5 Anime Figures I REGRET Buying

Have you ever regretted buying an anime figure?
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[@TheAndoExperience]

Something different! I do have enough to do another one of these videos but I'm also really open to exploring other themes. Let me know how I can improve this sort of content as it's my first time and I'm not sure if I've hit all the marks with this video. The community polls indicated that people would like to see videos like this but whether I keep doing them depends on the reception and viewership of videos like this. Thanks for watching :) Back to nendoroid reviews in a week or two.

[@ThatneAnituber]

How much for rin or saber? I’d probably buy them off you depending on what your selling them for

[@RoflEpicFail]

If you're still selling the two Idol figures, I'd LOVE to buy them! I really love the Idol girls (: Just give me your price!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Would you sell them in a bulk? I would love to get them if they're available.

[@shane32ng]

it's so true, no point having figure that we didn't know, the real value of them is love towards the characters.

[@chickenforever7380]

Fr I found a nendoroid of my favorite character from a mobile game I used to play but didn’t have money at the time. After I saved enough money to buy him he was sold out I went to look at the reviews and most of them were about how they didn’t know who he was but bought him because he looked cool 😭

[@JxTime333]

Hmmmm i don't know, i hate griffith from Berserk, but the Griffith figures are so beautiful and i would buy it (if it doesn't costs over 900 dollar)

[@chickenforever7380]

@@JxTime333 at least you know the character but then again I’m also the same I don’t like deku from mha but there’s a figure that I want of him

[@JxTime333]

@@chickenforever7380 ah ok, then i understand what you mean, i wouldn't buy figures when i don't know the character. You found a nice deku figure? Can you show this? Because i see not often nice deku figures, normally they look... Boring, no special pose or good design :/ Same with saitama...

[@chickenforever7380]

@@JxTime333 idk if you like the deku figure but it’s made by goodsmile and max factory “figma deku” and also true about saitama except his nendoroid which is another figure I want

[@emry4007]

Me who only has 4 anime figures: oh yeah makes sense

[@kiwiparfaits]

i only have two i just got my second one recently. would love to get more in the future 😳

[@dlanorfan7427]

I’m slowly starting a collection I have a miku figure, rem and ram swimsuit, nendoroid rem, red riding hood rem, Sakura miku, sailor Mercury, Kanna kamui, chino kafuu, 2 baby chibi nendoroids of rem and ram, shiro no game no life, and I have a Beatrice from re zero coming lol

[@leoaceves2652]

@@dlanorfan7427 that sounds like a lot! I'm waiting for a re release of a nendoroid of haikyu!!

[@KingOfGaymes]

Wait people buy figures of characters they don’t even know...? What’s the fun in that 😩

[@bert98deer]

Sometimes the figure just lools nice. It looks appealing, cool or unique. I only have 2 figures that are from animes ive never watched, but I still like them in my collection.

[@isamohamed931]

I only ever buy hot anime girls cuz it’s funny to me so I don’t know a lot of them

[@pasu4084]

yup, good thing i didnt have 75 iq when i got into figures

[@theturtwig50]

Theres a character named Ao Bing from a Chinese movie. His a dragon prince, and I love the idea behind his design. However, I've never seen the movie. XD

[@LadyAltaria]

Some of them just look cool. Like,, I never finished Cardcaptor Sakura but I still have a ton of her statues because she’s a beautifully designed character with loads of cute outfits. Sometimes it’s that simple

[@nyqkqch]

biggest regret is buying aot pop figures in my early weeb days since i didnt know anything about bootlegs and figures in general. i never display them or anything so i think that was a pretty big regret

[@nicoleelizabeth4270]

Same I have some ugly black butler pops and now they’re just sitting in my attic collecting dust

[@dragongamingandrandomly4143]

Why to me pop isn't that bad there so many variety than nendoroid and compared to price, i got admit nendoroid is better but hell no I'm not paying $100+ or $69+ for a small figure, I knew this video is going be nendoroid and prize figure, to me today most prizes figure are very good quality for the prizes, i have the kakashi banpresto and i love it, i one in a claw machine only I spend $15, today it cost like $40-80. It my opinion no hate, I respect your opinion as well.

