If you’re new to this type of collecting you’re probably wondering, what’s figure collecting? What’s a Figma..? This post will be sure to answer all those questions!
A well known figure distributor/maker is Good Smile Company. They make lovely scale figures and distribute the Figma series, but are best known for their nendoroids!
Let me explain what a nendoroid is. A nendoroid is a figure based off of a character or real person. Nendoroid’s have strange proportions similar to that of “chibi” (big heads and little bodies).
Nendoroid’s have cute little bodies and amazing paint jobs! (the newer ones at least)
They tend to come with various expression parts and accessories!
They are also very tiny.
And if you thought they couldn’t get any smaller, well they sure can! GSC has another series of nendoroids called “nendoroid petite”. These little figures are roughly an 2-4 inches wide (I only have one nendoroid petite so I’m not so sure…)
On to my favorite figure series! The Figma series. Figma figures are a series of articulated figures by Max Factory which are distributed through GSC. They are much bigger than nendoroids and have more accurate proportions. The are beautifully made and the best of articulated figures!
Similar to nendoroids they come with various accessories and face plates as well (typically 3 different faces)
Figma figures tend to have multiple characters from series Such as the Attack on Titan series, which currently have 4 Figma renditions (Mikasa, Eren, Levi, and Armin)
Next up are scale figures. I have longed to have a GSC made scale figure but they are pretty expensive so…
Scale figures a great because, first of all they’re huge! Second of all they have AMAZING detail, and finally their stands are so unique and awesome!
Scale figures are typically based on cover art and drawings from the series, since they can’t be moved around or changed. Sometimes they come with alternative accessories and faces, but that isn’t common.
Next is moving away from GSC and Max Factory and heading over to Bandai. Bandai has their own figure line called S.H. Figuarts, which are known for their Kamen Rider, Power Ranger, and Precure articulated figures.
They obviously aren’t as high quality as Figma figures, but they cover a much different, I guess, area than GSC and Max Factory though.
SH Figuarts has recently made some Sailor Moon figures, which is great because the series has very few good quality figures.
Like the previous figures, SH Figuarts comes with various accessories and faces. But this line tends to come with way more faces than the others ranging from 3-6
Another line of Bandai’s is Figuarts Zero, which makes scale figures mostly from One Piece.
Well that’s pretty much covers the main types of figures (I left a lot out though!) I hope after reading this you’re more informed and may possibly start a collection of your own!
-Tsuntaku
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