ball jointed dolls

BJD(ball jointed doll) is any doll that is articulated with ball & socket joints.BJD usually refers to ABJD,Asian ball jointed dolls.these are generally hard,dense plastic, and the parts strung together with a thick elastic.These are normally produced in japan,south-korea and china.They commonly range in size from about 60 cms for the larger dolls to 10 cms the tinny BJD’s.

The history of commercially produced Asian resin BJD’s began in 1999 when the Japanese company VOLKS created the Super Dolfie line of dolls.The first super dolfie were 57cm tall,strung with elastic,ball jointed ,similar to garaze kits,which was volks main produc at that time.

Modern asian BJD’s are intended for adult collectors and customizers and range in price from US$100 to over US$1000.

BJD’s are readily customizable.Wings and eyes are easy to remove and replace,as well as heads,hands,and feet.A doll may even be a hybrid of parts from different companies.Some BJD owners or customizers even re-shape existing parts by sanding them or applying epoxy putty to them.

There is a sizable international community dedicated to BJD’s.The largest English language BJD internet community,’’Den of Angels’’,has over 43,000 members as of February-2016.

There are also vinyl dolls that are being used now-a-days.There are several types of larger 60cm vinyl dolls in japan.they are in the same scale as full sized BJDs,with similar proportions.vinyl dolls usually have facial features that are more highly stylized after anime and less realistic than the typical resin BJDs.Vinyl dolls are easier to manufacture ,machine made and injecton molded in soft vinyl and thus lighter and often less expensive than their Japanese resin counterparts.

The modern BJD market began with Volks line of Super dolfie in 1999.Super dolfie and dolfie are registered trademarks but are sometimes erroneously used as generic blanket terms to refer to all asian BJDs regardless of manufacturer.