Glancing at the calendar, it appears that 2026 is already halfway over. While there weren’t any AI robots or crazy innovations, improvements and upgrades were definitely on display this year. This week, it was Tayu’s turn to shine with their latest 153E body and tons of new upgrades. Looks like tall, BBW, and anime are still on the menu, as summer begins to heat up. Therefore, let’s see what sex doll brands cooked up this time around.

WM Doll

Starting with WM Doll, their Ultra-Light silicone 163H Jasmine returned with a complete summer makeover. Rather than her usual dark, gothy look, she’s bright and vibrant here, which I much prefer.

SEDOLL

Also for summer, SE Doll showed off their BBW 155J body once more, this time with Cindy (in surprisingly 3 photosets). A gold mine for those interested in thick and curvy dolls, and I’m still impressed by the tan lines.

Elsa Babe

Elsa Babe released a new head called Shirai Mino, the first for their recent 176cm body. Although the shy expression seems a bit plain to me, I think this body would work really well for anime and video game cosplays.

Also, I rarely show new Elsa Babe photosets, but this skimpy bunny outfit is working overtime. Nails the sexy figurine look, but full-sized.

Irontech Doll

Irontech released a new head called Sera (S56). Besides their Oriental series, I don’t think they released a new head in a while. And while this one doesn’t seem too unique, it’s another dollish Asian head to choose from.

Real Lady

Real Lady’s freckled Lena returned for Round 2, which looks like a spinoff of their last photoset. She has a more urban, street-style this time.

TAYU

As promised, TAYU launched a new silicone 153E body and head called Chiori plus several exciting upgrades. These include “True Skin Texture,” softer silicone (among all their bodies), improved body paint, and more. First, the body may be on the shorter side, but it’s very balanced and lightweight at only 21.5 kg (47.4 lbs). And while the body looks realistic, Chiori has more of an anime style (cosplayed as Rem from Re:Zero).

Improved Softness

Most notably, they improved the softness across their entire lineup (default upgrade, not optional). They’ve done this before, but now they claim the skin layer is 33% softer, foam core layer is 36% softer, and silicone breast gel is 54% softer. Normally, softer means less durable, but they claimed “zero reported cases of tearing or deformation” after 3 months of testing. Additionally, the increased softness doesn’t affect the weight. Normally, weight-reduction would make a doll firmer, but their dolls continue to get both lighter and softer.

UR Painting

They also have an upgraded body paint called UR Painting – more detailed and natural (softer transitions, richer colors, and hand-painted veins). As always, their body paint is free and customers can choose the previous R Painting if they prefer. The new UR Painting only comes in Natural and Tan.

Puncture-Resistant Fingers with Protective Caps

They also upgraded all dolls with “Puncture-Resistant Fingers with Protective Caps.” A few brands have already done this, but it’s nice to see Tayu continuing to innovate and improve. This should be a standard for all brands.

Bonus photo of their Articulated Toe Joints

And last, they also released a new Western head called Nyla on the 153E body. A very detailed launch with both Eastern and Western heads, shown in both UR Painting skin tones. They raised the bar extremely high this week.

Doll Senior

But the new bodies didn’t stop there. Doll Senior released a new 175cm G-cup body paired with their recent Capricorn head. Like before, Capricorn retains her dark and mysterious vibe, but I much prefer this natural look (opposed to her debut makeup which felt forced). As for the new body, it’s tall and slender with toned abs and round breasts and butt – reminiscent of their usual style – at 41 kg (90 lbs).

Not Ye

In a two-for-one, their torso sub-brand also has an armless version of the 175G body above. If you consider armless dolls as torsos, then this is officially the tallest torso to date. They keep getting taller.. There’s a purpose though, as it shaved off 7 kg – armless 175G weighs 34 kg (75 lbs). I guess that’s a compromise to think about. Note: some vendors listed this as 158cm, which is the body without the head (might confuse some people).

Funwest Doll

Speaking of new bodies, Funwest Doll also teased an upcoming silicone body with only 3 photos.

