Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 1998
Main distribution: United States / Europe
Barcode: 601139123709
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z by Artbox. This is Series 2. The series exists out of 72 cards, with 10 Hologram cards in silver and gold versions and 4 transparant chaser cards, creating 96 cards total. The images are based on the end of the Saiyan Saga, Namek Saga and Ginyu Saga.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 1996
Main distribution: United States / Europe
Barcode: 601139083706
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z by Artbox. This is Series 1. The series exists out of 60 cards, with the first 10 being Hologram cards. The images are based on the Saiyan Saga.
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Series: Dragonball
Company: Artbox
Year: 1995
Main distribution: United States
These are collectable cards from Dragonball by Artbox. These are “Chromium” meaning extra thick and shiny cards. The series exists out of 53 Chromium cards, and 10 Holocrome chase cards. Additionally there is a Promo Card. The 63 images are based on the first 26 Episodes of Dragonball.
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Series: Dragonball
Company: Artbox
Year: 1995
Main distribution: United States
Barcode: 6 01139 15340 9
These are collectable cards from Dragonball by Artbox. The series exists out of 100 cards, and 12 chase cards.
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Series: Dragonball Z / Dragonball Super
Company: Bandai
Year: 2017+
Size: +/-18 cm
Main distribution: Worldwide
With the success of Dragonball Super new Action Figures got released. Bandai created a new line called ‘Dragon Stars’ series with various poseable / articulated Action Figures. They are being released in series, 23 series so far are out.
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Set: Pokémon Power Bouncer Ball / ポケモンスーパーボール Pokémon Super Ball
Company: Tomy (Japan) / Hasbro (West)
Year: 1997 (Japan) / 1998+ (West)
Size: 4.5 cm
Main distribution: Japan, Europe, United States
Pokémon Power Bouncers are transparant bouncy balls with a small Pokémon figure inside. Made by Tomy in Japan in 1997, and later distributed by Hasbro from 1998 onwards in the West. Several series were made.
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Set: Pokémon Kids (ポケモンキッズ)
Company: Bandai
Year: October 1996+
Size: +/- 4~5.5 cm
Main distribution: Japan, Europe, Australia, United States, UK
Pokémon Kids are a line of figures that are hollow. In Japan, these can be bought boxed in singles, and come with a card and candy. Outside Japan, these are marketed as “finger puppets” and come in 6 or 4 packs. The line is still running today and each Pokémon has gotten a Kid figure, some even more in several poses. There are also shiny (Japan only) and clear variants (up to 2008), as well as an Attack line (Pokémon posed doing Attacks). Some special sets have also been released.
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Company: THOIP / Sanrio
Release: Summer 2015
Size: 7.5 cm
Main distribution: Beefeater (UK)
This is a figure from the Mr Men series of children’s books by English author Roger Hargreaves which he started in 1971. From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same author but with female characters was published. These particular figures came out of a Kids Meal from the Beefeater in the UK, made by THOIP, which are a subsidiary of Sanrio in the UK.
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Company: Play Along Toys / Jakks Pacific
Release: 2002
Size: 9 cm
Main distribution: America / Europe
These are a line of poseable figures of Care Bears, to accompany the relaunch in 2002 for the Care Bears’ 20th Anniversary after the President of Play Along Toys bought the rights in 1999.
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Company: Cool Things
Release: 2009-2010
Size: 3~4 cm
Main distribution: Europe
This is a series of 3D figures danglers of Barbapapa. Distributed by Italian Gashapon toy maker Cool Things. 2 sets were made.
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