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Dragonball Deformation – Bandai

Series: Dragonball Z / Dragonball GT / Dragonball Kai

Company: Bandai

Size: +/- 6 cm

Main distribution: Japan

This a series of chibi Dragonball characters made by Bandai. They are about 3 heads tall rather than 2. They all come on a black base which has the character’s name on it. Deformation relates to the chibi nature of the figures, as chibi is also often called SD or Super Deformed. These came in blind boxes so it would be a surprise which one you would get.

Dragonball HG Gashapon – Bandai

Dragonball HG Gashapon figures by Bandai

Series: Dragonball / Dragonball Z / Dragonball GT / Dragonball Kai / Dragonball Super / Dragonball Heroes

Company: Bandai

Release: 1995+

Size: various

Main distribution: Japan / Europe

The HG series is a series of Gashapon sets of small Dragonball figures. Most you had to build as they came in pieces. HG stands for ‘High Grade’. They came out of a Gashapon machine in a capsule, although some come in boxes I believe. They were made by Bandai, and later redistributed by AB Groupe in Europe, where they were called Maxi Collection. Several series were made resulting in over 300+ figures including colour variants, and is still ongoing now. What’s cool about these is is that they are in scale with one another.

Dragonball Mini Figure Selection Plus – Bandai

Series: Dragonball / Dragonball Z

Company: Bandai

Release: October, 2004

Size: +/- 5 cm

Main distribution: Japan

This is a series made by Bandai called the “Mini Figure Selection Plus”. 2 series of 6 figures were made. These came in blind bags. They are great 3D representations of Akira Toriyama’s art.

Dragon Ball Chara Pucchi – Bandai

Dragonball Z Series 4 Chara Pucchi Trunks

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

Company: Bandai

Release: 2003-2016

Size: +/- 6 cm

Main distribution: Japan

This is a series made by Bandai done for several IP’s, like Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT, Dragonball Super, Gundam Seed etc. These are all SD (Super Deformed) or chibi figures sitting on a round object. “Chara Pucchi” means “Character Petit”. Here you’ll find all the Dragon Ball ones.

Dragonball Z / GT Super Battle Collection – Bandai

Dragonball Z / GT Super Battle Collection by Bandai

Series: Dragonball Z / Dragonball GT

Company: Bandai

Year: 1991-1996, 2003

Size: 3~14 cm

Main distribution: Japan, later re-released in America / Europe

Bandai released some of the first Action Figures of Dragonball when the show started airing in Japan. The line was called “Super Battle Collection” and 43 figures / sets were made. These were later re-released by KidzBiz, Giochi Preziosi and Irwin Toy, bringing them to the West. Bandai re-released the entire line again in 2003, updating their paint jobs with shading. Here you’ll find these.

Dragonball Z Soft Figures – Bandai

Series: Dragonball Z

Company: Bandai

Release: 2008

Size: 11 cm

Main distribution: Worldwide

Barcode: 3296580345304

These are action figures of Dragonball Z made by Bandai. They’re made of a soft plastic / vinyl hence the name ‘Soft Figures’. There are 14 different figures. I got 1.

Pokémon Oh!-Egg Bath Ball – Bandai

Pokémon Oh!-Egg Bath Ball figures by Bandai

Company: Bandai

Release: 2017

Size: 3.5 cm

Main distribution: Japan

Barcode: 4549660115588

These are figures from a bath bomb / ball from Pokémon. They are blind boxes that exist out of a bath bomb with a figure inside. There are 5 figures to collect; Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu and Eevee. I got 4 of them.

Dragon Ball Adverge Ex Dragon Children Vol. 2 Trunks – Bandai

Trunks - Dragon Ball Children Vol 2

Serie: Dragon Ball Super

Company: Bandai

Year: 2018

Size: 4.5 cm

Main distribution: Japan

Barcode: 4549660250630

The Dragon Children is a line of small chibi figures of the children of the Dragon Ball series from Dragon Ball Adverge Ex. Two sets came out, this is the second one. Continue reading Dragon Ball Adverge Ex Dragon Children Vol. 2 Trunks – Bandai

The Bear’s School Movie “Patissier Jackie and the Sunshine sweets” Little Collection

The Bear's School Movie

Serie: The Bears’ School

Company: Bandai

Release: August 31, 2017

Size: 5 cm

Main distribution: Japan

Barcode: 4549660189459

These are little ballchain figure mascots of the anime movie ‘Eiga Kuma no Gakkō: Patissier Jackie to Ohisama no Sweets’, or ‘The Bear’s School Movie “Patissier Jackie and the Sunshine sweets”‘.

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Pokémon Tea Cup Time Mascots Vol.2 by Bandai

Tea Cup Time Vol 2

Set: Tea Cup Time

Company: Bandai

Year: May 2017

Size: +/- 3.5 cm

Main distribution: Japan

The Tea Cup Time figures are small figures of Pokémon that fit in a Pokémon themed tea cup, that were distributed in gashapon machines in various series of 5 figures. They are made by Bandai. This is the second series.

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