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mysticdragon3md3 · 2 months

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Tempted to complete my TMNT Nendo set.

Nendo Zagreus is also slightly cheaper than I've ever seen him before. Even during GoodSmile's 2023 Black Friday sale, he was $38.49. In this sale, he's $35.74. When Zag and Than were part of the Bundle Deal sale a few months ago, they were were around $40 each. So today's sale price is pretty tempting. I've been on the fence about buying Nendo Zag all this time, but I feel like after Hades 2 releases, Melinoe might get a Nendo, and then I'll feel like I missed out on some fun sibling figure photos, if I don't get Zag. ...I'm still not that obsessed with Hades though, and I really do need to save my money... o_o????????????????

I'm not obsessed with Hamtaro either, but he is cute. And non-standard Nendoroid shapes are interesting to have, from a collector standpoint. ...But I really should be saving money... -_-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

I've also been considering finishing my Inuyasha Nendoroid set. I have Kikyo, Inuyasha, and Kagome. I didn't feel I needed all the Inuyasha series Nendoroids, nor even the whole protagonist team, because, even though I love Rumiko Takahashi, Inuyasha isn't my favorite series of hers. I often feel out of place with other Rumiko Takahashi fans, because these days, they are OBSESSED with Inuyasha…while I'm more into Ranma 1/2 and Mermaid Saga. Which is odd, because when Inuyasha first came out, I LOVED how it felt like a fusion of Ranma 1/2's characters with Mermaid Saga's horror. But when I peek into the Inuyasha fandom, it becomes clear to me that maybe I don't LOVE LOVE LOVE the series. When I see how much they love that series WAY more than I do, it makes me realize how casual I am about it. Maybe I shouldn't be spending another $60 on Nendoroids from Inuyasha.

I got into Jojo's through Jojo6, so I sometimes feel I should get some Stone Ocean Nendoroids. And I did enjoy what I watched so far of Diamond is Unbreakable. But I never became obsessed with Jojo's, so I don't know if that justifies spending the money I should be saving. These are really good prices though.

I couldn't stay long into My Hero Academia even though I loved the protagonist and a lot of the characters, because it turned a bully into the deuteragonist, and bullies are my pet peeve. But I've always thought Todoroki was cool and I enjoyed peeking back into HeroAca every once in a while to see that he had kind of been subsumed into the deuteragonist position(s). And right now, he's on sale for ($24.59) even cheaper than his 2023 Black Friday sale price ($28.69). Still, that's $25 I could be saving for figures of characters I love even more.

Jujutsu Kaisen was another series that I seriously thought would become my new obsession, and would get me back into Shonen Anime. It did not. I LOVED the first 3 main characters. But then the other character got on my nerves, and Crunchyroll kept crashing, so I had to restart a lot of episodes showcasing those grating characters, over and over again... I just fell out of love with JJK really fast. But not before buying Nendoroids for Yuji, Megumi, and Gojo. So sometimes I feel like there's justification in my completionist collector's mind, to buy a few more JJK Nendos, of at least the characters that seemed cool. Maki and Nanami seem cool. And Gojo is always fun, so I wouldn't mind getting another Nendo of him, if it was cheap enough.

And then there's the special effect accessories that always haunt me. I always loved the idea of these things. I love how pretty clear/translucent resin is in figures. I used to constantly browse Bandai Tamashii Nations' Effects parts series at conventions, but I could never really justify the price. Then I finally found Bandai's Figure-Rise Effect series, at a much better price for more parts. These Moderoid Effects are also a little too high a price for the use I'd get out of them. Despite how much I love the look of these types of special effect accessories, I honestly never really use them. ^_^;;;;;; So I really shouldn't spend money on these. But these sale prices are pretty good.

Admittedly, I got into Persona through Persona 5, and I only really love Persona 5. But through the fandom and some crossover games, I've come to see the Yu and Makoto as kind of senpai to Joker, and that dynamic could be fun to photograph. So their Nendoroids (and sometimes Figma) are occasionally on my list of shopping interests. But I really shouldn't be spending money on them.

