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LEGO Anime Hits All At Once

Anime arrives as a core LEGO Icons category today. The 1,764-piece Dragon Ball: Shenron & Goku debuts as the theme's first LEGO set, and more entries are confirmed for 2027. Alongside it, the two-part LEGO One Piece special starts streaming on Netflix, giving Straw Hat fans a blocky victory lap.

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LEGO Reveals First-Ever Dragon Ball Set, WIth More in 2027

LEGO's long-awaited anime crossover arrives! Icons unveils 11390 Dragon Ball: Shenron & Goku, clocking in with a 1,764-piece dragon statue and a Kid Goku minifigure riding the Flying Nimbus. The set lists at $179.99 for November 1. LEGO and Toei Animation confirm more Dragon Ball sets for 2027, implying a full theme is forthcoming.

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Dragon Ball is the anime license LEGO fans have wanted forever, and the company is testing it carefully: one splashy display piece, no minifig army, vague promises of a real theme in 2027. That's the same slow-build rollout LEGO used for Sonic before it became its own line. If Shenron sells, expect a full Z-era wave to follow.

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Two-Part LEGO One Piece Special Streaming on Netflix

LEGO gives One Piece's Netflix adaptation the victory-lap treatment. The two-part special retells the live-action series' first two seasons in brick form, guided by Captain Usopp's narration, with the original cast reprising their roles. Part one covers the first season and part two covers the second. Both are streaming now.

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The Usopp-narrated framing is the special sauce. Filtering two seasons of live-action content through the Straw Hats' resident liar and storyteller turns what could be a dry clip show into something with LEGO's own comic sensibility. It's the same trick that's carried LEGO's Star Wars parody specials for over a decade, so clearly they’re going with what works.

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