Funko’s Best of Anime Series 2 is a genuine crossover blind box rather than a wave built around one show. The package puts the Shonen Jump name above a 12-character lineup drawn from One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Death Note, and Bleach. Better still, the back gives collectors an unusually clear promise: “1/12 chance of each.”
Five manga and anime worlds in one box
The front describes Shonen Jump as “the world’s most popular manga” and uses three lead characters to establish the crossover: Light Yagami, Monkey D. Luffy, and Naruto Uzumaki. The back expands that idea with the logos for all five represented properties. This is useful when cataloging the box because “Best of Anime” alone can be confused with Funko’s other mixed-license waves; Series 2 / Shonen Jump is the more precise identity.
The franchise balance is uneven in a purposeful way. Death Note and Dragon Ball Z receive three designs apiece, while One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach each receive two. That makes the set broad enough for a crossover shelf but still gives several series a hero-and-rival or hero-and-companion pairing.
The complete 12-character checklist
The character names are not printed beside the tiny portraits, so identification should combine the package art with the product’s written checklist:
- One Piece: Monkey D. Luffy and Tony Tony Chopper
- Dragon Ball Z: Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo
- Naruto: Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha
- Death Note: Light Yagami, L, and Ryuk
- Bleach: Ichigo Kurosaki and Kon
Equal odds mean there is no documented chaser
Twelve designs at 1/12 add up to the complete advertised assortment. On the evidence printed on this exact box, no character is short-packed and none should be described as a chaser. A favorite such as Luffy, Goku, or Naruto may command more collector interest, but popularity is not rarity. The correct distinction is simple: this box offers one random character from an equal-odds lineup.
The printed ratio describes intended distribution, not a guarantee that every group of 12 loose boxes contains one of each figure. Boxes can be separated from their original cases, and case packing can vary. Buying a sealed single preserves the mystery pull; buying an identified loose figure is the more direct route when only one franchise or character is missing.
Condition matters on this photographed box
This particular product is sold as new/sealed, but the photographs document noticeable package wear. The top and lower corners are creased, the front has crushing and a vertical wrinkle, and the right edge shows abrasion and roughened material. Clear wrap is visible, though photographs alone cannot prove whether every seam is factory-original. The character grid and odds remain readable, so the box still works as checklist evidence, but package-focused collectors should not treat it as a mint example.
For an unopened copy, compare the top and bottom flaps, corner compression, right-edge wear, and any puncture or split in the wrap. For loose figures, check small projecting parts—Luffy’s hat brim, Piccolo’s ears, Ryuk’s hair and wings, and Kon’s ears—for bends, paint rubs, or repairs. The compact stylized format makes silhouettes easy to recognize, but those same details are the first areas likely to show handling.
Check the sealed Shonen Jump Series 2 box at BlindBoxes.com
Sources
- BlindBoxes: Best of Anime Series 2 (Shonen Jump) Mystery Minis — current availability, price, sealed format, written lineup, and exact product photographs.
- Photographed package checklist — the 12 pictured designs, five franchise logos, and printed 1/12 odds.
- VIZ: official Shonen Jump library — publisher context for the Shonen Jump identity and represented manga families.