Nendoroid Ruby Hoshino Review
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Oshi No Ko is one of my favorite series these days. I’m a huge fan of the art style and I like all the characters. So I get overjoyed when the Good Smile company makes them in nendoroid form! You may have read my previous posts about the Oshi No Ko nendoroids. If you haven’t, you can check it out at the bottom of this page. Anyway, I already talked about the Oshi No Ko nendos when they were first announced. But now, some of them are up for preorder! In this post, I’ll cover Ruby Hoshino’s new nendo! I can’t wait to take a look and review her!
Oshi No Ko is a manga written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It’s been airing as a TV anime series since spring 2023. The anime can only be watched on HIDIVE however. The story starts with a doctor and his patient who are reincarnated as an idol’s twins. Their mother Ai, hides the fact that she has kids as she continues her work as a star. But in an unexpected series of events, she ends up being murdered. Desperate to live up to their mother’s dreams, Aqua and Ruby take on the industry and attempt avenge their mother. Oshi No Ko seems cute at first, but it focuses on the corruption of the popular industry and expresses rather dark themes.
Ruby is the female protagonist and Aqua‘s sister. She strives to bring back the B Komachi idol group.
Lucky for me, I was able to get a sneak peak on the Good Smile’s Twitter account. You can see nendoroid models there before they go up for sale. I always guess what their faceplates will be, and this is what I wrote about Ruby’s nendoroid before we got to see the finished design.
“I'm really impressed with the dress! Ruby is more flashy than I expected. I actually thought we'd get her school uniform instead. Her first face is the joyful one similar to her mother's. I think she'll have an annoyed face and a slightly surprised face.”
And with that, let me show her to everyone!
Whoa, I really, really love this dress! I do kinda wish that all three of the B Komachi girls came in matching clothes though. The colors on her dress turned out magnificent didn’t they? Her deep red eyes are quite pretty too. I love the way Mengo Yokoyari Sensei draws them.
Aww, this face is so cute! I didn’t guess that she would include a winking face; but I like it! The blush on these figures is quite nice isn’t it? Ruby comes with her microphone too!
She comes with some excellent poses! I like the black bow in her hair. Ruby certainly resembles her mother a lot doesn’t she?
Aha, I knew she would come with a shocked faceplate! This pose is great; she seems astonished! I think they did a wonderful job with this one. I want to put a shocked Ruby in my display case…
The sigh says “Ai, Oshi” Ai is her mothers name and ‘Oshi’ means idol in this case. Saying that you are someone’s ‘Oshi’ means that you are a huge fan. This black heart sign is so cute! Aqua comes with a glow stick too; but it’s nice to see his sister with one as well.
If you preorder Ruby, you’l get this special base as a preorder bonus! Her signature is cute. >~<
Nendoroid Ruby Hoshino is currently available for preorder on the Good Smile Online shop and the Good Smile US store. Those in the US and Canada will want to get her from the US store; while others can get her from the Online shop. Ruby is expected to release in the forth quarter of 2024. I can’t wait for her to come out! Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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