What is "Super Dollfie 10 Year History ~Forever in Your Arms~" ?
The decade of Super Dollfie is days that we (VOLKS, VIRGINAL ART and ZOUKEI-MURA) have had with your support.
Doll Design Department show you the ten years history with photos and from various sides.
“The Ten Year History of Super Dollfie: 2004”
All the different tales born in the hearts of SD Owners... 2004 was the year for finding the starting point of those stories, stories that were just beginning to be spun.
It was February 3rd, still the beginning of the year, and SD made their debut at the Nuremberg Toy Show in Germany. Our angels alighted in Europe, a place that holds the origins of antique dolls... and yet even surrounded by countless other dolls, they did not lose their radiance. They imparted their wonder, their dignity, and a feeling that had never been there up until now, to the many doll fans in Europe as well.
Just like this, our Super Dollfie had come to be desired by many doll fans overseas. Even at our head office in Japan we were receiving requests from abroad.
"How can I welcome home a Super Dollfie?"
"I've brought home a Super Dollfie, and they've made my every day so wonderful!"
The voices of those who wished for Super Dollfie. The voices of those who adored their Super Dollfie, and even wanted to go so far as to express their gratitude. Does there exist any other doll that can bring this much happiness? Something warm was growing inside of our hearts as well.
"We want even more people to know about Super Dollfie!"
Because we wanted to share that happy feeling with as many people as possible, we opened 'SuperDollfie.net' on the 29th of the same month. We were totally focused on the idea of wanting to feel just that little bit more familiar with Super Dollfie.
And since the time that our angels had first begun to spread their wings across the world, we began to hear new voices from Owners.
"Where did my angel come from?"
"Surely the place where these beautiful angels were born must be a sacred place...?"
These were pure questions from Owners. And it was something that President Shigeta and Managing Director Shigeta had been constantly thinking about as well.
To the question, "where is the place where the angels are born?", President Shigeta could only answer "it exists somewhere in Kyoto". But it was not enough to appease the interest of Super Dollfie Owners. And it pained President Shigeta deep in his heart.
With a variety of feelings, the interest in "the place where the angels are born" steadily began to reach fruition.
And then somehow, it became a certainty, and we were able to share it with our Owners.
Surely, it existed right from the start.
'Tenshi-no-Sato'.
There could be no mistake - this place had been promised since the time that Super Dollfie first alighted in this world.
On March 20th we held a limited 'pre-open' of Tenshi-no-Sato for SD Owners, and Kyo-Tenshi Shiratori and Byakuren and Ko-Tenshi Tsubaki made their debut as angels deigned to protect Sato.
On the day after we opened our sacred 'Tenshi-no-Sato', we held 'Home Town Dolpa Kyoto 2'. The Limited SDs of note who made their debut were SD Boy 'Michele', on a journey for the sake of first love, SD13 Girl 'Cyndy', the mysterious songstress, and MSD 'Elsie', she of childhood fairytales.
These angels born in the perpetual location of Kyoto were delivered to their owners, carrying with them blessed eternal happiness.
And with the opening of Tenshi-no-Sato, they became able to accept that wonderful truth.
Amidst the lingering excitement of Home Town Dolpa Kyoto 2, the first season of 'How to Become an SD Owner' began airing on Kyoto Channel in April. We became able to share everything via TV, from the basic knowledge needed when becoming an SD Owner right up to customization methods.
On April 1st, along with the press release of the film version of the highly popular novel 'Kamikaze Girls', SD Girl 'Momoko Ryugasaki' was also announced, and Super Dollfie began to turn up in media even outside of the doll world.
On the 25th, we held our first SD Workshop at the Akihabara Radio Kaikan Main Hall. We were able to pass on our pro's techniques to SD Owners, and our angels became all the more closer to their Owners and future Owners.
And then at last, on April 28th, we held a press launch for the unveiling of Tenshi-no-Sato, and the following day was the Grand Opening, where general doll fans were able to visit Tenshi-no-Sato as well.
At last we had managed to reach the birthplace of Super Dollfie.
From then onwards, Tenshi-no-Sato became a place where Owners could soak up happiness, and let their angels relax.
Seeing the smiles of Owners at Tenshi-no-Sato, so brimming with happiness, we resolved that we wanted to protect this place, so enfolded in blessedness, as a sacred place for countless years, for hundreds of years to come.
