While Funko's Best of Anime Series 1 Mystery Minis looked pretty good, I have to confess that I was a little disappointed that the shows represented weren't ones that I'd ever watched. Thankfully, however, Funko's Best of Anime Series 2 features a cast I easily recognize and includes characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, and Death Note.
The line-up is as follows:
- Ryuk, the Shinigami from Death Note
- Monkey D. Luffy, the heroic rubber man pirate captain from One Piece
- Ichigo, the substitute Soul Reaper protagonist from Bleach
- Tony Tony Chopper, the reindeer doctor from One Piece
- Sasuke, the Sharigan-wielding ninja from Naruto
- Kon, Ichigo's mod soul sidekick from Bleach
- Vegeta, the Saiyan villain turned hero from Dragon Ball Z
- Light Yagami, the sociopathic protagonist from Death Note
- L, the famed detective who serves as Light's rival in Death Note
- Goku, the Saiyan hero of Dragon Ball Z
- Piccolo, the Nameckian hero from Dragon Ball Z
- Naruto, the poorly-dressed Leaf ninja and namesake of Naruto
Perhaps needless to say, it's an all-star line-up featuring some of the most popular Shonen Jump heroes and anti-heroes. There are certainly quite a few figures to be excited about and I'm happy to see that Piccolo made the cut.
It's a great-looking set (although Luffy's and Goku's heads look to be an odd angle?) and one that I'm sure fans will covet. Expect to see these figures hit shelves in April.
(NOTE: Series 1 had a Hot Topic exclusive configuration. No word yet whether Series 2 will see the same.)
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