The title of the album is an invented portmanteau of the expression "nanda kore" (なんだこれ), meaning "what's this?"

The two songs on the album, "Kurakura" (くらくら) and "Noriko to Norioo" (のりことのりお) were used in commercials for KFC's Krushers[4] and the mobile phone company au,[5] respectively.

[9] Online webzine Pitchfork Media awarded the album a 6.6 out of 10, stating that the album "isn't for everyone" and that "If you can handle the barrage of synthesizer marching bands, PS1-era video game noises, and Kyary’s overwhelming kawaii-ness, Nanda Collection is a fascinating listen.

"[2] Tinymixtapes awarded the album 4 out of 5, writing "Nanda Collection is not simply J-pop par excellence.

It is a multi-faceted, hyperdimensional prism simultaneously articulating, parodying, and problematizing a genre, a moment, a culture.