Figures, Merch and Gachapon Prices — 2026-09-28
Blue Archive scales from Good Smile and Design COCO headline a busy preorder week, while Bandai pushes fourth-round preorders for One Piece Day '26 exclusives amid ongoing demand. Chinese collector media report heavy scalping premiums on new Bandai FRS and GSC releases, and a Chinese studio launched the first-ever posable Kaiju Girls figure.
Figures, Merch and Gachapon Prices — 2026-09-28
Swimsuit Mikas, Sakura Miku and One Piece Day cards drive this week's preorder rush as scalpers circle the hottest kits
Top developments
Good Smile opens Blue Archive Mika swimsuit preorder at ¥21,800
Good Smile opened preorders on September 25 for a 1/7 scale swimsuit figure of Mika from Blue Archive, priced at ¥21,800 (tax included) with a November 2027 release planned — a typical top-tier price point for the franchise's most sought-after characters, and a benchmark for how Blue Archive licensing continues to push scale-figure pricing upward.
Design COCO's Blue Archive Kikyo swimsuit 1/7 goes up for preorder
Sharing the same-day news cycle, Design COCO opened preorders for a 1/7 swimsuit Kikyo from Blue Archive, with a dynamic tail and detailed swimsuit sculpt. Two competing Blue Archive swimsuit scales launching preorders in the same week signals how crowded — and how valuable — this license has become for makers courting preorder volume.
Bandai runs 4th-round preorders for One Piece Day '26 premium cards
Premium Bandai opened a fourth round of preorders at 12:00 JST on September 28 for the "One Piece Card Game Premium Card Collection – ONE PIECE DAY '26 –", a two-card set featuring a special Luffy and a "Don!!" card. Repeat preorder rounds for a commemorative set indicate demand is still outstripping Bandai's allocation — a classic scalper magnet for exclusive card goods.
GSC Hokusai Miku Nendoroid hits ¥8,500 as Chinese buyers weigh proxies
Good Smile's Hokusai collaboration Nendoroid (Rella version) opened preorders September 18 at ¥8,500 tax-included with an April 2027 ship date, and Chinese collector media note daigou proxies already listing it near ¥360 RMB while the museum-exclusive mirror sold out first. The resale spread on a standard-released Nendoroid shows how quickly collab scalping now begins.
Kaiju Girls gets its first posable figure from LADoTOYS
Chinese studio LADoTOYS opened preorders on September 21 evening for the first posable figure in the Ultra Kaiju Gijinka (Kaiju Girls) series — a 1/12 Gomora, at ¥329 RMB STD / ¥399 RMB DX with an 80-yuan deposit, shipping 2027 — with spot prices already at ¥429 before production. A boutique debut in a 13-year-old fandom shows mid-tier Chinese makers moving in on Bandai-adjacent IP with collector-grade pricing.
Local view
Japanese hobby press this week centered on new G.S Collection announcements: Dengeki Hobby covered the 1/6 Iroha Isshiki (Oregairu) from Good Smile's G.S.Collection line, published September 28, adding that publisher Gagaga Bunko source material is driving petals-and-winter-scene sculpting choices. Inside-Games highlighted the Sakura Miku "G.S.Collection: Myairacon Ver." preorder, framing delicate Sakura-Miku sculpts as reliable preorder sellers. Chinese-language collector outlet SMZDM also flagged that Bandai's FRS Amplified Magnagarurumon slipped from August to September 19 shipping due to "manufacturer production schedule adjustments," with domestic spot stock already marked up to nearly 400 yuan over the 6,600-yen retail figure — and the previous kit's price still rising a year on due to no rerun.
Context & numbers
- Blue Archive Mika 1/7 swimsuit: ¥21,800 tax-included, preorder from September 25, release November 2027 — squarely in the premium scale band.
- Hokusai Miku Nendoroid: ¥8,500 tax-included (~100mm), April 2027 shipping; proxy-market price ~¥360 RMB vs. a standard Miku 3.0 spot price of ¥6,900 in Japan.
- Bandai FRS Magnagarurumon: ¥6,600 retail, shipped September 19 after a one-month production delay; domestic spot availability near ¥400 RMB premium.
- CSM Kamen Rider Ghost Driver: ¥28,600 (Japan shipment September 28), with a Chinese official version at ¥1,429 RMB; SHF Ghost Infinite Soul confirmed after seven years, plus a ¥16,500 15-Hero Eyecon set due December.
- Bandai restock/resale pattern: prior Verine (Wuthering Waves) figure at ¥899 retail now listed secondhand at ¥688; new Morning 1/6 at ¥1,099 RMB shipping October 2027.
On the radar
- Bandai Namco's Hobby Division profitability watch: hobby press continues tracking how Gundam collectible demand supports licensing pricing (hobby division cited at ¥45 billion operating income for 2025 in market coverage).
- Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (Kyomaf 2026) diorama reveals — life-size Gabriel from Expelled from Paradise and FGO Mash — may still be open for reservation; expect announcement follow-through. (note: coverage window slightly earlier than strict 7-day cutoff)
- Trickcal pop-up store with 81 acrylic items and 78 stands, Premium Bandai preorders now open; watch for sellout timing.
- Rumor flag: SHF Kamen Rider Ghost Infinite Soul detailed info expected in October per Bandai collectors' tease; treat as unconfirmed until official reveal.
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