Anime Mystery Minis?

[sylin]

A while back, there was an announcement that there would be minis based on anime like Naruto, Bleach, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, etc. I was wondering if there was any news for these from Toy Fair? I looked on various websites but never found anything which was disappointing.

Also, what characters do you hope to see in this set?

[Batfan]

I would love to see some from Magi: Labyrinth of Magic, or Kingdom of Magic.

[Suprcel]

These were announced as part of the 12 days of Christmas. I think they are a little too early in the production process at this time to even have a list of what series are involved.

[sylin]

Suprcel, the original annoucement had a couple of series listed as being included, but there's always a chance there will be some other series represented in the set.

[missauru]

I saw that " anime" was announced but I didnt know it was for the mystery mini series. Cool. Now I have two sets of minis I will have to collect

I look forward to seeing the concept art for these

[sylin]

I look forward to seeing the concept art for these

Me too! I'm sooo anticipating some art/glams for this (along with the Dreamworks All Stars and MLP Series 3). I was a tad disappointed that we didn't get anything at Toy Fair, but maybe we'll get something by the time SDCC rolls around.

[missauru]

It's ok though because we got a lot of awesome things out of Toy Fair! We cant expect them to have everyyyyything there

[sylin]

It's ok though because we got a lot of awesome things out of Toy Fair! We cant expect them to have everyyyyything there

Yeah, I know! I still would've liked to see more on some of those lines!

I'm crossing my fingers that the anime minis will be for a summer or fall 2015 release.

[Kuro-kun]

I kinda forgot about the Anime Minis ^^;
I'd love the Minis to include the minor/lesser known characters if the POPs are going to be the mains. I'd scream if there was a Kiba and Akamaru Mini. They're pretty well-known, but Kon, Toshiro, Gin, Levi, Sasha/Potato Girl would be cute, too.

I hope the POPs and Minis come out in the summer or early fall. Not all at once, but just in time for con season

[sylin]

I kinda forgot about the Anime Minis ^^;
I'd love the Minis to include the minor/lesser known characters if the POPs are going to be the mains. I'd scream if there was a Kiba and Akamaru Mini. They're pretty well-known, but Kon, Toshiro, Gin, Levi, Sasha/Potato Girl would be cute, too.

I think it might be the other way around if it's similar to other minis of this kind. I think there's a higher chance of those characters getting POPs.

I hope the POPs and Minis come out in the summer or early fall. Not all at once, but just in time for con season

I hope so! The sooner, the better!

[nikko]

Not included in the 2015 Catalog, maybe next year?

[sylin]

Not included in the 2015 Catalog, maybe next year?

Sometimes there's stuff that's not included in the catalogue that gets released in the same year, though.

[Kuro-kun]

I kinda forgot about the Anime Minis ^^;
I'd love the Minis to include the minor/lesser known characters if the POPs are going to be the mains. I'd scream if there was a Kiba and Akamaru Mini. They're pretty well-known, but Kon, Toshiro, Gin, Levi, Sasha/Potato Girl would be cute, too.

I think it might be the other way around if it's similar to other minis of this kind. I think there's a higher chance of those characters getting POPs.

I hope the POPs and Minis come out in the summer or early fall. Not all at once, but just in time for con season

I hope so! The sooner, the better!

I really have no idea as to how what characters are picked, so hopefully there's a nice diversity between the Pops and Minis. There's so many characters from each respective anime. As much as I love anime and Funko, I really don't want the same Naruto, Ichigo, or Eren figure in different sizes >< (I'm running out of room).

Not included in the 2015 Catalog, maybe next year?

Sometimes there's stuff that's not included in the catalogue that gets released in the same year, though.

(Just a guess) We'll probably see glams time around SDCC since they were announced in the 12 Days of Christmas

[sylin]

I really have no idea as to how what characters are picked, so hopefully there's a nice diversity between the Pops and Minis. There's so many characters from each respective anime. As much as I love anime and Funko, I really don't want the same Naruto, Ichigo, or Eren figure in different sizes >< (I'm running out of room).