[@ieatplastic1756]

I just slowly looked at my shelf wide eyed because I have aot pops. . .

[@SpikeTheWolf]

So you wanted bootleg pops? What's the problem

[@michael-k.]

My biggest regret is getting an attack on titan figure from the company McFarlane

[@HotZenny]

The struggle is real... I've been working on; rethinking and "sleeping on" figure purchases, its good to give it a day or 2 and reflect on whether you really need that figure or not. Im starting to do more research, like looking to see what other variations of the desired character are out there, maybe there's a more unique one with a higher price tag, but it suits your style more, do you get the cheaper one now; or save up for the more expensive one hoping its not sold out by the time you have the money! I guess thats what keeps figure collecting exciting lol!

[@TheAndoExperience]

I've recently let some preorders slip past me to try and be a bit more thoughtful with my spending and now I'm regretting it a lot... but I'd probably feel bad shelling out $700 for a couple of figures too. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation haha. Honestly I could do without my entire figure collection but my monkey brain won't let me stop buying the things I want.

[@satan-kun8974]

All the research and planning is a big part of the fun of this hobby

[@HotZenny]

@@satan-kun8974 True, its a little bit of a thrill ride! gets those dopamine's flowing!!

[@mzcyberbat]

Think of it this way, even if you miss out on a fig there will always be new ones in the future. In 20yrs time will you still want it? It's worth considering.

[@phoenixdiricci6043]

When my sister was nine she found a very cute figure that she wanted, so my dad bought it for her. I’d never heard of the anime this figure was from, so I decided to look it up and watch it. It was Moetan..... not ideal for a nine year old. Thankfully she never watched it. She’s twenty-two now and still has the figure in a box.

[@SabrinaRina]

Is this the English teaching anime? I've never seen, but the synopsis reads pretty innocent, and the characters look very cute almost chibi... so I'm very confused. Is there some bait and switch that happens or pervy moments that come out?

[@phoenixdiricci6043]

@@SabrinaRina it’s mostly loli lewds throughout. That being said, it’s been quite a few years since I’ve watched it, so maybe it’s not as bad as I remember.

[@SabrinaRina]

@@phoenixdiricci6043 It has that look about it. But synopsis just says girl has crush and uses the opportunity to actually teach English. So I was like "why's this not good for a 9 y/o" in fact it sounds like a youth based anime. If it gets lewd with so much cutesy setup that's really bothersome.

[@javierbenitez100]

One figure I regret purchasing is a dark magician girl on Amazon that was at 150$. Since I couldn't find it anywhere else I decided to buy it. A month later I saw it on amiami at 50$. -___-

[@KingOfGaymes]

Dark magician girl is worth it ✨ (Plus she’s hard to find these days so maybe the AmiAmi one was damaged)

[@iminawhitebox7717]

@@KingOfGaymes username checks out

[@crmelly]

Dark Magician Girl is cute so I wouldn’t care even if I could’ve bought it for less lmao

[@justsomedangerbigfootwithweb]

What version?

[@MaggotKing556]

Gotta hate when someone asks who that figure is and you don't even know.

[@cray1243]

Oof I only afford prize figures and I'm really happy with them

[@Misha-id1uf]

Prize figures are often good!

[@marip7946]

bruh same

[@senpaipie6958]

Same..

[@sibsart2039]

I have only a few figures I regret, and I tried selling them for cheap. And used that money to go toward a better one.

[@unorthdoxcleric6953]

Love the Topic. Do one about missing out on great deals with Ebay Auctions or other listings.

[@cris404]

Definitely. Just be aware of the auctions that seem too good to be true. Lots of items that have no boxes and are often bootlegs

[@dio-chu]

The thing with shopping is that *getting something you wish you hadn't bought* isn't as bad as *not buying something and regretting it later.* For example: Youtooz I hesitated on a really good, and meaningful figure and now the price has risen and the figure is FAR from my reach.

[@ronnoid]

i think the issue with the rin figure was that the other two girls in the set, uzuki and mio are FAR more popular characters than rin and therefore she was a less desirable figure

[@satan-kun8974]

Omg I got so nostalgic during the tropical freeze music. You are cool as shit for adding that

[@TheAndoExperience]

One of the greatest platformers ever, no doubt.

