I was chatting about various dolls with my friend L last month, and when Calico Critters and Li'l Woodzeez came up, L mentioned that some of the furniture and accessories for those fuzzies can work for Nendoroid figures, too. I had only a vague idea about what Nendoroid figures were at that point, so I did a deep-dive into the brand to see if it might be a fun topic for the blog; it most certainly is!
Nendoroids are popular four-inch tall hard vinyl figures with a Japanese chibi design. The brand includes a wide range of characters that tend to be based on video games or anime series. There are a lot of Disney-related figures, too, for those who aren't into anime or video games. The Nendoroid interpretation of Rapunzel from Tangled is especially sweet. Nendoroids are made by Good Smile Company, and since I'd just been talking about Good Smile in reference to the newest Blythe dolls, I figured this would be an interesting time to review something from this company.
Nendoroids are pricey--especially for such a small toy. Most newly-released figures cost about $60, although some models are more expensive. Characters that have sold out can go for well over $100 on the secondary market. Because of this popularity and demand, there's an insidious supply of fake Nendoroids out there, tricking people left and right on platforms like Amazon and eBay. In this review I'll take a look at one of my favorite characters--Link from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild--and compare him to a fake version that I found on eBay. Here's Link:
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| Nendoroid DX Edition Link from Breath of the Wild, ¥6,600 (~$55). |
