Mai's One Year Anniversary
Today is my fifth girls birthday! I adopted Mai Shiranui exactly one year ago today. She was on auction on Ebay and no one I knew was familiar with the seller. She had onlt 2 bids on her and I was going to try and grab her at the last minute from work. I put in a bid at less than a minute to go and won her! I was so stoked too as I have always loved the character of Mai. And her DD form was just beautiful in my mind so I was super happy to be able to actually own one. =3
So now that she has been with me for one year, let's go back to the start and see how she has progressed!
Here is Mai on the first day I got her home! She was so lovely in her default outfit! I love this set of clothes on her. =3
Right out of the box, Mai was showing off her legs and body. I knew this would be trouble! XD
Mai gets right to feeling at home by getting into some casual clothes and kicking back on the chair.
Still in her default wig, Mai does some posing for me in the backyard with her new Puppy Pants. She really liked those pants and the red sneakers. :)
I was trying out different looks for Mai one day and put Manami's stock wig on her. I really liked how she looked as a blonde so I decided to try and find her a wig similar in color to this one.
These pics are in my front yard flower beds. She loved seeing the flowers up close. She is wearing a shirt that I made at a doll meet. It was my first and last sewing attempt. XD
I adore this photo of Mai and me. A good friend up in Charlotte took this picture for an art project she was doing. She wanted me to do something with Mai that showed our closeness. I think this worked out well.
As you can see, Mai was wearing a gray wig here. I was trying to find a new look for her and had her in this for a short time.
Ahhh, lovely! This is my favorite dress set from Volks. I finally found this wig from Leeke World and love how it looks on her. i also swapped out the red eyes she came with to her defaults. She really is beautiful like this.
Mai all dressed up as a cowgirl for Halloween! This outfit was something I had wanted to put together ever since I first got Manami. It took me a year to finally get all the right pieces together for this and when it finally got on Mai, it looked fantastic!
She just looks so hot in this! A very country girl in a very sexy outfit. =3
An unreleased photo of Mai hanging out in the house in her short shirt and panties. =3 Look at that shitapai! XD
Mai cosplaying as Beatrice! She is just gorgeous in this outfit.
I just can't get enuff of her in this setup. =3
I tried out some different eyes in Mai again, this time in bright green. I relaly liked how they looked on her.
She is wearing an outfit I got from Alices Collections here. This was at Brookgreen gardens in Myrtle Beach SC. It was a great trip and we took tons of pics.
That darn middle button could NOT contain the awesomeness that is the DDdy bust! XD
Here's Mai modeling some clothes we got from Ausra! This REALLY shows off her figure! <nosebleeds>
Mai and Manami are quite close and really have fun together. Of course, since Mai is a little ecchi, she had no problems with doing a docking photo for me!
Heh, Mai as an MDD girl. She was soooo adorable like this!
Mai is punishing Manami here for being a brat and messing with her sisters. Mai uses her Booby Bombs to make Manami try to grab her chest but since Manami is flat on her back and unable to reach Mai's pais, Manami is very frustrated about it. XD She wants to grab them sooo bad!
Mai is ready to rumble here! This was during a slumber party where a pillow fight broke out. Of course being the fighter that she is, Mai easily made short work of her sisters in the pillow fight. XD The two dakimakura she is holding were custom made by a friend of mine.
And finally, Mai in her Battle Maid attire. She is the number 3 girl in Rei's Maid Brigade so she has to kee her blade skills sharp!
Thank you for looking at the pics and I hope you enjoyed a trip down memory lane! =3
Congrats on the one year mark! :)
Mai is lovely, but I really think the wig change still did wonders. With her current wig, she went from being pretty to being elegant. Definitely a good choice! Heheh, and I loved her MDD version, just too adorable.
Thank you very much! I agree that changing her wig did a huge turnaround for her. I like how you put it as "elegant". =3 And her MDD form is so cool.. makes me want one of those bodies! But not unless they do a newer version, the regular one has too many issues.
