I'll be the one to step up and admit I have 50+ Nendoroids, which are maybe the closest anime/Japanese equivalent of Funko Pops (tons of lisences, relatively cheap, fairly consistent size and style).
I don't collect them currently, and they're in storage and not on display right now, but I don't totally regret dropping the money on them either.
The logic is always "well, I like this show, so I'll buy the nendo of the main character. Ah, but since I like this new show even better, I GOTTA get the nendo for it, maybe ALL the nendos for it, since I already have them for shows I like less", and so on and on every season forever (until I quit).
They're very cute and well made, and I liked how all the pieces were cross-compatible, so I could swap around outfits and accessories and such. They really differ from Funko Pops in that regard.
A big part of the appeal was also hunting for old ones in used figure stores in Japan, where you can get big bargains. That was a major quest each time I visited Japan.
Anyways I dunno if I really have anything profound to say about the psychology here, but I recognize that I was really just a couple steps laterally away from being someone with such a Funko wall, so I figured I'd volunteer the perspective.
I'll be the one to step up and admit I have 50+ Nendoroids, which are maybe the closest anime/Japanese equivalent of Funko Pops (tons of lisences, relatively cheap, fairly consistent size and style).
I don't collect them currently, and they're in storage and not on display right now, but I don't totally regret dropping the money on them either.
The logic is always "well, I like this show, so I'll buy the nendo of the main character. Ah, but since I like this new show even better, I GOTTA get the nendo for it, maybe ALL the nendos for it, since I already have them for shows I like less", and so on and on every season forever (until I quit).
They're very cute and well made, and I liked how all the pieces were cross-compatible, so I could swap around outfits and accessories and such. They really differ from Funko Pops in that regard.
A big part of the appeal was also hunting for old ones in used figure stores in Japan, where you can get big bargains. That was a major quest each time I visited Japan.
Anyways I dunno if I really have anything profound to say about the psychology here, but I recognize that I was really just a couple steps laterally away from being someone with such a Funko wall, so I figured I'd volunteer the perspective.
I buy MTX skins for a bunch of games I play. The entire psychology is "cool clothes == dopamine".
The nice thinga bout MTX bs is it will never clutter your shelves.
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Nendos actually have unique personalities though. Funkos are just funkos.
Nendos are cute. You live.
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