Ichiban Kuji Masterlise: Lottery Tiers, A-F Prizes, and Tickets

Bandai Spirits' Ichiban Kuji is a Japanese lottery prize system operating in convenience stores (primarily 7-Eleven, Lawson, and FamilyMart) and hobby shops where customers pay a fixed price per ticket draw - typically 650-800 yen - for the chance to win tiered prizes from a set. The Masterlise designation within Ichiban Kuji identifies the premium figure prizes in a given lottery set, typically the A-prize or B-prize tier: fully sculpted, painted figures in the 20-25 centimeter range that match or exceed the quality of comparable retail figures from Good Smile Company or Alter, but distributed only through the lottery mechanism. Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Demon Slayer, and My Hero Academia produce the highest-frequency Ichiban Kuji releases.

Ichiban Kuji Masterlise collecting presents the structural challenge that the lottery distribution model creates: obtaining the highest-tier prizes either requires participating in the lottery directly (possible in Japan or through domestic lottery-entry proxy services) or purchasing the extracted prizes on the secondary market at prices that reflect the lottery economics. A Masterlise A-prize figure priced at 3,500-6,000 yen on the secondary market represents the cost of winning plus the value placed on guaranteed access. The figures themselves are legitimate premium collectibles - the sculpt and paint quality are consistent with direct retail figures - and the lottery-origin doesn't affect display value.

Two practical habits. Buy Masterlise prizes from Japanese secondary market platforms (Mercari Japan, Yahoo Auctions Japan) rather than Western import resellers when timing allows - the price differential between Japanese domestic secondary market and Western resale prices reflects the import markup and shipping costs that add 30-60% to the figure cost. And research the lottery set's release timing before purchasing extracted prizes: Ichiban Kuji sets are available for only a few weeks before tickets sell out, and the secondary market price drops noticeably in the 2-3 months following a set's end date as lottery participants list their extracted prizes.

The lottery-timing long game

Learn the Ichiban Kuji Masterlise fundamentals - Ichiban Kuji tier structure and prize designation conventions, how the Japanese convenience store lottery model creates secondary market pricing patterns, and which franchise lottery sets have produced the most sought-after Masterlise figures in recent release history - and keep notes on set name, prize tier, and release year at purchase.

Find the other Ichiban Kuji collectors

Niches like Ichiban Kuji Masterlise grow sharper when collectors tracking lottery prize quality can compare sourcing platforms and timing strategies. Amassable lets you log figures with set and tier notes, display the Masterlise collection like a gallery, and meet others hunting the same A-prize figures from Dragon Ball or One Piece lottery sets. Early members help shape how this specialty develops.

Your turn

Log the figures, document the lottery sets, compare notes with the community. Amassable is built for Ichiban Kuji Masterlise collectors - catalog what you own, track the prize tier gaps, and start conversations about the Masterlise figures worth finding. Download Amassable from the official store links on our homepage, and help bring the Ichiban Kuji community together, one A-prize figure at a time.