Every Banpresto figure line, and what the name promises

Why Banpresto figure lines matter more than release numbers

Banpresto releases are grouped into lines, and a line is a repeatable format rather than a theme. It fixes roughly how tall the figure stands, what the base looks like, how the hair and cloth are finished, and often whether it ships as one figure or as a pair of variants. The same line runs across completely different series, so once you know you like the format, you can go looking for it by name.

The tall display lines

Grandista is the flagship format: the biggest pieces in the prize range, built to stand alone on a shelf, with heavy bases and the most sculpting detail the budget allows. Maximatic takes the same height and throws the figure into motion, with effect parts moulded into a dynamic base. Gx Materia and Solid Edge Works sit just below in height and lean on sharp, angular finishing.

The long-running series lines

Blood of Saiyans has been adding Dragon Ball characters for years and is the easiest line to collect as a set. The Grandline Series does the same job for One Piece, with a consistent scale across the crew. DXF is the long-serving mid-size format that most people's first figure belongs to. Match Makers pairs rivals, designed to be displayed facing each other.

The small and stylised lines

Q Posket is the short, round-faced format, almost always released as two colour variants of the same sculpt. Fluffy Puffy goes smaller and softer still. Break Time Collection and Relax Time put characters in seated or resting poses sized for a desk rather than a display case.

The finish-led lines

Some lines exist for one visual trick. Clearise casts parts in translucent resin. Espresto pushes hair and cloth finishing further than the price suggests. Senkouzekkei and Vibration Stars go for high-gloss lacquer and colour saturation. History Box builds a diorama panel into the base.

Reading a line on a shelf page

Every collectable figure on this site carries its line in the facts table and under its name on the shelf. If you have decided you want tall pieces, you can scan a series shelf for Grandista and Maximatic and ignore everything else; if you want a desk figure, the small formats are just as quick to pick out.

The Dragon Ball shelf is the best place to see the whole set at once: Banpresto has run almost every line through Dragon Ball at some point, so one shelf shows a Grandista, a Q Posket and a Blood of Saiyans piece side by side. Once those three formats are familiar, every other Banpresto shelf reads at a glance.