[@UtTlFl]

@@TheAndoExperience true

[@maneki_Mew_kaneshiro]

If you don’t want Shibuya Rin or Honoka anymore I’ll take them off your hands 👀 I’m deep into idol hell and I love both Cinderella girls and love live!

[@herzen9857]

Honestly, i think the first one would be good for repainting a bit and adding some more shading and highlight since it looks like it's just flat colors

[@ndjdjdj986]

Me: doesn’t know who any of these characters are Also me: hey thats not nice ;(

[@ElShrimp]

4:47 yay vocaloid 😊😊

[@addysooon]

I was just staring at Len, Rin, and Kaito lol

[@portalj]

Have I ever regretted buying an anime figure? No Reason: I don’t have any It would be cool to get one though. Only problem is my parents would probably disown me.

[@readifdumb]

You'd probably find that your parents don't care/don't understand enough to care. My mum is a Christian, yet she thought that my friends dakimakura of the MC of Dragon Maid was cute... He ended up leaving it behind for anyone that wanted it, and my mum picked it up for me as she thought it was cute. I explained it was sexual and weird, but she simply didn't care. Yet she is extremely hard on alcohol, porn, drugs, unhealthy food etc. It's kinda funny tbh. The one thing that kids fear their parents seeing them own is now the thing they want you to own.

[@xs5750]

I asked my parents and they said it was too expensive and that I don’t need to use my money on things like that. My parents are haters of me collecting things lol.

[@readifdumb]

@@xs5750 Do it when you are of age and start making your own money. I'd never spend as much as how much you own.

[@xs5750]

@@readifdumb What do you mean I have my own job

[@xs5750]

@@readifdumb I have spare cash and I wouldn’t buy anything expensive maybe just like a prize figure. But it was like 30 dollars so they said no. I am a babysitter but idk if that’s a real job idk. I haven’t gotten money from my parents or borrowed from them in a while.

[@Dtorori]

Absolutely stunning video, but don't disrespect my girl Shibuya like that 😭😭

[@bastard9290]

I can explain why nobody wanted that idolm@ster figures! Basically they are from sub franchise with has around 150 girls who most of them have not recieved any figures (hell some of them have 0 merchandise!) While rin has around like 6 to 9 figures and the one that you brought is the lowest quality one so when fans see that rin figure they usually think "man another rin when they are gonna realease one of my best girl" or "damn i love rin but for that money i could buy a better rin one" so yeah

[@mirakuran1743]

I see you holding my dream figure... I come RUNNING

[@anzufutaba7026]

That Rin figure is one of my favorite 😭 also I love that honoka figure so much and I don’t even really care for honoka

[@rirururu4697]

I bought a set of pirated Demon Slayer Figures because they were dirt cheap and I'd rather pay $20 for the full set of 6 than to dish out $80 just for one. I saw reviews and photos and didn't think they looked that bad. I got them in the mail and they are decent aside from the fact that Tanjirou was standing at a 35 degree angle, Inosuke's sword was crooked, and Zenitsu had some residual black paint covering the back of his hand. But they look stupid standing next to my authentic Zenitsu nendoroid. Now I'm just wondering if I can sell them off at a garage sale for $5 each or something so I at least make a profit.

[@mzcyberbat]

It's so sad for geeks that most of our stuff downgrades in cost over time. Trying to sell off anime, comics and figs is hard.

[@kagamikagerou9702]

The closest figure I have that I might regret buying is a bootleg ryuk figure. Back then I didn't know that bootlegs were a thing. I actually quite like the figure and it was cheap. I only regret buying it because it's wings take up so much space so it makes that part of my shelf look empty. It was the only figure I've ever bought on impulse so I haven't impulse bought a figure since. I always wait a few days to a week before I buy something I first see.

[@ifyoudontlikemethenimabot7354]

From someone not into buying plastic for hundreds of dollars, this is actually pretty funny

[@rayswilliams]

That Honoka is on my top 3 most wanted and has been for awhile 😢😢 I'm glad the price has dropped so much...

