Company: Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. / Tomy / T-Arts
Year: 2018+
Size: 5cm
Main distribution: Japan / Europe
These are soft vinyl figures, or sofubi in Japanese. They are distributed via Gashapon in Japan, and blind boxes / gashapon balls in Europe.
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Company: Re-ment
Release: August 2017+
Size: 7 cm
Main distribution: Japan / Worldwide
Re-Ment makes various blind boxes with cute little items and / or scenes of a multitude of IPs. This series is called Terrarium Collection featuring Pokémon in a little terrarium inside a transparant Pokéball.
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Series: Dragonball GT
Company: DeAgostini
Year: 1996, 2001
Main distribution: Italy / Germany / French
Italian manufacturer DeAgostini released a set comprising of approximately 60 characters from Dragonball GT in 1996. In 2001 these gotten a re-release as the Atlas Editions, and also came to Germany and France. They came bundled with a magazine, and each month a new figure would be added to your collection.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 2002
Main distribution: United States / Japan
Barcode: 601139157001
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z from Artbox. This series is called the Hero Collection Series 4 and contains 72 cards and 12 Special Prismatic Cards, making 84 cards total. The numbering continues from Series 3. The images are based on the Fusion Saga and Kid Buu Saga.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 2001
Main distribution: United States / Japan
Barcode: 601139153904
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z from Artbox. This series is called the Hero Collection Series 3 and contains 72 cards and 12 Special Prismatic Cards, making 84 cards total. There is also an additional Promo Card. The numbering continues from Series 2. The images are based on the Majin Buu Saga and Fusion Saga.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 2001
Main distribution: United States / Europe / Japan
Barcode: 601139152204
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z from Artbox. This series is called the Hero Collection Series 2 and contains 84 cards and 3 Double Gold Laser Cards, making 87 cards total. There were also an additional 6 Promo Cards. The numbering continues from Series 1. The images are based on the Great Saiyaman Saga, World Tournament Saga and Babidi Saga.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 2000
Main distribution: United States / Japan
Barcode: 601139140003
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z from Artbox. This series is called the Hero Collection Series 1 and contains 156 cards and 3 Double Laser Prism, making 159 cards total. The images are based on the Saiyan Saga up to the Great Saiyaman Saga.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 2002
Main distribution: United States
These are Filmcardz from Dragonball Z by Artbox. They are transparant cards in a cardboard border, much like a dia. The series exists out of 72 cards, with 6 rare chase cards and 3 ultra-rare chase cards, creating 81 cards total. Additionally there are 4 Promo Cards. The images are based on the Dragonball Z movies Lord Slug, Cooler’s Revenge and Return of Cooler.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 2001
Main distribution: United States
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z by Artbox. This is Series 4. The series exists out of 72 cards, with 10 Prism cards and 4 Clear cards, creating 86 cards total. Additionally there is a Promo Card. The images are based on the Trunks Saga, Android Saga and Imperfect Cell Saga.
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Series: Dragonball Z
Company: Artbox
Year: 2000
Main distribution: United States / Europe
Barcode: 601139140300
These are trading cards from Dragonball Z by Artbox. This is the Chromium (or Holochrome in Europe) Archive Edition. It includes the best of the Dragonball Z Trading Cards from Series 1, 2 and 3. These are “Chromium” meaning extra thick and shiny cards. The series exists out of 80 Chromium cards, and 9 Ripple Foil Chase Cards. There were also 80 stickers of the Chromium cards.
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