Japanese Collectibles

What Makes Kanegon the Perfect Kaiju for a Metal Token

A 1992 Banpresto token featuring Kanegon from Tsuburaya's Ultra Q — the coin-eating kaiju whose origin story makes this embossed metal collectible surprisingly fitting.
2026.08.06
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles

Anpanman’s Cheese Dog, Cast in Metal by Banpresto in 1992

A 1992 Banpresto brass-toned metal token featuring Cheese, the dog character from Sore Ike! Anpanman, with series code A-014 stamped on the face.
2026.08.06
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Culture

What Is Hello Kitty? A Collector’s Guide to Japan’s Most Iconic Character and Why Rare Pieces Are Worth Real Money

Picture a small white cat face — no mouth, a tiny nose, a red bow on the left ear, and an expression you get to fill in yourself. That is Hello Kitty, and in fifty years she has gone from...
2026.08.06
Japanese Culture
Japanese Collectibles

Haxorus Mezastar, a Dragon Tag From Japan’s Arcade Scene

A four-star Mezastar arcade tag featuring Haxorus, the Generation 5 Dragon-type Pokemon, made by TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S. for Japan's arcade game centers.
2026.08.06
Japanese Collectibles
Your Guide to Furuta’s Charlie Brown Choco Egg Figure Japanese Collectibles

Your Guide to Furuta’s Charlie Brown Choco Egg Figure

Furuta's 2022 Japan-exclusive Peanuts Choco Egg includes a chibi-style Charlie Brown mini figure rooted in Japan's blind-box food toy tradition.
2026.08.06
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles

Yoshitsune Minamoto and the Menko Card Tradition He Inspired

A round menko card featuring Yoshitsune Minamoto, Japan's most storied samurai commander, from the card-slapping game tradition unique to Showa-era Japan.
2026.08.06
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles

How Dokkiri Man Menko Captured Three 1980s Fandoms

A late-1980s Japanese menko card, Dokkiri Man parodies the Bikkuriman sticker boom while referencing idol group Onyanko Club and its cat-themed world.
2026.08.05
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles

Inside the Amada Menko Card From Super Mario’s Launch Year

A 1985 Amada menko card from Super Mario Bros.' launch year, carrying Nintendo's official license and six characters from the original Famicom game.
2026.08.05
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles

Why G3-X Is Kamen Rider Agito’s Most Distinctive Suit

G3-X is the police-developed power suit from Kamen Rider Agito, and this 2004 Seven-Eleven Japan bottle cap figure captures its unmistakable armored design.
2026.08.05
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles

Gintama’s Kondo Isao and the Cup-Rim Figure Craze

Kondo Isao is Gintama's Shinsengumi commander and comic relief. This Megahouse Ochatomo Series figure is designed to hang from the rim of any cup.
2026.08.05
Japanese Collectibles
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