Kura Miniature Collection – Kura

Kura Miniature Collection by Kura

Company: Kura

Release: 2 September 2023

Size: Various

Main distribution: Japan / UK

Barcode: 4515732213179

This is a Gashapon set of Kura Miniatures, by Kura Sushi. Kura Sushi is one of the biggest restaurant chains in Japan, with over 540+ locations. When you finish 5 plates, you get to play a game, and if you win, you get a free Gashapon! It’s so popular, it now also has its own Gashapon series outside the restaurant, like this one.

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Power Pros Konami Dream Stars – Bandai

Power Pros Konami Dream Stars by Bandai

Company: Bandai

Release: 2024

Size: +/- 4 cm

Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)

These are a Gashapon series called “narabundesu” or “lined up” by Bandai. Several IPs have gotten this treatment, existing out of characters walking in a line. This particular set are characters from the video game series Power Pros / Powerful Pro Baseball / Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū, in particular from the mobile game Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (実況パワフルプロ野球) or Pawapuro Appli (パワプロアプリ), where they added Konami characters.

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Dragon Ball Still Waiting For You – Bandai

Dragon Ball Still Waiting For You by Bandai

Series: Dragonball Z / Dragonball Super

Company: Bandai

Release: 2024

Size: +/- 4 cm

Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)

This is a little Gashapon line of figures waiting with their knees tucked up, hence the name Still Waiting For You (Machiboke). The main line is animals, but there have been spin-offs sets who gotten the same treatment, like Dragon Ball here. They are distributed in Gashapon machines by Bandai.

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Super Mario Adventure Life at Home Ichiban Kuji – Bandai

Super Mario Adventure Life at Home Ichiban Kuji by Bandai

Series: Super Mario

Company: Bandai

Year: August 2023

Size: various

Main distribution: Japan

This is the Ichiban Kuji for Super Mario “Adventure Life at Home”. This series is aimed at more adult collectors and exists out of various household items. These items could only be won in a Kujiban lottery, hence the name.

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Pikmin Terrarium Collection – Re-ment

Pikmin Terrarium Collection by Re-ment

Company: Re-Ment

Release: 2023

Size: 10cm

Main distribution: Japan

Barcode: 4521121207773

Re-Ment makes various blind boxes with cute little items or scenes / terrariums of a multitude of IPs. This series is called Pikmin Terrarium Collection featuring Nintendo’s Pikmin. The set exists out of 6 different terrariums.

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Kirby & Words – Re-ment

Kirby & Words by Re-ment

Company: Re-Ment

Release: 2022

Size: 10cm

Main distribution: Japan

Barcode: 4521121207193

Re-Ment makes various blind boxes with cute little items, scenes or words of a multitude of IPs. This series is called “Kirby & Words” featuring Nintendo’s Kirby with stylish letters spelling out words. The set exists out of 6 different words.

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Pokémon Scale World – Gen I (Kanto Region) – Bandai

Pokémon Scale World - Gen I (Kanto Region) by Bandai

Company: Bandai

Year: 2019+

Size: various (1:20)

Main distribution: Japan

Pokémon Scale World is a highly detailed line of Pokémon figures by Bandai that is in 1:20 scale. This accurately shows the relative size of Pokémon to one another.

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