LONG REVIEW INCOMING. I tried to address a lot of things people seem to have issue with. First of all, I genuinely love Nanoblocks. As you can see, I have several kits (including a few more unpictured Pokemon.) I like the small size and the price point, as I don’t have the space or budget for large Lego sets. I think a lot of complaints come from people who aren’t aware what they’re getting into, and expect something similar to Lego kits. My little sister is an avid Lego fan, so I initially acquired a couple of Nanoblock kits for her and ended up liking them a lot. That being said, these are not Legos! Nanoblock is a Japanese brand, specifically made to be teeny tiny, and the build of the blocks is a little different. If you want the MHA ones, Hawks and Deku are great. (My Bakugou was one I got in person at Barnes&Noble. I haven’t been able to find the exact same version on Amazon.) Todoroki, however, I have issues with. I’ll explain them further down. I also love my Pokemon sets and will be buying more when I get paid, for the record. I will say some connection points (especially ones that rely on one peg or a single row) are weak, and the final product is pretty delicate. If you plan to display them, I highly recommend glueing them so they can’t fall apart as easily. Otherwise, a strong breeze could break them into chunks, and that always feels Bad. The kits come with one (1) extra brick of each type, but these bricks are TINY so be careful. I’ve found that opening all of the baggies and separating the pieces by type before starting helps a lot, especially with the instructions. I personally don’t find them vague, but I could see how other people might. Taking it layer by layer helps a lot. If you look at the arrows, they often show exactly which pegs supposed to line up on each layer. Tweezers are helpful for prying them apart if you make a mistake. My biggest problem is with the Todoroki. The connection points for his little body and all his limbs/head are just too weak. The instructions for connecting his limbs to the body are especially vague. Anything that requires flipping the project over to add to the bottom is more difficult to illustrate, but these ones felt especially hard. After trying for an hour and constantly having him fall apart on me, I gave up. I even came back on another day with fresh eyes and had the same issue. Out of the 12 Nanoblock kits I have, this is the only one that has made me give up entirely. I now keep his disembodied head on my car dashboard. Also, this is a tiny nitpick, but he’s supposed to have one gray eye, not two blue ones. In summary: I love Nanoblocks, but they are very tiny. Tweezers and going slowly and carefully help a lot. Hawks is the best one, and the Todoroki was so frustrating that I gave up.
