Weekly summary 11/2022

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 11th week of 2022, as far as we at Dollstudio & DS Doll 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. We are now in a massive energy crisis which is further spurred on by tensions between Russia, the EU and the US about a new gas pipeline through Ukraine. In Canada, peaceful trucker protests against governmental measures have been beaten down by force through "emergency laws". Since the beginning of March, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangdong are partially under new lockdowns. It is becoming obvious that Corona was only the pretext for something much bigger, now aliased as "New World Order" or Klaus Schwab's "Great Reset", or in the end: the United Nation's Agenda 2030.

Under the distraction provided by the Ukraine crisis, the WHO is currently preparing another power grab to expand their powers to take over all member states in the event of a pandemic and “any other form of threat or disaster”. Once signed, the WHO Constitution will take precedence over a national country’s constitution. Disempowering national states will result in a further loss of basic and civil rights. Since the definition of pandemic was changed by the WHO as well, any disease can be used als pretext for WHO to take over global governance.

With currently 81 studies including 33 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and 61 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. With the early intervention treatment protocols provided by Dr. Shankara Chetty, Covid-19 can successfully be treated as a biphasic disease by fully relying on authorized medication and on-label use drugs. 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

• Ivermectin for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis
• 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. 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.
5. Last but not least, in some regions the Chinese government has imposed new lockdowns. Particularily in Southern China, factories had to close, and shipping companies operate in slow motion if at all.

Bottomline: The world is now in a massive crisis. When energy costs skyrocket, it has an impact on every line of business. If Chinas factories are shut down, additional supply chain disruptions will follow. If less fertilizer is produced, the harvest in fall will be poor and food prices will increase. Prepare for the aftermath!

2) New arrivals.

This week, no new heads were introduced.

One new body style was released:

• New arrivals: WM Dolls WM-172/D body style - TPE / 172 cm / 38 kg

No new torsos were released.

One new head variant of existing heads was introduced:

• Zelex GE52M head - silicone (scaled-down variant of GE52)

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 - https://us.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio EU - https://eu.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio DE - https://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.

• 20.03.: New photos with SE Doll SE-157/G body style (= SED 185) and no. 096 head (= SE no. 096)
• 19.03.: New photos with Zelex ZES-130/B body style and GE52M-1 head in fair skin color
• 18.03.: New photos with Jiusheng JIT-150/D body style and no. 4 head (Jiusheng no. 4)
• 17.03.: New photos with WM Dolls B15 torso and no. 53 head (Jinsan no. 53)
• 16.03.: More photos with YL Doll YL-151/B body style and ›Giuliana‹ head (Jinsan no. 412)
• 15.03.: New photos with Irontech Doll IT-160/D body style aka 160 cm Minus and ›Saya‹ head in natural skin color
• 14.03.: New photos with SE Doll SE-163/C body style (= SED 184) and ›Lorraine‹ head (SE no. 078)
• 13.03.: New photos with WM Dolls WM-162/E body style and no. 273 head (Jinsan no. 273)

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 - https://us.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio EU - https://eu.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio DE - https://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.

• 17.02.: Pre-configured SE Dolls available from stock in the EU
• 05.02.: Pre-configured SE Dolls available from stock in the US
• 28.01.: Jarliet dolls available from US warehouse [updated]
• 11.01.: Chinese New Year holidays schedule 2022
• 13.12.: JY Doll introduces new wig collection 2021
• 21.11.: Irokebijin temporarily suspends silicone dolls
• 14.11.: Zelex introduces articulated fingers
• 01.11.: WM Dolls introduces new wig collection 2021
• 25.10.: Irontech dolls available from US warehouse
• 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.: 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
• 21.06.: Legal aspects of doll ownership

5) Factory photos and shipped dolls.

This week we had four completed dolls:

• This Climax Doll CLM-159/XL with ›Valentina‹ head travels to Germany
• This Irokebijin IKS-95/D body with ›Abby‹ head travels to Germany
• This WM Dolls WM-166/C body style with no. 242 head travels to Florida
• This WM Dolls WM-168/A body style with no. 9 head travels to Switzerland

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. Irokebijin IKS-140/F
3. Gynoid GT-162/A (Model 15)
4. WM Dolls WM-175/D
5. WM Dolls WM-172/B
6. WM Dolls WM-175/B
7. WM Doll WM-158/D
8. Gynoid GT-165/D (Model 16)
9. Zelex ZES-165/F
10. Zelex ZES-167/E

Dollstudio EU

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. Irokebijin IKS-140/F
3. WM Dolls WM-175/D
4. WM Dolls WM-175/B
5. Gynoid GT-165/D (Model 16)
6. Irokebijin IKS-90/E Abby
7. Gynoid GT-162/A (Model 15)
8. WM Dolls WM-164/F
9. WM Dolls WM-164/J
10. Irokebijin IKT-90/E Akane

Dollstudio DE

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. Zelex ZES-165/F
3. WM Dolls WM-160/A
4. Doll House 168 DH21-90/E
5. WM Dolls WM-164/J
6. Gynoid GT-162/A (Model 15)
7. Irokebijin IKT-90/E Akane
8. WM Dolls WM-164/D
9. WM Dolls WM-175/D
10. Tayu ZC-155/B

Sandro

https://gettr.com/post/p1153yaba5e
https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU/status/1505931876095213573?s=20&t=565k5...