[@kenichimatsubura]

As a big idol guy, the main problem with the Rin figure (and also the Honoka to an extent) is that it's marketed as a 'set', where you have to get all three figures from the unit or you're missing out. This ends up with a lot of people buying the set out of obligation rather than actually wanting that individual character... people who then dump the set once they realise they've got a whole load of figures just sitting around they don't want tanking the market price. It doesn't help that they're both main characters from their series, who are much more likely to get people with a fleeting interest in the franchise rather than a more minor character who could garner a more obsessed fanbase. It bugs me because I only really care about Uzuki from this set, but in person it comes off as lacking impact because it was obviously designed about having all three. :/

[@statesminds]

Dang i would like some of those pokemon trainer figures. I never seen them before. Luckily i can say i dont have any figures from stuff I dont like and i have a decent size collection but i understand. Edit: actually i lied. I have like 6 pops i dont care about that much when i realized their quality was terrible but they started me collecting figures so i gotta give them that credit

[@Lulu-ut9pv]

When I discovered anime at 12 I have been obsessed ever since During my late teens I had a collection just as large as this videos collection, I also didnt know some of the characters I had and was happy to spend £100 on one fiqure (the madness of being a kid with money to burn) after a while I didn't like how messy or disorganized my room was and i was always moving my small room around with the various shelves then moved to the IKEA glass display case then back, after 10 years of having so many figures i decided to get rid of them and took me 5 years to sell most of it, gave some to friends or children who I knew took a interest to anime I dont regret buying it all but looking back I could have had a better more meaningful collection if I put some thought into what I brought instead of buying it at a convention coz it was cheap, I do keep my favourites

[@Davilas941]

So far I don't have a figure that regret of buying~ 😊 I have 56 figures~ I have a few NGNL scale figures and rest are Nendoroids.

[@toruoikawa7881]

Where did you get your nendoroids?

[@aether2856]

@@toruoikawa7881 Good smile company:D Or kinda depends you can also get them at amazon but there sorta more expensive

[@gxjouu]

Omggg same I have four scale figues and four nendoroids, I pre ordered a Leone Abbachio nendoroid coming this Febuary and I pre ordered Norman coming this July 😂

[@aether2856]

@@gxjouu sometimes wish I was an adult or have understanding parents who understands my weeb phase;-;

[@anonymous2858]

With he price of these things you need to lay down some rules like only buying super high quality scales and it has to be a character you know and love. Quality over quantity, you end up saving space and have more appreciation for the figures you have

[@kylelonnes5833]

When I started collecting figures I limited collecting to characters voiced by my favorite voice actors/actresses or from series I really liked. That way, clutter was limited to key figures and then I could take either a quality of figure approach, or a quantity of different figures approach like with my many Saber figures.

[@IAMOTAKU]

HAHA Oh man! I too went thru several arcade prize figure for the hype but only to face a significant depreciation in regards to the price of the figure many years later! Totally with you on that! In addition the IDOL HELL is totally real! I had to cut myself off before i spend off all my hard earned dough! Love your vids, please keep it up!

[@TheAndoExperience]

I have so many Love Live Sunshine figures and I hate the series so much. Honestly I could probably fill a whole video like this just about them. On the other hand, they are really cute :3 I think I've escaped Idol Hell for now but it was rough when I was really into it. Glad you like the videos :)

[@bayrock1337]

@@TheAndoExperience The Idolmaster figures by Alter look so nice, I don't know how to resist.

[@GorochuVA]

If no one wants that Honoka, I’ll take her

[@SabrinaRina]

No regret of figures, takes me a lot to get them, focused on nendoroids. I'm nervously waiting what happens to my preorders during 2020. Two from the same series were sold out in many stores, but are restocking it seems, but the shop I bought from said they still had preorder stock... just COVID was leaving US stores in a weird place for newer Japanese figures. Normally I catch figures on preorder direct from Good Smile. The store is affiliated, just feels like orders are all in limbo with less confidence I'll see them in a few months and not a "sorry due to shortage" despite saying they still had available numbers against their preorder stock.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I don't own any figures because the shipping would kill me financially, and the only place l know of to get them physically is the other end of the country and quite possibly at a mark-up, as l know nothing about prices. Thank goodness it's one of the few things l don't collect. I do regret buying the Hyrule Historia for my book collection at way too much money in retrospect. It's one of the reasons l'll never buy physical items from foreign countries ever again.

