Nendoroid: Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Madoka Kaname Action Figure

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica is an anime series that is known throughout the community for its deceptively cute character designs and dark deconstruction of the typical magical girl plot. Since the original series aired in 2011, the franchise has gathered a massive following, resulting in the release of several films, spin-off series, and games in the following years. Of course, plenty of merchandise based on the various characters was produced as well, including figures from manufacturers like Good Smile Company and their popular chibi-style Nendoroid line. As such, Madoka Kaname, the titular protagonist of the series, is no exception and would receive several different Nendoroids, with the most recent being the "Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Yukata Ver." Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Yukata Ver. This recreation of Madoka Kaname has her wearing a lovely summer yukata. The yukata design of this figure is the same as the one shown in the FREEing 1/8th scale figure that was released earlier that year. The design itself is mainly light pink and is decorated with delightful cherry blossoms and a bright yellow obi. Aside from the yukata, this figure also includes several accessories, like a Kyubey-themed coin purse, a removable flower hairpin, various hand parts, and several face plates to change her expression. These extra parts, in addition to the figure's wide range of articulation, allow for an impressive variety of different poses and customization for such a small figure. Throughout the Madoka Magica series, Madoka comes across several other magical girls. Three magical girls that she becomes quite close with include Homura Akemi, Sayaka Miki, and Mami Tomoe. Homura Akemi The Nagisa Momoe figure includes three face plates; a smiling expression, an eating expression, and a Bebe expression. The figure also includes a cheese part, Dessert Familiar parts, as well as a trumpet weapon part with matching bubble effect parts. Also included with the Nendoroid are various arm and leg parts that allow her to hold her weapons and even sit down. #456 Devil Homura

Madoka Kaname is the main character of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series. Although she seems shy and apprehensive, she is capable and level-headed. She has very low confidence and when confronted with an aggressive person she tends to become quiet and goes with the flow. Madoka has great aptitude as a magical girl which causes the magical creature Kyubey to try hard to recruit her to become one. This figure features Madoka in her magical girl outfit. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is an original anime series that was written by Gen Urobuchi and produced by the anime studio Shaft in 2011. Ever since the first episode of the series, many fans were drawn to Madoka Magica for its much darker take on the magical girl genre. Since its original run, the series spawned numerous films, spin-off series, games, and merchandise. Out of the various types of merchandise made for Madoka Magica, one of the most desired among fans would be figures based on characters from the series. While many manufacturers produce a wide array of different types of figures, Good Smile Company's Nendoroid line is one of the most recognizable. Of the many characters in the Madoka Magica series, one of the most popular would be Homura Akemi, who plays a central role in the series as a whole. As such, she would receive several Nendoroid figures, with the most recent release being the "Nendoroid Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Homura Akemi: Kimono Ver." Nendoroid Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Homura Akemi: Kimono Ver. Specifications: Painted, non-scale, articulated ABS and PVC figure with additional parts and stand included This product will be sold at the 'WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 14 booth that the 2011 Wonder Festival (Summer) taking place on 2011/07/24 (Sunday). Mami Tomoe is another magical girl who saves Madoka and her friend, Sayaka, from familiars of a Witch after the pair had wandered into its lair. After Mami defeats the Witch, she offers to become a mentor figure for both Madoka and Sayaka, should they decide to become magical girls. Generally speaking, Mami is shown to have a strong sense of justice and will go out of her way to help others, even when there is virtually no reward in it for her. She also often enjoys inviting the others to tea parties and will bake a variety of sweets for them to enjoy. As a magical girl, Mami has two main magical abilities. The first is the ability to manipulate the ribbons on her outfit. These ribbons can be used in a variety of ways, from slicing through enemies, grappling enemies to prevent them from escaping or creating platforms to improve maneuverability. Her second ability allows her to use her ribbons to summon an endless number of muskets. While each musket can only fire once, she can create many of them at once, allowing her to fire a barrage of bullets all at once. Links

