Japanese Collectibles

Dragon Quest Monsters Sticker for Fans of Toriyama’s Art

Published by Enix in Japan in 1998, this vintage sticker features Droll, a numbered entry in a Dragon Quest Monsters series with artwork by Akira Toriyama.
Japanese Collectibles

How Tomica Brought the Kobelco Panther Crane to Diecast

Released in 2008, Tomica No.73 captures the Kobelco Panther X 250 rough terrain crane at 1/116 scale, part of Takara Tomy's iconic Japanese diecast series.
Japanese Collectibles

Toxtricity’s Mezastar Five-Star Disk Explained

The Toxtricity five-star Mezastar star disk is a Japan arcade-exclusive resin token by Takara Tomy Arts, covering the Gen 8 Pokémon and the Mezastar format.
Japanese Collectibles

Chiikawa Pukkuri Mascots for Your Collection

A Bandai rubber mascot from the third Furuhonya Pukkuri Gummy set, featuring characters from Chiikawa, the manga series by artist Nagano.
Why Saint Seiya Menko Still Captivates Fans Around the World Japanese Collectibles

Why Saint Seiya Menko Still Captivates Fans Around the World

A licensed Saint Seiya menko card from the 1986–1989 anime broadcast era, covering what menko are, the franchise's global reach, and the character depicted.
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Four Dragon Quest Monsters Toriyama Drew for Enix in 1998

Four 1998 Enix stickers from a Dragon Quest Monsters set, each featuring Toriyama's monster artwork: Slime, Poison Lizard, MadPlant, and Tortoceratops.
Noritoshi Kamo and the Kyoto Side of Jujutsu Kaisen Japanese Collectibles

Noritoshi Kamo and the Kyoto Side of Jujutsu Kaisen

A Jujutsu Kaisen mini art sheet featuring Noritoshi Kamo, the Kamo clan sorcerer from Kyoto Jujutsu High, released as a flat collectible card in Japan.
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Gallus J and the First Era of Bandai Carddas Cards

A 1989 Bandai Mini Carddas card depicting the SD Gallus J from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, tied to Comic BonBon and Japan's vending machine card culture.
Zoro’s Three-Sword Pose in a 2001 Bandai Shokugan Figure Japanese Collectibles

Zoro’s Three-Sword Pose in a 2001 Bandai Shokugan Figure

This early Bandai shokugan figure depicts Roronoa Zoro in his signature three-sword stance, made in Japan in 2001 during the first wave of One Piece merchandise.
Japanese Collectibles

Seadra in the Amada Pokemon Sticker Set from 1997

This 1997 Amada sticker features Seadra as No.320 in the Pokemon series, part of an early Japanese collectible run from the franchise's first years.