Weekly summary 45/2021

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 45th week of 2021, as far as we at Dollstudio & DS Doll Europe & Xycolo Europe were concerned.

1) Corona situation. a) The situation in general. The economic desaster caused by lockdowns and other Corona measures keeps unfolding. Supply chains are disrupted, and energy prices keep climbing up - fuel, gas, diesel, crude oil, and coal. Shortages in key industries are continuously reported even in mainstram media. There is a massive energy crisis ahead, comparable with what happened in the 1970's. It is becoming obvious that Corona was only the pretext for something much bigger, now aliased as "New World Order" or "The Great Reset" or "Agenda 2030".

With currently 65 studies including 31 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and 44 peer-reviewed papers reporting positive effects of Ivermectin, there is plenty of sound research proving the efficacy of Covid-19 prophylaxis, and treatment protocols like I-MASK+ and MATH+ available. Also, as reported in the Lancet, inhalation of Budesonid can reduce the probability of severe courses of disease by 90%. All of this is clear evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is similarily managable like any other easily transmissible virus. For what plausible reason is treatment and prophylaxis with Ivermectin or Budesonid keeps getting suppressed? #FollowtheScience.

For background information:

• COVID-19 treatment and prophylaxis - How to avoid infections and deaths
• Pandemic planning exercises 2001-2019

• Facts about Covid-19 (Swiss Policy Research)

b) Impact on the doll business. The global crisis hits the doll business on multiple levels:

1. Several Chinese manufacturer have issued alerts because of silicone shortages and steeply increasing costs for raw materials. Prices for materials required to build dolls have increased by up tp 40%.
2. Severed supply chains even affect doll makers outside of China as parts required to build the dolls can not be obtained anymore.
3. Also, air freight costs have massively increased, especially for taller and/or heavier dolls. In some cases, costs have tripled within the past two months.
4. Last but not least, Chinese factories suffer from electricity power limits because the Chinese government has rationed electrical energy. That means that the lead time to make a doll increases, in some cases it even doubles because the factories are simply not allowed to work as long as they want.

Bottomline: All signs are now indicating a massive crisis. Watch out!

2) New arrivals.

This week, three new heads were introduced:

• HR Doll no. 53 head (HR no. 53) - TPE
• SE Doll ›Zoey‹ head (SE no. 082) - TPE
• Zelex ›Carmen‹ head (GE no. 55) - silicone

New new body styles were released.

No new head variants of existing heads were introduced.

Also, no new variants of existing body styles were introduced.

As always, you can follow the latest updates in our Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU

Also, we have the New products listing on all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, so the latest additions to our portfolio are on top of the listing:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/new-products

On Dollstudio EU, there is also the New arrivals timeline http://eu.dollstudio.org/timeline with a slightly different display style.

3) Latest blog posts.

Our daily blog posts feature mostly new photo sets, showcasing dolls and heads in various configurations.

• 14.11.2021: New photos with Xycolo XC-171/E body style and ›Vala‹ head in pale pink skin color
• 13.11.2021: New photos with Zelex ZES-170/C body style and GE55 head
• 12.11.2021: New photos with SE Doll SE-161/E body style (= SED 168) and ›Zoey‹ head (= SE no. 082)
• 11.11.2021: New photos with HR Doll HR-164/B body style and no. 53 head
• 10.11.2021: New photos with Irontech Doll IT-160/D body style and ›Saya‹ head in tanned skin color
• 09.11.2021: New photos with Irokebijin IKT-90/C body style and ›Rico A‹ anime head
• 08.11.2021: New photos with WM Dolls WM-175/D body style and no. 418 head (Jinsan no. 418)
• 07.11.2021: New photos with Xycolo XC-171/E body style and ›Brigitte‹ head

These blog posts are mirrored on the Latest blog posts section all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, newest posts on top:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/blog

(EU and US sites in English, DE site in German)

4) Industry news.

This regular column report about things like noteworthy events, model line changes, business updates, technical updates, and dolls in development.

• 14.11.: Zelex introduces articulated fingers
• 10.11.: Irontech November Promotion
• 01.11.: WM Dolls introduces new wig collection 2021
• 30.10.: WM Dolls Promotion November 2021: Free 2nd head & upgrades!
• 27.10.: SE Doll Promotion November 2021: Free upgrades & accessories!
• 25.10.: Irontech dolls available from US warehouse
• 25.10.: YL Doll November Promotion (until November 30th, 2021)
• 23.10.: Jarliet dolls available from US warehouse [updated]
• 15.10.: WM Dolls available from stock in US warehouse [updated]
• 15.10.: Ab sofort verfügbar: WM Dolls ab Lager in Deutschland [updated]
• 15.10.: YL Dolls available from stock in US warehouse
• 29.09.: Updated accessories set from WM Dolls
• 24.09.: Zelex Standard Makeup vs. Realistic Makeup on TPE
• 20.09.: New Gynoid Tech Skin Colors
• 11.09.: Climax Dolls available from stock in US warehouse
• 03.08.: Zelex Summer Promotion 2021
• 03.08.: New Zelex Skin Colors
• 03.08.: Jarliet sex toys available from US warehouse
• 11.07.: Market overview anime/manga dolls
• 01.07.: VAT updates for EU customers
• 28.06.: Hinweise zum neu eingefügten §184l StGB (in German, access for registered users only)
• 23.06.: Gynoid Tech model care - Summer 2021
• 22.06.: SE Doll available from stock in the US
• 21.06.: Legal aspects of doll ownership
• 11.06.: Selected Irontech Doll body styles now available with articulated finger joints

5) Factory photos and shipped dolls.

This week we had two completed dolls:

• This 6Ye Premium 6Ye-170/B body style with N7 head travels to Germany
• This WM Dolls WM-175/D body style with no. 398 head travels to Germany

6) Weekly Top 10 Dolls.

Based on our website access stats, here is the weekly report: What's trending this week?

Dollstudio US

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. WM Dolls WM-175/D
3. Gynoid GT-162/A (Model 15)
4. Gynoid GT-165/D (Model 16)
5. Irokebijin IKT-110/G Shinobu
6. Zelex ZES-167/E
7. Irokebijin IKS-90/E Abby
8. WM Dolls WM-166/B
9. Zelex ZET-165/87
10. Irontech ITSRS-153/B

Dollstudio EU

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. WM Dolls WM-175/D
3. Irontech IT-160/D
4. Zelex ZET-165/87
5. Gynoid GT-162/A (Model 15)
6. WM Dolls WM-169/L
7. Irokebijin IKS-90/E Abby
8. Gynoid GT-165/D (Model 16)
9. Irokebijin IKT-110/G Shinobu
10. Irokebijin IKT-90/E Akane

Dollstudio DE [65]

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. Doll House 168 DH21-90/E
3. Zelex ZES-165/F
4. WM Dolls WM-160/A
5. Irokebijin IKT-90/E Akane
6. WM Dolls WM-164/J
7. Tayu ZC-155/B
8. Tayu ZC-163/D
9. Gynoid GT-162/D (Model 11)
10. Doll House 168 DH20-80/G

Sandro

https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU/status/1460019997472874499?s=20