Weekly Collector Watchlist | Week 13 of 2026

End of an Era: The Definitive Pieces to Anchor Your Collection This Week

Weekly Collector Watchlist ยท March 29, 2026

End of an Era: The Definitive Pieces to Anchor Your Collection This Week

Two of the most culturally significant anime properties of the past decade have reached defining endpoints within days of each other. This weekโ€™s editorial identifies the pieces that matter most โ€” right now โ€” for collectors who want to spend their budget where the demand is real and the craft is genuine.

Late March 2026 is a week that will be discussed in collector circles for some time. MAPPAโ€™s Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 delivered its finale with the studioโ€™s most technically ambitious production yet, and Tatsuki Fujimotoโ€™s Chainsaw Man manga reached its abrupt, emotionally charged conclusion with Chapter 232 โ€” with no Part 3 announcement to soften the landing. Meanwhile, AnimeJapan 2026 dominated the weekend news cycle, and HoYoverse pushed Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.1 live.

For premium resin collectors, weeks like this create a distinct shift in the market. When a story ends, the collectorโ€™s focus pivots from anticipation to memorialization. The question stops being โ€œwhatโ€™s coming nextโ€ and becomes โ€œwhat piece best represents what this series meant.โ€ That shift drives a measurable spike in demand for definitive, high-quality centerpieces โ€” and it creates a narrow window before allocations move into the aftermarket at significantly higher prices.

The Verdict

  1. Ice Studioโ€™s Satoru Gojo โ€” The single highest-demand piece this week. 99 units per version at peak Season 3 hype. Allocations will not last.
  2. ZM Studioโ€™s Makima โ€” The definitive Control Devil at 128 pieces. As the manga concludes, this is the Makima to own.
  3. MOCHI Studioโ€™s Maid Apology Ver. Reze โ€” The standout Chainsaw Man piece entering the market this week. Timing could not be more precise.
  4. Mahakala Studioโ€™s Levi Ackerman โ€” The material-quality benchmark of the entire pool. North American black walnut, anti-rust metal, PU resin. Museum-quality tier.
  5. PiPi Studioโ€™s Berserk Wall-Mount โ€” 50 pieces worldwide, shipping April 2026. The most time-sensitive piece in the pool.

This Week’s Signals

01

The End of an Era (Chainsaw Man)

The abrupt conclusion of the manga has sparked massive retrospective appreciation. Collectors are looking for definitive pieces of Makima, Power, and Reze to anchor their shelves.

02

Jujutsu Kaisen Peak Hype

The Season 3 finale has the community electrified. High-end pieces of Gojo and key characters are perfectly positioned to capture this momentum.

03

HoYoverse & Gacha Dominance

Honkai: Star Rail 4.1 keeps the sci-fi/fantasy gacha market highly engaged, while Zenless Zone Zero and Genshin Impact maintain strong baseline demand for premium statues.

Section 01

The Finales: Chainsaw Man

The sudden conclusion of Chainsaw Man without a Part 3 announcement has created an unusual collector dynamic. There is no โ€œnext arcโ€ to wait for. The characters are fixed in their final forms, and the communityโ€™s emotional investment has nowhere to go except into the physical objects that represent the series.

Maid Apology Ver. Reze โ€” MOCHI Studio ยท 1/4, 1/6

The Finales: Chainsaw Man

Maid Apology Ver. Reze

MOCHI Studioโ€™s Reze freezes a moment of calculated sweetness โ€” kneeling, skirt lifted, eyes upturned with a smile thatโ€™s equal parts apology andโ€ฆ

MOCHI Studio ยท 1/4, 1/6  ยท  $159โ€“$269  ยท  Pre-Order

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Section 02

The Finales: Jujutsu Kaisen

MAPPAโ€™s Season 3 finale delivered the Culling Game arc at a level of production quality that has driven JJK search intent to its highest point since the Shibuya Incident arc. The community is in a memorial mindset, and the pieces entering the market this week reflect that precisely.

Satoru Gojo โ€” Ice Studio ยท 1/6

The Finales: Jujutsu Kaisen

Satoru Gojo

ICE Studio captures Gojo mid-release of Hollow Purple , his robes caught in the techniqueโ€™s shockwave as twin streams of cursed energy spiralโ€ฆ

Ice Studio ยท 1/6  ยท  $179โ€“$429  ยท  Pre-Order

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Section 03

The Gacha Vanguard: HoYoverse Properties

While Shonen finales dominate the emotional conversation this week, the gacha sector remains the most consistently active buying market in the Western collector space. HoYoverseโ€™s continuous update cadence ensures that the baseline demand for these properties never fully cools between peaks.

