Persona 5 Nendoroid - Figures
Persona 5 is the latest installment of the popular Persona video game franchise. Owing to its popularity, many spin-offs have been made since its release and the main character, “Joker”, is featured in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Persona 5 reached an even higher level of popularity in 2018 when an anime adaptation, Persona 5: The Animation was aired. Airing was extended into the next year, with the series finishing in 2019 with a total of 26 episodes.
Persona 5 is one of the most popular games of its genre, having sold more than three million copies since its release in September 2016. This popularity is evident in the amount of goods and merchandise released by the franchise despite being a new series. Currently there are a plethora of figures and the franchise has recently released a series of Nendoroid figures. Here is a list of some popular picks that include Goro Akechi Phantom Thief Ver., Futaba Sakura, Ryuji Sakamoto Phantom Thief Ver., Joker, and Morgana Metaverse Version.
Nendoroid Goro Akechi Phantom Thief Ver.
The charismatic detective, Goro Akechi, is presented here as Crow from the Phantom Thieves. The figure includes three different face plates: A standard, serene expression, a smiling expression, and a grinning face. Optional parts include Crow’s laser saber and ray gun along with a miniature-sized mask for him to hold.
- Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
- Sculptor: KAMUI
- Specifications: Painted, articulated, non-scale ABS & PVC figure with optional parts and stand.
- Height (approx.): 100 mm
- Includes:
- 3 face parts
- Laser saber, ray gun
- Miniature mask
Nendoroid Futaba Sakura Re-run
This figure of Persona 5’s cute hacker also comes with a real-world version of Morgana. It also includes three different facial expressions: A standard, smiling expression, a downcast/sad expression, and a grinning expression. Optional parts include Sakura’s keyboard, a pack of potato sticks, and a bowl of instant yakisoba. The figure also includes sitting parts to let Futaba Sakura sit down with her keyboard.
- Release Date: 2018, re-released in December 2020.
- Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
- Sculptor: Poly-Toys
- Specifications: Painted, articulated, non-scale ABS & PVC figure with optional parts and stand.
- Height (approx.): 100 mm
- Includes:
- 3 face parts
- Potato snack and instant yakisoba
- Keyboard
- Sitting parts
Nendoroid Ryuji Sakamoto Phantom Thief Ver.
This figure of Skull comes with three different facial expressions: a standard, poker-face expression, a grinning expression, and a confident expression. An optional hair part can be swapped to show him with or without his black Skull mask. Optional parts also include Skull’s iron pipe, shotgun, and a miniature-sized mask.
- Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
- Sculptor: Shichibee
- Specifications: Painted, articulated, non-scale ABS & PVC figure with optional parts and stand.
- Height (approx.): 100 mm
- Includes:
- 3 face parts
- Iron pipe & shotgun
- Miniature Skull mask
Nendoroid Joker Re-run
This Joker figure comes with two different face plates, with one being a standard expression and a smiling expression. Additionally, his mask is interchangeable and comes with two different eye colors, making for a total of 8 possible facial configurations. Optional parts include Joker’s knife, gun, and a miniature mask that can be held in Joker’s hand.
- Release Date: 2019. Re-released in January 2020.
- Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
- Sculptor: Shichibee
- Specifications: Painted, articulated, non-scale ABS & PVC figure with optional parts and stand.
- Height (approx.): 100 mm
- Includes:
- 2 face plates, a Joker mask, and 2 eye parts.
- Knife and gun
- Miniature mask
Nendoroid Morgana Phantom Thief Ver.
This Morgana is in his Phantom Thief costume and comes with 4 different parts for his mouth and eyes, making for a total of sixteen different combinations. Optional parts include Morgana’s slingshot and sword for recreating battle scenes.
- Release Date: 2017. Re-released in November 2019
- Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
- Sculptor: Beniko Umehara
- Specifications: Painted, articulated, non-scale ABS & PVC figure with optional parts and stand
- Height (approx.): 100 mm
- Includes:
- 4 different eye and mouth parts
- Slingshot and sword
About the Characters
Joker is the main character of Persona 5 and transfers to Shujin Academy at the beginning of the story. As the story progresses, he and other students of Shujin Academy team up and start fighting Shadows, evil beings that come out of the Metaverse, an alternate reality that is fed by humanity’s collective subconscious. They are known as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, and fight the Shadows with physical manifestations of their own psyche. These manifestations are known as Persona.
Goro Akechi (Crow) is a dedicated, well-mannered detective who seems to be good-natured at first but is driven by darker purposes.
Ryuji Sakamoto (Skull) is a student at Shujin Academy who is disillusioned with society and frequently stirs up trouble with the authority at school.
Futaba Sakura (Oracle) stands out because she is a shut-in that almost never comes to school until she meets Joker.
Morgana is a regular cat in the real world, but an anthropomorphic feline in the Metaverse who is also a member of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts that helps fight Shadows.
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Nendoroid Goro Akechi Phantom Thief Ver.
Nendoroid Futaba Sakura Re-run
Nendoroid Ryuji Sakamoto Phantom Thief Ver.
Nendoroid Joker Re-run
Nendoroid Morgana Phantom Thief Ver.
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