Dragonball Z S.H.Figuarts – Bandai

Dragonball Z S.H.Figuarts by Bandai

Series: Dragonball / Dragonball Z / Dragonball GT / Dragonball Super / Dragonball Xenoverse

Company: Bandai

Year: 2009+

Size: +/- 16cm

Main distribution: Worldwide


S.H.Figuarts is a line of high quality collectable figures made by Bandai and aimed at adults. They have highly accurate details and are very poseable with interchangeable parts. They also have a high price tag. The toyline debuted in 2008 and since end 2009 also makes figures for Dragonball.

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Dragonball Z Battle Ready Warriors – Jakks Pacific

Dragonball Z Battle Ready Warriors by Jakks Pacific

Series: Dragon Ball Z

Company: Jakks Pacific

Year: 2003

Size: 16 cm

Main distribution: America / Europe


Irwin Toy was a Canadian distributor and manufacturer of toys. They made the Energy Glow Action Figures amongst others. In 2002 Irwin Toy went bankrupt, and Jakks Pacific took over the line, creating more series of these. The Battle Ready Warriors line is a unique line to Jakks Pacific, but appears to be a spiritual successor or Irwin Toy’s Energy Glow line.

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Dragonball Z Energy Glow – Irwin Toy

Dragonball Z Energy Glow by Irwin Toy

Series: Dragon Ball Z

Company: Irwin Toy

Year: 2002

Size: 16 cm

Main distribution: America / Europe


Irwin Toy was a Canadian distributor and manufacturer of toys. They started off by re-releasing Dragonball Z Action Figures of Bandai and AB Groupe, bringing these toys to America, before making their own Dragonball Z Action Figures. Alongside these Action Figures more elaborated toys were created, like these Energy Glow Action Figures.

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Dragonball Z / GT Ultimate Spark – Bandai

Dragonball Z / GT Ultimate Spark by Bandai

Series: Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT

Company: Bandai

Release: 2006~2008

Size: +/- 11.5 cm

Main distribution: Japan / USA


These detailed figures are from the line Ultimate Spark by Bandai. They have a clear base and transparent parts, so when you place it near a light source, the light will shine through and create a glowing effect as if they’re powering up.

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Dragonball Z Combat Super Guerriers – AB Groupe

Dragonball Z Combat Super Guerriers by AB Groupe

Series: Dragon Ball Z

Company: AB Groupe (Re-released by KidzBiz, Giochi Preziosi)

Year: 1996, 2000

Size: +/- 8 cm

Main distribution: Europe


These figurines, are the “Combat Super Guerriers” (Combat Super Warriors) or Fighting Duos, made by the AB Groupe. AB Groupe (now Mediawan Thematics) is a French broadcasting group, and the distributor of the Dragon Ball merchandise for European and Canadian markets. They made the English dub for the Dragon Ball Z movies in the Netherlands (based of their French dub), with awkward changes like Piccolo being “Big Green” and the Saiyans “Space Warriors”. As terrible as that dub was, their toys were one of the first you could get in Europe. Here you’ll find the Combat Super Guerriers or Fighting Duo’s. They made 6 different ones, which later got re-releases under KidzBiz and Giochi Preziosi.

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Dragonball Universal Collection – Panini

Dragonball Universal Collection by Panini - 8-pack
8-pack

Series: Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT, Dragonball Super

Company: Panini

Release: 2023

Main distribution: Europe


These are trading cards from Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT and Dragonball Super by Panini. Called “Universal Collection” it spans all of the Dragonball series. The set exists out of 264 cards; 60 Dragonball, 60 Dragonball Z, 60 Dragonball GT and 60 Dragonball Super, 12 Limited Edition cards and 12 XXL Limited Edition cards. Amongst those are 60 “crystal shard” cards and 45 “transformation” cards. The images are mainly characters, and modern art.

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