Figures from Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Dragonball Super.
Series: Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z
Company: Banpresto
Year: 2021+
Size: 14 cm
Main distribution: Japan, in crane games
These are boxed figures that come in a line called “History Box” from Banpresto. They can only be won in crane games in Japan. Several figures have been released.
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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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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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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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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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Series: Dragon Ball Z
Company: Bandai
Year: 2007
Size: +/- 9 cm
Main distribution: Japan
Gashapon Mini is a series of Gashapon sets existing out of mini Gashapon machines. This is the Dragonball Z variant.
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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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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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Series: Dragonball GT
Main distribution: Portugal / China
This is a set of 4 figures; Goku, Trunks, Gill and Pan.
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Series: Dragonball Z / Dragonball Super
Company: Bandai
Year: 6 March 2021
Size: +/-17 cm
Main distribution: Japan
This is the Ichiban Kuji for Dragon Ball EX “Warriors who protect the Earth”. This is the third line-up after “History of Rivals” and “Strong Chains” respectively, and the first with the name Dragonball EX to distinguish it as its own series now. These items could only be won in a Kujiban lottery, hence the name.
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