Huge turnaround indeed--it made me go from thinking of Mai's mold as "okay" to "Dude, so pretty!" ^_^ And yeah, while I haven't handled an MDD myself, I've heard a lot about how frustrating they are. I guess if they don't do an MDDII there's always the Parabox 43cm body. . .
Heh, I'm happy you like Mai's face so much! And I've messed with them before and they are quite the pain to pose. I've even heard of the fragile parts being broken right out of the box! Not cool at all in my opinion. So unless Volks changes their MDD body, I won't be getting one of the old ones.
Do those Parabox ones pose well? Will they match up with a DD head? Do the DD heads fit those bodies? I know nothing about them.
The Parabox ones are based off an Obitsu frame, so yes, as I recall they do pose well. They also should have a skintone similar to Obitsu white, so they'll have an okay match to DD normal skintone-wise. I don't recall seeing a DD/Parabox hybrid yet, but if they're using the same neck joint as the Obitsu bodies it should be possible to get them on--just kind of tricky because the Obitsu neck apparently has this locking mechanism that goes inside the head.
Ah ok... thanks for the info! Nice to know that if I plan for the "little sister" type in the future and Volks doens't redo the MDD, I have choices for a Volks head on a nicer body.
Yup! There's also the Obitsu 48cm body, which Azone used on their movie-version Nanoha and Fate dolls, if you end up wanting one that's not *quite* as short as MDD/Parabox.
Bright eyes look absolutely STUNNING on Mai. :D A very nice choice. <3 I love your memory lane posts. Can't wait to see more for the other girls. c:
Thank you! I really like her with those bright green eyes. But not many other people did. Oh well, she may get them in her again in the future. :) Mamimi will be the next girl to get a birthday.. I think she is in June.
Ahh Mai! You're certainly a sexy girl in all your pictures!!
I almost obtained Mai as well, but couldn't get to the seller in time! You are lucky to have such a wonderful girl!
Thanks so much! I didn't know you tried for a Mai! Do you ever want to try for one again? And I agree, I *am* lucky to have been able to adopt her. =3
Oh wow! Great pics! I love the one with you and her. You look so close! And the ones at Myrtle Beach are georgeous!
Thank you! That one with me and her is a favorite of mine too. =3 I need to go back to Myrtle Beach sometime this spring... I didn't even get to see HALF of the gardens! XD
Lol looks like Mai had quite a bit of fun during her stay with ya XD
I sure hope Mai has had fun staying with me! I think she has tho. =3
Same method here too. :3
Heh, very nice! Most of my girls get the same treatment when their hair needs brushing. =3
I have mixed feeling on Mai.
It's like I want to get naughty but she's seem well mannered girl. (Something like that) :3
Besides Rei, Mai is my most "adult" girl... meaning she is more grown up in how she acts and portrays herself. But being grown up, she's very mature and not modest at all. XD So she will get naughty sometimes... especially when Ryomou is around. Those two are very close.
So it's not wrong to get naughty with her? XD
Well, it's wrong for YOU to get naughty with MY daughter! XD But since she's quite ecchi, it's fine to praise her for her good looks. =3
I really love DD Trainers/converses. They're so damn cute >.<
Me too! Tiny sneakers are so cool! =3
Yes...yes they are :D
Happy Anniversary!!!! I really do love seeing how they change and yes, MDD Mai is adorable. Mai is on sale at Dollfie World at the moment and didn't recognise her until now seeing those first photos XD lol. Ya know those cute kitty shoes that you have ;) at ordered some XD they're so cute >.< Why do DD's have such cute shoes!
*I not at XD
Thank you very much! Even tho I see a few Mai's around on FFM and the forums, I hardly ever see them in their default clothing. I *love* her default set so I wanted to make sure people saw her in it. =3
I love the kitty shoes too! I need to buy some of the black ones too. XD
Her default set is really pretty ^-^ I love her face mould, so pretty *¬* Oh Mai, you're working your way into my heart!
Even tho Mai's default pics from Volks weren't all that great, I still loved her look. So when I got her home and saw her in person, she was WAY more pretty than I figured she would be. I really do love how sweet she is. =3
Me too :) You lucky lucky man XD
Congratulations~! ♥ She's very lovely.
