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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist Plush Dolls [Unofficial]

Created by Poayo's Universe

A fanmerch project dedicated to bringing your favorite IWATEX characters to life.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Nem, Tang, Rex, Vace, and NB!Sol confirmed plus Nomi update
3 months ago – Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 11:29:26 AM

Hello all! I am here to share some confirmations when it comes to materials that will be used on the plush dolls. Tangent and Anemone were approved a while ago to begin manufacturing, and the rest seen here have been approved today! 

In the images below you can see photos of the hair colors that are going to be used, as well as some example images provided by the manufacturer of dolls with alike hairstyles to demonstrate how they will go about making their hair. Tangent's includes an image of how they will go about the ear accessories using embroidery. 

Additionally, Nomi is still undergoing some checks and changes as they had to be simplified, but you can find an update on the current version below.  

So excited to see these guys brought into reality- what do you think of the colors and alterations? 

New poll - Future Exocolonist campaigns
4 months ago – Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 09:38:43 AM

Per the amazing success of this campaign so far (thank you again to all of the backers), I figured I should ask: would you be interested in more Backerkit campaigns like this one?

If so, vote on the poll below! It is limited some of the more popular options from the previous bonus goals poll, plus an additional one Begonia (creator of Begonia's floral keychains, floral stickers, and glow-in-the-dark stickers) and I have been conceptualizing for a while now. The Begonia collaboration is planned to be two artworks focused on all of the romanceables + sol on notebooks, sketchbooks, stickerbooks, posters, and maybe more! One artwork being all kids, and the other all adults. Both of everyone having fun together! The pieces will be sketched and lined by Begonia, and then colored, shaded, and finalized by myself.

By the way, the pin effects poll is currently tied between Matte and Holographic Shine, will you be the one to break this tie?

Pride pin reveals, customization unlocked, and overlay poll
4 months ago – Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 08:31:40 AM

Thanks to a backer increasing their pledge, we have unlocked pin customization! This means when surveys are out you'll be able to match any flag(s) with any character ✨
Find these pins in the add-ons section! In the future, I will have some preorders up on my Etsy as well.

If you ever plan on getting one of these pins, make sure to vote on what overlay you would prefer in the poll down below!

Here are the finalized pin designs with flag backgrounds to celebrate- with added shading to make them look like the pins they will become!

Goal changes and a coupon for 13+ doll backers
4 months ago – Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 09:15:32 AM

Hello all!
Unfortunately a large pledger backed out knocking us down a goal, but I took this opportunity to make some changes. I will not have you guys re-unlock the pride pins, but rather I replaced that goal with the full customization unlock goal! Reaching it will allow for any flag to be matched with characters rather than only flags associated with characters or the player romancing them. Meaning if you have a flag rare to see represented, multiple flags, or a flag that mismatches your favorite character, you could do that! I also took this opportunity to make goals easier to reach- originally they were higher so I would not get as overwhelmed with working on them due to the speed we were recieving pledges at the time, but as they have slowed down a lot and I am just about done creating the pride pin artworks, I can lower them!

Additionally, as thanks for pledging in very high tiers: from now on anyone who backs the 13 doll tier or higher will be able to order the following outfits half-off! If you have already done so, you can edit your pledge to make this swap. 
Thank you so much to all of you for supporting this passion project. 35 days are left until the campaign ends and its survey time! 

⚠️ Please read - Clothing is found in Add-Ons ONLY and shipping awareness
4 months ago – Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 08:46:47 AM

Hello everyone! I have recently been made aware I was not clear enough on a very important factor of this campaign. Ordering with zero clothing add-ons means you will recieve zero clothing. 

I decided to have clothing purchased seperately because:

  • I will not be making their in-game outfits. The outfits seen in add-ons are premade and not designed by me, rather they are provided by my main manufacturer. 
    • This is because their canon outfits are complicated- especially with them not being stitched on and therefore having to be removeable and in many pieces. It would heavily increase both cost and time. I figured you would prefer character options rather than only a few with their in-game outfits. Maybe someday I can do another campaign to help fund getting them made if that is of interest to you all (and if I can find a reliable manufacturer that can do that in low quantities)- but you are free to create your own if you so wish!
  • These are dress-up style dolls. 20cm (or Nougat's 15cm) plush doll clothing can be found many places, so you may want to purchase a particular kind that I can not provide- or maybe you just can't afford that additional cost at this time.

Another important note for those who have never pledged for a campaign like this before- shipping is calculated AFTER the campaign. This means the total cost you see after preordering is not the final cost. I have done my best to estimate shipping price and a timeline which be found in the about section and below. 
Please let me know if there is anything else that should be clarified or if you have any questions. Thank you for your understanding!