Went to Tokyo for the first time in my life and one of the main reasons to go at this time of year was to see the Dollshow.

Was planning to meet up with a DOA member but unfortunately her cat got sick

So, would have liked to bring hubby along inside but we could not find anywhere to park our suitcases at the station so he had to sit watch. Thank you!

It was slightly disappointing, not sure why, but maybe it was because I was really jetlagged and could not really take it all in + the fact that I don’t speak any Japanese at all and most there spoke no English at all. So having a chat with stall holders were out of the question. There was lot of bowing though and smiling which was pretty cool ^^

Best thing about it was the Araki stand. Seeing Unoa stuff for sale in real life instead of just online was really surreal. Did not buy anything though as I got a tonne of unpainted stuff floating around so could not justify it, although it was very very tempting, no shopping service fee and no customs! Wauw.
And asked the nice lady at the stand if I could either steal or buy one of the Chibi Unoas but for some weird reason she said no??? Odd woman!

Oh, and was great to see all the vinyl dolls there, so tempted to buy some Momoko but did not. Just would never use them for anything at all other than look at, which I guess is not a bad thing but one has got to prioritise ^^

All pics from the Dollshow regardless of quality lol here..

The 2nd floor – this was where people could bring their dollies. There were mostly Dollfie Dreams there but did see a few resin girls and boys as well.


View of one of the floors – there were three this size! It was absolute massive.



There were soooo many cute Dollfie Dreams there





Loved this one with her very own Dollfie Dream ^^

And loads of Momokos on display and for sale *dribble* I wish I had endless amounts of cash and space *sigh*






These were slightly strange, lifesize dolls – slightly creepy in a cute kinda way…

When only being used to seeing clothes for sale in virtual reality then seeing it up close in real life was rather surreal, and there was loads of surreality around for sure.


Another surreal thing was these trays with heads in them. There were people sitting discussing them and examining them at tables next to them. Not sure what that was all about? Looked a bit like stamp collectors to me spotting minor differences in otherwise identical moulds and paint jobs.

Some fantastic wings for sale

There were loads of Pullips and Blythes as well, so cute, ended up buying some mini ones on my last day in Tokyo – could not withstand the cuteness although I have no idea what to use them for ><





These were interesting – silicone dolls with no visible joints. They looked a little eerie with no faces though…





Mamma Chapps were completely sold out when I arrive which was late afternoon. Shame, would have loved to get one for myself as well as a forum friend. Oh well, next time I will not arrive on the same day of the show





There were quite a few Soom dolls hanging around the place




Not sure who these girls were but sexy ^^



These were interesting, not sure who they were either. Took a picture of the brand name, have to check it out.



Araki stand!!!