Skullpanda — every series in order. A collector's guide
Some figures want to be sweet. Skullpanda never belonged to that family. From the start she was something else — a character with a still, melancholic gaze, dressed in darkness as if in couture, suspended somewhere between a dream and what's left after it. She doesn't ask to be liked. She asks to be looked at.
Behind the character stands Xiong Miao — the Chinese artist who built Skullpanda an entire universe. Each series is a separate chapter: a different mood, a different era, a different emotion sealed in vinyl. Whether you collect Skullpanda or are only just stepping into this world and want to know how many series there are and which to choose — this guide takes you through the whole story, from the first dark castle to the newest flowers.
Other figures talk about what's pleasant. Skullpanda talks about what's real — longing, unease, loneliness and the quiet beauty hidden within them.
How to read the Skullpanda series
Skullpanda isn't one figure in many colours. It's a cycle of stories. Each series — Pop Mart releases several a year — has its own theme and its own set of designs, usually 6 to 12 designs plus a hidden secret. They're sold as blind boxes: sealed boxes in which you don't know which character you'll get until you reveal it.
What sets Skullpanda apart from the rest of the Pop Mart shelf is her narrative coherence. The series aren't random — they form a journey through moods and styles: gothic, impressionism, Chinese calligraphy, cinema, feasting, impermanence. Below we take you through them chronologically, because Skullpanda reads best the way she was created — from the beginning.
Every Skullpanda series in order
From her 2020 debut to today — the most important figure series, in the order they came into the world. You'll find most of them at Kickomi and can add them to your collection straight away.
2020 — Ancient Castle: the start of a legend
This is where it all began. Ancient Castle is a dark, gothic tale woven among castle walls — with false angels, vampires and bell-ringers. It was this series that sold out in seconds and placed Skullpanda on the pedestal she still stands on today. For collectors: the founding figure, the cornerstone of the whole universe.
The series that started the brand's true legend. A gothic tale among castle chambers — darkness that became an icon.
2021–2022 — Everyday Wonderland: everyday life as emotion
Everyday Wonderland takes Skullpanda off her gothic backdrop and sets her in an ordinary day — but each figure is named after a feeling. The Bold, The Anxious, The Timid. A gallery of characters in which it's easy to recognise yourself or someone close to you. Less castle, more mirror.
Everyday emotions turned into characters — each figure a different personality, a different state of mind you can see yourself in.
2022 — The Warmth: the warmth you feel when someone is beside you
After the chill of stone comes The Warmth — a series about warmth, but not the seasonal kind. About the quiet, human kind you feel when someone is simply there and doesn't need to say anything. One of the tenderest chapters in the whole cycle.
A series about a warmth that has nothing to do with temperature. About the presence of another person when words aren't needed.
2022 — The Mare of Animals: dream eaters
The Mare of Animals descends into the depths of night. It's a series about half-dreamlike creatures — animal figures that feed on dreams. Dark, fairytale-like, unsettling in the best sense. Skullpanda in her element.
Dream eaters — animal, half-asleep figures that feed on what you dream. Darkness woven from fairy tales.
2023 — Laid Back Tomorrow & Everyday: the lazy side of darkness
Skullpanda can slow down too. In the lighter chapters from this period, the character lounges in timelessness, in an "I'll deal with it tomorrow" mood. This is Skullpanda off her pedestal — still dark, but in slippers.
2023 — The Ink Plum Blossom: ink and the blossoming plum
One of the most visually beautiful series. The Ink Plum Blossom draws on Chinese calligraphy and ink painting — each figure is a different element of a landscape woven from black, white and a single plum blossom. Skullpanda as a living painted scroll.
Chinese calligraphy and the blossoming plum — figures like elements of an ink landscape. Black, white and one delicate flower.
2024 — The Mirage: between dream and memory
The Mirage lives in the gap — where dream, memory and waking stop being distinguishable. Each figure is sealed in its own translucent scene, like a mirage about to dissolve. A series for those who like a figure to leave more questions than answers.
The gap between dream, memory and waking. Each figure sealed in a translucent mirage that's about to vanish.
2024 — The Sound: emotions that have a timbre
The Sound turns states of mind into a collection. Joy, anger, calm, wonder — each figure is a different emotion, rendered without embellishment. These aren't polite, sweet characters. This is Skullpanda in her most honest, rawest form.
Emotions turned into figures — joy, anger, calm, wonder. Skullpanda unembellished, in her most honest form.
2024 — Tell Me What You Want: December bustle
As close to a festive mood as Skullpanda gets. Tell Me What You Want is a series about the whole December bustle — wish lists, presents and warmth despite the frost — but told her own way, with a note of melancholy beneath a layer of sparkle.
