The Anime Blogball jointed dolls http://www.theanimeblog.com The Anime Blog features Anime and Manga News and Reviews, Japanese Culture Articles, Japanese Recipes, Lolita Fashion and more. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:34:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 English hourly 1 Ball Jointed Dolls Article in LA Weeklyhttp://www.theanimeblog.com/japanese-culture-links/ball-jointed-dolls-article-in-la-weekly/ http://www.theanimeblog.com/japanese-culture-links/ball-jointed-dolls-article-in-la-weekly/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:34:59 +0000 David http://theanimeblog.com/?p=3530 The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian has a great article in L.A. Weekly about Elfdoll, a series of customized, ball-jointed dolls made by hand from high-quality materials. Here’s an excerpt:

Elfdoll: Don’t Call It A Toy Company

“Other companies, when they market the dolls, they actually create characters for them,” says Chris Holz of Melbourne, Australia, a collector who happened to arrive in Los Angeles just in time for this event. “The Elfdolls don’t have a background. They’ve got a name, but that’s tantamount to just identifying the doll. When people buy them, it’s whatever they want.”

Liz Ohanesian is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering music, media and club culture. She is a staff writer for Club World and her work regularly appears in such publications as the L.A. Weekly, Razorcake and Outburn. She has written for such publications as Punk Planet, PopMatters, Santa Monica Mirror and others.

Do any of you collect ball-jointed dolls? If so, let us know!

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