Nendoroid Suzumiya Haruhi - work in progress
Today, we’ll view Nendoroid from another perspective. Yep, we’re going to discuss about the folks behind Nendoroid: the sculptors. Unlike most model kits (Gundam, Macross, etc.) which are already fully manufactured by machine, Nendoroids still have “human touches” despite being mass-produced in the factory. OK, let’s dig further on some famous Nendoroid sculptors.
Due to my limited knowledge (!!!!) I’m going to cover only 3 well-known sculptors: Nendoron, Yukiwo Ageta, and Jun (E.V.).
Nendoron
Nendoroid MikkuMiku Kagami - one of Nendoron's sculpture
“Nendoron” is an alias. I don’t know whether Nendoron is the nickname of a person or a team. Well, one thing for sure: Nendoron is an expert of Nendoroid sculpting. Yep, they have sculpted more than 100 Nendoroids and Puchis. Some of their famous works are: Nendoroids from Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu, Lucky Star, Angel Beats, iDOLM@STER, and some Hatsune Miku versions. They also assisted some Nendoroids sculpting as well. In my opinion, Nendoron’s Nendoroid sculptures are mostly adorable. ^^
Yukiwo Ageta
Nendoroid from Vocaloid - one of Yukiwo Ageta's famous works
She’s originally a Max Factory employee, but … well, MF and GSC are the same company, right? Anyway, her famous sculptures including Nendoroids from Vocaloid – yep, Hatsune Miku, Kagamines, Megurine Luka, KAITO, etc. She also sculpted Nendoroid Al-Azif, which is often considered as one of the most beautiful Nendoroids so far. Her recent work is Nendoroid Puchi Vocaloid and Nendoroid Akiyama Mio from K-ON! series. Personally, Yukiwo Ageta is my favorite Nendoroid sculptor. ^^
Jun (E.V.)
Nendoroid from Kodomo no Jikan - one of Jun's well-known sculptures
I don’t know what this “E.V.” means though – can someone give an explanation regarding this? ^^. Jun’s well-known works are seen in Nendoroids from Touhou Project, Kodomo no Jikan, and Kannagi. Her recent sculpture are the limited edition Nendoroid Feena.
Final Words
Well, I hope this post could help you to know more about some well-known Nendoroid sculptors, although I know that it merely gives you a quick overview.
Tips: If you want to know who is the sculptor(s) of a Nendoroid, you can browse to her respective page at Goodsmile official site, then find it under Product Description. Below screenshots are taken from Nendoroid Petite: Racing Miku Set 2010 version.
Nendoroid sculptor(s) display
That’s all, folks! ^^
Nendonesia 
hoo~i see, hemmh~is there any special…i mean, special touch/identity that make the one nendoroid sculptor is different from other nendoroid sculptor…?? for example, the jun sculpt has specific identity that make it different from the yukiwo ageta sculpt, or somethin like that…emmh~maybe i'm asking too far eh… ^^;
Well … it's kinda difficult to answer as I don't have enough materials to explain that. XDPersonally, I can see the differences between their sculptures from the Nendoroids' faces, especially their eyes.You can try comparing Nendoroids from Vocaloid, Lucky Star, and Touhou Project. Sorry that I can't explain it well enough, though. ^^;
ahahah~no problem, you explained it very well…hemmh~their faces, i see… :Dthe explanation about the sculptor is very interesting, not only know the origin chracter those nendoroid come from but we also know “the man behind the nendoroid” that sculpt it… ^^good job… 😀
Yukiwo Ageta huh?the guy responsible for dragging me into this addictive hobbyyup, no doubt about it, thanks to its Miku X)and thanks to Nendoron, my addiction to it is increasing A LOT TT_TT
Yep, Yukiwo Ageta's Hatsune Miku is my entry point to this poisonous Nendoroid world.I was unable to resist Miku's adorable face back then. ^^;Nendoron's sculpture is great too and he has a lot of hitmaker Nendoroids there. ^^
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Try visiting their respective official page on http://goodsmile.info/top/en, under Nendoroid Petite section.
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