Funko Pops are mostly ugly as hell imo. They try to capture a cute big headed aesthetic but went too far on the blocky noggins. I dislike how it makes the vast, overwhelming majority of characters look when rendered this way.
Nendroids are doing this same concept but infinitely better, with stands and articulation. And less ghastly proportions. That said, Nendroids are mostly limited to weeb shit, while anything under the fucking sun gets a funko pop because there is 0 design effort made.
I’ve gotten one as a gift, and it’s fine. But they absolutely are Beanie Babies. It’s not even a question.
Edit: collecting this shit is dumb anyways. Take shit out of the box and pose it!