[@Imperialofficer07]

I mean I bought a Rem figure just based on the memes....which is interesting because I started watching Re:Zero afterwards.....

[@eragoncat07]

I have a bootleg figure but I don’t mind since I customized it to make it a little more unique. :)

[@marianasalgado8524]

I also have the "not buying a figure of someone I don't know" and never broke it. If anything it encouraged me to watch anime because I saw figures of it's characters that I interested me like Date a Live. Well if you ever consider selling that Saber figure I would be interested. Aniplex is one expensive son of a bitch.

[@enicholsfranklinuniversity]

I collect pops and prize figures because I don't want to spend a ton of money in case I ever lose interest

[@karstensingh343]

I bought a figure that had to be assembled and painted without realizing it from Land of the Lustrous and regretted it. They later came out with the same figure but already assembled so I bought that one but still have the unassembled old one.

[@bayrock1337]

Those are called garage kits.

[@yungsanto9279]

I’ll take them off your hands if you’ll like....I’m trying to get into figure collecting so I’m doing research lol but I’m serious too 😅

[@soledadyelmar2245]

Ive been meaning to start an anime figure collection but with my already massive pop collection, trolls doll collection, and ever growing gaming setup addiction , I’d just go flat out broke 😅

[@ShevelYar]

I regretted buying a few figures so I sold them and made a profit of $100 lol so not too bad! It took me a year to finally understand what I really want. Now I am only buying figures that I would keep and never sell.

[@aimsanimations2905]

My rule is that I have to watch the entire show or play the game at least once, then I think for about a month before I spare 60 dollars 😂

[@skullbunny5899]

I bought a bunch of Kimetsu No Yaiba prize figures that was all impulse buys from the anime hype, but once the season was over, I realized I dont really like them as much as I thought. Haha. This was a great video!

[@TheAndoExperience]

I saw some of those were going for crazy prices in Japan, hope you didnt overpay for them 😅

[@skullbunny5899]

@@TheAndoExperience oh heck no! I managed to get them when they got re-released again. 😂

[@SpikeTheWolf]

What's impulse?

[@kisarahanone5697]

@@SpikeTheWolf "a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act."-google

[@NeonsplashkittyAJ]

My biggest regrets I have a few. I heard of nendoroids so I bought a random used one on Mercari and it had the base you talked about and one figure came broken they just are so not it compared to the new good smile nendoroids . I bought a figure for 15$ on crunchyroll of fate stay night regret that too because I only bought it because it was dirt cheap. I did buy a figure I didn’t know the anime too and when I watched it , well it was weird

[@SilverhLuxio18]

That's so true about older nendos smelling and feeling weird RIP

[@CardOtakuDesu]

I always get hit with that fomo and end up buying figures for characters that have better poses in the future 😭 Great video man!

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I actually had moments where I wanted to buy MHA figures from a bookstore I went to. But I didn't. I still kinda wish I did. I also wanted to get an eevee Funko Pop but, I didn't buy that either

[@waluigijumpman5242]

This is a pretty interesting topic, you should do more videos like this.

[@petermarcroft3550]

That Honoka is great, from their key performance in season two of the anime.

[@yeehaw24]

Honk 3rd best grill.

[@petermarcroft3550]

@@yeehaw24 I agree with that, Sonoda Umi is best girl and Rin is second for me

[@calista5960]

I love nendoroid to buy i like is whenever i see them my smile never fade

[@Trakker1985]

I probably have hundreds of figures, I don't regret any of them ='D I did have 1 once, but I sold it to buy one I wanted more =3 I have plenty of figures that I don't know what they are from, but sometimes I just enjoy the aesthetics/design.

[@mustardsmenace]

buying an old nendo is easily the biggest mistake i’ve made as a collector, too. my birthday was in the beginning on january this year and a friend bought me a kagamine rin nendo for a really good price, but she broke the same way your haruhi did as soon as i took her out of the box. same bad smell and sticky texture too!! they’re beautiful, but now for the future i’ve learned my lesson to keep them inside the box (though there’s no fun in that, lol)

[@disconnectedfromtheuniverse]

Too early for me to regret anything since i've started buying one year ago. Also, breaking the nendo is something common with older ones? And yes, it would be interesting to see more videos like this one!

