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>>40201784
Except 1.5s in general have existed since LONG before the fumo craze happened and are no less detailed in design. They're actually slightly bigger/heavier and use more fabric (more material = more cost). This slide in quality also doesn't affect 1.5s made in earlier years before things got insane, even as early as last year the entire line has been very premium in workmanship save for maybe overstuffing them (which again, actually costs Gift money). Not to say that this 2022 run is poorly made in general, just the QC seems a bit more lax.

Pretty sure the real reason 1.5s exist is to modernize the looks of older characters to keep the fumo line's appearances looking more uniform since older fumos (faces in particular) had a lot more variance in design and stick out like a sore thumb beside more modern releases with their uniform style. See picture: V1 Cirno sticks out beside the rest of these more modern releases with her taller, sharper bottom-curve eyes and smaller, cut-off white circle. The irony here is probably the most poorly made fumo I own is my V1 Flan.

Unless you have a source to back that claim up I'm pretty sure these are two completely separate issues.