Nendoroids

This post isn't about a toy I bought, but instead a whole slew of toys that I desperately want. Nendoroids! These tiny cuties are Japanese toys with exaggerated proportions that make them short, round and incredibly adorable. I especially like all of the yelling and pointing that these little girls can be seen doing. (There are boys too, but I (almost) always like the girl toys better. Below is an example of a nendoroid that you can find on the website www.1999.co.jp/eng.

I am a big fan of this site. I have purchased toys here in the past, and it is quite nice that they do the currency conversion as you browse and offer a plethora of options...not such a user-friendly site, but definitely a functional one.

One of the cool things about these toys is one of the things I most love about Japanese toys (and all good toys, really). They are really well made! Fun to play with because they come with interchangeable heads, hands, and other parts that express a range of emotions and gestures.

I am in love with the super deformed (SD) style anyway and so nendoroids were made for me! (If you don't know what SD is, check it out on the Anime News Network!!)

Here is a ridiculous (but kind of fun) video that someone made about their recent nendoroid acquisitions. It is exactly what I would end up with if I tried to make a one-minute stop-motion animation video.