Nendoroid Kana Arima 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 Kana Arima’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 mothers 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.
Kana Arima is one of the most popular characters in Oshi No Ko. Ruby sillily calls her “Loli Senpai” for no apparent reason. She ends up joining Ruby’s idol group; but she struggled a lot with her dreams. She’s inspired by a real actress, Mana Ashida. Similar to the child actress Mana Ashida, Kana ends up being used a lot by people.
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 Kana’s nendoroid before we got to see the finished design.
“Kana Arima’s new nendoroid is very cute! Even her outfit looks fancy. I love her hat….Again, the eyes look phenomenal. I’m beginning to notice that Mengo Yokoyari Sensei has a nice yet unique way of drawing them.
Kana’s first face is her smile. Honestly I’m not as sure as to what her other faces could be. She might have a crying face, and then maybe a blushing face?”
And with that, let me show her to everyone!
She’s so cool; Kana looks just like she does in the anime! You know I like her hat. and the color of her hair turned out nice too didn’t it? Kana comes in her school uniform just like how aqua comes in his. So the two of them look great together as nendos!
Wow, I love her singing faceplate! This seems like it’d be super handy to have. Kana also includes a script she can hold.
Her next faceplate is so cute! I love this one. By the way, her eyes match the anime perfectly in my opinion. I’m such a huge fan of the eyes in Oshi No Ko.
This could be a “lecturing” pose. I can tell that she’s speaking her thoughts. Her hat is removable as well. I hope we eventually get to see Kana in different outfits too. Her B Komachi dress would be pretty!
What a neat pose for her! Kana is my favorite character in the series so I was super excited to talk about her here today! this might be crazy, but I do wish her nendo came with something referencing the ‘baking soda’. If I get her someday, I want to try and recreate her bell pepper dance in nendoroid form!
If you preorder Kana, you’l get this special base as a preorder bonus! I thought it would be maroon, but this read is pretty cool! >~<
Nendoroid Kana Arima 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. Kana is expected to release in the third quarter of 2024. I can’t wait for her to come out! Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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