Spy x Family goods from Japan: Japanese search terms, prize figure lines and Ichiban Kuji

Spy x Family still has a huge merch output in Japan, and a lot of it never gets an overseas release: crane-game prizes, Ichiban Kuji lottery prizes, anime cafe collabs and pop-up store goods. The good news is that much of it resurfaces on Japanese secondhand marketplaces at low prices. Some notes for anyone collecting Anya, Yor, Loid or Bond from outside Japan.

Search in Japanese

English titles only catch part of the listings. These terms pull up far more on Mercari, Suruga-ya and Yahoo Auctions:

• スパイファミリー (Spy Family) or SPY×FAMILY
• アーニャ (Anya), ヨル (Yor), ロイド (Loid), ボンド (Bond)
• キメラ (Chimera, Anya's stuffed toy)
• ぬーどるストッパー (noodle stopper figures)
• 一番くじ (Ichiban Kuji), ぬいぐるみ (plush), アクリルスタンド (acrylic stand)

Adding 中古 (used) or 未開封 (unopened) narrows a search quickly.

What the lines are

• Noodle stopper and Q posket: the Banpresto / Bandai Spirits prize lines. They were made in large quantities, so used copies are cheap and easy to find. This is where most people start with an Anya figure.
• Nendoroid: Good Smile Company made Nendoroids of Anya and Yor. New stock turns up on Amazon Japan; out-of-print ones on Suruga-ya and Mercari.
• Plush: Anya, Bond and the Chimera toy show up as UFO-catcher prizes and mascots, often sold in bundles.
• Ichiban Kuji: store lottery prizes. The last-one prize (ラストワン賞) is the one collectors chase, and it can climb on the resale market. Yahoo Auctions is a good place for full prize sets.
• Acrylic stands, keychains, pin badges: light, cheap to ship and good for filling out a box.

As a rough guide: Mercari for cheap used figures and plush (typical used Anya figures around $3-12), Suruga-ya for condition-graded stock and out-of-print prize figures, Amazon Japan for sealed current releases, and Yahoo Auctions for rare lots and event goods.

Saving on cost

Sellers often list a plush, a keychain and an acrylic stand as one lot, which works out cheaper per piece. Prize figures usually cost much less than scale statues. Shipping is a big part of the total: international postage is charged on the greater of actual and volumetric weight, so a boxed figure costs more to send than plush or acrylics, and putting several small items in one box helps. For US buyers, the $800 de minimis exemption no longer applies: since August 29, 2025, parcels of any value go through customs and pay applicable duties, taxes and fees.

Before you buy used

Compare the seller's photos with the maker's product page, check for the Banpresto or Good Smile logo on the box, and read the condition notes. Suruga-ya grades its used stock, which helps.

Disclosure: this post comes from the OneMall team. OneMall is a Japan proxy-shopping and forwarding service, so the link below is commercial. It goes to our longer Spy x Family merch buying guide, with the platform table, the order steps and the fees. OneMall does not independently authenticate listings or guarantee product condition.

Who is on your shelf, Anya or Bond?

Frieren goods from Japan: Japanese search terms, figure lines and spotting bootlegs

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End keeps pulling in new fans, and most of the figures, plush and acrylic goods still come out in Japan first. A lot of them never get a Western release, so the widest selection sits on Japanese new and secondhand marketplaces. Some notes for anyone hunting Frieren, Fern, Stark or Himmel from overseas.

Search in Japanese

English titles only catch part of the listings. These terms pull up far more on Mercari, Suruga-ya and Yahoo Auctions:

• フリーレン (Frieren), 葬送のフリーレン (the full series title)
• フェルン (Fern), シュタルク (Stark), ヒンメル (Himmel)
• ねんどろいど フリーレン (Frieren Nendoroid)
• フリーレン フィギュア (Frieren figure) for scale and prize figures
• アクリルスタンド (acrylic stand), ぬいぐるみ (plush)

Adding 中古 (used) or 未開封 (unopened) narrows a search quickly.

What the lines are

• Scale figures (1/7): the premium display pieces. New releases and pre-orders turn up on Amazon Japan and Rakuten; used copies on Suruga-ya and Mercari.
• Nendoroids: chibi, poseable figures from Good Smile Company. Frieren and Fern both have one, and they are an easy entry point.
• POP UP PARADE and prize figures: the budget tier. Prize figures are made for arcade crane games and lotteries, so the secondhand supply is large.
• Plush and acrylic stands: light, cheap to ship and good for filling out a box.
• Manga and art books: Japanese-language volumes and illustration collections, easy to find new on Amazon Japan and Rakuten or used on Suruga-ya.

As a rough guide, Mercari has a large pool of new and gently used figures, Suruga-ya is a hobby chain with deep secondhand stock and condition notes, and Yahoo Auctions is where rare, event-exclusive or sold-out pieces tend to appear.

Bootlegs

Popular series attract knockoffs, and Frieren is no exception. Buy figures from Good Smile Company or other licensed makers and check the box for the maker's logos. Be suspicious of a "1/7 scale" Frieren priced far below the usual range, because that is the classic bootleg pattern. On secondhand listings, compare the seller's photos with the maker's product page before you commit.

