Nendoroid - Attack on Titan

Nendoroid is a brand of small plastic figures created by the Japanese company Good Smile Company. The name of the company comes from “Nendo”, the Japanese word for clay or plasticine.

They are replicas of the characters of popular anime and manga and are items for collection. Usually they are about 10 cm tall, although it depends on the character they are based on- They are made in chibi style, with a large head and a small body, so that they look cute or kawaii. Also, their faces and body parts are interchangeable, which can give them a varied range of expressions, postures and objects. The first Nendoroid was launched in April 2006.

Nendoroid includes figures of a large variety of manga and anime series, such as Kannagi, Lucky Star, Death Note, K-ON!, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu, Fate/stay night or Black Rock Shooter. Furthermore, they also reproduce characters from the Vocaloid synthesizer software and some popular games as Touhou Project.

The first Nendoroids were made by a sculptor (or a group of sculptors) known by the pseudonym Nendoron. This pseudonym is credited on almost all the production that Nendoroid has marketed to date. The real identity of the artist (or group of artist) is unknown.

Types of Nendoroid - Within the Nendoroid lineup, there are different kinds of products depending on their size, the different features that they contain and the way of being commercialized.
Nendoroid Petit - The Nendoroid Petit is the small version of the original Nendoroid. It is characterized by sets of several small figures sold together or sold at random in sealed boxes.
Nendoroid Plus - This one includes Nendoroid branded products that do not match into any other category such as plush toys, Nendoroid in a special format or a key chain.
Nendoroid Playset - The Japanese publisher Phat!, licensed by Good Smile, produces various “sets” of theme decor elements for the Nendoroid range.

Attack on Titan Nendoroid

From 2014, after the great success of the Attack on Titan manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama and of its anime version directed by Tetsuro Araki and produced by Wit Studio (in collaboration with Production I.G), Nendoroid released several Nendoroid figures based on the Attack on Titan series. It features some of the most popular main and secondary characters of the series with different clothes, facial expression and poses.

Every character featured in a Nendoroid version (except the Colossal Titan one) comes in general with their uniforms. In the case of [Eren[(/otapedia/anime/attack_on_titan/eren_jaeger), Mikasa and Armin, they come with their 104th Training Corps’s uniform, while Hange, Erwin and Levi are wearing their Survey Corps uniforms. They also include a complete Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, as well as dual blades and effect parts to display them soaring through the air, in order to reproduce the characters’ famous poses during combat scenes in the series. Also, Erwin comes with an alternate front hair part to display him with his hair loose. All the figures are painted ABS & PVC and their height is approximately 100 mm.

Attack on Titan characters in Nendoroid

Eren/Mikasa/Armin - The Nendoroid Eren Jaeger comes with three kinds of expressions: one with his standard expression, a shouting one and a surprised one. The Nendoroid Mikasa, she also comes with three different expressions that would be slightly similar to Eren’s ones. The first one is the standard expression, then the shouting one and the stunned one. For Armin, the expressions that he comes with are his standard face, a shouting one and a blushing one. They were originally released in April 2014, but they were re-released in September 2019. The price of the three of them is 4,630 yen (before tax). The sculptor of all these figures is Ito Ryou-ichi, in cooperation with Nendoron.
Hange Zoë - The Nendoroid Hange figure comes with her standard expression, a smiling one often seen in battle and an excited one that she usually has after being shown a Titan.
It was released in September 2019 and it cost 5,093 yen (before tax). Its sculptor is Miden in cooperation with Nendoron.
Erwin Smith - The three faces that come with the Nendoroid Erwin figure are the standard one, the shouting one and a smiling one. It was released in January 2018 and its price was 4,444 yen (before tax). The sculpture was Shichibee in cooperation with Nendoron.
Levi -The Nendoroid Levi figure comes with a standard expression, a combat one and a condescending one. It was released in January 2018 and the price was 4,167 yen (before tax). Its sculptor is Ito Ryou-ichi in collaboration with Nendoron.
Nendoroid Petite Eren: Santa Version - This Nendoroid was included with the limited edition of the volume 18 of the Attack on Titan manga. It is a Nendoroid of Eren dressed as Santa Claus. It was released by Kodansha in December 2015 and it cost 1,800 yen (before tax). Its sculptor is JUN(E.V).
Nendoroid Levi: Cleaning Version - This Nendoroid comes with multiple cleaning goods, like duster, bamboo broom and mask. It also includes folded arm parts and a shouting expression. It was released in July 2014 and the price was 3,241 yen (before tax). Its sculptors were Ito Ryou-ichi and Shichibee, in cooperation with Nendoron.