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** Apparently, some author did hear of these dolls. He published a book of short stories, with one of these stories being that the doll was treated like another daughter. This freaked out the original daughter a lot, but the parents didn't notice that IT'S STILL JUST A DOLL. |
** Apparently, some author did hear of these dolls. He published a book of short stories, with one of these stories being that the doll was treated like another daughter. This freaked out the original daughter a lot, but the parents didn't notice that IT'S STILL JUST A DOLL. |
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* Asian ball joint dolls. Ye gods, they can be spooky-looking -- especially if you weren't expecting one. In particular, the Johnny Depp minimee -- which ''resembles'' Johnny Depp, yes, but in a disturbingly static way. Just ''slightly'' out of proportion -- and did we mention it's on about one third the scale? |
* Asian ball joint dolls. Ye gods, they can be spooky-looking -- especially if you weren't expecting one. In particular, the Johnny Depp minimee -- which ''resembles'' Johnny Depp, yes, but in a disturbingly static way. Just ''slightly'' out of proportion -- and did we mention it's on about one third the scale? |
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** For those who've never seen one before [http://www.volksusa.com/ this site] is one of the biggest suppliers. And if you think ''that's'' creepy then you haven't seen [http://www.thevalleyofthedolls.com/home.php Pullip dolls], which are like regular BJDs, but [[Super-Deformed]]. (They can also be made to look like Anime characters.) |
** For those who've never seen one before [http://www.volksusa.com/ this site] is one of the biggest suppliers. And if you think ''that's'' creepy then you haven't seen [https://web.archive.org/web/20120121082516/http://www.thevalleyofthedolls.com/home.php Pullip dolls], which are like regular BJDs, but [[Super-Deformed]]. (They can also be made to look like Anime characters.) |
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*** That site even has 'Come see what's growing in the Valley' on it. /shudder |
*** That site even has 'Come see what's growing in the Valley' on it. /shudder |
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** BJDs are certainly an area where [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on how creepy you find them. While some find them creepy, others find them cute; and most seem to skirt the edges of the valley. Not so for the apparently defunct Paper Moon Dolls; whose sole business was creating ''life-sized'' BJDs. Again, creepiness factor varies for most of them; but they did a line of Japanese anime-style dolls which slide rapidly down into the valley. Something that looks cute and attractive in 2d seems to really ratchet up the creepy factor when expanded into the third dimension. |
** BJDs are certainly an area where [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on how creepy you find them. While some find them creepy, others find them cute; and most seem to skirt the edges of the valley. Not so for the apparently defunct Paper Moon Dolls; whose sole business was creating ''life-sized'' BJDs. Again, creepiness factor varies for most of them; but they did a line of Japanese anime-style dolls which slide rapidly down into the valley. Something that looks cute and attractive in 2d seems to really ratchet up the creepy factor when expanded into the third dimension. |
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