I'm not obsessed with Vocaloid, but they are a nice vehicle for pretty character design. And though Symphony 2022 version Miku was VERY pretty (utilizing the aforementioned clear/translucent resin that I love), it just didn't grab me enough to buy her. Maybe if I had more of emotional attachment to Miku as a character, then I would have bought her. Len and Rin, I have slightly more emotional attachment to, because they are younger children, and thus, babies to me. I will always find them slightly cuter than Miku. Also, I love variations on a theme, and the idea of them being gender swapped versions of each other intrigues me. So I should have been all set to preorder Len and Rin's Symphony 2022 versions. But then I saw the eyes on their painted prototypes. Normally, Len and Rin have blueish-green or medium blue eyes. But these are pale, light blue. And I don't know what it is with me, but pale blue eyes with light blond hair, look creepy to me. Maybe in kind of a ghostly, glowing type of way. But it's always been unsettling to me. Even with blond-haired, blue-eyed characters I do like, they are usually only saved by my reflexive revulsion, because I love their characters or there's more depth of shadow values in their overall color schemes, or even in their blonds and blue-eyes themselves. But the Len and Rin Symphony 2022 versions are just so ghastly pale in their eyes. When I look at their faces, some inexplicable part of me feels instinctively creeped out, a bit. Still, a sale price is a sale price, and worth considering.

Maneki Neko Miku was one I was looking forward to since her concept art. I love cats, so this concept was very cute to me. But then her painted prototype was revealed, and the overall concept of the figure felt less like "cat", and more like "girl in dress with practically invisible cat ears". Maybe if I saw maneki neko on a regular basis, then I'm reflexively recognize this Miku as a maneki neko, each time I saw her. But instead, I have to think a moment and remember the common parts of a maneki neko, and deconstruct how that had been translated in to this figure/design. Maybe a pattern of paw print motifs and a darker, more visible ear color would have made me think more "cat" with this figure? Maybe less emphasis on the apron with such bright red, would have helped me, think more "cat" than "maid" or "waitress"?...I dunno. But my reflexive reading of this design is never "cat". So it's clear to me that this figure's specific "cat" signifiers were just appealing to a very different set of cultural signifiers for "cat", that were just not a part of my subconscious identifiers. Still, she is very cute, her dress is pretty, and she does have cat ears and a cat pose. So sometimes I am tempted to buy her. And her $48.29 sale price is MUCH better than her usual $69, for a figure that I'm still waffling on buying.

Sleeping Beauty is part of the Myethos FairyTale-Another series that I have been drooling over. I don't normally buy static scale figures. I like figure photography and playing with my figures, so I usually stick to articulated figures. But the Myethos FairyTale-Another series are static figures that I could be perfectly happy simply staring at. I actually really wanted their Little Mermaid figure, since she had so much beautiful clear/translucent resin water effects. But these figures are SO EXPENSIVE. Even for static scale figures, they're a little more mid-high range---at least to me, who usually only buys action figures. lol This sale price is an improvement, but I'm still unsure if I want her THAT much. I do love the flowers, sleeping portrayals, draping fabrics, and long flowy hair, though. So maybe one of these days I'll get this figure.

Yuru Camp is a series that I repeatedly saw Good Smile release figures in multiple versions of the same few characters for. And people have recommended the series to me, as an example of introverts who are not portrayed as needing to become more extroverted. It looks like a calming, "slice of life", "iyashikei" series that I could love. But I just never get around to watching it. x_x; And considering my struggling, personal rule about only spending money on figures of characters I already love, it's just hard to justify a buy. Especially when these characters tend to come in DX versions with much higher prices than normal Nendoroids. But these sale prices certainly put them more within my budget's range. Maybe I could justify adding their numerous accessories to my collection for photoshoot props? I really should watch this series.

