Japanese Collectibles

Dragon Ball’s Greatest Rivalry on an Ichiban Kuji Metal Tray

A Bandai Spirits metal tray from Dragon Ball VS Omnibus Super Ichiban Kuji, featuring Goku and Vegeta — Japan's licensed premium lottery collectible explained.
Japanese Collectibles

Your Guide to Lucy Van Pelt’s Choco Egg Figure

A Japan-exclusive Furuta Choco Egg figure of Lucy Van Pelt ice skating, from the early-2000s Peanuts food-toy series that never reached Western retail shelves.
Japanese Culture

What Is Snoopy? A Collector’s Guide to Vintage Toys, Limited Collabs, and Japanese Exclusives

Picture a beagle with an overactive imagination — one who naps on top of his doghouse, dreams of dogfighting the Red Baron over World War I France, and somehow became one of the most recognizable characters on the planet. That...
Japanese Collectibles

Buggy the Clown and the 2002 Bandai Figure From Japan’s Shokugan Era

Released in 2002, this Bandai shokugan figure of Buggy the Clown is part of the One Piece World 2 candy toy line — a snapshot of early franchise merchandise.
Toshizo Hijikata’s Manhole Card from Hino City, Explained Japanese Collectibles

Toshizo Hijikata’s Manhole Card from Hino City, Explained

Hino City's official manhole card features Toshizo Hijikata, the Shinsengumi's vice-commander, part of Japan's GKP collectible card series.
Japanese Collectibles

Getting to Know Chopper Through a 2002 One Piece Badge

Made in Japan around 2002, this pin-back badge shows Tony Tony Chopper at the start of One Piece's rise — before the manga became a worldwide phenomenon.
Wiper, Calgara, and the One Piece Card That Bridges 400 Years Japanese Collectibles

Wiper, Calgara, and the One Piece Card That Bridges 400 Years

A 2003 Bandai Carddass EX trading card from One Piece featuring Wiper and Calgara, two Shandia warriors connected across four centuries of history.
Japanese Collectibles

Piccolo, HP3000, and the Dragon Ball Token Games of the 1990s

A silver embossed metal token from early 1990s Japan, Piccolo's HP3000 Janken Club piece was part of a Dragon Ball collectible game series for kids.
Japanese Collectibles

Laputa’s Sheeta and the Playing Card That Predates Disney

A single Clubs 2 card from a 1986 Animage summer promotion for Laputa: Castle in the Sky — Ghibli's first film and one of anime's landmark releases.
Japanese Collectibles

Shion’s Role in TenSura and the Keychain That Captures It

A Kodansha-licensed flat fabric keychain featuring Shion from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, one of isekai's most prominent female characters.