Is this the first LEGO blind bag series, years before CMFs?

have now reached Series 22, but another blind bag theme may have predated it by 20 years.

The popular

theme has covered a number of licensed IPs and original characters, from and Comics to Looney Tunes and . Collectors of the pocket-money priced blind bags may think they’ve picked up every set to date, but a 20-year-old CMF theme may have predated the current range.

YouTuber just2good has released a new video in which he opens up a forgotten and rare

blind bag series created in collaboration with the soft-drinks giant, Coca-Cola. Launched in 2002, the contained that were only released in Japan, possibly to promote the World Cup in the same year.

The blind bags were attached to bottles of Coca-Cola and included

football-based collectible characters and accessories. Some of the look to be highly-desirable, whilst others contain only a few pieces, such as two minifigure-scale footballs. The video gives a great insight into the Group’s thinking around promotional at the time and may even have been the impetus for the modern CMF series as we know it today.

Series 22 is available now and includes 12 unique characters with accessories to collect. You can check out our full review of the most recent CMF release here.

Featured image: just2good

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