Toy fans familiar with the Japanese figure market have no doubt heard of Good Smile Company. The Japanese brand is known for their posable figma line, their super-deformed Nendoroid line, along with really pretty and all-around awesome static figures. With a few exceptions (check out the Linkin Park Nendoroid set… or not, it is pretty freaky actually), these toys are based on Japanese characters, like Hatsune Miku or the magical girls of Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
So why is this relevant to a site like Laughing Place? Last July, at Wonder Festival 2014 Summer in Japan, Good Smile Company revealed that they were making a Nendoroid of Frozen’s Elsa. It is a rare thing to see Good Smile Company get a hold of a US license, let alone a Disney one. One might say it is almost magical!
The figure itself looks pretty and follows the same format as Nendoroids before it: chibi-style figure, interchangeable facial expressions, base, and accessories. Let’s talk about those accessories for a second. The Snow Queen comes with Olaf, who is also posable to some extent, and snow flakes that you can have her hold. That’s it. Nendoroids tend to have more accessories than that. Yes, the base is specially designed to look like the floor in Elsa’s ice palace but it is still just a base. Clearly, Good Smile Company expects that you are buying this just because it is a Frozen toy. I find that a tad disappointing, to be honest.
The pre-orders for Nendoroid Elsa have been open since November 2014 but some stores still have a few to purchase (see the links at the end of the article). She is scheduled to release in May 2015 for the price of ¥3,889.
What do you think of Nendoroid Elsa? Are you interested in picking her up? Have you pre-ordered already? Sound off in the comments!
available for pre-order from:
JBOX- http://www.jbox.com/product/PRE5423
HobbyLink Japan- http://www.hlj.com/product/GSC44553/Act
sources: http://www.tomopop.com/wonder-festival-2014-summer-nendoroid-elsa-from-frozen-35171.phtml , http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4738/Nendoroid+Elsa.html