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This figure includes three face plates; a smiling expression, a serious expression, and a scary drawn-on expression. The figure also includes a small Kyubey figure which can be posed sitting down or clinging onto Madoka’s arm. There is also Madoka’s magical girl weapon of a bow and arrow part that she can hold in her hands to pose as though she is going to shoot it. #403 Nagisa Momoe Homura Akemi is first introduced to Madoka in a dream where she fights against strange creatures. However, the very next day, Homura appears as a new transfer student at her middle school. She is often portrayed as a cold, yet talented young woman who is adamant that Madoka should not become a magical girl. Her main magical ability is the ability to stop time. In addition, she can reverse the flow of time up to one month, which has led to the creation of numerous timelines in the franchise. In the original timeline, Homura is shown to be much more shy and timid, though it is revealed that living through several tragic timelines caused her personality to shift to what it is now. Sayaka Miki This figure includes two face plates; a smiling expression and a peaceful expression with eyes closed. The figure also includes special leg parts that allow the figure to be displayed in a sitting position. Further Information Nagisa Momoe is a character introduced in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion. As a magical girl, she wields a trumpet that can spout explosive bubbles. She is a childish character who is usually the comic relief during the movie. Despite her naive and cute appearance she appears to know more than she lets on and can speak quite mysteriously. This figure features Nagisa Momoe in her magical girl outfit. Puella Magi Madoka Magica follows the story of Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki, two middle school girls, who meet a strange creature called Kyubey, who offers to grant them a wish in exchange for becoming a magical girl to combat evil creatures known as Witches. While it seems like a typical magical girl-themed story where they gain magical powers to defeat the evil beings trying to take over their world it is quite different. The dark elements of a magical girl are explored and many of the audience are left stunned at the different plot twists occurring throughout the story. List of Madoka Magica Nendoroids #174 Madoka Kaname

This figure includes two face plates; a neutral expression, and a smiling expression. The figure also includes a dark orb part and a Kyubey hand part where Homura holds the creature up and he dangles in the air. #285 Ultimate Madoka This figure features the hot-headed and rebellious magical girl, Kyouko Sakura. This figure of Kyouko is wearing a green floral maiko outfit with a red sash. This figure features the magical girl of time, Homura Akemi, in a floral yellow kimono with a red sash. The outfit Homura wears is a special type of kimono called a furisode which has very long sleeves and is usually worn when a girl comes of age. This figure includes two face plates; a smiling expression and an eyes closed smiling expression. The figure also includes special leg parts that allow the figure to be displayed in a sitting position. Included with the Nendoroid are two paper fan parts; one open and one closed, as well as a mini Bebe figure. #868 Kyouko Sakura: Maiko Ver. Homura Akemi is a major character in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series. Although she is at first shown to be a very confident and cold character she had undergone a huge change. She used to be a very timid character with low self-confidence. After she became a magical girl and experienced many repeated suffering she changed herself to become the intelligent and distant girl we see at the start. This figure features Homura in her Devil form, which was introduced in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion.This figure includes two face plates; a serious expression, and a smiling expression. The figure also includes a bow part and an arrow part, as well as an effect plate with magical symbols. Further Information This figure features Madoka Kaname in her Ultimate form, which she takes on after accumulating all of the magical girl power from multiple timelines. This form gave her the power to easily eliminate Walpurgisnacht, an incredibly powerful witch. This figure includes two face plates; a smiling expression and an eyes closed smiling expression. The figure also includes special legs parts that allow the figure to be displayed in a sitting position, as well as two Japanese-style umbrella parts; one open and one closed. #770 Mami Tomoe: Maiko Ver. The first time the audience is introduced to Homura, she is seen fighting against Witches in one of Madoka's dreams. Shortly after, the two meet in the real world and Homura explicitly tells Madoka to never become a magical girl. At school, Homura is often described as being cold and distant, yet extremely talented when it comes to academics, sports, and so on. In reality, Homura used to be much less confident in her abilities, but the suffering she went through as a magical girl forced her personality to shift to what it currently is. While she often comes off as harsh toward Madoka, Homura deeply cares for her and attempts to stop her from becoming a magical girl to protect her. About Homura Akemi: Abilities