Princess Donut Blind Box Plushies and Dungeon Crawler Carl Figures Shown at NYCC

Dungeon Crawler Carl’s move from a popular LitRPG series toward a broader entertainment franchise is becoming visible on the merchandise floor. At NYCC, new products tied to Matt Dinniman’s series were displayed together, including Dungeon Crawler Carl action figures and three of the upcoming Princess Donut plush blind-box variants.

The showing matters because the Princess Posse Plush Blind Boxes had previously been announced with relatively little detail beyond their existence. The display offers a closer public look at part of the range, while a Canadian retail listing supplies the clearest currently available release information: a $19.99 price at EB Games Canada and an October 30 release date.

For fans, the immediate practical detail is simple: each box is intended to contain one Princess Donut plush, and there are six variations in the set. What remains unresolved is just as important. There is not currently a confirmed U.S. retail listing, so a U.S. launch date, price and retailer availability cannot yet be treated as known.

A blind box is sealed packaging that does not reveal the specific collectible inside before purchase. In this case, buyers receive one plush from a six-variant Princess Donut assortment. That format creates an obvious distinction between buying one item because you like the character and trying to complete the full line: the latter depends on which variant turns up in each box.

The NYCC display included three plushies from that upcoming assortment, providing a preview of half of the stated six designs. However, seeing three examples should not be read as confirmation of the entire checklist, rarity tiers, chase variants, retailer exclusives or package ratios. None of those details have been established in the available product information.

The Canadian listing is currently the concrete purchasing lead. It lists the boxes for $19.99 and gives October 30 as the release date. Since the listing is through EB Games Canada, shoppers should avoid assuming that amount translates directly to other regions or currencies. Likewise, the absence of a U.S. listing is not evidence that a U.S. release will not happen; it only means timing and distribution there remain unclear.

A collector’s checklist before ordering

Confirm whether the retailer is selling a single blind box or a sealed case.
Check the region attached to the listed price and release date.
Remember that six variants are confirmed, but odds and rarity information have not been provided.
Do not assume that the NYCC display items are convention exclusives; the available information identifies them as upcoming blind boxes, not exclusive event merchandise.
Wait for a local listing if shipping, import charges or regional availability would change the real cost of a Canadian preorder.

Action figures are arriving as the franchise’s merchandise push broadens

The plushies were not the only Dungeon Crawler Carl products on view. New action figures were also part of the NYCC display. Playmates announced its Dungeon Crawler Carl figure line in February, and the figures are now rolling out to major retailers this month.

That timetable illustrates the difference between an announcement and a retail rollout. A toy line can be revealed well before products reach shelves, while new formats continue to be introduced around it. The action figures and blind-box plushies therefore represent related but separate parts of the franchise’s merchandise expansion: articulated character collectibles on one side, randomized soft collectibles on the other.

For shoppers who prefer to know exactly what they are purchasing, the action-figure category is generally the more straightforward proposition in this particular news cycle. The Princess Posse product, by design, preserves uncertainty over which of the six plush variations is in a given box. Neither approach is inherently better; they serve different collecting habits. One emphasizes a specified item, while the other emphasizes surprise and assortment-building.

The NYCC presentation also signals that the physical-product side of Dungeon Crawler Carl is expanding alongside the property itself. Its story began as a LitRPG series, a form of fiction that uses ideas and language associated with role-playing games as part of its storytelling. The property now has figures, plush blind boxes, tabletop games, a television adaptation in development at Peacock, and two more books still planned.

Tabletop games add another major product lane

Dungeon Crawler Carl’s tabletop games are a separate, substantial part of that expansion. Their crowdfunding campaign concluded in May with more than $13 million raised. A commercial release is still expected in December.

That date is distinct from the October 30 date listed for the Canadian Princess Posse plush preorder. It is easy to lump a franchise’s new products into one broad release window, particularly when they appear at the same convention, but these are different categories with different schedules. The plush listing points to late October in Canada, the action figures are reaching major retailers this month, and the tabletop release is currently expected in December.

The successful crowdfunding total demonstrates significant interest in the tabletop project, but it should not be used to infer specific production changes, contents or wider retail details beyond the commercial release window already indicated. The sensible reading is narrower: Dungeon Crawler Carl has enough audience momentum to support multiple kinds of merchandise at once, from toys to games.

Why the NYCC display is useful, even without every retail answer

Convention displays can make a forthcoming product more tangible, particularly when earlier announcements have not been followed by full catalog information. In this case, the three Princess Donut plushies shown at NYCC help establish that the blind-box range is progressing toward release. They do not, by themselves, settle outstanding questions surrounding the other three variations, U.S. distribution or buying odds.

That distinction is useful for collectors because convention coverage can create the impression that a product is available everywhere immediately. Here, the firmer information is more limited: the plush series has six variations; one plush comes in each blind box; a Canadian preorder is listed at $19.99; and that listing gives October 30 as its release date. The rest requires confirmation from future retailer or product updates.

There is a wider entertainment context, too. Dungeon Crawler Carl is not simply receiving one isolated tie-in while its books continue. The property is being developed for television at Peacock, and more books are on the way. Other game-adjacent franchises are also making the jump toward screen projects, as seen in ongoing discussion around Paramount’s Cyberpunk 2077 film. That does not make the projects equivalent, but it helps explain why character-focused merchandise is becoming an increasingly important way for growing genre franchises to build visibility beyond their original format.

What has been confirmed, and what has not

The expanding Dungeon Crawler Carl product slate has enough moving parts that it is worth separating confirmed facts from reasonable expectations.

Confirmed details

Dungeon Crawler Carl merchandise, including action figures and Princess Donut plushies, was displayed at NYCC.
Three upcoming Princess Donut plush variants were shown.
The Princess Posse Plush Blind Box line contains six variations in total.
Each blind box includes one Princess Donut plush.
EB Games Canada lists the blind box for $19.99 with an October 30 release date.
Playmates announced Dungeon Crawler Carl action figures in February, and they are rolling out to major retailers this month.
The tabletop crowdfunding campaign raised more than $13 million and the commercial product is expected in December.
A Dungeon Crawler Carl TV series is in development at Peacock, and two additional books are planned.

Still unclear

When the blind boxes will be listed or released in the United States.
Whether regional pricing will differ from the Canadian $19.99 listing.
The full visual lineup for all six plush variants.
Any rarity structure, chase design, production ratio or case configuration for the blind boxes.
Whether any convention-specific version or exclusive has been planned.

For now, the NYCC display is best understood as a look at the next stage of Dungeon Crawler Carl’s merchandise growth rather than a complete retail roadmap. The action figures are reaching wider retail channels, the Princess Donut blind boxes have an identifiable Canadian preorder and date, and the tabletop games remain on track for a later December commercial release. Fans interested in the plush line have a confirmed six-design set to watch; fans outside Canada still need a local listing before availability can be called settled.