Nendoroid

Nendoroid Series

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Originally Released	February 2006
Produced by	Good Smile Company
Distributed by	Good Smile Company
Series Creator	Tsuyoshi Oda (Oda-P)
Specifications	Painted ABS&PVC non-scale articulated figures. Approximately 100mm in height.

The Nendoroid (ねんどろいど, nendoroido^?) series is a brand of plastic figures created by the Japanese Good Smile Company in 2006. They typically depict characters from anime, manga or video games and are designed with a large head and smaller body to give them a cute appearance. Their faces and other body parts are exchangeable, giving them a range of different expressions and poses. The Nendoroid brand spans a variety of different products: the original 10 cm figures, smaller Nendoroid Petite figures, additional display tools known as the Nendoroid More series as well as plushies and play sets. Several video games have also been released based on Nendoroid designs.

The Nendoroid (ねんどろいど^?) series of figures are made from ABS and PVC. They are designed in a chibi or super deformed style, with a large head and smaller body to give them a cute appearance. The figures are used as both collectors items and toys. Their faces and other body parts are exchangeable, giving them a range of different possible expressions and poses. The name is derived from the Japanese word for clay, Nendo (粘土^?), possibly because they resemble clay models. Nendoroid figures have mostly been based on female characters from anime, manga or video games series such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Steins;Gate, K-ON!, Haruhi Suzumiya, Fate/stay night, Vocaloid and the Touhou Project.