MMX Doll

As the world watches the World Cup, MMX celebrated the event with a fun, little dress-up.

XT Doll

XT Doll finally released the 7 kg “PU pillow body” in the West. Since I already covered it extensively, I don’t have anything else to add. Interestingly though, it’s marketed as a “free/complimentary gift with a silicone head purchase.” So rather than promoting it as an individual product, it’s more like a free add-on for the price of a head. In other words, it costs around $799.99 (on XT’s website) and can’t be bought separately (for less) without a head.

They also have a new head with “moveable eyelids” called Yuki, but it’s really an upgrade to an existing head called Yunxi.

And last, they shared these photos of the 153I Keana, a body they don’t show often – but I guess it’s BBW summer. Nice photos, but very limited with only 2 poses (and 1 nude photo).

Bezlya

Bezlya kept the endless photosets coming, this time with the 163Mcm Xiyan. Perhaps not as interesting as their previous ones but still worth a share.

JY Doll

After years of silence and appearing at some expos just to disappear again, JY Doll joined the recent “BBW trend” with one of their own. They teased this massive body where the head evidently feels out of place. Supposedly, they have more releases coming, but are they really back, or is this just another hit-and-run?

Galatea (Dolls Castle)

Some older news that I didn’t notice until now, 2 months ago, Galatea Doll became a sub-brand of Dolls Castle. That was unexpected, as they were previously under Jinsan, but had gotten increasingly inactive. Some people have wondered how Dolls Castle stays in business with all their whacky/niche creations, but apparently, they’re doing well enough to acquire Galatea. They released 3 new photosets.

MD Doll

Rocking the Argentina kit, MD Doll released a new head called Talia in celebration of the World Cup. Nice dress-up though I find her face a little cartoony.

Sigafun

I’ll throw in these photos of Sigafun’s 165cm Qiu Lan since I like this photographer. Sigafun didn’t share any of the nude photos though.

Strawberry Garden

Strawberry Garden released a new silicone 164cm body. Paired with Guoyi, featuring new Korean-inspired makeup, the body looks interesting though I can’t find the specs anywhere.

SGD Studio

SGD Studio’s back with another presale for their latest figure: SGD-008 (Android 18). Well, they’re still one step behind other brands like Juicy Made and Roseidol who made an Android 18 recently. Facially, she doesn’t resemble Android 18, but all their heads have this semi-realistic style. The hair and outfits, though, look nice as always (there’s also a swimsuit and early-bird World Cup outfit). The new feature in this release is “Magnetic Eyes” for easier and more precise eye positioning.

One of the controversies with their previous model, FG007 (Mai Shiranui), was the removal of genitals (much to their fanbase’s dismay). This time, SGD-008 comes with an “Adult Detail Pack” that lets customers attach nipples and a vagina to the doll, but it still isn’t “usable” (no holes). Seems like an inconvenient way to avoid certain regulations.

WSG Doll

Last but not least, some vendors began adding a new silicone doll brand called WSG Doll – so I’ll quickly show their debut lineup. Like many new brands, they look somewhat familiar, but there’s no info on them at all. Personally, I don’t think they really stand out (and don’t seem to have any unique features), so just more variety. Note: Their website has no head names/numbers, and every vendor names them differently, so I don’t know what the heads are called.

Conclusion

That wraps up the halfway point of 2026. The summer trend of tall, BBW, and anime lives on. Move over weight-reduction because brands are focused on softness now – as seen with Gynoid last week and Tayu this week. Personally, I’m liking how soft silicone is getting, and Tayu continues to pioneer in – not just soft – but incredibly lightweight and supposedly durable too (according to them). At least one brand is perfecting their craft and raising the bar, which other brands will hopefully try to reach or imitate. Otherwise, SGD Studio seems to be losing steam, Dolls Castle is somehow growing despite their strange creations, and JY Doll is back? Doll Senior hasn’t slowed down either, which means, stay tuned for more sex doll news!

Thoughts on the halfway point of 2026? Comment below!