Official Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7838931985

Official Chinese Agent (SWDolls): https://bjd.bhiner.com/SellerStore/sunny1223

Kímdöll is an independent studio that creates hinge-jointed doll with PVC. They are very similar to Imomo and are usually considered to be on par with each other. They do not have an official website, and their main social media is on Weibo. However, they are trying to spread their wings and they joined a doll convention in Shanghai last week. They have, to date, 2 heads and one ¼ body (and 1 full set).

Anon here voiced a frustration that I think we all share, from time to time. The commentators have brought up some very important points, but I think it may be important to show you a fuller picture. It’s not just about a concept of freedom, but what it can actually mean.

First of all, to say there are few, or no incidences of fraud in the Chinese BJD community is objectively false. The infamous Baidu BJD Tucao Bar (

) and it’s more updated counterpart on Weixin exist because of three reasons – it’s a place to vent within a community, a place where two sides of a dispute can come together to share their side in a court of public opinion and finally, to call out and expose scammers. The following examples are all in Chinese, of course – but how else to show you what’s really going on unless you actually see for yourself? Now, the extent of what’s considered a “scam” is stretched far and wide, but included are common complaints about how individual indie artists have inconsistent pre-orders (https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8126795911 ), long wait times (http://c.tieba.baidu.com/p/8446099713 ) the quality of the resin from these indie artists are brittle/streaky/full of bubbles (https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7657831519 ), as well as horrid communication with customer service (https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7216544824 ).

I just want to thank this anon for being so supportive. It’s wonderful to know that what I have written is helpful in the recast conversation. As I’ve said before, there is more than just one way of looking at this issue. It’s morality, sure; but it’s also economics, among other things. And I am really glad that I was able to contribute to this broader conversation.

To this end, I’ve taken this opportunity to list my previous posts. I hope this is helpful to you: (Note: Some of these posts do not have the OCDA™️ identifier. At that time, I didn’t think I would become a regular reader/contributor to this blog. And really, the identifier started as a response to me speaking more directly about the Chinese doll scene. I apologize if any of these came as a surprise to you.)

1. Luo being dragged into court:

2. OOAK vs “copies” in the context of recasts:

3. Where do recasts come from?

4. Volk’s Omakuae:

5. Dream Fairy and DBS dolls:

6. Chinese social media site, RED:

7. More from “the other side”:

8. Chinese version of the TBC:

9. Recycled Plastics?

10. Sweatshop labour, part 1:

11. Sweatshop labour, part 2:

12. Non-resin BJD’s “recycled plastic” scare:

13. PVC as a doll material:

14. Social credit and selling overseas:

15. Representation of disabilities:

16. “Loudest anti-recast voice”:

17. Follow up to previous:

18. Strawman arguments:

19. “Where did they come from?” or resin “recasted” into vinyl:

~Anonymous