History Trivia / Nendoroid

* IKnewIt: What would seem like a pipe dream started slowly writing itself to reality when [[VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub Team Salvato of Doki Doki Literature Club]] started having a partnership with Goodsmile, making people predict that they were considerably in the books for becoming Nendoroids and more. While Monika's was first announced in July 2021, the other three were released as pillows/pins, making fans question when the other characters would become Nendoroids, which happened to Natsuki in May 2022.

** Though not as known, Cu-Poche a similar but more poseable group of figures that came about in 2015 as, apparently, an answer to this (some of the accessories even being compatible). This also occurs in reverse with the introduction of the Nendoroid Dolls in 2018.

* FollowTheLeader: Though not as known, Cu-Poche a similar but more poseable group of figures that came about in 2015 as, apparently, an answer to this (some of the accessories even being compatible). This also occurs in reverse with the introduction of the Nendoroid Dolls in 2018.

* FanNickname: Fans call these "Nendos" for short. For nendoroid dolls, those get called "nendolls".

* FanNickname: Fans call these "Nendos" for short.

** Nendoroid Doll Obitsu bodies falls into this trope as well, as their stocks tends to sell out quickly. Alternatives such as YMY Body were sometimes preferred for this very reason.

** Nendoroid Doll bodies and clothing falls into this trope as well, as their prices tends to skyrocket in resellers. Alternatives such as YMY Body were sometimes preferred for this very reason.

** This is also played straight with the newest [[https://nendoroidfacemaker.com/ Nendoroid Facemaker]], as the site is Japanese and will only ship to Japanese address, so, the only way for international customers to use this site and get their own custom face plates is to use a proxy (and things can get tricky on that end). Only the time will tell if it'll be international. According to [=GoodSmile=], they're still working out logistics problems.

* NoExportForYou: For awhile, [=GoodSmile=] had yet distribute nendoroids outside of Japan in a major way, shape, or form, despite the rapidly growing fandom for the products. Now, in recent years, this has been subverted/averted with their international shop, partner shops in other countries, and Japanese stores that will ship internationally. An example of this were the Manga/{{Naruto}} and [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]] nendoroids that were made for international release.[[note]]The former is available everywhere ''but'' Japan due to licensing constraints.[[/note]]

* CrackIsCheaper: Rare nendoroids can really do it, with some (like [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Zero Two]] for example) getting resold for up to $400 (secondhand) and that's probably without the shipping.

** This can also apply to a regular nendoroid, too. An example of this the case of the [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Bakugo]] nendoroid, as said nendoroid ran out quickly on both runs, leaving fans to turn to getting him secondhand.

* NoExportForYou: For awhile, [=GoodSmile=] had yet distribute nendoroids outside of Japan in a major way, shape, or form, despite the rapidly growing fandom for the products. Now, in recent years, this has been subverted/averted with their international shop, partner shops in other countries, and Japanese stores that will ship internationally. An example of this were the Naruto and Korra nendoroids that were made for international release.

** Other than Wonfes, the ''My First Doll'' sewing pattern book is pretty scarce, so you'd have to do some digging if you'd like to find it.

** The ''My First Doll'' book is played with case, as it can be imported from Japan but it's in Japanese. An English version hasn't been announced.

* FollowTheLeader: Though not as known, Cu-Poche a similar but more poseable group of figures that came about in 2015 as, apparently, an answer to this. This also occurs in reverse with the introduction of the Nendoroid Dolls in 2018.

** This is also played straight with the newest [[https://nendoroidfacemaker.com/ Nendoroid Facemaker]], as the site is Japanese and will only ship to Japanese address, so, the only way for international customers to use this site and get their own custom face plates is to use a proxy (and things can get tricky on that end). Only the time will tell if it'll be international.

* FollowTheLeader: Though not as known, Cu-Poche a similar but more poseable group of figures that came about in 2015 as, apparently, an answer to this (complete with a similar logo). This also occurs in reverse with the introduction of the Nendoroid Dolls in 2018.

* FollowTheLeader: Though not as known, Cu-Poche a similar but more poseable group of figures that came about in 2015 as, apparently, an answer to this. This also occurs in reverse with the introduction of the Nendoroid Dolls in 2018.

** This also applies to the Nendoroid More accessories, as, from what can be guessed, those are only single-release, so, if they're run out of or discontinued, anyone wanting these accessories will have to turn to other shops/venues to get them.

* NoExportForYou: For awhile, [=GoodSmile=] had yet distribute nendoroids outside of Japan in a major way, shape, or form, despite the rapidly growing fandom for the products. Now, in recent years, this has been subverted/averted with their international shop, partner shops in other countries, and Japanese stores that will ship internationally. An example of this were the Naruto and Korra nendoroids that were made for international release.

** This is also played straight with the newest [[https://nendoroidfacemaker.com/ Nendoroid Facemaker]], as the site is Japanese and will only ship to Japanese address, so, the only way for international customers to use this site and get their own custom face plates is to use a proxy (and things can get tricky on that end).

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Any one release/special edition nendoroid, as trying to get one can go up to about triple digits, even if secondhand. To add insult to injury, regular nendoroids tend to be pretty costly regardless.
** This can also apply to a regular nendoroid, too. An example of this the case of the [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Bakugo]] nendoroid, as said nendoroid ran out quickly on both runs, leaving fans to turn to getting him secondhand.
* NoExportForYou: For awhile, [=GoodSmile=] had yet distribute nendoroids outside of Japan in a major way, shape, or form, despite the rapidly growing fandom for the products. Now, in recent years, this has been subverted/averted with their international shop, partner shops in other countries, and Japanese stores that will ship internationally. An example of this were the Naruto and Korra nendoroids that were made for international release.
** This is played straight harder for any Wonder Festival releases, which aren't stocked on any import sites short of middlemen. This was changed slightly in the releases for 2011 but that was only for a week.
** This is also played straight with the newest [[https://nendoroidfacemaker.com/ Nendoroid Facemaker]], as the site is Japanese and will only ship to Japanese address, so, the only way for international customers to use this site and get their own custom face plates is to use a proxy (and things can get tricky on that end).