You may wonder why I do a review of Nendoroid Dead Master (DM) now. Yes, she is supposed to be getting a review right after Nendoroid Makise Kurisu: White Coat version, but I reviewed Nendoroid Kousaka Kirino instead. ^^;

Actually, I have finished taking the review photos back then on February, but I did not quite satisfied with the results. Within this time frame, Nendoroud Kousaka Kirino was released, and I felt really tempted to review her first. After I finished with Kirino’s review, I decided to have another photo session with DM and a diorama set to complete my review photo collection. ^^

OK, enough with the chit-chat, let’s dive directly into the review, shall we? ^^

BRS: “May I take initiative to attack her first?”
Me: “That’s what they call cheating, BRS-chan … put your cannon down, please.”

Pardon BRS’ rudeness, Nendonesian. So … here is how DM’s box looks like:

BRS: “………..”
Me: “………. you heard me, BRS-chan.”
BRS: “………..”

Anyway, the green-black theme with chessboard-like background similar to Nendoroid Black Rock Shooter’s box. IMHO the packaging really suits DM’s design. ^^

Here is the complete parts listing:

• 4 face plates (one attached)
• 1 extra hair for CHANxCO face plate
• 2 left arms (one attached)
• 2 right arms (one attached)
• An optional arm (can be used for either right or left arm)
• 2 left palms (one attached)
• 2 right arms (one attached)
• 3 left legs (one attached)
• 2 right legs (one attached)
• 2 skulls with neon green eyes
• a stand base with stands for hanging the skulls

Yes, the packaging also includes a quick manual to setup the stand base for DM’s flying skulls.

That said, I was still having some difficulties attaching the stand to the skull – refer to either #2 or #3 in the pic above. ^^

So … what so special about Nendoroid Dead Master? Actually, there are a lot of things to love on her. Here are a few of them:

The first feature is the amazing detail on her sculpting – you could see how detailed her palms and the scythe holder are.

Her vertebrae-shaped horns are also looking great there with glossy black color … not to mention that both of them are removable, so you could also put them into the CHANxCO hairset. ^^

I really like huke‘s character design, especially his eyes design. Yes, DM’s expressions are simply stunning (or unique, if you prefer). Oh, and the CHANxCO expression adds a “cute” feeling to the set of DM’s sinister expressions. ^^

Well then, let’s see some default pose pics of DM:

Now … let’s see some action-scene photos of Nendoroid Dead Master. ^^

It looks like the battle is getting hotter with DM taking the initiative to strike first … *BULP*

ヽ(*ﾟдﾟ)ノ”Whoa!! What’s happening?”

Are we having a power outage? I have a feeling that someone might be trying to sabotage the battle.

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BRS’ voice: “W-w-what the-!? H-hey, what are you doing!?”
DM’s voice: “Aiyeeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

W-w-what is that sound!?

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*BULP* Ah … the power has been restored … however …

BRS: Release me at once!! ヽ(`皿′)ﾉ
DM: *sob* ヽ(‘A`) ﾉ

W-whoa … both BRS and DM are chained! Who did it!?

…. it looks like the battle scene between DM and BRS has caught Nendoroid Kousaka Kirino (a.k.a Kiririn-shi)’s attention. Yes, apparently she is the one who made the electricity went down and chained both BRS and DM in the dark – just to take a photo of her fave anime characters. I can see that she is a real die-hard fan of Black Rock Shooter (I made this up though). ^^;

OK, let’s pretend that Kiririn-shi’s intervention never happened. ^^;

So … in conclusion, is Nendoroid Dead Master worth to be purchased? Either you are a fan of BRS or not, I have to say YES for the features that I have mentioned above. Note that you also get a bunch of parts and accessories (although not as many as BRS) for the standard pricing of 3500 Yen. I could still find DM on sale at several retailers though, so I suggest you should get one if you have the fund. ^^

Well then, that’s about all of my review today. See you on my next review, Nendonesian! ^^