BJDs are dolls with ball and socket joints that are commonly made of hard, dense plastic in parts strung together with thick elastic. They range in size from about 60 cm to 10 cm and are produced primarily in Japan, South Korea, and China. The history of commercially produced Asian resin BJDs began in 1999 when the Japanese company VOLKS created the Super Dolfie line. Modern Asian BJDs are intended for adult collectors and customizers and range in price from $100 to over $1000. BJDs can be readily customized by removing and replacing parts like eyes, heads, hands, and feet.

1. BJD(ball jointeddoll)isanydoll thatisarticulatedwithball &socketjoints.BJDusuallyrefersto
ABJD,Asianball jointeddolls.these are generallyhard,dense plastic,andthe partsstrungtogether
witha thickelastic.Theseare normallyproducedin japan,south-koreaandchina.Theycommonly
range in size fromabout60 cms for the largerdollsto 10 cms the tinnyBJD’s.
The historyof commerciallyproducedAsianresinBJD’sbeganin1999 whenthe Japanese company
VOLKScreatedthe SuperDolfie line of dolls.Thefirstsuperdolfiewere 57cmtall,strungwith
elastic,balljointed ,similartogaraze kits,whichwasvolksmainproducat thattime.
Modernasian BJD’sare intendedforadultcollectors andcustomizersandrange inprice from
US$100 to overUS$1000.
BJD’sare readilycustomizable.Wingsandeyesare easytoremove andreplace,aswell as
heads,hands,andfeet.A dollmayevenbe ahybridof parts fromdifferentcompanies.SomeBJD
ownersor customizersevenre-shapeexistingpartsbysandingthemorapplyingepoxyputtyto
them.
There isa sizable international communitydedicatedtoBJD’s.The largestEnglishlanguage BJD
internetcommunity,’’Denof Angels’’,hasover43,000 membersasof February-2016.
There are alsovinyl dollsthatare beingusednow-a-days.There are several typesof larger60cm vinyl
dollsinjapan.theyare inthe same scale as full sizedBJDs,withsimilarproportions.vinyldollsusually
have facial featuresthatare more highlystylizedafteranime andlessrealisticthanthe typical resin
BJDs.Vinyl dollsare easiertomanufacture ,machinemade andinjectonmoldedinsoftvinylandthus
lighterandoftenlessexpensivethantheirJapanese resincounterparts.
The modernBJD marketbeganwithVolksline of Superdolfie in1999.Superdolfie anddolfie are
registeredtrademarksbutare sometimeserroneouslyusedasgenericblankettermstorefertoall
asianBJDs regardlessof manufacturer.