Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Monster Mode from various angles (1/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Monster Mode from various angles (2/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Monster Mode from various angles (3/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Monster Mode from various angles (4/6)

Monster Mode from various angles

Underside

Various accessory parts

Comes with a stand that has two support pillars.

Wing articulation

Tail and head articulation

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Action poses. Given its shape, there aren't many great poses you can pull off. (1/3)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Action poses. Given its shape, there aren't many great poses you can pull off. (2/3)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Action poses. Given its shape, there aren't many great poses you can pull off. (3/3)

Action pose.
Given its shape, there aren't many great poses you can pull off.

To convert to Weapon Mode, disassemble it as shown above.

Gather some parts to form the backpack, then—

Remove the legs, ears, and right arm from Lumitea, then attach them as shown on the right.

Combined with Arcanadia Lumitea in Weapon Mode.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Action pose (1/3)

Action pose

A blade can be attached to the right arm.

Poses with the blade attached.

Together with the companion kit, Arcanadia Xeno Alma Flame Stral.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - The wings can be converted into legs as shown on the left, then combined with Flame Stral

The wings can be converted into legs as shown on the left, then combined with Flame Stral in the arrangement shown on the right.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Explode Volcarion, formed by combining with Flame Stral. (1/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Explode Volcarion, formed by combining with Flame Stral. (2/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Explode Volcarion, formed by combining with Flame Stral. (3/6)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Explode Volcarion, formed by combining with Flame Stral. (4/6)

Explode Volcarion, formed by combining with Flame Stral.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Explode Volcarion action poses. (1/3)

Explode Volcarion action poses.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Together with Tidal Orketos, the combined form of Xeno Alma Hydro Zephos and Trickle Decap

Together with Tidal Orketos, the combined form of Xeno Alma Hydro Zephos and Trickle Decapodia.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - You can detach the clear parts beside the Lumitea backpack made from Flame Stral, then att

Detach the clear parts beside the Lumitea backpack made from Flame Stral,
then attach this kit's wings to create a larger backpack.

Both Flame Stral and Blaze Ophis combined onto Lumitea.

The blade and handle can be combined to use as a weapon.

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Action pose (1/4)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis - Action pose (2/4)

Action pose

This kit is the Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis, released as part of Kotobukiya's Arcanadia series. It's a companion kit to the simultaneously released Xeno Alma Flame Stral,and just like the previously released Hydro Zephos & and Trickle Decapodia,it can combine with other kits. It can be used independently or combined with Flame Stral as Arcanadia Lumitea'sarmament.

The overall build quality is on par with Flame Stral, with a striking color combination and solid enough part retention. That said, there aren't as many articulated sections as you might expect, so posing options are somewhat limited with just the main body on its own. And because of its elongated dragon-with-wings shape, a stand with two clamp-style grips is included. On top of that, a number of joint parts for various combination configurations are also bundled in.

Disassembling the main body and attaching it to Lumitea is a fairly straightforward process, and it's a fun touch that the body splits apart to form two legs. The remaining parts can be assembled into a large bow-like shape for use as a weapon. You can also combine it with Flame Stral to recreate the four-legged Explode Volcarion. And just like the previous kits, you can attach both to Lumitea together to recreate the large-winged configuration.

All in all, the Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis stays true to the Xeno Alma series concept of offering all sorts of combination and crossover play. It's definitely a kit that's more fun when built alongside Flame Stral and Lumitea rather than on its own. :-)

Arca Nadea Xeno Alma Blaze Ophis | 2025.12 | ¥3,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.