[@TheAndoExperience]

I don't have too much experience with older figures so I can't really say. That Haruhi is definitely the oldest one that I own.

[@yoyleb1711]

that rin shibuya figure is really nice looking. as an deresute fan the figures are so hard for me to get since they're INSANELY expensive in australia. that honoka figure is lovely as well!

[@goonieandtripled3618]

I have the Rosa , Hilda and Lyra figures that were showcased at the start lol (from amazon) :D they are massive

[@Spika94]

I actually have 2 figures I regret buying, not because I don't want them, but because it makes me feel like I have to get the final one in the set, which is one I actually don't want to buy. They are from Symphogear. I have 5 of them, but I only REALLY like 3 of them, and I feel like I could be pretty happy with just those 3. For those who are curious, I really like Hibiki, Shirabe and Kirika. I also like Yukine and Tsubasa, but if I didn't have them today, I don't think I would have bought them. It could also just be because it is one of their earliest figures, and they don't really look that great in comparison to the other 3. The final one, Maria, she's pretty meh to me, I don't dislike her at all, I just don't care enough to get a figure. And with an incomplete collection of all 6, with me only having the other 5, it feels wrong to not get her as well.

[@roid_G_zorod]

F for Haruhi 🙏🏾 . . . . Really Awesome Collocation too. And yeah it's really hard trying to "ONLY" buy Figures of characters you know. Ya see a cool Figure ya gotta get it 😅😓

[@krizapen]

i’d love those idol figures😳

[@gio3300]

I agree on buying figures off shows or characters you like but there are some figures which I have no idea who they are, that have amazing figure designs.

[@Kamar5489]

I Started Collecting Sometime In 2017 And Decide On A Maximum Of 25 Figures With One Per Franchise. My Collection Ranges From Play Arts Kai Action Figures To Scale Figures From Different Series That I Like And Or Regret Purchasing Because Of The Size Or Price Tag. Now I'm At Number 14 And Will Stop After 15 Because Of The Overall Lack Of Space And Grow Up Mentality Of Others.

[@kriskojack444]

That rin is so hard to find . I can usually find the other 2 but I want the whole set

[@Puzzu]

Thanks for sharing! Dunno, some of these figures look pretty good. I don't know if you should necessarily look at their market value, they're worth it if you derive enjoyment from them. I have figures that I regret buying, some were just impulse purchases that I rapidly cooled on and so regretted ordering, but many of these were purchased many years ago and the quality of figures in general has gone up quite a bit since then so in comparison, they just look kind of lame now. Also, one's tastes may change over time, so even with an objectively high quality figure, you always wonder if you'll still like them years down the road. Lastly, I think many of us buy figures of characters we don't know (or know somewhat but don't really watch the anime or play the game) since they just look so good, I don't think there's anything wrong with that if you have the funds and space. They sometimes end up encouraging you to watch the show. But I'm still ok with not watching the show or playing the game if I just really like the design and craftsmanship that went into the figure. So I tend to go for the pricier nicer ones than loading up on cheaper figures.

[@jenjen9613]

Ones of my regret is a figure of ram. No hate for her but I just can’t connect to her. I just wanted her because I had too much rem figures lol. I still feel like it’s a waste of my money

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

My number one rule when collecting is sticking to one thing. I’ve gotten every walking dead action figure ever made and now I’m working on my all time favorite movie/franchise ever terminator. Terminator and terminator 2 only, every other movie after is ass.

[@tokidoki3405]

it sucks about your snapped nendo, if it helps the replacement pegs are only a few dollars but that's so annoying that happened

[@AlexandraStubbs]

Very cool and different idea! Thank you for sharing.😊👍

[@bruddalusker]

I once bought a 1/8 scale figure thinking it was 1/7. Also the figure was used and smelled like an antique store

[@stevescollectibles3460]

Got a few myself but if I didn’t buy them I wouldn’t have learned

[@tiktak6839]

I want to start a collection of anime figures but I have no idea where to start? I don't know what companies and websites are reliable?

