Series: Dragonball Z / Dragonball GT / Dragonball Kai
Company: Bandai
Size: +/- 6 cm
Main distribution: Japan
This a series of chibi Dragonball characters made by Bandai. They are about 3 heads tall rather than 2. They all come on a black base which has the character’s name on it. Deformation relates to the chibi nature of the figures, as chibi is also often called SD or Super Deformed. These came in blind boxes so it would be a surprise which one you would get.
Various series of 9 or 10 figures with a bonus 10th or 11th chaser figure were produced. The last series only had 8 figures and no bonus one, and came on red bases rather than black ones.
The branding is under the base. It reads © B/S·F·T B.CHINA. It would also have a number and display the #number of the figure of the set. It also has the 4 dot Bandai stamp.
In total 94 figures were made. I got 3/94.
Series 01 – Dragonball GT
I got 0/11.
This series came with a Super Saiyan 4 Goku, Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta, Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta, Super Saiyan Trunks, Pan, Uub, Super Android #17, Super Baby Vegeta, Nova Shenron and Omega Shenron. The bonus 11th chaser figure is a Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta recolour, being metallic.
Series 02 – Dragonball Z Saiyan Saga
I got 0/11.
This series came with a Goku, Vegeta, young Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, Korin, Yajirobe, Nappa, Raditz and a Saibaman. The bonus 11th chaser figure is a Goku recolour, being in Kaioken colours.
Series 03 – Dragonball Z Namek / Frieza Saga
I got 0/11.
This series came with a Super Saiyan Goku, Vegeta, Frieza (final form), Frieza (first form), Dodoria, Zarbon (pretty form), Bardock, Mr. Popo, Dende and Porunga. The bonus 11th chaser figure is a Goku recolour, being in lighter Manga colours.
Series 04 – Dragonball Z World Tournament / Buu Saga
I got 0/11.
This series came with a Super Saiyan Goku, Vegeta, Goten, young Trunks, Super Saiyan Gohan, Videl, Hercule / Mr. Satan, Majin Buu, Babidi and Dabura. The bonus 11th chaser figure is a Vegeta recolour, being a Majin Vegeta.
Series 05 – Dragonball Z Movies
I got 0/11.
This series came with a Super Saiyan Goku, Goku, Super Saiyan Gogeta, Turles, Oozaru Gohan, Cooler (final form), Metal Cooler, Janemba, Super Saiyan Broly and Super Android #13. The bonus 11th chaser figure is a Gogeta (fat).
This is the first time the 11th figure is not a re-colour.
Series 06 – Dragonball Z Cell Saga
I got 3/11.
This series came with a Super Saiyan Goku, Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, Super Saiyan Trunks, Super Saiyan Vegeta, Yamcha, Tien, Imperfect Cell, Perfect Cell, Android #16 and Android #17. The bonus 11th chaser figure is Super Saiyan Goku in Bulma’s Saiyan armour.
Series 07 – Dragonball Kai Saiyan~Frieza Saga
I got 0/10.
This series came with a Kaioken Goku, Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz, Frieza (first form), Piccolo, Chiaotzu, Captain Ginyu and Guldo. The bonus 10th chaser figure is a Prince Vegeta.
Series 08 – Dragonball Kai Namek~Frieza Saga
I got 0/10.
This series came with a Super Saiyan Goku, Gohan (Saiyan armour), Krillin (Saiyan armour), Vegeta, Frieza (final form 100%), Frieza (third form), Recoome, Burter and Jeice. The bonus 10th chaser figure is a baby Kakarot / Goku.
Series 09 – Battle Series
I got 0/8.
This series came with a Super Saiyan Goku, Krillin, Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, Piccolo, Cell, Android #18, Super Saiyan Vegeta and Super Saiyan Future Trunks.
This series has no bonus figure, and the bases were red instead of black.
I bought these early 2010s in an anime shop in Amsterdam. I hadn’t bought much Dragonball stuff anymore, and had started to focus on only getting my favourites now. They had marked which figures were in the box so it wouldn’t be a blind box. I bought 2 boxes of series 6; Vegeta and Trunks, as they were my favourite characters.
A little later while having lunch in the city, I opened them up to look at my purchases. I found out that Vegeta was actually Goku! They must have seen the spikey hair and got him mixed up. Now I don’t like Goku so this was a disappointment, but then I realised he was the rare bonus figure. And I do like him in the armour. So I decided to keep him and go back and get another “Vegeta”. This time it was actually Vegeta, so I ended up with these 3 of the series.
At this point I had gotten over the 2 heads tall chibi look. But 3 heads tall still looks cute to me. Some smaller characters like young Gohan and Krillin don’t even look that deformed. I also heard some of these figures scale nicely with the 5 inch action figures. What I really like though is the Super Saiyan hair paint job, it reminds me of the HG figures. Something about that light colour with a slight shimmer is just perfect for Super Saiyan in my opinion, and reminds me of the original anime.
I quite like the look of these chunky boys, and would like to get a few more of them. Not all, just my favourites.
If you like small figurines or chibi’s these are quite good. They have nice detail and a lovely paint job. If this isn’t your cup of tea, you might want to look for other series to get.
Got any more details / information you think I should add? Or did I get something wrong? Do you own any of these figures? Which one is your fav? Do you agree or disagree with my findings? Let me know in the comments below!