I think there's two things they tend to look for when choosing what gets included, recognizability and/or popularity. Like, they might pick Naruto over the other characters in that show because he's the main character and the one people tend to think of when they think of the show (since his name is in the title). Though I wouldn't be surprised if they chose Sasuke and/or Kakashi since they're pretty popular overall. Because they sometimes choose one than one character to represent one series.

(Just a guess) We'll probably see glams time around SDCC since they were announced in the 12 Days of Christmas

That would be quite a treat! SDCC tends to have the coolest Funko stuff!

[missauru]

I cant wait to see the first pictures of what will be in series 1 !! I love too many animes that will never make the cut buuuut I also really love some of the popular ones so heres hoping there will be some real gems in this set!

[sylin]

I was thinking about the set today, and what's been announced as potentially being included from the 12 Days announcement, and it made me think about what other series could or should be included. For the most part, this list will be composed of anime that's got popularity, so I doubt any obscure or super old series that don't have huge cult status will get represented. And it's not really based on my personal tastes, though I do like pretty much all of these (some more than others).

So, here it is:

* One Piece - I was surprised this show was absent from the list originally! It has a huge fan following here, and it's a part of the Big 3 (which Naruto and Bleach already got inclusion).
* Sword Art Online
* Blue Exorcist
* Durarara!! - This is from Aniplex, whereas the anime for this have been licensed from Funimation and Viz, so not sure if there would be some sort of conflict for an anime like this to be a part of.
* Free! - I've been seeing merch of this popping up at Hot Topic, and it made me think that this could add some variety to the minis.
* Kill La Kill - Also from Aniplex, but it's getting very popular on Toonami.
* Fullmetal Alchemist - This is an older show, but it still has a huge fanbase and I think people would sacrifice their own arm and leg to get an Edward Elric mini.

[missauru]

I stopped reading at Durarara!! and spazzed out a bit
Oh man that would be amazing! I would buy a case day 1 if we found out they were included.

*continues reading*

I pretty much agree with your list. Theyre not all my taste but I know them to be quite popular.

Another thing to wonder... are popular anime that have Pops excluded from minis? DBZ? AoT? Black Butler? Hmmm. So many questions.

Man we need to see the concept art at least for these!

[sylin]

I stopped reading at Durarara!! and spazzed out a bit
Oh man that would be amazing! I would buy a case day 1 if we found out they were included.

Definitely, agreed! I actually included DRRR!! in a little list I made of anime minis I wanted offline. It'd also be interesting because I think they would likely get Celty, Shizuo, and/or Izaya due to their overwhelming popularity rather than Mikado, who is more the main lead (though some will argue it's Celty).

Another thing to wonder... are popular anime that have Pops excluded from minis? DBZ? AoT? Black Butler? Hmmm. So many questions.

No, it looks like they are also getting included. Here's the list from the 12 Days announcement: viewtopic.php?f=72&t=54664

Man we need to see the concept art at least for these!

Me too! Hopefully, it'll happen sooner rather than later.

[Kuro-kun]

That's a great list sylin
If all of these were made, I'd be one broke girl. Free! has a HUGE following (I know at least in Japan) so these would be very popular.

Inuyasha, Space Dandy, and Cowboy Bebop could probably be added to the list. I'm not sure about their current popularity, but maybe even Gundam or Code Geass, too. They would all probably stand a decent chance, but I'm not sure about their licensing.

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* Fullmetal Alchemist - This is an older show, but it still has a huge fanbase and I think people would sacrifice their own arm and leg to get an Edward Elric mini.

...I see what you did there

[missauru]

That's a great list sylin

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* Fullmetal Alchemist - This is an older show, but it still has a huge fanbase and I think people would sacrifice their own arm and leg to get an Edward Elric mini.

...I see what you did there

I would have caught that too if I wasnt so distracted by the DRRR!! thought

[AuthoressWings]

Very excited for this as well, hope we get something on this front soon. Who knows, maybe if they are successful enough we will see even more waves of minis.

[sylin]

...I see what you did there

It's cool you guys caught the reference.

Very excited for this as well, hope we get something on this front soon. Who knows, maybe if they are successful enough we will see even more waves of minis.

