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Here’s the first Nendoroid from the game Trigger Heart Exelica . This one is limited and is ONLY sold with the limited edition of the enhanced version of the Dreamcast game , for the Playstation 2 . As a fan of the characters from this game , i just needed to buy it , even if i’m bored of the Nendoroids . Initially planned for a 2008 release , Exelica was pushed back to March 2009 and here she is , finally . People at Good Smile sure love to make us wait .

Now that the wait is over , was it worth waiting for the re release of a Dreamcast game with just new CGs , a big box with just a Nendo and a so high price ? I think it’s a no , even if the Nendoroid is good , i can’t understand why we have to paid such a crazy price for a 2007 game (sold 50 dollars two years ago and now available on the Xbox live marketplace for like 12 dollars !) . That said , i still paid , because it’s the only way to get the Nendoroid , marketing people sure knows how otaku’s like us feel …

Let’s get back on the review , i won’t say much , there’s no surprises , it’s a Nendo from Good Smile so you know what to expect . The paint job and the quality is on par with the other Nendoroids but it’s nice to see that Good Smile used EXACTLY the same colors and painting than the 1/8 scale Exelica so she looks the way she should be . It’s nice too to see that she comes with 3 faces , another pair of legs and an optional arm , Nendos lovers are gonna be pleased with that . Of course she comes too with the two “pods” weapons that the 1/8 version had .

So yes , if you love the game or the character and if you have the money , you can buy this one without thinking , you probably won’t be disapointed BUT i am a little . All is not perfect , as on mine two of the heads were impossible to take off , i had to use a pair of pliers and even with that it was very hard … And the legs don’t come out at all on mine , i don’t want to force too much but it’s the first time i had this problem on a Nendoroid … So i wasn’t able to take pics with the other legs on … Quite sad to see that on a high priced limited figure … I hope it’s only mine who had this problem …

Still it’s the ultimate Nendoroid , the awesome character design of Exelica associated to the cuteness of the Nendos series and we’ve got a winner . Don’t think lots of figures collectors are gonna be able to resist buying this one.

9.5/10 : An awesome looking Nendoroid , really cute with nice colors and painting . A must buy , if you’re ok to pay more that it should be …

Now for the pics :

For once i’m happy about the pics , they look the way they should . And i wanted to say sorry for the lack of updates , didn’t have much time lately . Next reviews are going to be Emi Kizaki from Kotobukiya and Nazuna full action from E2046 . Tomorrow i guess . Take care all

More pics of Exelica nendo at Meronpan’s blog .

Not everyone is going to like her , here’s Exelica , half human , half mecanical . In fact she’s just a girl in a strange armor thing . But i think that figure is awesome , really beautiful made and the paint job is perfect .