I bought the Haru-Chan Nendoroid solely because of how adorable she is. She is apparently a mascot for Japan’s NHK General Newswatch 9 and stars in her own webcomic on NHK ONLINE called Haru-Chan’s Weather Trivia.

Haru-Chan is the goddess of spring and all of her accessories fit the theme. You can check out her website on NHK ONLINE here. It’s all in Japanese, but there is a video that explains some things in English… for some reason.

Haru-Chan’s Weather Trivia Comic Strip

She comes with a giant koi that she can ride, three faces, different lower body pieces for sitting and standing, a cute little cat, an extra hair piece, and three different wands. The kanji on the top of her head says “Haru,” which means “Spring.”

The pictures online showed the cat holding onto the back of the fish, which was one of the main reasons I wanted this figure. While it can technically be posed this way, it’s a bit difficult to get the cat to stay on. There are no pegs or anything to keep him attached to the fish. Instead, his front legs just squeeze the fish’s tail and you have to set him on the back of the fish just right to get him to stay. Even if you get him on, he usually falls off eventually.

Other than the issues with the cat staying on the fish, the only problem I have with this figure is that the standing lower body piece doesn’t stay on very well. It’s too loose and separates from the upper body piece too easily. The sitting lower body piece doesn’t have this issue, however. I prefer displaying her sitting on the fish anyway.

It might seem silly for an American to buy a figure based on something from a random Japanese news channel, but just look at her! You know you want to add her to your collection! I’m keeping her on my desk right now, right next to Madoka. They look so cute together!

Overall, Haru-Chan is one of the cutest Nendoroids I have. I plan on keeping her on my desk all winter to remind me that spring will be here soon!

I bought the Nendoroid of Madoka in her magical girl outfit after finally watching the series. This Nendoroid is super cute and comes with plenty of accessories and extra pieces.

One of the best things about this figure is that she comes with Kyubey, who has two bodies to chose from. He can be posed sitting or hanging from Madoka’s arm. She also has three different faces, an extra set of hair bows with longer ribbons, and her bow and arrow.

I do have a couple issues with this Nendoroid. When I took her out of the box, I noticed that some of the parts felt kind of sticky and she had a plasticy smell. At first I was afraid that she might be a bootleg, but I found out that some Nendoroids have a problem with stickiness , particularly older ones that have been kept inside the packaging for too long.

Apparently they add a plasticizer to the PVC to make Nendoroids softer and more flexible. If you keep them sealed in the box, especially if they are stored in a hot environment, the plasticizer evaporates and leaves a sticky residue on the figures. You can apparently clean them with dish soap to remove the stickiness, but I want to make sure I’m using a soap that won’t damage the paint on the figure before I attempt it.

The other minor issue is that her hand comes loose sometimes and falls off when I try to pose her. I believe this figure is an older design, which could explain both the problems with stickiness and loose connectors. I think newer Nendoroids have tighter connectors so they don’t come apart as easily.

Overall, I’m glad I got the Madoka Nendoroid Figure. She is super cute and looks great on my pink desk with the rest of my pink action figures.

There are several other Nendoroids of Madoka as well, including her in her schoolgirl uniform and Nendoroids of other characters in the series, such as Homura. I may get one or two more Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nendoroids in the future.