Sparxie โ€” Hakimi Studio ยท 1/6

The Gacha Vanguard: HoYoverse Properties

Sparxie

Hakimi Studioโ€™s 1/6 scale Sparkle explodes with color and energy in this limited 99-piece edition.

Hakimi Studio ยท 1/6  ยท  $339  ยท  Pre-Order

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Section 04

Shonen Staples: The Evergreen Tier

AnimeJapan 2026 served as a reminder that the legacy Shonen franchises never truly fade. Demon Slayerโ€™s Infinity Castle film updates, One Pieceโ€™s transition to Elbaph, and Attack on Titanโ€™s continued cultural presence ensure that baseline demand remains structurally elevated.

Art Museum Series Levi Ackerman โ€” Mahakala Studio ยท 1/5

Shonen Staples: The Evergreen Tier

Art Museum Series Levi Ackerman

Mahakala Studioโ€™s 1/5 scale Levi Ackerman translates the Survey Corpsโ€™ finest into two distinct display statements โ€” the stripped composure of theโ€ฆ

Mahakala Studio ยท 1/5  ยท  $249โ€“$279  ยท  Pre-Order

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Section 05

The Spectacle Tier: Dragon Ball & Berserk

Some pieces exist to dominate a shelf rather than complement it. The following entries are for collectors who want a single piece that commands the room.

Super Saiyan 5 Vegito & Gogeta โ€” TianGongKaiWu Studio ยท 1/4, 1/6

The Spectacle Tier: Dragon Ball & Berserk

Super Saiyan 5 Vegito & Gogeta

Tian Gong Kai Wu Studio and TUTU Workshopโ€™s Super Saiyan 5 Vegito and Gogeta are a study in controlled extremes โ€” the same coiled stance, the sameโ€ฆ

TianGongKaiWu Studio ยท 1/4, 1/6  ยท  $159โ€“$519  ยท  Pre-Order

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Section 06

The Accessible Tier: Character Moments & Franchise Depth

Not every piece on a collectorโ€™s shelf needs to be a $300+ centerpiece. The following entries represent the strongest value-to-craft ratio in this weekโ€™s pool.

Shark Kigurumi Ver. Frieren โ€” BUFF Studio

The Accessible Tier: Character Moments & Franchise Depth

Shark Kigurumi Ver. Frieren

After the weight of Chainsaw Manโ€™s finale and JJKโ€™s conclusion, this piece offers something genuinely different: the ancient elven mage in a sharkโ€ฆ

BUFF Studio  ยท  $89  ยท  Pre-Order

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Final Take

This is one of those rare weeks where the collector market and the cultural moment align with unusual precision.

The simultaneous conclusion of Chainsaw Man โ€˜s manga and Jujutsu Kaisen โ€˜s third season creates a window that will not repeat. The characters are fixed. The stories are told. What remains is the question of which physical objects will represent what these series meant โ€” and the best answers to that question are available right now, before the aftermarket reprices them.

Ice Studioโ€™s Gojo at 99 units, ZM Studioโ€™s Makima at 128 pieces, Mahakala Studioโ€™s Levi at 99 per version, PiPi Studioโ€™s Berserk wall-mount at 50 worldwide โ€” these are not numbers that accommodate hesitation. The gacha sector, meanwhile, continues to operate on its own relentless cadence, with Hakimi Studioโ€™s Sparxie and NightWing Studioโ€™s Cyrene both carrying sub-110 edition sizes that will move quickly among the HSR collector base.

The accessible tier deserves attention too. BUFF Studioโ€™s Frieren at $89 and ZM Studioโ€™s Venonat at $29 prove that genuine sculptural quality does not require a four-figure budget. For collectors building depth rather than spectacle, these are the pieces that earn their shelf space through concept and craft rather than scale alone.

This Weekโ€™s Priority: Secure your Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen centerpieces now. They represent peak emotional investment and are likely to see rapid allocation depletion. For everything else, monitor product pages directly โ€” allocation windows for limited pieces at this demand level tend to open and close faster than weekly editorial cycles can track.

This Weekโ€™s Priority: Secure your Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen centerpieces now. They represent peak emotional investment and are likely to see rapid allocation depletion. For everything else, monitor product pages directly โ€” allocation windows for limited pieces at this demand level tend to open and close faster than weekly editorial cycles can track.

Track the pieces that fit your collection.

Use this week’s list as a filter, not a catalog. Follow what matches your shelf direction, then verify each product page for current status, price, and pre-order details.

All product images, prices, and specifications are subject to change by manufacturers and studios. Pre-order dates, release windows, and pricing may vary. Always verify current details on official product pages before purchasing. R18+ content is intended for mature audiences (18+) only.