Lady Saiyuki Copying Dolls?

Rather than posting on her blog that Amaira Rose didn’t try to hurt her, Lady Saiyuki posted an extended screed about how Amaira definitely tried to kill her baby (shocking, at this point, absolutely no one, I’m sure).

From the ladysaiyuki.com frontpage:

Hi again Everyone here on LS,

Finally Back on the Net after a Great MetroCon 2010. I had a Blast Guest Judging Anime Idol, they’re was a lot of great talent on stage this year, I wanna thank all the entrants as well as the attendees who watched, everyone was a winner that night! and all the Panels were a lot of fun too. I promise to get those packets out to all that requested them from the Saturday panel, sorry for the delay, I’ve been out of town for a little while after the convention. I’ll be able to start sending out the packets via email as early as tomorrow.

I’d also like to let everyone know that I’ll be opening a small preorder within the next week for anyone who wants jump in on it, it’ll have all of my current LS dolls available on it. I also wanted to let everyone know that this will be the last time SD Mature Ted will be available, as after this small preorder, the Head will be discontinued. as will Chibi Ted as well. I will also allow LS chibi body orders too.

I will also within the next few weeks be putting up the few in stock dolls up on the site as well.

I’d also liked to introduce one of my LS Prototypes (I will release her name after she is casted ^_^ ) as many attendees from MetroCon requested I do. I’ll post a few other pictures when I feel up to it.

[image redacted so I don't steal bandwidth. -chibs]

She is indeed sporting the new “rude” hand and Yes My Prototype was on display as well as went to a few panels with me at Metro and available for not only handling by convention attendees, but also available for real life comparison to any who came to the convention. I took off her clothes many times to show off her jointing as well as to allow over 20 different people to physically compare to any doll they wish to with their own eyes. and I’m very happy to report that all doll comparisons that were brought up to my prototype were proven in my favor in front of over 1000convention attendees to be nothing alike any of the dolls that it was accused of being alike (ie. different shapes or different sizes all together or a mix of both)….we also were even given a couple AE dolls, pear included (by other attendees, who found out after seeing the live physical comparison and seeing that I was wrongfully accused) to sell at our table and to have them for all the convention to see. (the old owners of the AE dolls were appalled by the differences and angered that no physical proof went with the false allegations, and they no longer wanted anything to do with a company that would accuse with no physical evidence to back their false claims)

I not only got over 20 apologies from people who had admitted to wrongfully bad mouthing me either online or at doll meets….as they went with what was being said by the oh so trustworthy low lives of doll hate community, but I also decided this is how all future sculpts will be handled from now on… I will proudly parade the prototypes, before they are put online around at Conventions I attend, having it available for any and all to see in person and will welcome any one who wishes to compare ANY of the parts to any other doll they’d like, and I will shoot down any future harassment/false claims made against my dolls with at least 1000+ witnesses to the physical proof that will be on display for the public.

And funny enough I have been contacted by 3 very well know and established doll companies who have offered to buy my future sculpts and put them under their label, making me one of their anonymous sculptors of their respected companies, as they feel what Armeleia/Aimee (Den of angels’s newest owner) did was out of personal hatred and jealousy for me and my talent. as these companies feel that my sculpts are better than many out their and deserve to be shared with the community freely. and to keep power hungry psychos like Armeliea/Aimee (who only get what they want in life by trying to pathetically bullying or tear down other people) from keeping my dolls from the community. I may and may not take them up on their nice and sweet offers, I may reveal which dolls are mine several years down the road if I should so take this route (as the thought of the hate community and Armeliea racking their brains to figure out which ones are my personal sculpts makes me laugh so hard… as I know Armeliea will be so mad at herself if she accidentally lets one of my sculpts on to her newly acquired DoA and funnier yet…she may even purchase one without knowing it’s mine….totally laughable)….but personally I like taking nasty low lives like her and the Hate community head on, as it only makes me stronger.

Thanks to all my friends, family and supporters out there! you help make me stronger!

~LS

You can see a screencap of this post here.

She also made three posts on her forum, which are quite lengthy and so will be posted after the cut.

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Lady Saiyuki posted some news to her website on February 3, but made some revisions as of last night or today:

Hello there Everyone on LS,
sorry for my recent absence, I have not been very well and have needed a much needed Break for my health, which I’m taking still,
but I wanted to say how sorry I was to miss out of Idex this year, as there were so many people that have supported me and been wonderful friends to me, that I would have loved to see.

and I am now starting to tackle my many many emails, pms and messages of support and love, I should have all of them answered within the week.

