Anime Gifts for Collectors
By Tom James
Collecting anime is a different sport from just liking it. The shelf matters, the sculpt matters, and a bad impulse buy sits there judging you for years. These picks are chosen for people who already know the difference.
It's a deliberately short list. We only stock a handful of genuinely collector-grade anime pieces at any one time — figures, premium card sets and display items — and padding it out with T-shirts would waste your time. Every one below is price-compared across UK retailers.
1. Sanrio/My Hero Academia Pochacco-Deku Pop! Vinyl Figure
Anime — £11.99 at Zavvi UK. View details
A genuine oddity in the best way: Sanrio's Pochacco crossed with My Hero Academia's Deku. Crossover Pops tend to be short runs, which is exactly what makes them worth grabbing when you see one.
2. One Piece Card Game: Premium Card Collection - Bandai Card Games Fest '23-'24 Edition
Anime — £24.99 at Zavvi UK. View details
Bandai's Card Games Fest edition gathers premium One Piece cards in a presentation set built for display rather than play. The kind of thing a collector keeps sealed and a player quietly resents.
3. One Piece Straw Hat Premium Money Bank Figure
Anime — £24.99 at Zavvi UK. View details
A Straw Hat money bank that earns its shelf space — solid, well-finished and instantly readable as One Piece from across the room. Practical enough to justify to anyone who questions the collection.
4. Banpresto My Hero Academia Banpresto Chronicle Figure Academy Vol.4-Tomura Shigaraki - Statue
Anime — £14.99 at Zavvi UK. View details
Banpresto's Chronicle line is the reliable middle ground: better sculpting than a blind-box figure, nowhere near the price of a resin statue. A safe first figure for someone starting out.
5. One Piece Netflix 3D Going Merry Perpetual Calendar
Anime — £34.99 at Zavvi UK. View details
A 3D Going Merry that works as a perpetual calendar, so it stays on the desk all year instead of being replaced every January. Netflix-licensed and more interesting than another framed print.
6. Naruto Minato Collectible Anime Tankard 15.5cm
Anime — £69.99 at Zavvi UK. View details
The priciest pick here and the most giftable — a heavyweight Minato tankard at 15.5cm that reads as a proper display piece. For the Naruto fan who has the figures already.
Anime Gifts for Collectors FAQs
What makes an anime item collector-grade?
Sculpt quality, licensing and print run. A properly licensed figure with a considered sculpt holds interest and value in a way that mass-market merchandise does not, and short runs — convention exclusives, crossover Pops — are the ones collectors chase.
Why is this list shorter than other guides?
Because we only stock a handful of genuinely collector-grade anime pieces at any one time. Padding it with t-shirts would waste your time. Six honest picks is more useful than twelve items that don't meet the brief.
Are Pop! Vinyls worth collecting?
Standard releases are common enough that they hold little value, but exclusives and crossovers are different. The Sanrio and My Hero Academia crossover here is a limited run, which is what separates a collectible from an ordinary shelf figure.
How much do anime collectibles cost?
This page runs from about £12 for a Pop! Vinyl to £69.99 for the Naruto Minato tankard. Premium resin statues from specialist makers start higher again, typically £150 upward, and are usually pre-ordered rather than bought off the shelf.