[@jong7100]

Ami ami is good to use.

[@Clearwick]

I really like Banpresto and Good Smile company

[@Solarstormflare]

I loved the thumbnail, great vid!

[@mbank3832]

i couldnt imagine the mentality of buying figures of some character you dont know. i have seem some anime and only got one figure or a character i really like like no others recently and that is about it

[@TheAndoExperience]

It kind of depends why you're in the hobby. I'd say for a lot of people it starts off as 'I just want something for this show/character I like' and then eventually evolves into people just liking and buying figures in general and buying whatever.

[@Edgeworth008]

I tried collecting kancolle & fate figmas and said to myself that i collect them all and I gradually stop collecting figmas since i lack space (the display it on default pose and never touch it again) and the cost of figmas nowadays is the same as a scale figure. So I decided to buy scale figures from now on. The only regret that im having is whether to sell my figmas because im somewhat emotionally attach to them.

[@ashtoric]

I saw in your tierlist video that you said Haruhi was a D tier Nendoroid so I had to come here and see why. I don't really understand your reasoning, it's an old Nendoroid of a simpler character, idk what you expected. But I guess we always have our preferences. Disappearance is my favorite movie ever so I will definitely get that Nendoroid eventually.

[@TheAndoExperience]

The older support mechanism and lack of any interesting accessories really hurts her 'playability'. Product pictures look fine but she's less than ideal in person.

[@azurekite3870]

@The Ando Experience just letting you not to worry about the nendroids that the smell and slimy stuff is from the clear plastic they are in and to take them right out of the box when you get them and keep them out to release the gas stuff of the clear plastic will make them sticky.

[@TheAndoExperience]

She had been out of the box for like 2 years at that point lol.

[@Lunalanight]

I regretted one of my first figures for the longest time and then I sat down and finished the anime the character was from and by the end of the series I was in love with her character.

[@InconsistentContent]

Dude I totally feel you on the first point! I bought a meh figure on my first time to Tokyo haha

[@CJMoody]

My regret purchase for anime figures is Real Action Heroes Mikasa. For how expensive the figure was (I think I paid about $275), it was pretty underwhelming. The biggest issue I had was with how easily her 3D maneuver gear broke when I was just trying to equip it to her. Also, as pervy as this may sound, I was disappointed that while her clothing was a separate layer from her body, there wasn't any way to fully undress the figure without destroying some of her accessories.

[@chai_burns]

If you're willing to let go of that Ren figure... hit me up, my fellow Aussie. Exactly the reason I stopped buying Pop Vinyls and Funko Pops. My friends and siblings are massive collectors and I honestly just jumped on the bandwagon. Now I have a random assortment of unboxed figures that I have no connection to, are not worth selling, and just take up space. Half of the figures are top-heavy and don't stand up on their own, and I thought it would be a good idea to just stick blutack on their feet. Now those figures have blutack stuck to their feet like gum in hair. Bad choices.

[@oo_dxxp_oo]

I only have 2 figures and 2 pops. The 2 figures are Gintoki and Kagura from gintama. My pops are Rize from Tokyo ghoul and Kenny from AOT

[@katya.g524]

this was uploaded on my birthday

[@mrshyboi]

Jeez you have a lot of figures (especially nendos) I almost feel like I wanna buy one

[@TheAndoExperience]

They are a slippery slope. Once you buy one you just can't stop.

[@milofloppy1860]

@@TheAndoExperience too true I've got 10 and 14 on pre order and I only started collecting them 2 months ago

[@mrshyboi]

Bruh now im scared to buy one lol

[@milofloppy1860]

@@mrshyboi dont be scared just get characters you really like and not all from one set just to complete it as long as you do that it isn't too expensive

[@Cherbertify]

My heart dropped when I saw Haruhi's head snapped ;;

[@isecretshadows2970]

My boyfriend bought me a Semiramis statue from Fate Apocrypha 1/8th Scale and it’s one of the only really good quality figures I own but I absolutely LOVE her!

