Weekly summary 48/2021

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 48th 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 67 studies including 31 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and 46 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: The world is directed into a massive crisis. Watch out!

2) New arrivals.

This week, two new heads were introduced:

• WM Dolls no. 420 head (Jinsan no. 420) - TPE
• YL Doll ›Esme‹ head (Jinsan no. 427) - TPE

One new body style was released:

• New arrivals: Piper Silicone PI-150/K aka ›Mai‹ by Piper Doll - silicone / ~150 cm / ~31 kg

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.

• 05.12.2021: More photos with Tayu ZC-148/D body style and ›Qing Zhi‹ head
• 04.12.2021: New photos with Irontech ITSRS-162/I body style and S3 silicone head in dark tan skin color
• 03.12.2021: New photos with YL Doll YL-151 body style and ›Esme‹ vampire head (Jinsan no. 427)
• 02.12.2021: New photos with WM Dolls WM-172/D body style and no. 420 head (Jinsan no. 420)
• 01.12.2021: New photos with SE Doll SE-161/E body style (= SED 171) and ›Leila‹ head (= SE no. 099)
• 30.11.2021: New photos with Irokebijin IKS-140/F body style and ›Abby‹ anime head
• 29.11.2021: More photos with Jiusheng JIT-162/E body style and ›Lisa‹ head
• 28.11.2021: New photos with Irontech Doll IT-164/D body style aka 164 cm Plus and ›Sally‹ head in tanned skin color

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.

• 21.11.: Irokebijin temporarily suspends silicone dolls
• 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 one completed doll:

• This Zelex ZET-155/86 body style with A142 head travels to Austria

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. Zelex ZES-167/E
5. Gynoid GT-165/D (Model 16)
6. WM Dolls WM-166/B
7. Zelex ZET-165/87
8. Irokebijin IKT-110/G Shinobu
9. Irontech ITSRS-153/B
10. Zelex ZES-165/F

Dollstudio EU

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. WM Dolls WM-175/D
3. Irokebijin IKS-90/E Abby
4. Gynoid GT-162/A (Model 15)
5. Irontech IT-160/D
6. Zelex ZET-165/87
7. WM Dolls WM-175/B
8. Gynoid GT-165/D (Model 16)
9. WM Dolls WM-169/L
10. Tayu ZC-148/D

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. WM Dolls WM-164/J
6. Irokebijin IKT-90/E Akane
7. Tayu ZC-155/B
8. Tayu ZC-163/D
9. Gynoid GT-162/A (Model 15)
10. Gynoid GT-162/D (Model 11)

Sandro

https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU/status/1467485106386444291?s=20