Kinder One Piece Surprises: How Many There Are and How to Display Them

Kinder One Piece surprises: what we know, and why collectors are already getting organised

The Kinder One Piece surprises are the most anticipated mini figure collection of the year: Kinder Joy, Funko and One Piece have officially announced a European collaboration featuring Funko Pop style miniatures inspired by the Netflix live action series. Early reports mention twenty-three surprises, including characters, variants and small objects from the saga. And as always with blind-distributed collections, one question arrives right after the first duplicate: where do I actually put these?

It is a less trivial question than it sounds. A complete set of miniatures takes up very little space but scatters quickly: one ends up on the windowsill, one in a drawer, one behind the monitor. And a scattered collection stops being a collection.

What is confirmed and what is still rumour

The distinction matters, because a great deal of what circulates online comes from promotional material intended for retailers.

What is official

The collaboration between Kinder Joy, Funko and One Piece was announced through Kinder’s European channels. The surprises are mini Funko Pops, and the characters take the likeness of the Netflix cast rather than Eiichirō Oda’s manga artwork. Kinder has also shown villains, including Buggy and Smoker.

When to trust it: when the information comes from official Kinder or Ferrero channels.

What is still speculation

The figure of twenty-three surprises, the full character list and the release date in shops have not been confirmed by Ferrero. Several sources point to September as the likely month, others to later in the autumn. Names circulating include Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Tony Tony Chopper, Vivi, Nico Robin, Crocodile, Mr. 5, Smoker, Wapol and Buggy, plus a miniature Gum-Gum Fruit.

When to be sceptical: when the list comes from a screenshot with no source. Treat it as a rough guide, not a catalogue.

Why these collections gain value, and why protecting them pays

Kinder surprises have a long history of appreciating in value. Figures from the previous One Piece collection, released at Easter, reached several hundred euros for the most sought-after pieces. The mechanism is always the same, and it applies to any blind-distributed series:

1. Uneven distribution — some characters appear far less often than others and become the piece everyone is hunting.
2. Short window — the promotion runs for a few weeks, then the shelves empty and only the second-hand market remains.
3. Condition — an intact figure, unscratched and unfaded, is worth far more than the same figure kept loose in a drawer alongside a set of keys.
4. Completeness — a complete set is consistently worth more than the sum of its individual pieces.

You cannot control the first two. You can control the third and the fourth, and that is precisely where the way you store the collection comes in.

Three ways to keep mini figures, and what each one costs you

1. The open shelf

The most immediate solution: figures lined up on a shelf.

Choose it when: the collection is small and you rearrange it often.

Avoid it when: dust settles into the texture of the paint and never fully comes out, and direct light fades bright colours within months. Yellows and reds go first.

2. The box or the bag

It protects against dust, but the collection ceases to exist for anyone walking into the room.

Choose it when: storing duplicates meant for trading.

Avoid it when: figures knock against one another. The contact points are the protruding parts — hats, swords, arms — which are exactly what makes each character recognisable.

3. The display case with separate compartments

Every piece has its own place, touches nothing else, stays visible and stays protected.

Choose it when: the collection has a defined number of pieces and you want to see it all at once, which is rather the point of collecting.

Avoid it when: you have no idea yet how many pieces you will end up with.

The display case problem with brand-new collections

Here is the point that concerns anyone collecting a freshly released series. Commercial display cases are designed for standard, long-established formats: coins, stamps, trading cards. For a collection released last month, quite simply, nothing dedicated exists yet.

People end up adapting something else: a jewellery box with compartments far too large, where figures wobble and tip over every time the case is moved, or a plastic drawer unit designed for screws and washers. It half works, and it shows.

The difference between an adapted container and a purpose-built display comes down to one measurement: the compartment must follow the piece, not the other way round. A few millimetres of air around a figure holds it upright without squeezing it; a few centimetres too many send it over the first time a door slams.

Mistakes to avoid when displaying a mini figure collection

• Underestimating light — direct sunlight is the number one enemy of bright colours. A glass front and a position away from the window settle the problem permanently.
• Compartments that are too big — the figure leans, rests on its protruding parts and deforms them over time.
• Stacking duplicates on top of good pieces — the weight marks the paint at the contact points, and the mark never comes out.
• Putting it off — collections deteriorate during the months they spend “temporarily” in a box, not during the years they spend on display.
• Buying a display before you know your final count — better to wait until the series is in your hands, or choose a solution that adapts to the real number.

Mass-produced versus handmade: where the difference lies

A mass-produced display comes out of a mould: compartment sizes are fixed and non-negotiable, and your piece either fits or it does not. The material is almost always plastic or pressed wood, which warps with humidity and gives way over time.

A handmade display starts from the opposite problem: measure the collection first, then build around it. The number of compartments changes, their size changes, the colour of the velvet lining changes. In solid wood and Italian velvet the piece lasts decades without warping, and the velvet interior does not scratch painted surfaces.

There is also a less technical but no less real difference: a display made to measure, signed and numbered, becomes part of the collection. It is not the container — it is the piece of furniture that tells the story.

FAQ — Kinder One Piece surprises and how to display them

How many Kinder One Piece surprises are there?
Early reports mention twenty-three pieces, including variants of the same character and small objects such as the Gum-Gum Fruit. Ferrero has not published an official list, so treat the number as indicative until the final announcement.

When do the Kinder One Piece surprises come out?
There is no official release date yet. Several sources point to September as the likely month, others to later in the autumn. The European announcement has already been made by Kinder.

Are the mini figures based on the anime or the Netflix series?
On the Netflix live action series: the characters carry the faces and costumes of the cast, not Oda’s manga artwork.

How big are the Kinder surprise mini figures?
Exact dimensions have not been published. Since they are surprises housed inside a Kinder Joy capsule, they are miniatures a few centimetres tall — the precise measurement is only knowable with the pieces in hand.

Is there an official display case for the collection?
Promotional images circulating online show a display inspired by the Going Merry, the crew’s ship. There is no confirmation that it will be sold to the public: it may simply be point-of-sale material.

How do you store mini figures without damaging them?
Away from direct light, in separate compartments that prevent pieces from touching, on a soft base such as velvet that will not scratch the paint. The same rules apply to any collection of small painted objects.

Can a display case be made to measure for a specific collection?
Yes. It is the most sensible route when a collection is recent and no dedicated solution exists commercially: you start from the number of pieces and their real dimensions, and the display is built around them.

A display case made to measure for your collection

Coins&More has been handcrafting display cases, boxes and trays in solid wood and Italian velvet since 2016, for private collectors, jewellers and institutions. Every piece is signed and numbered, with heat engraving on request.

Working to measure means your collection does not have to fit a standard format: it works for any collection, whether mini figures, Funko, art toys, blind boxes, model soldiers, scale models or any other series of small objects. We start from how many pieces you have and how big they are, then choose the number and size of the compartments, the velvet colour, wall-mounted or free-standing, with or without a glass front.

If you are building the collection and want to know what is possible, message us on WhatsApp at +39 392 4678613: tell us how many pieces you have and how big they are, and we will explain how we would build it and what it costs. No obligation.

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If storage interests you, read also our guide to the coin cabinet for collectors: the principles on protection from light, dust and contact apply to any collection, not only to coins.