Getting it out of Japan

Most of these sellers only ship inside Japan, so you need someone in Japan to buy for you. International postage is charged on the greater of actual and volumetric weight, so a boxed scale figure costs noticeably more to send than plush or acrylics. Since the pieces usually come from different sellers, it makes sense to let several items arrive in Japan and ship them together in one box. For US buyers, the $800 de minimis exemption no longer applies: since August 29, 2025, parcels of any value go through customs and pay applicable duties, taxes and fees.

Disclosure: this post comes from the OneMall team. OneMall is a Japan proxy-shopping and forwarding service, so the link below is commercial. It goes to our longer Frieren merch buying guide, with the category table, the order walkthrough and the fees. OneMall does not independently authenticate listings or guarantee product condition.

Which character are you collecting, Frieren or Fern?

Re:Zero goods from Japan: Japanese search terms, price tiers and spotting bootlegs

With Re:Zero deep into its Season 3 arc, a new wave of prize figures, plush and acrylic goods has been showing up on Japanese shelves. A lot of it is made for the Japanese market first, so the widest selection sits on Japanese secondhand and prize marketplaces. A few notes for anyone hunting Rem, Ram or Emilia from overseas.

Search in Japanese

English titles find only a slice of the listings. These terms pull up much more on Mercari, Suruga-ya and Yahoo Auctions:

• リゼロ (Re:Zero)
• レム (Rem), ラム (Ram), エミリア (Emilia)
• エミリア フィギュア (Emilia figure) is a good search for scale and prize figures

Rough price tiers (secondhand / prize, as of 2026)

• Prize and kuji figures (Ichiban Kuji, Banpresto): about $5–$25. Mass-produced arcade and lottery prizes, and the most affordable display pieces.
• Acrylic stands and keychains: about $4–$20. The lightest things to ship, good for filling out a box.
• Plush and cushions: about $8–$45. Rem and Ram plush show up a lot.
• Scale figures (1/7, 1/8): $60–$200+ new, $30–$120 used. Buying used brings the price down.

As a rule of thumb, Mercari has the deepest stock of used prize figures, plush and acrylic goods; Suruga-ya is a secondhand chain with graded condition notes that works well for scale and boxed figures; Yahoo Auctions is where rare, discontinued or bundled lots turn up.

Bootlegs

Good Smile Company (Nendoroids and scale figures) and Banpresto (the prize line) are the two maker names you will see most. The secondhand market does carry bootlegs, so compare the box, the maker logo and the seller's photos with the manufacturer's product page, and be wary of prices far below the usual range for that figure.

Getting it out of Japan

Most of these sellers only ship inside Japan, so you need someone in Japan to buy for you. Since figures and acrylic goods tend to come from different sellers, it usually makes sense to let several items arrive in Japan and ship them together in one box instead of paying international postage several times. For US buyers, the $800 de minimis exemption no longer applies: since August 29, 2025, parcels of any value go through customs and pay applicable duties, taxes and fees.

Disclosure: this post comes from the OneMall team. OneMall is a Japan proxy-shopping and forwarding service, so the link below is commercial. It goes to our longer Re:Zero merch buying guide, with the price table, the step-by-step order walkthrough and the fees. OneMall does not independently authenticate listings or guarantee product condition.

Who are you collecting, Rem, Ram or Emilia?

Portgas D. Ace figures from Japan: P.O.P, Figuarts ZERO, kuji or prize?

Ace has been gone from the ONE PIECE story since Marineford, yet he is still one of the most merchandised characters in the series. Because no current arc drives new stock, his figures arrive in anniversary bursts, and much of the catalogue is out of production at any given moment. On Japanese resale sites that makes the second-hand market the main way in, not the bargain bin. The first thing to sort out is which of four channels a figure came from, because that tells you most of the price story.

The four channels

• Portrait.Of.Pirates (P.O.P), Megahouse. The premium scale line, made in limited runs. Multi-figure and NEO-MAXIMUM pieces sit around $100 to $250+ second-hand.
• Figuarts ZERO, Bandai Spirits. Mid-size fixed-pose figures, the sensible default at roughly $25 to $60 sealed.
• Ichiban Kuji prizes. BANDAI SPIRITS' in-store lottery. A賞 is the headline figure of a campaign and ラストワン賞 goes to whoever draws the last ticket; lower letters are often towels or glasses rather than figures. Roughly $25 to $60 depending on the letter.
• Prize figures: KING OF ARTIST, DXF, Grandline Men. Crane-machine prizes from Banpresto. The box says 非売品 (not for sale) and there was never a shop price, so they trade around $6 to $35.

A kuji listing that says 一番くじ エース without a prize letter is worth a question before you bid. Note also that an unopened A賞 Ace can be priced above a sealed Figuarts ZERO: the campaign ended, and the only supply left is people who drew that ticket.

Searching in Japanese

エース on its own is a common word and returns thousands of unrelated items. Search by line instead: フィギュアーツZERO エース, ポートレートオブパイレーツ エース, 一番くじ ワンピース エース, KING OF ARTIST エース. For condition, 新品未開封 means new and sealed, 未開封 unopened, 開封済み opened. Opened prize figures are normal and usually go for 20 to 40 percent less.

