Emil Head Room Light Returns for NieR 15th Anniversary

Taito announced it is bringing back the Emil head room light prize figure as part of the NieR 15th anniversary celebratory merchandise. The company said on social media that it will show up in Japanese arcades starting on August 9, 2025. While no retailer that ships to the US is showing it yet, PlayAsia did sell the original.

As mentioned before, this is a returning product. It first appeared back in June 2022 as a NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 item. It seems the NieR 15th anniversary version of the Emil head room light is identical. It is still about 15cm tall. When turned off, his head looks like the white spherical skull it does throughout most of both the original game and in his other appearances throughout the series. When turned on, there is a yellow glow to it. The one difference is that the base this time mentions the anniversary.

Here’s the official photo from Taito that showed the lamp both when it is turned on and off.

Emil has become a mascot for the NieR series over the years. As a result, a lot of merchandise has, well, involved his skull. There have been plush replicas of it, and the NieR Dinner Show in Japan in December 2024 featured porcelain bottles that looked like him.

The NieR 15th anniversary Emil head room light will appear in Japanese arcades starting on August 9, 2025. NieR first appeared on the PS3 and Xbox 360, with the Replicant release showing up on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.