Nendoroid Doll Chinese-Style Panda Mahjong: Laurier Review
Hello everyone! Arashi Bori here! I’m so glad you found my blog! I love to talk about upcoming anime figures and merchandise and share photos of my own collection. Nendoroids are my favorite, but I cover a wide variety of anime related subjects. Plus, I have a YouTube channel too, so feel free to check it out sometime! And thank you so much for tuning in; have fun reading!
New Year’s is celebrated all across the world; with each country having it’s own traditions. But, I think we can all agree that of all the countries, China is the one marking our calendars for New Year’s. The Chinese New Year is the biggest of the New Year’s festivals. And with the Lunar New year coming up, it’s the perfect time for me to cover some adorable new nendoroids dolls, featuring traditional Chinese outfits! I must say that I am always impressed with the Chinese doll character’s clothes. This time I will be reviewing Nendoroid Doll Laurier, a Good Smile original character! With that, let’s start our review!
I love the panda theme! He is holding a Mahjong tile, which goes to a board game played in China. I especially like the details on his outfit: like the bamboo pattern. His shoes are quite nice too. It’s amazing how many small details can go into one attire. He almost has a whimsical look in his eyes.
Laurier also includes a teapot, and hand parts for holding it! I love the pose for pouring tea. The bamboo patterns on the teapot are pretty too.
The sitting poses are always cute aren’t they? Overall, I like the color scheme and design for this character. The fading brown and white hair color goes well with his teal eyes and clothes.
I wish we could get the clothes separately too, because I would love for my nendos to wear this. All the clothes here should be compatible with most nendoroid dolls. and you can easily use any nendoroid as a doll, as long as you have a doll body. This character is a boy, but I think the clothes would work fine for girls too. Keep in mind that the display stand shown here is not included with the product.
This outfit includes:
A leaf-patterned coat
A Chinese style outfit with a bamboo design
White pants
White socks
Black Shoes
A belt with a panda charm
A feather shawl
Teapot and hand parts
Mahjong tile and hand parts
You can also get the Good Smile original nendoroid doll character, Star Anise! She comes in a red Chinese dress, and she includes hot pot accessories!
The Good Smile Company has some adorable photos showing what kinds of scenes we could make with these two. Please remember that the pieces and scenery here are not included with the Nendoroid doll set. The scene here is astonishingly cute…>~<
In the picture above, Laurier and Star Anice are playing a game with the Jiangshi twins! These two are also orginal characters by the Good Smile Company.
In conclusion, I love the design and clothes for Laurier, and I think he’s definitely a great Nendoroid doll to get. I’m becoming a bit of a fan of the Chinese style nendoroid dolls, so I can’t wait to see what Good Smile Arts Shanghai will do next!
What a lovely picture! I wish I could take photos like this.
Nendoroid Doll Chinese-Style Panda Mahjong: Laurier is on preorder now. He will release in the first quarter of 2025, just in time for New Year’s next year! You can order him from the Good Smile Online shop, the Good Smile US store, or any other anime figure shop you trust.
Thank you for reading my blog! I’m going to cover many more amazing nendo dolls, so stay tuned! See you next time! >~<