 

But my resin dolls sit on shelves up in my craft room... my DD girl just gets to hang out wherever she feels like it.

Hmm bonding. Interesting topic.

 

I know some people who doesn't like Mashiro when she was initially introduced. Like her mold doesn't look good... OMG WHAT ARE THOSE FLUFFY THINGS ON HER HEAD? and so on...

 

But to me, seeing her being leftover after then lottery somewhat brings me to buy her without thinking.

 

Anyway. When she first arrive here, I was like Look at this goddess! PURE BEAUTY! I was initially afraid of stains. So even after soaking the stocking into vinegar, it still stains... I felt sorry for her.

 

She was very shy in the first place. But as the time passes by with me spending time with her, experiences like getting stains, the joy of buying new clothes for her... we somewhat develop a feeling towards each other. Also her real personality starting to show. At that time seeing how my first photo of her sucks so hard *even with good camera*, I was determined to take good photos of her.

 

so learning all the basics of photography helps a lot. That's when she shines with her beauty! I am not too sure if I am able to bring out the beauty of Mashiro properly, but I am positive one day I could do it!

 

One day I asked Mashiro to do me a favour. That is to participate in my crazy photostory.

 

My photostory is about a girl who is a yandere. Elaborating the idea is really interesting haha.

 

So Mashiro at first reluctantly to agree, but she did anyway. Story goes on for a few months and she really take her role seriously!

 

As the story goes on, her character grows tremendously. She is infamous for being a yandere but actually in real life, she isn't! She's just a good girl who participate in my stupid story. So the story ended abruptly and she was somewhat sad. But she did asked me to write more stories! She would gladly play her role with whole heartedness. I will have to see if I would want to write a story again. Maybe I should, but short story.

 

Therefore, she first came in as a shy girl... and now she is really daring. You wouldn't want to mess with her!

 

I have to admit. Having a single daughter can be good, as all your attention are mostly given to her. You would do all the crazy things to her as well. I even slept with her lots of time! for this 1 year and 4 months period, I thoroughly have this strong bond with her. So strong that I think it's unbreakable. But now I am thinking of a second daughter. Would probably get a custom but I don't know what will Mashiro feel though... She seems fine but I am pretty sure she isn't...

You should get a MDD so Mashiro doesn't feel too jealous. The MDD are so small and cute, I'm sure Mashiro would consider her like a little sister!

You should get a MDD so Mashiro doesn't feel too jealous. The MDD are so small and cute, I'm sure Mashiro would consider her like a little sister!

I think that will work. But is looking at the DDS body for now because of the flexibility of clothing. seems promising!

 

Had some quality time with Mashiro last night. She seems to know what I am thinking so she asked me whether I am getting another daughter or not. I told her yes but not anytime soon.

 

Then Mashiro told me about how she feels that she don't really need a sister. She is afraid that her place will be stolen and I won't play with her anymore! I have to reassure her that every doll needs loving. Too much on one will cause the abandoned one to be heartbroken so I don't want to see that happening.

 

Apparently Mashiro wants to be my number 1 instead of being loved equally. *sigh* Don't know what should I do.

I think all first born children are worried their parents will pay less attention to them and their place will be lost. My brother and I are 6 years apart, so I didn't like him at all at first. Now he is irreplaceable to me. I think Mashiro would learn to love a sister too if you decide to adopt another girl.

I think all first born children are worried their parents will pay less attention to them and their place will be lost. My brother and I are 6 years apart, so I didn't like him at all at first. Now he is irreplaceable to me. I think Mashiro would learn to love a sister too if you decide to adopt another girl.

 

That's true. I think I should just give her a surprise. I hope they get along well... Also hope that I can bond with my new daughter as strong as Mashiro.

currently i dont feel like getting a second girl at all, i kind of like the way mashiro rules over my desk and is kind of hogging the good spots on the sofa, or just sitting on my pc tower warming her feet near my scythe mugen cpu cooler.

maybe one day i will fell like getting a second girl - but that is far in the future, and currently i dont even think about it.

currently i dont feel like getting a second girl at all, i kind of like the way mashiro rules over my desk and is kind of hogging the good spots on the sofa, or just sitting on my pc tower warming her feet near my scythe mugen cpu cooler.

maybe one day i will fell like getting a second girl - but that is far in the future, and currently i dont even think about it.

If my Mashiro ever attempt to warm herself behind my XW9400, she would find her circuits and servos in her legs fried after a few minutes...

 

See about it first. Currently Mashiro is kinda not easy about me planning a 2nd daughter.

Well, the way I wound up with Yumiko-tan was that she owned my BFF/sorta boyfriend (it's complicated) before she owned me. I was not entirely smitten with her when I first met her...my reaction was "Chad? You and a doll? Somehow it doesn't quite mesh!" Well...how right I was...Yumiko would occasionally be on a shelf, or sitting in an armchair in Chad's apartment, and it was all very random. I didn't see Chad interact with the doll...she was just another object and a neglected one at that.

 

The last straw was when Chad moved to a house with some friends, and I saw her cattywumpus in a box, just randomly. NO! Not right, not right at all...I picked her up, looked into those big "brown" eyes of hers, and we bonded. Big time. She never left my side for the rest of the time I was up visiting Chad.

 

When I was packing to go -- I live in LA, Chad lives on the Central Coast of California -- Chad said, "You know Michelle, you're going to Anime Expo, I bet you'd like to take Yumiko along." Wow! Did I!

 

My first photoshoot was her on the train going back home, my new travelling companion.

 

 

The wig didn't entirely fit, but the outfit was great, and I was thinking of ways to spoil her even then. She even got along with the rest of my Asian dolls...I guess sort of like Gulliver and the Liliputians.

 

 

But she had plans, see. First, she wanted a boyfriend. Enter Z. Yamamoto, rock star and Yumiko (actually Alicia Yumiko Natsume) worshipper:

 

(first pic of the two of them)

 

Then it just seemed like it would be cool if Z had to deal with a bratty niece who complicated his existence...enter Namiko Yamamoto...

 

 

And then two more companions entered the picture, Mitzi Chun, an Obitsu who was originally bought as a parts doll and who won my heart over so thoroughly I kept her as she was, and then finally Sgt. Rachael "Sarge" Swanigan, US Army (Ret.) joined the crew. Mitzi and Sarge have paired off...I seem to have wound up with a hetero and a Yuri couple, weird that. So now we have a happy family, who all have back stories, and have other characters in their lives that aren't embodied yet. But it all started with Yumiko, who just totally pwns me. They all do. I'm their minion. Although they do kind of see me as "Mommieh..."