Nendoroid #27b Konata Izumi (Lucky Star Webpage Version)

Product Information/Specifications

Introduction

When I saw & heard about this Lucky Star Nendoroid along with Kagami Hirragi, I was excited as they looked very good.  There was a problem through.  Three versions were made & that really threw me off on which version to get.  There was no way I would get all three  just for some different parts.  I was aiming for the Comptiq version, but there was no one taking preorders for them outside of Japan.  I ended up with the Lucky Star Webpage version instead as that seemed to be the best one in my view. 

Some of the pictures aren't clear & good.  If I have time, I'll redo the bad ones & repost them.

The Review

Nendoroid Konata Izumi Lucky Star Webpage version in the box

There are three versions of the Nendoroid Lucky Star series: the Lucky Star Webpage version, Chara-Ami version, & Comptiq version.  The first two were only available from Chara-Ami's website while the last one is a mail order.  Again, the version I got for Konata is the Lucky Star Webpage version.  This is indicated by the sticker on the bottom right of the window.

Nendoroid Konata in plastic casing

 
Nendoroid Petit Akira Kogami

Nendoroid Konata Lucky Star Webpage version comes with a lot accessories.  She comes with a chair, two extra faces, the "dadada" finger for her right hand, two extra set of arms, extra waist for sitting position, a set of bent legs, & a base with two stands & stand holders.  Also included is an unpainted Nendoroid Petit of Akira Kogami.  That mini figurine was suppose to be used as a marketing tool to promote the Nendoroid Petit series.  Because of the number of delays put on Konata, that marketing tool became a waste.  Should have coloured Akira.

Nendoroid Konata from different sides

Konata comes in her winter school uniform.  I'm not big on school uniforms, but I'll take this since she appears in this outfit a lot in the anime show.  She is posable from the legs, arms, wrists, & head.  Also, the top part of her hair is actually movable.  I didn't notice this until I transferred all my pics to my computer.  So you will see Konata with a bad hair day on later pics.  Because of Konata's long hair, she doesn't need a base to keep her upright; provided that you position her legs well.  However, that long hair would present some problems for her.  I'll explain this later.  Let's talk about the base first.

The base comes with two different stand holders which is unique interesting.  These holders are different from past Nendoroids & are an improvement to the Nendoroid series in my view.  There are two different stand poles as well.  There's a long one with a bent top & a short straight pole.  The long one is for the holder that holds the waist.  The short one is for the leg holder & I personally like that one the best as it holds figurines with dresses properly.  But Konata doesn't stand up straight with these new stands.  Plus, I had a lot of problems playing with Konata.

When I took Konata out of the box, I had a lot of problems.  After removing the plastic sheets on her waist, her legs (including her waist) fell off easily.  When I put her waist back, it come off with little force.  Another problem came the head next.  It came off easily as well.  But it wasn't as bad as the legs.  It got me frustrated when I was interchanging the parts for this review.

The paint job on Konata isn't too good.  The lines on her school uniform aren't straight nor very even.  Plus, my Konata is missing a patch of blue on the back of her hair.  Speaking on this area, Good Smile Company offered an replacement exchange program for this Konata for the missing swirl mark on her "dadada" finger that is seen on the Nendoroid website.  For people like me that aren't living in Japan & don't know anyone there, we are screwed as this offer was only for Japanese residents that mailed their missing swirl "dadada" finger to Good Smile. 

The molding isn't too bad.  The parts are even & smooth with no rough edges or air bubbles.  Some of the joints is a different story though.

Playing with Konata is kind of fun.  But there is a problem with her hair.  The hair get in the way in put her on the base as you need to tilt her hear forward a bit.  The same with the chair.  Worse part about that one is preventing her & the chair from falling.  The chair is light, but her hair is heavy.  Also, the top part of her hair is actually movable.  I didn't notice this until I transferred all my pics to my computer. So you will see Konata with a bad hair day on later pics.

The removal of some of the parts are pretty smooth while others are hard.  The hands come off easily & stay in place nicely.  The legs are tough though.  The extra set of legs doesn't have the ball joints attached.  So you have to remove the ones on the other legs & they are tough.  They are stuck in the peg holes very good & hard to pull out since the area to grab on is round.  I have no idea why Good Smile Company didn't include an extra set of joints for those legs.  I'm glad that the heads have extra joints, but why not the legs?

The faces of Konata really have the feel & design of the anime show.  It's perfect & cute.  My favourite face is the good job one.

Overall Conclusion

The Nendoroid Lucky Star Konata Izumi Lucky Star Webpage Version is a great figurine to own.  However, I'm not too happy about how she holds up.  She falls apart easily at the legs & the head at times.  I don't know what the long delays of releasing this product was for, but I wished that they could have fix those problems.  Not sure if it's only mine's.  Currently, I have her on my top desk shelf.  I don't plan to put her back in the box unless she breaks apart too often.

On a scale of ten, the Nendoroid Lucky Star Konata Izumi Lucky Star Webpage Version receives an eight out of ten.  The figurine is extremely cute & is really fits well with the Nendoroid series.  Lot of accessories to play with & fun too.  Problems with Konata is how her legs from the standing waist part falls off.  Also the head comes off apart too from the body.  Another is removing the ball joints from the legs to switch to another type of leg.

I personally recommend getting Konota Izumi if you like Lucky Star.  If you don't like the Nendoroid series, I would still recommend getting this as it matches the character designs well.  However, I would suggest not playing around with her too much to prevent frustrations like I had experienced.  Price wise, this version isn't too expensive.  Although I've seen it higher & lower than the retail price, but it's not too much cause it's still available.

Photos were taken using Canon EOS 40D with EF 28 - 135mm lens.  Photos were reduced in size for easy browsing.

Last updated on May 27, 2008