Sonny Angel’s Marine Series takes the brand’s familiar mini-figure format underwater: each angel wears a sculpted sea-creature headpiece, and the figure inside remains unknown until the box is opened. This particular box is the original-style Marine assortment described by BlindBoxes as dating from around 2014—not the later revised assortment now shown as the current Marine Series.
The complete original Marine lineup
The package promises “12 Kinds + Secret.” Dreams’ official product archive confirms the 12 regular designs in this older assortment: Starfish, Jellyfish, Dolphin, Seal, Seahorse, Whale, Clownfish, Shell, Penguin, Ray, Blowfish, and Shark. The BlindBoxes photographs show the same names printed beside the character illustrations, making the box itself especially useful for identifying an unopened older release.
The lineup is unusually cohesive even by Sonny Angel standards. Some designs translate an animal into a simple hood—Dolphin, Seal, Penguin, and Whale—while others lean into more distinctive silhouettes. Shark frames the face with an open red mouth and small teeth; Ray spreads broad fins above the angel’s head; Jellyfish uses a rounded bell shape; and Shell turns a beach find into headgear. A single box contains one unknown figure, not the full set.
How this box differs from the later Marine assortment
The official Sonny Angel catalog preserves this lineup in a tab labeled “Marine Series (~2019)” and displays a separate current Marine Series. Eleven names carry across directly. The telling difference is the ray: the older archive calls it Ray, while the current catalog uses Manta. The current gallery also leads with Shark rather than presenting the old archived order. For collectors sorting loose figures, packaging, or checklists, the pink box, the printed “Ray” name, and the older item details are stronger identifiers than the broad “Marine Series” title alone.
The rear panel adds two practical reference points. The item code is SAS65022, and the EAN barcode is 4542202650226. Dreams Inc. is named on the package, along with Dreams USA Inc.; the box is marked “Made in China.” These details help distinguish this specific blind box from later reissues, replacement packaging, and similarly themed Sonny Angel products.
What the secret wording does—and does not—establish
The thirteenth possibility is presented only as “Secret.” Neither the photographed package nor the official archive provides a printed pull ratio, and the secret is not pictured in the regular lineup. That makes it an undisclosed bonus design, but it does not establish a documented short-pack rate or an official manufacturer Chase designation. Collectors should avoid assigning odds to this box unless they have case-level documentation tied to this exact production run.
Sonny Angel’s own brand history explains the underlying format: regular series are normally composed of 12 different figures and use blind-box packaging, so the buyer does not know which one is inside before opening. The Marine box follows that standard structure while adding the separate secret possibility.
Packaging and condition cues for a sealed example
This example is sold as sealed and retains the colorful original package, which matters because the box carries the full checklist and production identifiers. The photographs show light scuffing, edge wear, and creasing around the lower corners, plus some bowing at the top flap. The graphics and barcode remain readable, and no major tear is evident in the supplied views. For a long-retired blind box, those are worth evaluating separately from the condition of the unseen figure: “unopened” does not mean the cardboard is mint.
The package also labels the item a collectible rather than a toy, recommends ages 15 and up, and carries a small-parts warning. Anyone buying to preserve the box should compare the flap, corners, and barcode panel against the photos; anyone buying to open should remember that the regular character is random and the secret’s probability is not stated.
Sources
- Sonny Angel official product archive — older and current Marine Series lineups.
- Sonny Angel official history and blind-box format — the 12-figure regular-series structure.