Weekly summary 34/2021

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 34th week of 2021, as far as we at Dollstudio & DS Doll Europe & Xycolo Europe were concerned.

1) Corona situation. a) The situation in general. Official data from UK health authorities shows that fully vaccinated people have a four times higher risk to die from the Corona Delta variant than completely unvaccinated persons. Very, very scary.

At the same time, proper Corona treatment is still denied in many countries around the world. With currently 63 studies including 31 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) reporting positive effects of Ivermectin, there is sufficient 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 still suppressed? Is the reason that the Emergency Use Authorization for the Corona vaccines would be void if a treatment with proven medication would exist? #FollowtheScience.

For background information:

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

• Facts about Covid-19 (SPR)

b) Impact on the doll business. Corona starts to show some influence on the doll business, again, as two major ports in mainland China - Shenzhen and Ningo - have been shut down because of suspected Corona cases. However, international transit times for doll shipments as well to destinations in Europe as to destinations in North America remain normal. Besides that, ripple effects are now evident for everybody as there are price increases and supply chain disruptions in almost any line of business. Also, for whatever reason, responses from Chinese manufacturers remain to be extremely slow.

2) New arrivals.

This week, two new heads were introduced:

• Irontech ›Candy‹ head - TPE
• WM Dolls no. 405 head (= Jinsan no. no. 405) - TPE

Also, one new body style was released:

• New arrivals: HR Doll HR-166 body style - TPE / height ~166 cm / weight ~49 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) Industry news.

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

• 03.08.: Zelex Summer Promotion 2021
• 03.08.: New Zelex Skin Colors
• 03.08.: Jarliet sex toys available from US warehouse
• 31.07.: SE Doll Promotion August 2021: Free articulated fingers hand skeleton!
• 16.07.: Ab sofort verfügbar: WM Dolls ab Lager in Deutschland
• 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
• 10.06.: Jarliet dolls available from US warehouse
• 09.06.: Piper Doll Summer Promotion 2021
• 06.06.: Updated pricing for Tayu dolls
• 22.05.: WM Dolls available from stock in US warehouse

Also, since March 14th, 2021, TDF-accredited vendors are no longer allowed to link to "pages that promote dolls that are disallowed at TDF", including their own shop websites. This is a historical milestone. Additionally, numerous pictures by popular photographers like Mizuwali (e.g. Piper Doll) and Mandos (WM Dolls) habe been dissaproved by TDF management.

4) Latest blog posts.

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

• 29.08.2021: New photos with Xycolo XC-163/A body style and ›Ellie‹ head
• 28.08.2021: New photos with WM Dolls WM-172/B body style and no. 405 head (Jinsan no. 405)
• 27.08.2021: More photos with 6Ye Premium 6Ye-165/D thin waist body style and no. 175 head (6Ye no. 175)
• 26.08.2021: New photos with Irontech Doll IT-166/D body style and ›Candy‹ head in tanned skin color
• 25.08.2021: New photos with 6Ye Premium 6Ye-165/D body style and no. 175 head (6Ye no. 175)
• 24.08.2021: New photos with SE Doll SE-161/E body style (= SED 155) and ›Selina‹ head (SE no. 069)
• 23.08.2021: New photos with Jiusheng JIT-162/E body style and no. 32 head (Jiusheng no. 32)
• 22.08.2021: New photos with Xycolo XC-158/F body style and ›Risa‹ 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)

5) Factory photos and shipped dolls.

This week we had two completed dolls:

• This Gynoid Tech GT-162/D body style (Model 11) with ›Laura‹ head travels to Switzerland
• This WM Doll WM-108/L body style with no. 263 head travels to Sweden

6) Weekly Top 10 Dolls.

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

Dollstudio EU

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. WM Dolls WM-172/B
3. WM Dolls WM-164/J
4. Xycolo XC-163/A
5. HR Doll HR-166
6. Irokebijin IK-90/E Akane
7. Gynoid GT-162/D (Model 11)
8. WM Dolls WM-173/L
9. WM Dolls WM-165/G
10. Jiusheng JIT-162/E

Dollstudio US

1. Irontech IT-159/E
2. Gynoid GT-160 (Model 14)
3. OR Doll OR-156/D
4. SE Doll SE-146
5. Xycolo XC-163/A
6. SE Doll SE-155/B
7. 6Ye Premium 6Ye-158/B
8. WM Dolls WM-165/G
9. WM Dolls WM-172/B
10. WM Dolls WM-170/D

Dollstudio DE

1. Zelex ZES-170/C
2. Doll House 168 DH21-90/E
3. WM Dolls WM-160/A
4. Tayu ZC-155/B
5. Zelex ZES-165/F
6. Jiusheng JIT-163/F
7. Tayu ZC-163/D
8. Irokebijin IK-90/E Akane
9. WM Dolls WM-164/J
10. WM Dolls WM-164/D

Sandro

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