BE@RBRICK Series 42 (2021)

Two anniversary figures by Hajime Sorayama

Series 42, from 2021, contains two Hajime Sorayama anniversary models as SECRET figures: the 20th Anniversary Model in silver and the Medicom Toy 25th Anniversary Model in gold. Finding both inside a standard series, rather than as a separate release, is unusual.

The Artist slot went to an Andy Warhol × Jean-Michel Basquiat piece — the collaboration between the two artists, that is, rather than either one alone. Horror came from Universal Monsters, with Frankenstein standard and Dracula as a SECRET; Hero arrived as an NBA pair, Eastern and Western Conference.

Also in the run: Minions (Stuart standard, Kevin secret), a Maneki-Neko and an atmos edition, both also SECRET.