
Azone’s new Nyarlathotep doll may be deficient in tentacled horror, but it still seems more than capable of smashing the sanity of Nyaruko fans and doll fanciers alike. Carrying her trusty crowbar, she is to arrive in November 2012.
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For the otaku who would rather spend their fortunes coddling dolls than further fattening the owners of AKB48, top doll maker Azone provides what is likely the most definitive (and certainly most expensive) doll rendition yet of Steins;Gate‘s Makise Kurisu in huge 1/3 scale, for release in September 2012.
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Not to be outdone by actual superpowers, Russia is fighting back with yet another mindbending fusion of what it can only be hoped is mostly Photoshop and makeup, all for the dubious cause of looking more plastic than plastic.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Apr 8, 2012 05:55 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, Bizarre, China, Comparison, Dolls, Fashion, Image Gallery, Makeup, Photoshop

Competition for the distinction of most resembling the freakish proportions of a Barbie doll is heating up – both China and the USA now have convincing candidates whose inscrutable blend of makeup, Photoshop and “natural beauty” makes for quite the spectacle.
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Chinese, Koreans and Japanese alike are all wondering what to make of Korea’s “living dolls” – few can help but wonder where the Photoshop, CG, makeup and plastic surgery end and the girl begins.
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Doll fanciers and fans of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai‘s Yozora Mikazuki finally get a product to satisfy their yearnings, courtesy of Azone. Coming with a removable blazer and optional hand parts, she will be available in June 2012.
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The inconclusive battle over the relative merits of dolls versus is still continuing apace, with outnumbered doll fanciers making a credible effort to stand up to the overpowering weight of numbers of figures through the sheer cost and craftsmanship of their dolls…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, H, News
- Date: Feb 15, 2012 22:43 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, China, Dolls, Dutch Wife, Guro, Image Gallery, Made in China, Zhejiang


Those whose sexual partners are generally of the inflatable or plastic variety have been fascinated to gain a glimpse of the place where they come into being – in China, naturally.
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Doll and figure fanciers have been busily comparing the spoils of their admittedly not usually mutually exclusive hobbies, in the hopes of demonstrating the superiority of one to the other – with predictably spectacular results.
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As ever, one group are doing more than their fair share to ensure Japanese remain single and sexless – none other than the doll fanciers, who once again supply cute dolls and superb photography aplenty as their argument for the best type of girlfriend being the ball-jointed kind.
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Madoka fans unsatisfied with their Homura figures have an opportunity to level up to full doll fanciers with this new 26cm Homura doll by Azone, accompanied by Kyubey and due in April, 2012.
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Doll fanciers have been presenting yet more photographic reasons a ball-jointed girlfriend is the best, with the usual gorgeous results.
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