Thank you!
Gorgeous photos! Mai looks surprising good as a blonde ^_^
Thank you so much! I was also amazed when I saw how nicely she looked as a blonde. =3
Mai oh Mai, her Beatrice cosplay is my favorite. Perhaps with those greens, she'll be even more prettier ;)
Thanks! I love her in Beato cosplay too... I think she is the best of my girls to do that and make it really look good. =3
Wow!!! So beautiful.
Thank you! I wasn't sure how she would look as a blonde so Manami was kind enuff to let her borrow her wig to see how she liked it. =3
I had never noticed that she was that beautiful.
I love this set too. Aoi doesn't know she has it. ;)
Awww! Thank you so much! I really think Mai is one of the prettiest girls out there. Volks promo pics of her did no justice for her!
So you have this same dress for your Aoi? I bet she will be so pretty in it! =3
Yes, I do, but I haven't had the chance to try it on. Shame on me. :(
I look forward to seeing this dress on your lovely Aoi. I do hope you can find time soon. =3
I put it on her today and I hope to take some pictures tomorrow. ;)
Nice! I'll keep an eye out for your post!
Amazingly cute.
Thank you! I love these pillows, they are so much fun!
Happy birthday Mai!
Thank you very much! I will be sure to tell Mai you said hello! =3
A weekly chore that's well worth the effort to keep wigs in perfect shape!
Sigh, especially LONG wigs! Some of my girls need constant brushing to stay looking decent. XD
She looks good with this wig , but it gives the idea she's cosplaying Manami O_O
Thank you! If you think these make her look like Manami, you should see the pics I *didn't* post! Mai had on Manamis wig AND she was wearing the Ryomou school uniform that Manami wears all the time! From the back or side, Mai looked exactly like Manami. XD
That is a really good picture ! Daddy's taking care of his girl ;)
Thank you very much, this is one of my fave pics ever. =3
That is my favourite look for Mai , she is gorgeous !
Thank you very much! I also love how she looks with her default eyes and that wig.
Dangerous Mai! Run for your life !!!
Dangerous and gorgeous too! =3
Happy anniversary !!! So many beautiful memories ! I like your retrospectives ^_^
Thank you very much for the nice compliments! I'm really glad you enjoy my retrospective posts. I only have 6 more to go! XD
She's just so "laid back" in this pic. Coolness!!
Heh, she seemed to like her new home and got acclimated rather quickly. =3
She so fits the "Corn-fed Farmers Daughter" here!!
OMG yes! Between her and Manami, I don't know who looks better as a country girl! Both of them are so very nice looking in this style of outfit. XD
"Ha ha, I got 'em and you can't have 'em!!"
Exactly Mai's point and she knew it would drive Manami crazy. XD
"Must......touch...... the BOOBAGE!!"
Yep! Manami has the bad luck of being drawn into grabbing any boobs she can no matter her situation. Poor girl. XD
*chuckle* Congrats to you and Mai! Hard to believe it's been a whole year!! (And six more to go?? You get any more and you'll be doing anniversaries twice a month!! LOL!!)
Thank you sir! It seems like it been way longer than a year to me for some reason. =3 I sure hope I dont have to do 2 anniversaries a month! That would kill me! XD
Mai is one of the girls I learned to love because of Billy. She is so sweet and hot!
Btw, I did not knew DDdy could wear Beato default set!
Oh my... I am so very flattered! Thank you so much for telling me! I really appreciate the comment. =3 As for the Beato outfit, I wasn't sure it would fit her either but I did a test fit with just the top and while a bit tight, it did fit okay. So she got the full outfit to show off. ^_^
I agree she looks gorgeous in her default outfit! You just can't go wrong with it, it's such a sexy and marvelous look for her. ^_^
Thanks so much! Since I used to play her in all the Fatal Fury/King of Fighter games, this outfit holds a lot of memories for me. So seeing her at this size in that outfit was really extra cool.
