Dragon Ball's September 2026 Prize Figures: Goten & Trunks' Fusion, Goku vs. Grandpa Gohan, and What Collectors Should Know
Dragon Ball collectors have a busy September ahead: Bandai Spirits is rolling out a new wave of Dragon Ball prize figures through September 2026, led by a Match Makers set that finally stages Son Goku's tournament clash with a masked "Grandpa Gohan," and a History Box piece that freezes the exact instant Goten and Trunks fuse. These are Japan's arcade "prize" figures, released sequentially rather than in a single drop, and the September lineup leans hard on nostalgia while adding a couple of oddball novelty items to the mix.
The headline duels and fusions
The Match Makers series is built for confrontation, and this wave pairs two figures that only make sense together: Son Goku (VS Grandpa Gohan) and Grandpa Gohan (VS Son Goku). According to Bandai's official prize site, they arrive sequentially from September 10, 2026, recreating the World Tournament bout where a masked martial artist trades blows with Goku while hiding his true identity. Displayed side by side, the two figures reconstruct one of the earliest, most emotional matchups in the franchise's history.
The other centerpiece is a History Box entry capturing Goten and Trunks mid-fusion — the split-second pose that leads into Gotenks. Fusion moments are notoriously hard to sculpt because they depend on symmetry and motion, so a prize figure that commits to that frame is an easy shelf standout for fans of the Buu-era arc.
More Saiyans in the September wave
Beyond the two hero pieces, the September assortment keeps the Saiyan theme going across several of Bandai Spirits' prize brands:
- Blood of Saiyans — a Super Saiyan Trunks figure billed as the third installment of the line's "legendary illustration" concept, where multiple figures line up to complete a single key-art scene.
- Grandista — a large-format Broly, the brand's signature oversized presentation.
- History Box — a Super Saiyan 3 Goku, alongside the Goten & Trunks fusion piece.
- World Collectable Figure — a "Childhood Edition" volume gathering younger versions of the cast in the line's compact palm-sized format.
Two non-figure novelties round things out: a microwave ramen pot with ladle decorated with young Goku and Shenron, and a scouter-shaped speaker returning as a restock from its earlier run. Items like these tend to be the sleeper collectibles of a wave — practical, franchise-branded, and often harder to find later than the figures themselves.
What "prize figures" mean for international collectors
Prize figures (keihin) are made for Japanese arcade crane games and online crane services rather than standard retail, so they don't carry a conventional list price and they aren't sold through normal pre-order channels the way scale figures are. That distribution quirk matters for overseas fans: once a wave's arcade run winds down, the figures move to the secondary market, and popular pieces — fusions, duel sets, and novelty goods especially — can get scarce fast. Quality has climbed steadily in recent years, with sharper sculpts and paint than the "cheap crane prize" reputation suggests, which is why lines like Grandista and Match Makers now anchor serious Dragon Ball shelves.
The practical takeaway: if a specific September piece speaks to you, it's worth tracking early rather than assuming it'll be easy to grab months down the line.
Start or grow your Dragon Ball shelf
Waves like this are a reminder of how deep the Dragon Ball figure catalog runs, from Match Makers duels to World Collectable minis. If you're building a Saiyan display and want to shop Dragon Ball figures and collectibles that ship worldwide, browse Akibato's Dragon Ball collection — and if you enjoy the surprise of Japan's lottery-style prizes, Akibato's Ichiban Kuji collection is a natural next stop for the same crane-game thrill.