subject: Improve Your Collection With Amazing Figures [print this page] There have been many animations and cartoon series that have become popular in the movie world, television and comics. Merchandise of such popular figures released by companies as part of their marketing strategy has also always succeeded.
The Dragonball Z figures is one such very famous series that cover a whole range of action figures covering genres such as adventure, martial arts, fantasy and anime.
Background
One has to go back some years to find out more about Dragonball that was conceived and brought out as Japanese manga series by Akira Toriyama. This became extremely popular and became reflected in many comics that came out during the eleven years between 1984 and 1995 and also formed the base for the trio of anime series Dragonball, Dragonball Z and Dragonball GT.
The story revolves around the adventures of the main protagonist Son Goku, right from childhood into adulthood, as he sets out in quest of the seven magical Dragonballs, which have unique wish-granting powers. He also trains extensively in martial arts to prepare and fight the forces that stand in his way.
The Dragonball Z series has emerged as a very popular series making its impact not only in Japan but also across the world. There have been a number of books; films and television serials made and lot of merchandise have been also released by companies cashing in on the marketing advantage.
Types of figures available
There are various action figures both tough and fragile that are available in the market and while the tough ones are best suited for kids as well as adults to play games with, the fragile ones are the ones best suited as collectors items to be displayed on the mantle piece. The figures come in bundles and packs and are available at popular shopping portals. The common size is 4x8 inches.
People normally collect figures based on the themes they like and have seen in particular movies and the Dragonball Z figures in particular have been sought after by die-hard collectors. Due to its popularity worldwide, there are a lot of products which have its themes as the base and you can surely find a great variety of such figurines and keep adding to your collection. You only need to start with one and very soon, you will find that the urge to own the entire collection of a series keeps growing within you and keeps you motivated to add to the collection. A good collection of Dragonball Z figures could also net you good money after some time due to its continued popularity and the fact that there are many collectors out there willing to pay good money to acquire specific series figures.
The passion and hobby is such that you do not stop at just Dragonball Z figures. There are other figures associated with the animated series which are just as interesting and as a keen follower; you would want to have all of them in your collection as well in order to complete the collection.
