Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various angles (1/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various angles (2/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various angles (3/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Detail shots (1/5)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Detail shots (2/5)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Detail shots (3/5)

Detail shots

Parts included as accessories

Leg articulation

The transparent legs can also be bent sideways at the middle section.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various poses (1/9)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various poses (2/9)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various poses (3/9)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various poses (4/9)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various poses (5/9)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various poses (6/9)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Various poses (7/9)

Various poses

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Together with the Xeno Alma Hydro Zephos, released as a companion kit. These two can

Together with the Xeno Alma Hydro Zephos, released as a companion kit.
These two can combine with each other.

To combine them, separate each one as shown above.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Tidal Orchetos combined with Hydro Zephos. It looks flashy, but I'm not entirely sur

Tidal Orchetos combined with Hydro Zephos.
It looks flashy, but I'm not entirely sure what it's supposed to represent..

Together with Arcarnadia Velretta.

To equip it as armaments on Velretta, first separate it as shown above.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Fold the large squid legs and attach the squid's ear parts to the feet to create hum

Fold the large squid legs and attach the squid's ear parts to the feet to create humanoid legs.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Replace Velretta's tiara with the joint parts from this kit, then add the crown-shap

Replace Velretta's tiara with the joint parts from this kit, then add the crown-shaped parts.

After applying the joint parts to the left arm, you can add the armor.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - The remaining 8 legs are arranged and combined as shown above to be used as a backpa

The remaining 8 legs are arranged and combined as shown above to be used as a backpack.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - A handle can be added to the underside of the remaining squid head to use it as a we

A handle can be added to the underside of the remaining squid head to use it as a weapon.

Equipped as armaments on Velretta

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Action pose (1/3)

Action pose

Combined further with Hydro Zephos to create EX Weapon Mode.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - At this point, gather all the leftover parts from Hydro Zephos and this kit and comb

At this point, gather all the leftover parts from Hydro Zephos and this kit and combine them in the order shown above, and...

You can form a large weapon called the Tidal Harpoon.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Action poses in EX Weapon Mode (1/4)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia - Action poses in EX Weapon Mode (2/4)

Action poses in EX Weapon Mode

This kit is the Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia, released as part of Kotobukiya's Arcarnadia series. It came out as a companion kit to the previously released Xeno Alma Hydro Zephos, and this time it takes the form of a squid. Like before, it's also a kit that can Arcarnadia Velrettacollaborate with as armaments.

First off, the squid form is pulled off quite convincingly. The 2 long legs and 8 transparent legs move flexibly, letting you pose it in all sorts of squid-like positions. You can also disassemble each section and attach them to Velretta as decorations, and if you apply all the armaments to Velretta at once together with Hydro Zephos, you can even create EX Weapon Mode. At that point, combining all the remaining parts not attached to the main body lets you use them as a large weapon called the Tidal Harpoon.

On top of that, you can combine it with Hydro Zephos to create a form called Tidal Orchetos. As you can see, it's a well-made kit that offers plenty of ways to collaborate with various other kits. And given the nature of a kit that gets broken down and reassembled piece by piece, you might worry about how well everything holds together — there are a few connection points that feel a bit iffy, but overall the fit is solid enough that it shouldn't be a major concern.

A squid-shaped plastic model is a pretty rare thing in itself, so it already stands out as something truly unique with no real comparison. It's a kit that really shines through its versatility, and if you already have Hydro Zephos or Velretta, this one is definitely worth picking up for even more fun. :-)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Trickle Dekapodia | 2025.10 | ¥3,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.