History Manga / Dolls1995

%%* ArtificialHuman: The Plant Dolls themselves.

''Dolls,'' is a {{shoujo|demographic}} {{manga}} by the manga artist Yumiko Kawahara, which ran from 1995 to 1999. Rather than having a conventional storyline, ''Dolls'' consists of a series of interdependent shorts that all revolve around the Plant Dolls themselves: living dolls that are insanely expensive and subsist on warm milk given three times a day.

''Dolls,'' published in North America as simply ''Dolls,'' is a {{shoujo|demographic}} {{manga}} by the manga artist Yumiko Kawahara, which ran from 1995 to 1999. Rather than having a conventional storyline, ''Dolls'' consists of a series of interdependent shorts that all revolve around the Plant Dolls themselves: living dolls that are insanely expensive and subsist on warm milk given three times a day.

''Plant Dolls,'' published in North America as simply ''Dolls,'' is a {{shoujo|demographic}} {{manga}} by the manga artist Yumiko Kawahara, which ran from 1995 to 1999. Rather than having a conventional storyline, ''Plant Dolls'' consists of a series of interdependent shorts that all revolve around the Plant Dolls themselves: living dolls that are insanely expensive and subsist on warm milk given three times a day.

From Wiki/TheOtherWiki: The stories revolve around some special dolls, the Plant Dolls, and the people who buy them. The dolls choose their owners, and desperately need their owners' love; they often reflect their owners' personalities for better or worse. Each story is independent of each other, though there may be references to knowledge learned in previous stories. Some stories have a fairy-tale like quality: they are eerie fables meant to warn against certain actions.

* AlwaysFemale: Apparently, male Plant Dolls don't exist.
* ArtificialHuman: The Plant Dolls themselves.
* BastardBoyfriend: The rich man in "Potpourri Doll" treats his current lover like more of an annoyance as the story progresses, as it becomes clear she's desperately trying to keep him from losing his mind while he treats her like crap. [[spoiler:Considering he killed his wife for cheating on him, the girlfriend's lucky the guy never got ''that'' violent with ''her''.]]

* RavenHairIvorySkin: The aptly-named Plant Doll Snow White.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: A few of the volumes include stories that have nothing to do with Plant Dolls.

''Plant Dolls,'' published in North America as simply ''Dolls,'' is a {{josei}} {{manga}} written by the manga artist Yumiko Kawahara. Rather than having a conventional storyline, ''Plant Dolls'' consists of a series of interdependent shorts that all revolve around the Plant Dolls themselves: living dolls that are insanely expensive and subsist on warm milk given three times a day.

* NoExportForYou: A slightly more complicated example. The original four ''Plant Doll'' volumes ''were'' published in English by [[Creator/{{VIZMedia}} Viz]]. However, those volumes didn't contain every ''Plant Doll'' story; there were seven chapters that were initially only published in magazines. After Viz published the original volumes, the manga was reprinted in Japan; the reprinted edition is compiled into three volumes instead of four, and contains the seven chapters that were missing from original edition. It's unlikely Viz will publish the reprinted edition, meaning that English-speaking fans won't be able to read the previously-missing chapters.

* FamousLastWords: The conflict in "Garden in the Sky" revolves around the last words of a dead billionaire, which have been "recorded" on the man's Plant Doll. His will's stipulations include a clause saying his fortune can't be bequeathed to his heirs until they hear the words from the Plant Doll. What are the words? [[spoiler: "Take it easy, y'all."]]

* CostumePorn: The Plant Doll's outfits are gorgeously detailed.

* ElegantGothicLolita: Almost all of the Plant Dolls fit this description.

* PimpedOutDress

From TheOtherWiki: The stories revolve around some special dolls, the Plant Dolls, and the people who buy them. The dolls choose their owners, and desperately need their owners' love; they often reflect their owners' personalities for better or worse. Each story is independent of each other, though there may be references to knowledge learned in previous stories. Some stories have a fairy-tale like quality: they are eerie fables meant to warn against certain actions.

* ArtificialHuman: The Plant Dolls themselves

* She’sAllGrownUp: Although Plant Dolls normally look like little girls, they ''can'' "mature" into adults if given improper treatment. This is especially true if they are given anything to eat or drink other than milk and cookies.

* MaybeMagiMaybeMundane: The nature of the Plant Dolls. Their origin or how they function is never explained; however, it's implied that they've been around for ''centuries,'' having been a favorite luxury in the aristocratic courts of old. Given the fairytale-like nature of the series, the explanation for living dolls is probably more on the "magic" side.

* Artificial Human: The Plant Dolls themselves

* Costume Porn: The Plant Doll's outfits are gorgeously detailed.
* Eating Optional: While the Plant Dolls must drink milk three times a day to survive, actual food seems to be optional. They ''can'' eat sugar cookies, but only once a week.
* Elegant Gothic Lolita: Almost all of the Plant Dolls fit this description.
* Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: The nature of the Plant Dolls. Their origin or how they function is never explained; however, it's implied that they've been around for ''centuries,'' having been a favorite luxury in the aristocratic courts of old. Given the fairytale-like nature of the series, the explanation for living dolls is probably more on the "magic" side.
* Pimped-Out Dress
* Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: The aptly-named Plant Doll Snow White.
* She’s All Grown Up: Although Plant Dolls normally look like little girls, they ''can'' "mature" into adults if given improper treatment. This is especially true if they are given anything to eat or drink other than milk and cookies.