I don’t play the Idolmaster game but after seeing these Nendoroid Petit The Idolmaster Stage 01 PVC figures from Good Smile Company, it was hard to resist them. Needless to say I made my order for them and these ultra-cute Nendoroid Petit The Idolmaster Stage 01 PVC figures should be arriving on my doorstep anytime soon. Just looking at some of these preview pictures should have persuaded fans of either the game or nendoroids to snap them up quick, especially since the former has a reaaallly huge following both within Japan and overseas. Nendoroids themselves are already adorable, but the poses that these nendoroid petits have are eye-catching as well.
If you haven’t picked up these Idolmaster Stage 01 Nendoroid Petit PVC figures, better make a move fast. Good Smile Company have already announced the release of Stage 02 figures for July 2009 but personally I much prefer the Stage 01 series and collection. Their costumes look much better as well as their poses. However, I must say the pink for Stage 02 is quite appealing too. Together with the upcoming World Is Mine Hatsune Miku PVC figure, this set is one of those that I don’t think twice about adding to my collection. For comparison below, these are the Stage 02 Nendoroid Petit The Idolmaster PVC figures:
For those who have yet to grab their Stage 01 sets, better make a move now. Hobby Search had them at 5,700 yen but are now sold out. Amazon Japan has one more set when I last checked but it is a ‘used’ set (which means it’s new but someone is reselling it) at a whopping 8,000 yen. HobbyLinkJapan still has some in stock at 5,712 yen which is the cheapest I can find right now next to Hobby Search. So better get them while they still have ‘em.
If you very much prefer the Nendoroid Petit The Idolmaster Stage 02 PVC figures, then the cheapest price you can get them at would be at Amazon Japan at 4,740 yen with free shipping. For those living outside Japan, you can still buy from Amazon Japan, just make use of the forwarding service from Tenso.com. Tenso charges some handling commission and you need to pay for the shipping from Tenso to your home. Despite this, personally I’ve managed to save quite a bit doing this for figures on Amazon Japan that have a much larger discount compared to those given at Hobby Search or HobbyLinkJapan. Just do your maths and there’ll be quite a number worth the effort. Hobby Search has the Stage 02 figures at 5,429 yen while HLJ priced them at 5,426 yen. They are all at pre-order for now (and usually cheapest time to buy).
Photos courtesy of Hobby Search
