So, you've decided to start collecting Dragon Quest plushies, hrm? Or are you just curious about what is out there? If you're actually planning to start collecting, I hope you've recently hit the lottery jackpot, moved to Japan, or just gotten a large inheritance.

I am no where near having a complete collection; many sets are rare or just too expensive to import (especially the latter). If I don't offer the information you need on this page, hopefully the links I list can point you in the right direction.

For the most current currency conversions available, head to Xe.com. I list the yen retail price of the plushies if available for the purpose of reference; it is common to pay well over the retail prices to import most of these. UFO Catchers do not have a retail price.

Read the UFO Catcher Guide!

We begin with the basic slimes available through the 1990s until 2001. Featured here are the 10-incher retailing at 2800 yen, 6-incher at 1200 yen, and the keychain at 500 yen.

More keychains, prices listed underneath image.

Gran Slime	500 yen
Babble/Bubble Slime	580 yen
King Slime	580 yen
Sea Slime	580 yen
Fang Slime	580 yen
Slime	500 yen
Metaly/Metal Slime	500 yen
Halo Slime	500 yen
Healer/Hoimi Slime	580 yen

Slime Knight, retails for 1800 yen

My cat Palom, relaxing with his buddies, Madam Metaly (1200 yen) and Sir Smiley the Slime (1200 yen)...

Dragonlord set, including slime, dragonlord, and dragon

Hargon plushie set, including wyvern (kimera), Hargon, and metal slime

King slime, stacking set of small slimes, and large drakee

Bean-bag drakee, metal babble, and slime (This is one of my favorite sets)

Bean-bag dragon, slime, and hoimi slime

Spare plushies: slime from golem/dragon set; babble from large blue and red slime and hoimi set

Plushie frames: from left to right, slime and healer, blue and red slimes, and blue and metal slimes.

Slime sign set, left: Puff Puff; right: Hero driving

Besu slime set, left: Driving Safely and Adventuring; right: You have equipped the seat belt!

Hoimi set, left: Protect your life!; right: Baby on board

Backpack set, blue and metal.

Back view of blue backpack, showing straps and small zipper opening. The opening is roughly the size of a paperback book.

Fleece set, shown in besu, hoimi, and metal. The blue version is missing. Very soft, cuddly material.

Set of metal slime, shell slime, magidrakee, and metal babble

Holiday set, featuring metal, big blue, hoimi, and medium blue, all adorned with Santa hats with a sprig of holly. Blues are extra soft and squishy.

Slime pillow set, in blue and grey

Bean-bag babble, shell slime, and dragonlord (evil yet cute)

As this is a UFO Catcher, I'm classifying this with the plushies - DQIV plastic hero doll with Zenithian sword, shield, and a small hoimi

Large Shell Slime (over a foot in length), large babble, and blue slime set

Slime, Zoma, and Ghost set

Mimic, Slime Knight, and Jewel Bag

Knit slimes, orange and white. Set also includes blue slime and healer.

Soft pink slime, part of larger set

Satin beanbag set (I love the texture of these guys), featuring blue slimes, hoimi, metal babble, and metal slime

Miscellaneous satin slimes: large blue is from set of satin mimic, king slime, and red slime; blue and pink slimes are not part of sets; smaller slimes are an inch to two inches in height.

King slime pillow set, featuring blue and metal kings. Texture is felt.

Super-sized Angel/Halo Slime. This plush is well over a foot in diameter and is quite huggable.

Satin Angel and Devil. Part of a larger set. They are about 3-4 inches in height with bean bag material inside.

Small yellow and green slimes, 4-inches in height.

Updated Sunday, December 10, 2006