Popular Japanese toy brand Good Smile Company has recently revealed that two new figures from Persona 5 Royal will be added to its Nendoroid and Nendoroid Doll product lines. Featuring two of the main characters in Persona 5 Royal, Joker and Kasumi Yoshigawa, or Violet, concept art of the new figures were unveiled for the JRPG's fanbase to look at and enjoy.Good Smile Company has made many figures for the Persona series over the years. Spanning across its different product lines, the brand has produced both articulated action figures and static toys that fans can proudly display on their shelves. Now that Persona 5 Royal, Persona 3 Portable, and Persona 4 Golden have been released to modern gaming platforms, much hype and excitement has been generated by the fans. So, it is not surprising for Atlus to partner with Good Smile Company once more to bring quality official merchandise into the hands of its player base.On Twitter, Good Smile Company officially announced that two new Persona 5 Royal figures of Joker and Violet will be made for its Nendoroid Doll and Nendoroid figure lines, respectively. This means that a new Nendoroid Doll will be made in the likeness of Joker, while Violet will finally be added into the roster of Persona 5 Nendoroid figures that Good Smile Company has already produced. The announcement was made alongside the company's many reveals for the 36th WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! event in Japan. However, the posts did not reveal any fine details such as release dates or prices for the fans.
Though Good Smile Company has already produced a Nendo for Persona 5 Royal's protagonist Joker, this is the first time news has popped up that a Nendoroid Doll will be made for the character. The difference between the two product lines is that Nendoroid Dolls have significantly more articulation points and can be dressed up in doll-like clothing. The good news for fans who already have Joker's Nendo is that they can easily use the same faceplates on the Nendoroid Doll. In the case of the Violet Nendoroid, fans will have to wait for official news to see what faceplates and accessories come with the figure.
With Kasumi being one of the new characters in Persona 5 Royal, it is not surprising for her to be the latest addition to the Nendoroid product line. And given Joker's popularity, there is no wonder that Atlus and Good Smile Company have chosen to make more figures of the character. Hopefully official prices and release dates will be shared by the companies soon.
Persona 5 Royal is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.