I love big, floppy, witch hats. That's why I bought Snow Miku 2014 and am oggling Racing Miku 2024. I haven't watched this series, except for a few clips, and it looks nice. Still, I shouldn't spend Nendoroid-level money on series that I'm not obsessed with and a character I don't really know. Yet, figures CAN be enjoyed simply by looking at them, so that kind of justifies buying figures with designs that I simply think look nice, regardless of not knowing the character. That's why this figure tapping into my affinity for the witch archetype might just justify a buy, especially at this $34.29 sale price. Still, I really should be saving my money.

Desumi, I've had my eye on for a while. But WOW that $72 price! This $43.19 sale price is more acceptable. But still, I haven't actually watched Love After World Domination. It's another one of those series that I've been meaning to watch, but still forget about. I like Tokusatsu, so I really liked the concept of the series, referencing Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. And Desumi has such an ingenue character design in her face and hair---another of my favorite archetypes. But again, $40 here and $40 there can really add up.

Nendo Laffey I probably shouldn't have put on my list. I'm more of a KanColle fan than an Azure Lane fan. But the real reason is that I actually wanted that Nendoroid of Azure Lane's Nendoroid Unicorn. I love lavender hair character designs. And Unicorn had that, AND a cute, simple, elegant dress, AND a little Unicorn plushie!!! Maybe I only screengrabbed Laffey while I was browsing this sale, to remind me of Unicorn. Laffey does have the lavender hair though.

Homura, I love in all forms. But when you collect Nendoroids, you have to pinch pennies wherever you can. And that usually means passing up figure lines that aren't Nendoroids. So I haven't bought any Hello Good Smile figures yet, even though I do think they're cute and relatively low priced. But $13 here, $15 there...Just that 4 times is already a whole Nendoroid that could have been bought instead. But whenever I see Hellow Good Smile on sale, I do consider them for a bit. Maybe during my upcoming Japan trip, I'll end up snatching up whatever Hello Good Smile I run into, even at full price, just as a souvenir for my trip. lol Still, this Hello Good Smile Homura? She'd be nice to get during this sale, but she'll probably get cut out of the running. I already have all her Nendoroids and Figma, after all.

I've always liked the idea of the Dioramansions. And I love that they're stackable. But there are also so many $0.70 scrapbook papers at art/craft stores that look like photorealistic backdrops. That's what I often use in my figure photography. So I often pass up these Dioramansions, even while I'm gushing online about how pretty they are and how I'd love to use them. I'd especially love to put my Nendoroid Kikyo in the Dioramansion of red spider lilies.

I really like the idea of these display risers, and they look very versatile. But since I'm pinching pennies, I usually make my display risers out of popsicle sticks and glue. The Simple Stand Build-on Type would be nice to have someday, as a little extra. Maybe to say that I tried Good Smile's original accessories. And I did buy their sets of The Simple Stand spare support armatures and bases in the past. But I really should be saving money, than paying $10 for display risers.

The rest of these, get a quick run-down of reactions.

Bernadetta is cute. I love relatable shy, anxious characters. But I also hate the Black Eagles route...even if I do like a bunch of the characters there. So I wouldn't consider her Pop Up Parade unless it was on sale, like now.

I love Summer Wars, but I'm not obsessed with Summer Wars. A King Kazma Pop Up Parade is cool. But I don't really need it.

Kakashi is a pretty cool character, but I was never obsessed with him. But maybe for nostalgia's sake or completionist collecting, I should consider buying him. I do have Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata's Nendoroids, after all. But I didn't like Sakura enough, so I didn't get her Nendoroid. With the set already broken like that in my collection, I feel more allowed to save my money from Nendoroid Kakashi.

Monica's $41.99 price right now is even cheaper than her 2023 Black Friday sale price of $48.99. For a Nendoroid that's normally $70, she certainly keeps tempting me with sale prices during multiple sales. And she is pretty. And maybe I could use her school desk and chair accessories for photoshoots. But I'm still a crafter who technically should make my own classroom props, if I need them. And I like DDLC, but I'm not obsessed with it. And though Monika is pretty, a character design has to be especially special for me specifically, in order for me to stretch my budget now. Maybe if she had a witch hat? lol

Ryuko is always cool. But Pop Up Parades are static scale figures. And I already have her Nendoroid. I really should save my money.

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