What Is a Funko Pop Chase? Anime Pop Variants, Exclusives and Box Condition Explained

Two listings for what looks like the same anime Funko Pop, one at $7.95 and one at $41.95, is the single most confusing thing about shopping for Pops. Nothing is wrong with either listing — they are different products, and the words in brackets after the name tell you exactly which one you are buying. This guide decodes the vocabulary you will meet on every Pop listing we run: chase, non-chase, set bundle, retailer exclusive, glow-in-the-dark and Non-Mint, using real examples from our own shelves so you can see what each label costs and what actually arrives in the box. Everything referenced here lives in our Funko collection.

What Is a Funko Pop Chase?

A chase is a variant version of a standard Pop — a different paint job, a metallic or glow finish, a changed pose or accessory — produced in far smaller numbers than the common release and mixed randomly into shipping cases. Nobody, including the retailer, can pick a chase out of a case on demand; you get whatever the case gives you. That scarcity, not extra size or extra parts, is the whole reason a chase trades for several times the price of the version beside it. You can watch that gap in real time on our own pages: the Chainsaw Man Funko Pop! [Non-Chase] is $7.95 and the Chainsaw Man Funko Pop! [Chase Bundle] is $41.95 at the time of writing. Same character, same line, different rarity.

What Does "Chase Bundle" Actually Include?

This is the part most guides skip. On our listings a Chase Bundle is not a lone chase — it is one chase plus one non-chase Pop of that character, shipped together. That is spelled out on the product page itself, and it is why a bundle costs more than the sum of a couple of standard Pops: you are paying for the rare variant and receiving the common one alongside it. The Tengen Uzui Funko Pop (Chase Bundle) at $41.95 is the metallic chase paired with the standard figure, while the plain Tengen Uzui Funko Pop (Non-Chase) is $5.95 on its own. A Set Bundle is a third thing again: a named multi-figure lot. Our Chainsaw Man Funko Pop! Set Bundle at $60.95 lists its contents figure by figure — Chainsaw Man non-chase, Denji, Makima, Aki Hayakawa, Power and Pochita — so you are buying a known roster, not a lucky dip. If a listing does not name what is inside, that is your cue to ask before you order.

What Is a Retailer Exclusive Pop?

An exclusive is a Pop that Funko produced for one specific retailer or channel rather than for general distribution. It is a distribution label, not a quality label: the mould and the licence are the same, the availability is not. Anime exclusives turn up constantly in our catalogue — the Kento Nanami Glow-in-the-Dark Pop is an Entertainment Earth exclusive from Jujutsu Kaisen at $13.95, the Whitebeard (Non-Chase) Pop is a Crunchyroll exclusive from One Piece at $9.95, and the Madara Uchiha Pop is another Entertainment Earth release at $13.95. Read exclusive as "harder to find later," and read glow-in-the-dark or metallic as a finish that may or may not also be the chase for that wave — the listing title tells you which.

What Does [Non-Mint] Mean on a Pop Listing?

It means the box is imperfect and we said so in the title instead of hoping you would not notice. Our [Non-Mint] Glow in the Dark Rengoku Funko Pop! – Walmart Exclusive from Demon Slayer is $11.95, and its product page states plainly that the Pop will contain some type of damage to the cardboard, the plastic, or both. The figure inside is the same Walmart-exclusive glow Rengoku; the packaging is not display-grade. That is a genuinely good deal if you take your Pops out of the box, and the wrong purchase if you collect boxed and graded — which is exactly why the label belongs in the title rather than in the small print. Every Pop we ship, mint or not, goes out in a Pop Protector.

Which Anime Pops Do We Carry?

The Funko range runs across the shonen franchises people actually collect, so the fastest route is usually the franchise page rather than the brand page. Demon Slayer Pops sit alongside the figures and props in our Demon Slayer collection; Straw Hat Pops including the Monkey D. Luffy Pop at $11.95 sit in the One Piece collection; Uchiha and Akatsuki Pops live in the Naruto collection; and the sorcerers are in the Jujutsu Kaisen collection. Wave and set bundles for Chainsaw Man, Bleach and One Piece arcs come and go as cases sell through, so browse the full Funko collection if you are hunting a specific wave.

Shipping, Box Condition and 30-Day Returns

Two practical points before you order. First, shipping: US and international orders over $70 USD ship free, and below that threshold there is a flat rate of $9.99 within the US and $14.99 internationally, so a single $7.95 Pop is usually worth pairing with something else. Second, returns: Magic Stories runs a 30-day return policy — you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return, and the item needs to come back in the same condition you received it, in its original packaging. For Pops that matters more than for most products, because the box is the packaging. Keep the outer shipper and the Pop Protector until you are sure you are keeping the figure, and email mail@magicstories.co to start a return rather than sending anything back unannounced. Buying a Non-Mint listing is not a reason returns get harder — you are told about that damage before you pay, which is the whole point of labelling it.

Quick Answers

• What is a Funko Pop chase? A chase is a rarer variant of a standard Pop, usually a different paint, finish or pose, produced in much smaller numbers and inserted randomly into shipping cases. Retailers cannot pick them out on demand, and that scarcity is why a chase costs several times what the common version does.
• What is the difference between chase and non-chase Funko Pops? Non-chase is the common release you will find everywhere, and chase is the limited variant of the same character. On our listings the Chainsaw Man non-chase Pop is $7.95 while the Chainsaw Man Chase Bundle is $41.95, which shows the rarity gap directly.
• What do I get in a Funko Chase Bundle? One chase Pop and one non-chase Pop of that character, shipped together, as stated on the product page. It is not a chase on its own, which is why a bundle is priced above two standard Pops.
• What does a retailer exclusive Funko Pop mean? It means Funko made that version for one specific retailer or channel, such as Entertainment Earth, Crunchyroll or Walmart, rather than for general distribution. The licence and the mould are the same; the availability is narrower, so exclusives get harder to find after a wave sells through.
• What does Non-Mint mean on a Funko Pop? It means the packaging is damaged in some way, to the cardboard, the plastic window or both, and the listing says so in the title before you buy. The figure itself is the standard release, so a Non-Mint Pop is good value if you display out of the box and a poor fit if you collect boxed.
• Can I return a Funko Pop if it is not what I expected? Yes. Magic Stories has a 30-day return policy, so you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return by emailing mail@magicstories.co, and the item must come back in the same condition and in its original packaging. Keep the box and the Pop Protector until you have decided.