Bootleg warning signs

The P.O.P sculpts are the ones worth copying, and Ace's flame effects and open coat hide shortcuts in photos. Things to look at: flame parts that are flat orange with mould seams instead of a gradient; a smeared or misaligned ASCE arm tattoo or back mark; a box heavy on English with low-resolution photos and no Japanese spec block; and a "P.O.P" priced like a prize figure. The rule that catches most of them is simple: skip listings that show only the maker's promo render and no photo of the actual item.

Two practical notes

Many of the best Ace sculpts are Luffy & Ace or Ace & Sabo pieces, and the two-figure sets are often better value per figure than a solo release of similar size. Figure boxes are light but bulky, and international carriers bill on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher, so buying the Ace, Sabo and Luffy in one window and shipping them together usually beats three parcels. For US buyers, the $800 de minimis exemption no longer applies, so since 29 August 2025 parcels of any value go through customs and pay applicable duties, taxes and fees.

Disclosure: this post comes from the OneMall team. OneMall is a Japan proxy-shopping and forwarding service, so the link below is commercial. It points to our longer Portgas D. Ace figure guide, with the line-by-line table, search terms and buying steps. OneMall does not independently authenticate listings or guarantee product condition.

Which Ace do you have on the shelf: a P.O.P, a Figuarts ZERO or a crane-game prize?

Evangelion 30th anniversary goods: how to read the Japanese listings

Evangelion turned thirty in October 2025, and almost everything released for the anniversary was built around physical presence in Japan: an arena show, a convenience-store lottery, a store that ships domestically and cinema screenings with attendance gifts. None of it had an international storefront. Most of it now circulates on Japanese second-hand marketplaces, and the hard part for an overseas fan is reading those listings, not finding them.

Where the anniversary goods came from

• Ichiban Kuji. The 30th anniversary kuji went on sale on 6 February 2026 at ¥790 per draw in Seven-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, Yume Town and the EVANGELION STORE. The A prize is a 43 cm Unit-01 with light wings. You had to be standing in a Japanese shop to draw.
• EVANGELION:30+. The three-day event ran 21–23 February 2026 at Yokohama Arena. Venue goods from shows like this reach the resale market within days.
• EVANGELION STORE. Store originals ship inside Japan only.
• Cinema revivals. Attendance gifts (入場者特典) were never sold at all.

Why buying the prize beats chasing the lottery

Every kuji ticket wins something, but the top tier cannot be bought directly. You buy ¥790 draws until you hit it or someone else does, and shops do not restock a box mid-run. The Last One prize (ラストワン賞) goes to whoever takes the final ticket, so there is exactly one per box. A resale listing shows a fixed price and a photo of the actual item. If you are outside Japan, that is the only realistic route anyway.

A short glossary for Japanese Evangelion listings

• 一番くじ: Ichiban Kuji prize. Prize-only, never sold at retail.
• ラストワン賞: Last One prize. One per box.
• A賞 / B賞 / C賞: prize tier. Check that the tier matches the figure in the photo.
• 新世紀: the 1995 TV series and goods from that era.
• ヱヴァンゲリヲン / シン: the Rebuild films and the final film. Different designs and different sculpts.
• 初号機 / 零号機 / 弐号機: Unit-01 / Unit-00 / Unit-02.
• 非売品: not for sale. A campaign or event item with no retail equivalent anywhere.
• 当時物: from the period. Original 1990s goods, not a modern reissue.
• 未開封 / 美品 / 中古: unopened / excellent / used. Japanese sellers use these precisely.

Search tips

• Search エヴァンゲリオン rather than "Evangelion". Character names work even better: 綾波レイ, アスカ, 渚カヲル, 碇シンジ, 真希波マリ.
• Add 30周年 to separate anniversary goods from the thousands of older listings.
• Decide between prize and retail before you sort by price. 一番くじ items and scale figures are separate markets, and a mixed list looks random.
• Judge the photo, not the title. Prize figures get relisted under generic titles, and sellers usually photograph the actual box, damage included. Kuji boxes are thin, so "box creased, figure sealed" is common and means what it says.
• 1990s 当時物 goods are often priced as old toys, not memorabilia. Sealed TV-era figures can cost less than a modern blind box.

Shipping

Figures are light but bulky. Carriers charge by actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher, so a few prize boxes can cost more to ship than their weight suggests. Combining several items in one parcel is usually the sensible move. For US buyers: the $800 de minimis exemption no longer applies, so since 29 August 2025 parcels of any value go through customs and pay applicable duties, taxes and fees.

Disclosure: this post comes from the OneMall team. OneMall is a Japan proxy-shopping and forwarding service, so the link below is commercial. It points to our longer guide to buying Evangelion merch from Japan, which has example listings, the kuji breakdown and source links for the dates above. OneMall does not independently authenticate listings or guarantee product condition.

Which era do you collect: original TV-series 当時物, Rebuild goods or the new 30th anniversary items?