Name: J. Kawaguchi Minifigure
Brand: LEGO
SKU: idea012
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (11 reviews)

Minifig Value (New/Loose)

This represents the current value of the minifig J. Kawaguchi since 2012. High accuracy

For Sale (New/Loose)

	Best US listing for J. Kawaguchi	BrickEconomy Choice $19.25
	(US) BrickLink store FunDad2923	$12.58 -32.7%
	(HK) BrickLink store Take D Brick	$12.62 -32.5%
	(US) BrickLink store Cali-Bricks2	$15.00 -19.7%
	eBay listings for idea012 J. Kawaguchi	$19.25 +3.0%
	(FR) BrickLink store Sunshine	$22.96 +22.8%
	(BE) BrickLink store all.inn.bricks	$23.05 +23.3%
	(GR) BrickLink store Brickhunt	$25.75 +37.8%
	(IT) Assembled.NEW ITEM-IDEA012	$38.17 +104.2%

For Sale Ranges

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Sales Distribution (Last 90 Days)

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Sale Trends

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J. Kawaguchi Appears in the Following LEGO Set


	21101 Hayabusa Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2012 Pieces / Minifigs 369 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $49.99 Value $316.83 Growth +533.8% Annual growth 15.4% I own this set I want this set

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Minifig Details

Minifig number

idea012

Name

J. Kawaguchi

Theme

Ideas

Subtheme

Licensed

Year

2012

Released

July 2012

Sets

1Exclusive

Availability

Retired

Minifig Pricing

Value

$18.69

Growth

+395.76%

Annual growth

+7.72%

2025 growth

--4.05%

1-year growth

+3.80% (12 month outlook)

Future growth

+1.91% (2-5 year outlook)

*Value is for new/loose minifig.

Quick Buy

eBay

Buy

Price

$19.25

Bricklink

Buy

Lowest price

$12.58

Highest price

$38.17

*Listings are for new/loose minifig.

Minifig Predictions

1 year forecast

$19.05

5 year forecast

$20.40

$20

$21

The J. Kawaguchi minifig is estimated to be worth between $20 - $21 within five years.

Prediction Insights

An early Ideas minifigure tied to a real-world space milestone, J. Kawaguchi has constrained supply and a one-off printed likeness that reduces remake risk, and it holds relative stability for collectors focused on Ideas and space themes while upside is capped by softer recent momentum.

Minifig Facts

J. Kawaguchi is a LEGO minifigure based on the real JAXA Hayabusa project manager. This minifigure is part of the LEGO Ideas licensed set, Hayabusa. The minifigure represents Junichiro Kawaguchi, who played a key role in the Japanese spacecraft mission aimed at collecting samples from the asteroid Itokawa. The LEGO Ideas set was released to commemorate the mission's success and Kawaguchi’s contributions.

Common description: Hayabusa Project Manager - J. Kawaguchi

J. Kawaguchi Reviews

11 reviews

4.8

Collectors

Investors

Is this LEGO minifigure a good investment?

“The growth of the J. Kawaguchi minifig has slowed to about 3.8% per year, yet it remains a worthwhile addition for Ideas / Licensed collectors.”

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Community Stats

J. Kawaguchi (idea012) currently ranks #51 out of the top owned loose minifigs in Ideas / Licensed.

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About Ideas Licensed

The Licensed Ideas minifigures are the casts of the films, shows and bands that fans turned into LEGO Ideas sets, and many of them exist only in a single set. The Beatles came with their Yellow Submarine and BTS with Dynamite.

Ideas Sets

Ideas / Licensed Sets

J. Kawaguchi Minifigure