Anime characters + Flexible manufacturing

Characters. Made real. Recreate. Deliver delight.

From character art to an anime face you can wear. Through AI and flexible manufacturing, we deliver the joy of experiencing a second identity.

A person wearing a blue-haired, cat-eared KIGLAND character mask
Custom wearable character head · KIGLAND

Our core brand · KIGLAND

Become the character you want to be.

KIGLAND is OpenDoll’s core brand. Custom wearable character heads let Gen Z experience a second identity.

The first time you see another you.

21,685+

Production work orders

73%

Production cost reduction

10,000+

Community members

KIGLAND figures as of September 22, 2026. Production cost savings come from the design stage.

KIGLAND users & partners
Under 1,000 RMB with no waiting. students can actually afford it! You gave me my first chance to experience a shell!
WuCollege Sophomore
Their face-sculpting system makes creating KIG so easy. it's the first time I've seen AI actually reference photos for face modeling!
Ms. ZhangKigurumi Studio Owner

From KIGLAND to more brands and shops.

OpenDoll brings the design and production expertise developed through our core brand to new brands, KIGURUMI shops and collaborations.

Our brands

KIGLANDCore brand

Building new brands from the experience of KIGLAND.

  • DOLLHOUSE
  • 魔都工坊

Manufacturing for shops

We make character products for other shops in the KIGURUMI industry.

Brand & IP collaborations

Developing and delivering character products together.

Building a supply chain for the KIGURUMI industry.

A different face. Not a fresh start.

Capture the character. Refine the face. Meet production requirements. We turn recurring design work into reusable models and engineering workflows.

Blue-haired character reference, facial analysis, 3D modeling, finishing and the completed KIGLAND mask
Character reference, 3D design and physical production.View full image
Stable character representations
Intermediate representation model

Generates stable intermediate representations as a foundation for character design.

Editable faces
Shape-key parameter model

Generates adjustable shape parameters so facial designs can be refined.

3D Harness

Our 3D Harness captures facial features to generate head designs, coordinating models, engineering corrections and production tasks.

  1. Facial features
  2. Head design
  3. Engineering corrections
  4. Production tasks

In real production, with automation and standardization still advancing.

KIGML

Research that learns from production.

KIGML is our research team. We train effective intermediate representations and develop engineering practices that help the 3D Harness coordinate large and small models.

Real orders reveal the problems. Production tests the research.

KIGML facial analysis, algorithm models and manufacturing research

Beyond wearable heads. More individual faces.

Individual heads and faces, on bodies that can share a standard structure. We are testing how our design and manufacturing capabilities transfer.

Robot face shells
Built for real projects

Character faces built for robot bodies.

BJD / Furry / Busts
Tested in adjacent categories

Custom heads and faces for different physical forms.

Each new application needs adaptations in proportions, materials and structure.

Build your character product with us.

Contract manufacturing for shops, brand and IP collaborations, and new custom head and face projects.

For KIGURUMI shops

Contract manufacturing for your character products.

For brands & IP owners

Develop physical products from your characters.

Custom projects

Head and face design, engineering assessment, prototyping and production.

  1. Send a design
  2. Evaluate
  3. Prototype
  4. Produce
Submit a project

Team

Mingwei Li

Mingwei Li

CEO

Remi

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Serial entrepreneur, R&D engineer, multiple startup project financing experience, with experience in finance, government IT, cultural creative and entertainment industries, certified national athlete / coach / referee

Han Ma

Han Ma

COO

XiamiKo

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Serial entrepreneur, R&D engineer, from an equipment manufacturing family, with MCN operations and cybersecurity industry experience, skilled in creative merchandise development and entertainment event planning

Xiang Shi

Xiang Shi

CTO

Kevin

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Serial entrepreneur, R&D scientist, multiple startup project financing experience, dual overseas master's degrees, expert in computing and AI engineering, led development of emotion-driven social products

Xianghu He

Xianghu He

Director

山君

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Serial entrepreneur, nearly 20 years of deep expertise in beauty and production management, with frontline management experience in major chain organizations

Sen Wang

Sen Wang

Director

抖森

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Former healthcare management professional, experienced in consumer entertainment, exhibitions and F&B supply chain, skilled in chain brand management and operations, cultural creative commercialization and entertainment event organization

Yipei Wei

Yipei Wei

Strategic Advisor

iris

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Ex-entrepreneur with tens of millions in fundraising, specializing in go-global and open-source operations reaching 100+ countries, mentored 40+ projects with 30+ Product Hunt #1 daily launches

Why we build

Characters should be things you can own, touch, wear and interact with. Our ambition is to help more brands manufacture distinct characters and experiences.

Backing & credentials

Y Combinator China PortfolioY Combinator China Portfolio

Y Combinator China Portfolio

MiraclePlus S25

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Individual Angel Investor

Individual Angel Investor

Miao Capital

Sanya Miaoben Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu 2025 Batch 4

Jiangsu 2025 Batch 4

Sci-Tech SME

2025320509A0092928

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Invention Patent

Invention Patent

Segmentation Method for Anime Avatar Based on MobileNetV2

CN121564015A

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Team Members Background

Harbin Institute of Technology
University of Birmingham
China Merchants Bank
University College London
University of Cambridge
Girton College
Soochow University
Hang Seng University
CITIC Securities
Imperial College London
Polkadot