The super popular "Ichiban Kuji" (一番くじ) lottery, a prize-winning draw from Japan's BANDAI SPIRITS company, has unveiled new merchandise based on the popular anime and manga series "My Hero Academia" – "My Hero Academia -The Story Before Becoming the Best Hero-". The suggested retail price is 790 JPY per draw, and it is scheduled to launch in September 2026!
This "My Hero Academia -The Story Before Becoming the Best Hero-" Ichiban Kuji will offer prizes of various tiers, including A-I, the Last One Prize, and the Double Chance Prize, all centered around the early story arcs! The B-E prizes, which have been revealed in advance, are all high-quality MASTERLISE series figures, featuring Katsuki Bakugo for Prize B, Shota Aizawa for Prize C, U.A. High School Principal Nezu for Prize D, and Deku: Origin for Prize E. Among these, in addition to Principal Nezu's first-ever three-dimensional rendition, the most anticipated is Prize D, which recreates the poignant scene where Izuku (Deku) cries while watching an All Might video after being diagnosed as Quirkless. His tearful expression is exquisitely sculpted, making it truly heartbreaking QQ! Furthermore, the MASTERELIVE COLLECTION series Prize F, which recreates an in-story prop, is also a major highlight, bringing to life Izuku's "Platinum Age All Might" action figure from the series. Its simple lines and the folds of the cape are all exquisitely reproduced, allowing all toy collectors to become fanboys and fangirls in the My Hero Academia world, just like Izuku!
Prize B MASTERLISE Katsuki Bakugo
Prize C MASTERLISE Shota Aizawa
Prize D MASTERLISE Principal Nezu
Prize E MASTERLISE Deku: Origin
Prize F MASTERELIVE COLLECTION All Might Action Figure
Update 2026/05/07:
The official team recently revised the MASTERELIVE COLLECTION All Might Action Figure, originally announced as the Last One Prize, to become Prize F. They have also unveiled the figures for Prize A and the Last One Prize! Prize A is from the MASTERLISE PLUS series, featuring high-quality figures of multiple characters, and it brings to life the iconic scene from episode 2 of the anime where All Might tells Izuku, "You can be a hero!", allowing everyone to collect this moving moment! The Last One Prize is the Izuku Midoriya -10th ANNIVERSARY- MASTERLISE figure, commemorating the emotions brought by the anime's 10th anniversary! There's absolutely no reason not to go all out for this set!
Prize A MASTERLISE PLUS Izuku Midoriya & All Might
Last One Prize Izuku Midoriya -10th ANNIVERSARY- MASTERLISE
Detailed prize information will be revealed at a later date, which is highly anticipated!
Ichiban Kuji My Hero Academia -The Story Before Becoming the Best Hero-
Suggested Retail Price: 790 JPY / draw
Scheduled Release Date: September 2026
via： 1kuji