I send my hugs and love to all my Friends, Family, colleagues and fans that stick by me and have always believed in me, you are all a treasure to me and I love you all so very dearly.

I heard so many nice and wonderful things that everyone said about me and my dolls at Idex and all the wonderful wishes that were passed to me through my table that was at Idex.

oh and the online store will be updated with dolls that were on display at Idex later this week.

And Sadly due to all the stresses that have arisen via the doll community, I have decided that my new Kodomo serenity will not be made available for now (the few who ordered her will be contacted asap and refunded accordingly) as I will not have a doll that I put so much love and effort into ridiculed or harassed anymore than it already has been, this may change in the future after everything has been cleared up…oh and don’t get me wrong, I will still be posting Comparison pics to prove allegations made by scum of the doll community completely false (as I have proven every single time they have made these bogus/nasty allegations (every single doll I’ve ever made has been attacked by the scum of the community over the years…and after a while it just gets irritating and tiresome))
I’m just not interested in fueling their pitiful and lowly fires of drama attempting discussions….

one thing I will say, I will be starting a Yokai series that will all come with “saluting” right hand extra pieces dedicated to the lowly scum of the doll community (this hand will only be available to those 18 and over or to those under 18 that their parents/gaurdians can contact me and let me know it’s ok for them to have such a hand (it will be a “Flipping the bird” hand))

Thanks again everyone and I will update when I have both heads and have taken pics and have unstressed a little and feel a little better. and again I look forward to answering all the wonderful emails and messages that I have received,
~LS

I’m interested to see that she’s not admitting that Bobobie opted not to cast the doll.

The Den of Angels news post on the subject, posted January 6, 2010:

We have been notified by Asleep Eidolon via their US distributor, Mint on Card, that this doll’s head is a modified Asleep Eidolon Pear. For more information, please see the following postings on Mint on Card and Asleep Eidolon:

http://www.mintoncardinc.com/dolls/info.php?toys=news
http://www.aedoll.cn/news/news_detail.asp?id=54

In light of this information, this doll has been banned from Den of Angels and may not be bought, sold, or traded in the Marketplaces; it may not be pictured in the galleries (even with other on-topic dolls) or advertised anywhere on the forum..

Due to this situation, LadySaiyuki has also been banned from Den of Angels. The originality of her previous dolls has not been questioned, so they are still permitted on Den of Angels. However, it is forum policy that we do not allow linking or advertising for banned members, so group orders for ANY Lady Saiyuki dolls will no longer be allowed on Den of Angels. In order to purchase her previous sculpts, you would have to go through her personal website.

The issue is between LadySaiyuki and Asleep Eidolon; there is to be no discussion or debate of the originality of this doll on Den of Angels.

Thank you for your understanding.

A news post from Mint on Card, posted January 6, 2010:

- Announcement from Asleep Eidolon:

“Important announcement to our customers:

We have recently discovered a doll company in the United States has copied the head sculpt of our 1/4 size doll Pear. The company’s name is LadySaiyuki, (www.ladysaiyuki.com), and the doll using the Pear sculpt is called Serenity. The Serenity  head design is a almost direct copy of Pear, it has minimal modifications from our original design. We condemn LadySaiyuki’s actions. We urge our customers to inform their friends in the BJD community of this fact and avoid purchasing this pirated version our beloved Pear. Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

The Asleep Eidolon Team”

This is very upsetting news. LadySaiyuki ordered a Pear doll from us in July 2009, and received a free Pear head as part of the Fruit Sisters promotion at the time. Had we known that the doll was going to be used to create a ‘new’ doll we would not have completed the transaction. We have a close working relationship with Asleep Eidolon, and we support their decision to go public with this discovery.
Below are pictures of Pear and Serenity with an overlay of both dolls, (warm thanks to the person who took the time to overlay these images).

The news post includes the following images: [1] [2]

From Asleep Eidolon’s website, posted January 6, 2010:

Important announcement to our customers2010年1月6日

We have recently discovered a doll company in the United States has copied the head sculpt of our 1/4 size doll Pear. The company’s name is LadySaiyuki, (www.ladysaiyuki.com), and the doll using the Pear sculpt is called Serenity. The Serenity  head design is a almost direct copy of Pear, it has minimal modifications from our original design. We condemn LadySaiyuki’s actions. We urge our customers to inform their friends in the BJD community of this fact and avoid purchasing this pirated version our beloved Pear. Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

The Asleep Eidolon Team

http://www.mintoncardinc.com/tmp/SerenityIsPear1.png

http://www.mintoncardinc.com/tmp/PearVsSerenity.png

Asleep Eidolon

2010.1.6