Blythe Miss Anniversary

[Rafael Nowning]

Producedfrom 2001-2002, BLs are the first modern Blythe dolls. Designed by Cross-World Connections (CWC) and manufactured by Takara, these dolls began with Parco and ended with Dottie Dot. All BL dolls came on a Licca body (the body of another doll produced by Takara. The majority of the dolls came with boggled eyes (no eyelids showing when the eyes were open), the ones that did not were Aztec Arrival Inspired, Sunday Best, and Dottie Dot (the last three BLs to be produced). All BLs came in the same body/face plastic colour. Generally well-sought after, BLs are some of the most beloved of the modern-day Blythe dolls for their quirky colouring and stock looks.

The Radiance + mold was produced as the original RBL mold was said to be damaged. Enter in Hi-Ho! Marine, the cheerful little sunshine yellow-haired waif, who was the first Radiance + doll produced. Since then, RBLs have died down in terms of the sheer number produced and RBL+ have taken over, with a smattering of FBLs between releases. RBL+ have essentially the same head construction as RBLs and FBLs, making them great for customization. There had been some issues with the dolls having excessive glue, in particular with Allie Gabrielle when new owners were attempting to open the heads. Since the start of RBL+ just last year, there have been two anniversary dolls produced with that mold: Allie Gabrielle and Regina Irwin.

ADGs were faithful reproductions of the original Blythe dolls, right down to the fashions. Licensed by Hasbro to sell to the North American market, these dolls were considerably less expensive than their Asian counterparts. The first wave of ADGs to be produced had a green cast with the plastic, which did not make them popular with the collectors. Ashton-Drake Galleries reproduced every single original Blythe outfit design, along with the dolls, and the huge original doll box. ADGs only had the original four colour of eyechips (pink, blue, orange, and green), and stayed true to the original designs as much as possible.

Is there a complete list of all the legit Blythe dolls out there? It would be nice to have in that there are so many and conceivably someone could produce a fake, give it a cute name and fool the likes of me! Thanks!

Blythopia ( ) is a great reference resource for Blythe releases. However, there have been fake Blythes that look pretty identical to legitimate Blythes as they were styled the same, in very similar clothes, and in the same boxes.

Helpful article! Which I read it before I tried to pry open my Frosty Frock to give it a gaze correction. I had no idea that it was an SBL thus, very difficult to open. She now has small marks around her face where the two parts meet because of the flathead screwdriver I used ?

thank you for replying. i would prefer private. i will take pictures of her tomorrow. also checked knees and they work properly.

if you can access my email i get alerts, and i know i can download pics that way from cell.

both laptop and digital camera have issues, lol

hope to hear from you soon ?

Hi I am new to blythes / Blythe customizing and I have a liitle bit of trouble my doll is a Tbl and does not have a piece to screw in the wig and I cannot get the wig in with out the screw I am not quite sure what to do ? Any suggestions thanks !

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