Hey there everyone, this is Tominon.
I went to the headquarters of one of the biggest doll makers,
Azone International the other day.
I came back with lots of pictures, so here's the report!
I'd like to thank the people at Azone again for giving us this opportunity and for being such great hosts.
First, we have to get there.
An "Azone International" sign!
We look to where the arrow is pointing and...
It's...!
IT'S AZONE!!!
We made it to Azone International's headquarters!
I was already excited to the max, as well as nervous to the max, just from seeing the building!
This is the birthplace of our angels... I can't wait!
There were stacks of
1/3 Scale Fate boxes on the way to their warehouse.
They're really big, so be ready for it if you preordered one!
And these are the rows of shelves in the warehouse, full of everything Azone imaginable! A treasure trove!
Their product lineup. Literally.
And in the hidden room... A photo booth!
They even let us in this amazing room. Azone is too nice!
Pictures like this...
or this, were all taken in this room!
But that's not all to Azone HQ - they also have a shop!
These pretty ladies will welcome you.
Azunyaaaaaaan! Is adorable too, but I fell in love with
Himeno there in the middle at first sight... Her outfit is too cute!
She was just released recently but quantities are limited so don't wait if you want her!
We move inside to find...
Unbelievable amounts of doll clothes!
Walls of clothes left and right! I wanted to spend all day there looking at them, but then I remembered I was there on a mission.
Some extreme rarities hidden inside...
This Koron was covered in a
previous blog entry.
She looks so good in that white gothloli dress.
And this is every doll they've released, all lined up!
It's like a doll museum!
They also had dolls from overseas and Sylvanian Families items.
This is the
Pure Neemo S type body they first used for
Azusa (K-ON!).
New releases for the month!
There were a lot of
K-ON! accessories lined up.
They also had a lot of
toys you could use as doll accessories.
Perfect for that extra something for your dolls.
Why hello there pretty girl.
May I take you home with me?
Custom Himeno in the middle. Bottom right is unknown (sorry!) but is probably an old Azone web limited model.
A salute in the recently released
Cute Military clothes.
There was so much stuff there that I really could have stayed all day.
Stacks of boxes out in back.
They even let us through to meet the famous cat president of Azone International! She's so cute!
She even let us rub her head and her belly as much as we wanted! What a generous president!
She must really love everyone at Azone. I've never met a cat so friendly and open to rubbing.
I want to take her home too!
And that's it for the Azone Factory Shop Shonan report.
Lovable dolls, lovable cat, it was just a great day overall.
I thought that it must be the kind hearts of all their staff that make crafting such delicate dolls possible.
Azone, I can't thank you enough for letting us see your factory shop!
Their official (Japanese) site is located here:
AZONE INTERNATIONAL
- Tominon