Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' - Various angles (1/7)

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' - Various angles (2/7)

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' - Various angles (3/7)

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' - Various angles (4/7)

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' - Various angles (5/7)

Various angles

KAI's appearance

Head and tail close-up shots

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' - Nausicaa figure close-up shots (1/4)

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' - Nausicaa figure close-up shots (2/4)

Nausicaa figure close-up shots

This kit is #1 in Bandai's Studio Ghibli plastic model series — "Nausicaa riding on 'KAI'". It's a plastic model recreation of a scene from Hayao Miyazaki's anime "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind," depicting Nausicaa riding on the animal KAI.

It's a figure-style plastic model, but most of it snaps together without glue, aside from a few parts. KAI even has color separation done, so just a straight build already gives you a decent feel for the scene. That said, the Nausicaa figure comes molded in a single flat skin tone (accessories aside), so she does look a bit plain by comparison.

There are no articulated parts, so this is purely an assembly figure kit to enjoy as a display piece. A straight build already gives it a decent presence, but the molded colors are also pretty paint-friendly — so even folks who'd rather skip the primer step might want to give painting a shot. Either way, it's a kit that feels like a gift for Ghibli fans. :-)

1/20 Nausicaa riding on 'KAI' | 2004. 6 | ¥1,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.