LEGO Icons 11390 Dragon Ball: Shenron & Goku, the first set of the licence

LEGO Icons 11390 Dragon Ball: Shenron & Goku is the first ever LEGO set under the Dragon Ball licence. It runs to 1,764 pieces, costs £129.99 and goes on sale on 4 November 2026, with LEGO Insiders getting access three days earlier. The box holds one minifigure, Kid Goku on his Flying Nimbus, plus seven Dragon Balls printed with one to seven stars. Buy through LEGO with Soleback cashback active and part of the price comes back.

Why this matters

Dragon Ball began as Akira Toriyama's manga in 1984 and grew across four decades into anime, films, games and one of the highest grossing entertainment properties ever created. In all that time not a single official LEGO set carried the licence.

11390 closes that gap twice over: it is the first LEGO Dragon Ball set and simultaneously the first official Son Goku minifigure. For minifigure collectors the second fact weighs more than the model itself.

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The specification

• Set number: 11390

• Line: LEGO Icons

• Pieces: 1,764

• Age: 18 plus

• Height: 32 cm

• Length: 24 cm

• Width: 26 cm

• Minifigures: one, Son Goku

• Stickers: none, every detail is printed

• Price: £129.99

At 1,764 pieces for £129.99 the price per piece works out at around 7.4 pence. For a licensed Icons set that is a sound figure and notably better value than several recent collaborations.

What the model shows

At the centre stands Shenron, the sacred dragon, coiled around a vertical pillar and rising above the base. The build captures his distinctive silhouette, the scales and the sculpted claws, and the designers worked from specific animation frames of the original Dragon Ball series rather than the later continuations.

Beneath the dragon sit seven Dragon Balls, each individually printed with its star count from one through seven. On the base they appear as seven 2x2 bricks, and the base itself carries a print of the classic Dragon Ball logo.

Son Goku stands on the Flying Nimbus at the heart of the scene. The minifigure detaches and can be placed elsewhere in the composition, which lets you stage different moments from the same scene.

Features worth knowing before you buy

• Poseable head and claws: the position can be adjusted, so the model is not entirely static

• No stickers: every detail, including the stars on the Dragon Balls and the logo on the base, is printed. Collectors care, because stickers yellow and peel

• Detachable minifigure: Goku on his cloud is not fixed to a single point

• LEGO Builder app: 3D instructions, with the model rotatable at every step

• Building technique over moulded parts: the dragon is made from standard elements, which the maker describes as the real design challenge

This is a display model rather than a toy. With an 18 plus rating and a footprint of 32 by 26 centimetres, it belongs on a shelf, a desk or in a cabinet.

When and where

• 1 November 2026: early access for LEGO Insiders members

• 4 November 2026: general release

At launch the set is exclusive to LEGO's own channels, meaning the brand's site and LEGO Stores. Selected retail partners follow later.

• LEGO: the official source, full availability from day one and early access for Insiders

• Hamleys: the UK's best known toy retailer, worth watching once distribution widens

• GAME: regularly runs promotions on collector sets

• The Game Collection: independent specialist, often competitive on bundles

The full list of stores paying cashback is in the Soleback catalogue.

What cashback is worth here

At £129.99, 2 per cent returns about £2.60, 3 per cent £3.90 and 5 per cent £6.50. On a set at this level that is roughly a small polybag's worth, and activation takes seconds.

For the rebate to register, open the store's page in the Soleback catalogue before you buy and click through from there. The Soleback extension prompts you to activate, and new accounts get the welcome bonus.

Watch outs for this release

• First sets from a new licence sell through quickly: interest is high and sales initially run only through LEGO

• Insiders membership buys three days: if you want a guaranteed purchase, sign up before 1 November

• App versus browser: cashback registers on browser purchases, buying inside a retailer app usually will not track

• Codes from elsewhere: a voucher found outside Soleback can zero the commission

• Third party listings: launches attract prices above the recommended figure, and £129.99 is the maker's number rather than a market floor

• Approval time: the rebate is released after the returns window closes

Where the licence goes next

LEGO is reported to be planning further Dragon Ball sets for 2027, and they are expected to head in a different direction from 11390. More minifigures and a focus on playability rather than display are the expectation. So if you are waiting on fight scenes or a complete roster of Z Fighters, that is next year's business.

This is LEGO's usual path with a new licence: one large model for adult collectors first, to test the market, then an expansion towards a younger audience.

The bottom line

11390 is a set forty-two years in the waiting. 1,764 pieces, 32 centimetres tall, seven Dragon Balls with printed stars, no stickers anywhere and the first Son Goku minifigure ever made, all for £129.99. It arrives on 4 November 2026, with a three day head start for Insiders.