What is a Nendoroid?
Well, if you ask Google you will get:
“The Nendoroid (ねんどろいど, nendoroido) series is a brand of plastic figures, 10 cm tall, created by the Japanese Good Smile Company in 2006. Nendoroid figures are usually based on the characters from anime, manga or video games and designed with a large head and smaller body to give them a cute appearance.”
This is a good starting place. Nendoroids are made of PVC/ABS and are painted- not cast in the various different colors. Each figure typically has at least a small level of detail hand-painted, so there may be slight variations. The only real joints are located in the neck and hips. This means that the articulation is incredibly limited, but most kits come with TONS of extra parts to swap out for creating a variety of poses. Most Nendoroids cannot stand on their own due to their proportions, but the figures are bundled with some kind of support system, whether it’s a clear acrylic base or a multi-jointed arm. A regular non-rare Nendo will run you about 3500 yen before shipping and other charges.
What is a Nendoroid Petite?
As the name infers it is indeed a smaller version of a Nendoroid. Clocking in at about 6 cm tall they are figures that are scaled down Nendoroids in every aspect (detail, number of accessories, articulation, price, etc.). They are also often released in sets so that they can fill out the entire cast of a series.
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