Heroes: One Piece

One Piece Anime Heroes / AniChara Heroes, subtitled Mini Big Head Figure, is a series produced by Plex and distributed by various companies (it seems to change with each coming edition). One edition is composed of 25 figures, one of whom is a secret, and 3 limited edition figures. This series is quite interesting because it features characters never picked up before. The very first part of this series for One Piece contained only 19 figures and 1 limited edition. It was also subtitled Pocket Figure Series, not Mini Big Head Figure. One explanation would be that Plex didn't intend at first to make regular releases for One Piece, and the first release was merely a test to see the feedback of the market.

The line Anime Heroes is a common trademark for Plex, which is also applied for several other well-known shounen series like Dragon Ball, Captain Tsubasa, Yuyu Hakusho and so on. In the middle of 2009, the line name has shifted to AniChara Heroes.

～Winter Island Edition～
「アニメヒーローズ ワンピース ～冬島編～」
 * Anime Heroes One Piece ～Fuyujima Hen～


 * Content: 18 figures + 1 secret (Ace) + 1 limited edition (Walking Point Chopper)
 * Release date: August 26th 2008
 * Price: 4725¥ per box of 18 figures, 263¥ per figure
 * http://www.zaccapap.jp/36_243.html
 * http://www.plex-web.com/products/toy/lineup/onepiece/popup/4560173-82146-9.html

To obtain the limited edition figure of Chopper, you had to order 2 boxes of this set from the manufacturer (so you got a total of 36 + 1 figures). It was available at a time from the ZaccaPAP site but now this marketing operation expired, hence the "limited edition" name.

～Breaking Into Grand Line Edition～
「アニメヒーローズ ワンピースVol.1 ～グランドライン突入編～」
 * Anime Heroes One Piece Vol.1 ～Grand Line Totsunyu Hen～


 * Content: 24 figures + 1 secret (Gol D. Roger) + 3 limited edition (Going Merry bronze version)
 * Release date: April 28th 2009
 * Price: 5250¥ per box of 20 figures
 * Special feature: 3 figures (and their alternative colored versions) can be combined to make a complete Going Merry
 * http://www.zaccapap.jp/36_323.html

To obtain the 3 limited edition figures of Going Merry, you had to order 2 boxes of this set from the manufacturer (so you got a total of 40 + 3 figures). It seems like this time this offer wasn't handled by ZaccaPAP.

～Arabasta Fierce Fighting Edition～
「アニキャラヒーローズ ワンピースVol.2 ～アラバスタ激闘編～」
 * AniChara Heroes One Piece Vol.2 ～Arabasta Gekitou Hen～


 * Content: 24 figures + 1 secret + 3 limited edition (Marine boat blue version)
 * Release date: Early October 2009
 * Price: 5250¥ per box of 20 figures
 * Special features:
 * 3 figures (and their alternative colored versions) can be combined to make a complete Marine boat.
 * Princess Vivi and Carue can be combined to make Vivi be sitted on Carue.
 * http://tokimekimall.jp/NASApp/prd_detail_info2/1/20090893612/