Same here. I'm dying to get some news on these minis!

[Trixt]

Just as reference not saying it's going to happen. Blizzard mystery minis were announced in 2013 12 days, and we just saw them at 2015 toy fair. Sometimes these things take time.

[sylin]

Just as reference not saying it's going to happen. Blizzard mystery minis were announced in 2013 12 days, and we just saw them at 2015 toy fair. Sometimes these things take time.

Well, yeah. Though, typically, stuff that's announced tends to be released within the year. And there's times where they don't announce at Toy Fair and spring some neat surprises at us.

[hawkman2]

Hmm I do like mysteries.

[sylin]

Hmm I do like mysteries.

A lot of us here do, too.

[sylin]

I was thinking about how available these specific mystery minis would be. Would these be exclusive to Hot Topic (where anime merch is sold by the tons) or will we see these at B&N, FYE, Target, etc? I mostly wonder since anime is somewhat niche at the moment.

[AuthoressWings]

I was thinking about how available these specific mystery minis would be. Would these be exclusive to Hot Topic (where anime merch is sold by the tons) or will we see these at B&N, FYE, Target, etc? I mostly wonder since anime is somewhat niche at the moment.

I know Cruchyroll sold some of the Frozen minis a while ago, maybe they would snag exclusives? Bit of a stretch, but who knows. But Hot Topic is very likely.

[Kuro-kun]

I was thinking about how available these specific mystery minis would be. Would these be exclusive to Hot Topic (where anime merch is sold by the tons) or will we see these at B&N, FYE, Target, etc? I mostly wonder since anime is somewhat niche at the moment.

I know Cruchyroll sold some of the Frozen minis a while ago, maybe they would snag exclusives? Bit of a stretch, but who knows. But Hot Topic is very likely.

Hot Topic is guaranteed. It seems like they get everything. B&N and Target will probably have them, too.
I totally forgot about Crunchyroll. I wouldn't be surprised if they had an exclusive.

[AuthoressWings]

I was thinking about how available these specific mystery minis would be. Would these be exclusive to Hot Topic (where anime merch is sold by the tons) or will we see these at B&N, FYE, Target, etc? I mostly wonder since anime is somewhat niche at the moment.

I know Cruchyroll sold some of the Frozen minis a while ago, maybe they would snag exclusives? Bit of a stretch, but who knows. But Hot Topic is very likely.

Hot Topic is guaranteed. It seems like they get everything. B&N and Target will probably have them, too.
I totally forgot about Crunchyroll. I wouldn't be surprised if they had an exclusive.

If they do sell on Cruchyroll changes are they could very well also have exclusive minis along with, as we can guess Hot Topic.

[sylin]

If they do sell on Cruchyroll changes are they could very well also have exclusive minis along with, as we can guess Hot Topic.

I'd love to see these at Crunchyroll, and with exclusives to boot! It'd be even neater if Crunchyroll and Hot Topic both have different ones to offer. Crossing my fingers for this outcome!

[missauru]

Exclusives are all well and good but I'd like to see concept art or glams for the set in general. Very curious!

[sylin]

Exclusives are all well and good but I'd like to see concept art or glams for the set in general. Very curious!

Now that some protos for MLP s3 have come out, I'm crossing my fingers that they're working on the anime ones as well. Hopefully we'll get them in time for the Christmas season. These would make for awesome stocking stuffers for anime fans.

[BaltimoreLauren]

I'd like to see some classic anime titles done for a blind box. I think Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Macross, Sailor Moon, and maybe even some Rumiko Takahashi series would work well.

[missauru]

I wouldnt mind a bunch of classic anime because I wouldnt need to collect them all and it would be better on my wallet

[BaltimoreLauren]

I wouldnt mind a bunch of classic anime because I wouldnt need to collect them all and it would be better on my wallet

Sadly for my wallet, it would be worse!

[sylin]

I'd like to see some classic anime titles done for a blind box. I think Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Macross, Sailor Moon, and maybe even some Rumiko Takahashi series would work well.

Ideally, we'll get a good mix of old and new, that way it can appeal to anime fans of all ages.