Wow Mai, such a stylish and cute outfit! I love it! <3 Such a wonderful look for her, she looks super cute here. :)
Heh, isn't it great what mixing and matching can do? The jacket is a Volks, the t-shirt is the one that was given to me for free when I bought Yoko in Japan and the pants are Chun's. Many different pieces working together... I really like having things work out like that. =3
Lovely pic of Mai! <3 She looks extra beautiful here. :) I love that shirt you made for her and she does look great in Manami's wig. Fooled me at first, I was like, "Hey why is Manami in Mai's anniversary pics?"...lol! XD
Ha! She does look very similar to Manami since they have the same body. But this is where I decided that Mai needed to be blond. She's too cute as one to ignore. Thanks about the shirt. It looks ok in pics but in person, I can see all it's flaws. XD
"Not so tight and rough Papa!"...LOL! XD I'm just messing with you! :D I LOVE this pic! It's so good and extra sweet. It really did turn out wonderful! ^_^
Ha ha! I am *always* gentle when brushing my girls hair! =3 I'm glad you liked this one as it's also one of my faves.
I love this look on Mai! <3 She looks gorgeous and I love that dress set too! Mai looks extra sexy in it and blue is a nice color on her. :)
Thanks! I do need to find more blue stuff for her to wear... you're right that she looks really nice in blue.
Wow shitapai FTW!!!! That is a very sexy and delicious view Mai is providing for us. :P I really like this pic! ;)
Yeah! Shitapai rocks! XD This was done in a series of pics that I never put online. A good friend made those shirts for me and I was taking pics to share with him. But it's been a while since I saw these and figured why not share since it's a special occasion? =3
Hahahaha! I feel her pain! I have the same problem with button shirts...lol! XD But I agree, not many tops can handle the pure awesome of the Dddy chest. :D
O_o You... you have the same problems? Oh my....
Docking sequence a success!!!!! Awesome pic of Mai and Manami! :D They look great together!
Heehee... I never did these type pics with Yoko but Mai was up for it, no problem. XD
Happy Anniversary Mai!!!!!! It was so much fun looking back at her pics! She was such a lucky girl to be adopted by you. :) She has got to do so many fun things and got to try out so many great looks and styles.
I never really liked the Mai DD, but yours is so beautiful! <3 Perhaps it's because she is part of such a loving family and has a wonderful Papa that knows how to show off her real beauty. ^_^ I always enjoy seeing your pics of her and well of all your girls. I can't believe it's already been a year. I'm sure Mai will have many more to come with you. :)
Thank you very much! I'm glad you think she's in good hands. ^_^
You overdo it with your praise you know. You have me all blushing now! =3
Wow she really did change!!! Her face is really pretty :) I love the way she looked at the end though <3 I bet having 11 daughters ins't too kind on your wallet XD
Yep, she's gone thru some changes but she is pretty much set now. It took some time but that's fine with me. I'm glad you like her look! =3 And yes, having eleven daughters is TERRIBLE for my bank account. T_T But it's still so much fun!
I love the wig she currently has ;) it's really nice. The colour suits her. If only we lived in a world where DD's were more affordable v_v X3
Thanks about her current wig! I love that one too. If DD's were more affordable, then they wouldn't hold the same mystique and awe that they do now, right? Some things need to be expensive in order to make us desire them more and work towards a goal. If everyone had one, they wouldn't be nearly as special or wonderful to us in my opinion. =3
Yes that is true v_v --- They probably do hold so much awe because of their high price, so it's more rewarding when you finally get one =)
I really love this shot. It warms my heart to see owner/daughter pics. (I use toothbrush too on my wigs)
Thank you very much! That is one of my favorite photos so I'm glad to hear you like it too. =3
Awwwwww! So cute and sweet. :D
Thanks! She certainly is a great girl. =3
You're welcome. :D
I miss my Mai(sniff, sniff)!
Awww! So what's up with that? When will you be able to get your girls back? You can email me if you like instead of answering here. :)
I'm still bouncing around from one rental residence to another. I've yet to find a place that is clean, quiet, and inexpensive enough to afford for more than a few months at a time. I have to find a "home" first! This country sucks when you don't have money.