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Originally posted by VoiceOfReason I do a lot of anime cons and I see people carrying around BJDs quite a bit. I collect anime figurines (I have about 150 of them) and since one of the series I like is Rozen Maiden I checked into what the actual BJDs from them would cost to add to my collection. Needless to say I did not add them to my collection. I think the closest I have to a BJD is a 12 inch Miku Hatsune Pullip that I bought from someone who needed the cash. I paid WAY under what it was valued at, and now she's a part of my collection.
I have a couple of Jun Planning's other dolls, the J dolls that I found thrifting a couple of years back that they just threw into the Barbie bin because they didn't realize what they were. Pullips remind me very strongly of Blythe. I collect the mini Blythe dolls, the cheap pet shop ones, but I rather covet a 12" clone. A real Blythe is way too much for my wallet vintage or neo notwithstanding, she's way too dear. I rather like the Pullips but not enough to collect them, though I have pondered a mini or two. Most of my dolls are anti-anime BJD's actually. I never thought I'd get into BJD's because they were so expensive and for a long time they had that anime aesthetic which I am just not much into. But the past 3 years or so there have been companies springing up selling resin MSD sized BJD's brand new for as low as $100 and SD sized dolls for well under $200 and when you can get them used for less than half that besides it really makes it a lot more affordable.
This is my latest. She's a Jun Planning BJD too. She was a gift. She's my first mini BJD. Her name is Thyme. She's too cute.
Jun Planning AI Ball Jointed Doll Thyme Q 715 | eBay
I think I will end up with this one eventually too. I'm totally smitten and I figure Little T needs at least one pal her size and type around to play with...
Jun Planning AI Ball Jointed Doll Aster Q 702 | eBay
I'm going to try not to let these little mini BJD's become a major obsession though at $40-100 a pop they're not something I want to be buying like Monster High dolls. Actually. MH dolls those totally are the dolly equivalent of crack. They're so totally addictive it's crazy. Nobody I know has just one. They have whole huge collections of the monsters, and yes, I am talking adults. My nieces got me hooked on them. Between the 3 of us we probably have at least 200 of them. The kids have more than I do, but I still have a whole bookshelf worth at this point. Every time I think I am done they come out with some cool new character and it's so much for my being "finished" with collecting them. :P
Last edited by magkelly; 02-11-2014 at 07:12 PM.