Of all the crossovers in the blind box world, few generate the sustained search traffic — and secondary-market chaos — of the Labubu x One Piece blind box series. POP MART's official THE MONSTERS × One Piece collection puts Kasing Lung's mischievous Monsters characters into the costumes of the Straw Hat crew, and in 2026 it has become the poster child for a much bigger story: anime intellectual property is quietly taking over the designer toy shelf. Here's what's actually in the series, why the hidden figure commands the price it does, and where the anime blind box wave is heading next.
What Is the Labubu x One Piece Blind Box Series?
THE MONSTERS × One Piece is an official POP MART collaboration that dresses Labubu and friends as One Piece's most beloved characters — vinyl figures sold in the classic blind box format, twelve regular designs per case. It's the rare collab that works in both directions: Labubu collectors get a new costume line to chase, and One Piece fans get their crew rendered in one of the most recognizable art styles in collectibles.
The chase piece is the hidden Monkey D. Luffy (Gear 5) figure — the white, grinning "awakened" form that One Piece fans treat as sacred. Hidden figures in this series trade well above box price, which is why sealed cases and confirmed hiddens have become their own mini-economy. At DidaPop, the THE MONSTERS × One Piece series is in stock at $19.99 per blind box, with 12-box sets at $229.99 and a small number of confirmed Gear 5 Luffy hiddens — and single boxes are nearly gone as of publish time.
If you're new to Labubu and wondering how this series fits into the wider universe of releases, our complete Labubu collector's guide maps every major series in order.
Why Anime Blind Boxes Are Exploding in 2026
The Labubu x One Piece series isn't an isolated hit — it's the flagship of a trend with real momentum behind it. POP MART reported its first-half 2026 financial results this month alongside a stock buyback plan, extending a run of blockbuster growth that has made it the most-watched company in collectibles. Industry observers have started calling this moment a "collectible super-cycle," and the names they cite alongside POP MART are telling: Pokémon and One Piece. Anime IP is no longer a side category in blind boxes — it's a growth engine.
The logic is simple. Original characters like Labubu need years of TikTok unboxings and celebrity sightings to build emotional attachment. Anime characters arrive with decades of it pre-installed. Cross the two — a beloved art style wearing a beloved character's costume — and you get releases that sell to two fandoms at once. We covered the film side of this phenomenon in our licensed crossover deep-dive, but in 2026 the anime lane is moving fastest of all.
More Anime and Animation Blind Boxes to Watch Right Now
One Piece Fantasy Dream Journey Plush Keychains
Just landed this week: the One Piece Fantasy Dream Journey plush keychain series ($17.99) turns the crew into soft bag charms — the collision of the anime wave with fashion's bag-charm obsession. Only six boxes remain from our first allocation, which tells you everything about demand.
Alien Stage Rabbit Series
The cult Korean animated series Alien Stage has one of the most devoted fandoms in the animation space, and the Alien Stage Rabbit series blind box ($11.99) sold through almost instantly here — we're literally down to the final box. Animation fandoms outside Japan are becoming blind box forces in their own right.
Hatsune Miku Goes BJD
Blokees' Hatsune Miku DaaLaMode MJD series — a ball-jointed, poseable take on the virtual idol — sold out at DidaPop in under a month this summer. We expect restocks and more Miku formats across the industry; virtual idols are anime-adjacent IP with the same pre-built fandom advantage.
Should You Buy the Labubu x One Piece Series Now or Wait?
Our take: crossover series with a hot hidden figure rarely get cheaper after the initial run sells through. POP MART collabs are produced in finite waves, and once a wave is gone, secondary prices set the market — usually upward for anything One Piece. If you want a specific crew member, a 12-box set is the safer play; if you just want a pull of the hype, a single box at $19.99 is one of the cheapest tickets into 2026's biggest crossover. Whatever you do, buy from a source that guarantees authenticity — fakes follow hype, and this series has plenty of both.
The Bottom Line
Anime blind boxes are where fandom, fashion, and the collectible boom intersect in 2026, and the Labubu x One Piece series is the purest expression of it. Grab yours — along with the rest of our anime and animation lineup — at DidaPop.com before the current wave disappears into collector shelves for good.