A winter-holiday series about the December bustle — wish lists and warmth despite the frost, with melancholy beneath the sparkle.
2024 — Winter Symphony: a winter you can hear
Winter Symphony is a plush series in which winter becomes music. Each figure is like a separate piece — Rock On, Rhapsody, Song of Snow — and the whole collection adds up to one winter concert. Soft, atmospheric, perfect for the colder months.
Winter turned into music. Each plush figure like a separate piece, the whole series like one winter concert.
2025 — The Paradox: a journey through transformation
The Paradox tells a story of metamorphosis — the journey from being stuck in the mud, through the cocoon, to spreading your wings. Each figure is a different stage of transformation, and the texture of some of them (rough, shimmering in the light) makes them more beautiful in person than in any photo. One of the most highly regarded newer series.
A story of transformation — from mud, through the cocoon, to wings. A texture that shimmers more beautifully in person than in photos.
2025 — L'impressionnisme: the character as a living painting
A tribute to impressionist painting. L'impressionnisme turns Skullpanda into a living canvas — blurred, soft, woven from light and colour. Each figure is named like the title of a painting. This is Skullpanda where designer toy meets art history — exactly where she's at her most beautiful.
The character turned into a living painting — blurred, woven from light and colour. Each figure named like the title of a canvas.
2025 — You Found Me: the ugly-cute side
One of the best-loved series of recent years. You Found Me brings a gallery of mischievous, ugly-cute creatures — Pranky Peanut, Moldy Muffin and the rest of the gang — in which what's slightly off-putting turns out to be the most endearing. Also available at Kickomi as a plush doll and accessories.
A gallery of ugly-cute creatures in which what's slightly off-putting turns out to be the most tender. Soft, cuddly, full of character.
2025–2026 — The Feast Begins: a feast in full splendour
The Feast Begins seats Skullpanda at a laden table — among dishes, candles and banquet splendour. Rich in detail, theatrical, almost baroque. A series for those who like a figure to contain a whole spectacle.
A feast in full splendour — Skullpanda at a laden table, among candles and dishes. Theatrical, almost baroque.
2026 — City of Night: a city that wakes after dark
City of Night takes to the streets. Neon, darkness and that particular energy that only comes alive after dark — each figure is a different scene from the city at night. Skullpanda at her most urban, most contemporary.
The night city in neon — each figure a different scene that only wakes after dark. Skullpanda at her most urban.
2026 — Petals in Four Acts: impermanence told through flowers
The newest, most poetic chapter. Petals in Four Acts is a story about impermanence and the seasons of life, told through flowers in four acts. Delicate, atmospheric, quiet. At Kickomi it's also available in the rounded, "bean" Pop Bean version — perfect as a first purchase thanks to its lower price.
A poetic story about impermanence and the seasons of life, told through flowers in four acts. Delicate and quiet as a falling petal.
Secrets, collaborations and rarity
Most Skullpanda series hide a secret — a design you won't find on the official list, which turns up only occasionally and is the one collectors hunt for most. Buying a whole case increases your chances but guarantees nothing — it's still a lottery, and that's the point.
A chapter of its own are the collaborations, in which Skullpanda meets other worlds — often the most coveted and fastest-disappearing pieces, because they bring two fan bases together in one figure.
The brand's darkness meets colourful ponies. A surprising meeting of two opposite worlds, in which pastel and gothic find a common language.
Skullpanda's couture darkness meets mischievous Kuromi — two icons united by a love of the darker side of sweetness.
Skullpanda's dark, fashion-forward style meets gentle, rosy My Melody. Unexpected tenderness where you'd expect coolness.
Skullpanda in a Nevermore Academy uniform. A meeting of two souls woven from the same dark fabric — more natural than any other collaboration.
You can always check the current availability of every series and collaboration in the Skullpanda collection.
Where to start your collection
Skullpanda isn't collected "to complete the set" — she's collected by mood. Choose the series that resonates with who you are, or who you become in the evening.
- If you love art history — L'impressionnisme or The Ink Plum Blossom.
- If you want a classic and the roots — Ancient Castle, where it all began.
- If you're drawn to emotional depth — The Sound or The Warmth.
- If you're coming in for the first time — Petals in Four Acts in the Pop Bean version: a low price, the full atmosphere.
- If you like darkness with an edge — The Mare of Animals or City of Night.
And if you'd like to get to know the artist who brought Skullpanda to life — we've written about her separately in the Artists: SKULLPANDA — Xiong Miao section. Without her, none of these series would exist.
The whole Skullpanda collection at Kickomi.
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