Vinylmation Review - Jr. 11 Finding Nemo

If you've been around this blog for a while, you probably know that I'm not the biggest fan of Vinylmation Jr. I think they started out pretty weak in comparison to the 3" and 9" lines, and I thought the keychain was kinda weird. Having said that, newer series such as Finding Nemo have really been changing my opinion there.

Reasons to love this series:

• I think it's pretty fun! Look at all the bright colors!
• There's a good selection of characters - Obviously the main characters are here: Nemo, Marlin and Dory. There are also memorable characters such as Bruce the shark, Darla, Squirt, the seagull and the angler fish
• Great use of clear - I really love he clear bodies and ears to show the sea. It looks fantastic!

Things that aren't so great:
The cartoony look - I think Darla, Nemo and the angler fish look pretty true to life, but many of the other figures are a little too cartoony for my taste. In my opinion Marlin, Dory and Bruce don't look like they do in the movie, especially when you compare them to the Pixar #2 figure

I think this series has really stepped up the Jr. series game, but I would have preferred to see Finding Nemo as a 3" series.

The Backside of Vinyls - Anglerfish

For today's Backside of Vinyls post, I'm looking at the back of the Anglerfish Vinylmation from the Jr. 11 Finding Nemo series. There's not a whole lot to say about this figure - it's literally the back of an anglerfish, but I wanted to post about it because I think it's beautifully detailed for a 1 and a half inch figure.

I really am impressed with how great it looks, and it's not cutesy or cartoony looking. After all the anglerfish is scary dude! I also love the deep, dark colors. They're perfect! Just looking at this figure takes me right back to that scene in Finding Nemo. It also reminds me of the anglerfish's appearance in The Seas with Nemo and Friends ride. This is a great back side for a Jr figure!

Jr. #11 Finding Nemo Release

The 11th Jr. Vinylmation series - Finding Nemo, has been released today at D-Street stores and the Disney Store online. This is a smaller Jr. series with 12 figures: 11 commons (pictured above) and a mystery chaser. Each blind box retails for $9.95