[Toy Review] 9S (No Blindfold) - NieR: Automata Trading Arts

This is going to be a very quick review because this Trading Arts figure of 9S from Nier: Automata is so small and super deformed (SD) it looks simple when it comes to character design. Anyway 9S is a support android that helped 2B in the game.

PACKAGING

Front and back of the box.

The box of this Nier: Automata Trading Arts figure is really small. The front looks simple and shows 2B, 9S and A2 in front. The sides shows which characters you can get in the series. This is a blind box and you don't know what you'll get. The back show just a wall of text mostly in Japanese.

Packaging includes:
- 9S figure (unassembled)
- Display stand
- Instructions

THE FIGURE

The figure is really small and its chibi or SD (super deformed) character design is similar to the character designs used in Pictologica and World of Final Fantasy. By the way, the 9S figure that I got doesn't have a blindfold on.

Looking at tiny 9S at four sides.

The figure looks really good and cute. I want to collect these little things, but they're difficult to find especially the Final Fantasy ones that have a lot of characters in this SD style.

I didn't provide a mug shot for this figure because the face is flat and mostly have the same face design, the only thing that's different is the hair. The hair is nicely sculpted. Because of its SD nature the sculpt is really simple. By the way there's a speck of black paint near 9S's lips. It looks like a facial wrinkle or mole. It makes him look old or trying to look like 2B.

9S front closer look

9S is wearing mostly black. Even though this is a very tiny figure, you can see some details in the sculpt. You can see the strap of 9S's bag and that strap have a gold buckle. You can also see some gold buttons on 9S's shirt.

Back side

The back shows 9S's green bag. 9S is also wearing shorts so you can see some legs there and the shoes is not really detailed.

ARTICULATIONS

Yes, this little thing have one articulation (the head) making it technically an action figure.

Looking up.

The head is on a ball joint and can look around really well. It can look up, down and fully rotate.

SCALING

Wondering how small this Trading Arts figure is?

Differently sized toys.

Look at the pic... The 9S Trading Arts figure is really small compared to the DFFOO Squall TA figure and Bring Arts action figure, Neku.

QUALITY ISSUES

The only quality issue is that black speck on 9S face.

CONCLUSION

The Trading Arts figure of 9S looks really cute and it's cheap. I want to collect these type of Trading Arts figures because they static figures with an articulated head. The Pictologica and World of Final Fantasy style character face design makes me think that this is SQEX's answer to Funko Pops. It also makes me want to play chess using these tiny figures as chess pieces LOL! I wish SQEX makes more of these.

Cheers and Happy Collecting!