[@miaaluvcat]

If you don't want those idol hell figures, I'll take them

[@noahvintageweedkiller3154]

I am a huge love life fan and when I went to Baltimore Comic-Con in 2017 I was looking everywhere to find love live merchandise. I managed to find a booth that was selling pretty well priced figures and bought 2 for about $50. Towards the end of the con I see all that two other figures that I was eyeing up were all so still there and I had only had 50$ left, to which the seller told me it was a Sunday so they weren't planning on selling any more and just gave me two figures for the 50$ I had versus the original 80$. The figures were on the cheaper side and were middle manned from the company so I wasn't expecting great quality. The figures I got were: Dia Kurosawa, Mijuku Dreamer by SEGA Dia Kurosawa, Happy Party Train by ??? Mari O'Hara, SPM super premium by SEGA And Chika Takami, Daisuki dattara Daijobu by ??? Segas dia is by FAR the best, she's heavy and very cute, but their Mari hardly fit on her stand and her leg just about snapped off trying to get the pegs in the hole. I wouldn't say I regret anything about buying them, especially because they were so cheap, but I wasn't very impressed by the Mari.

[@floof4lyfe596]

I have regretted most of my early collection days >.< So many POP and prize figures :l I loved a large Trafalgar Law figure I got from Forbidden Planet 3 years ago for £69... turns out its a prize figure and worth between £10 to £30 if I am lucky! Thought for sure it was a scale 😅😂

[@andresm645]

I own that kiss-shot and actually like it quite a bit! Of course she doesn't compare to the proper scale figures in my collection, but it's a matter of expectations. I think I spent like 1000 yen on it, for that price I believe I got something pretty good. However I do have an Asuka prize figure I truly regret. It was one of my first figures, but after having expanded my collection I really don't like anything about that one. I also regret a Saber Alter figure I got in Japan. Even though I got it for dirt cheap (no box or base), I don't like anything about it either.

[@flatP_]

i STRONGLY disagree with what you said about the reason why that rin figure didn’t sell well, as she’s one of the most popular characters in an even more popular series. what i can assume about the trio is that that particular set was a very early release in the series’ seemingly endless line of figures, and eventually more visually appealing models took their place. sucks, considering that particular rin is quite pretty.

[@nervsouly]

My biggest regret ever was Cocoa by Plum (from is the order a rabbit). Quality didn't hold up to my expectations, sculpt and coloring were not satisfying, had to fix broken parts and her base was sort of high profile. After like 1 1/2 years of having her on my shelf I finally picked up Emon Toy's version of her, banned the old one back to her box and have been a happy man ever since.

[@deathwizard1996]

I didn’t know figures were that cheap

[@gxjouu]

No...... No they aren't.... Sadly (__':

[@jrcat2258]

Hey man your content is great! As a long time collector, I've had the exact same thing happen to me. I really like 1/6 figures, with 1/7 being okay but getting too small. There are some 1/8 figures that are really amazing and I have to restrain myself from buying them every day. I also have a ton of Saber figures and I'm buying more, but I have to make sure to only get the ones that are really special. I looked at the Saber in the white dress with the suitcase and decided that she's just too plain. When I look at my collection, I think about which figures I would take with me if I had to move with very little stuff. I try to come up with a top 5, top 10 etc. It helps me to figure out which figures I can do without (I have about 75).

[@TheAndoExperience]

I only have 1/7s and 1/8s and I definitely agree that the 1/8s are way too small. I've made an effort not to buy them anymore. Glad you like my videos :)

[@ek6648]

To be honest I dont give a crap about the "rule" not to buy figures of characters you dont know. I buy figures I like, and if its from characters I know, okay :)

[@gintokichan5158]

I could take that Honoka to you right away.

[@coffeecat4146]

So far I only regret buying my first figure, the 1/7 Sagiri from Kotobukiya. At the time I only bought it for a meme (anime is shit and so am I), I also liked the series's author but eromanga-sensei wasn't quite... enjoyable. It didn't take long till I regret so much having this figure, I bought it without even liking the character, and I won't ever do that again lol. I also played FGO for many years and really like saber face figures, but hopefully, your video will help me think more before actually buying one lol. Really liked your video! Useful and relatable!