Company: Bandai
Release date: 2023+
Size: +/- 4cm
Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)
These are a Gashapon series called “narabundesu” or “lined up” by Bandai. Several IPs have gotten this treatment, existing out of characters walking in a line. These are little dinosaurs. In English it’s called “Let’s get in line Dinosaur-san”.
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Company: Bandai
Release date: Spring 2023
Size: +/- 4cm
Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)
These are a Gashapon series called “narabundesu” or “lined up” by Bandai. Several IPs have gotten this treatment, existing out of characters walking in a line. These are little sumo wrestlers. In English it’s called “Let’s get in line Osumou-san”.
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Company: Bandai
Release: 2019+
Size: +/- 2 cm
Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)
This is a little Gashapon line of birds that sit on / hug cables (Hugcot), distributed in Gashapon machines by Bandai.
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Company: Bandai
Release date: 2019+
Size: +/- 3.5 cm
Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)
This is a little Gashapon line of little lizard creatures that hug cables (Hugcot), distributed in Gashapon machines by Bandai.
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Company: Bandai
Release date: 2020+
Size: +/- 5cm
Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)
These are Gashapon figures of animals sitting in the sauna.
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Company: Bandai
Release date: Spring 2023
Size: +/- 6cm
Main distribution: Japan / USA / UK (Gashapon machines)
These are Gashapon figures of animals skating with skateboards.
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Company: Bandai
Year: 2021-2022
Size: +/- 6cm
Main distribution: Japan
These are a Gashapon series called “narabundesu” or “lined up” by Bandai. Several IPs have gotten this treatment, existing out of characters walking in a line. Here are the miffy ones.
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Series: Animal Crossing New Horizons
Company: Bandai
Size: +/- 5cm
Year: 2020-2022
Main distribution: Worldwide
Tomodachi Doll, or Friend Doll, are small flocked figures of the Animal Crossing characters, officially licensed by Nintendo, made by Bandai and distributed by Bluefin and Bandai Namco. They come out in waves, each a mix of Special and Villager Characters.
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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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Series: Dragon Ball Z
Company: Bandai
Year: 1993~1997
Size: 3~7cm / 2″
Main distribution: Japan, Hong Kong, Europe, America
Bandai released some of the first figures of Dragonball Z when the show started airing in Japan. This line was called “Full Color Battle” and 36 figures / sets were made. These were later re-released in Hong Kong, as well as by AB Groupe as “Super Guerriers” (Super Warriors), and then re-released again by Irwin Toy, bringing them to the West.
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