Japanese Collectibles Behind the SD Gundam Mk-II Card from Comic BomBom, 1990
A Jack of Diamonds playing card enclosed with Japan's Comic BomBom magazine in February 1990, featuring SD Gundam Mk-II from Zeta Gundam.
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Japanese Collectibles Kamen Rider Geats’ Hammer Raise Buckle, Explained
The Hammer Raise Buckle is item No. 01 of Bandai's SG Raise Buckle 1 shokugan set, a food-toy miniature from the 2022 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Geats.
Japanese Collectibles Haikyu!! Exhibition Stationery for the Collector Outside Japan
A look at the Haikyu!! exhibition notepad and sticker set — Japan event-exclusive stationery featuring Hinata, Kageyama, Tsukishima, and more.
Japanese Collectibles Sylvanian Families All-Stars on a Clear File Born in Japan
This Joshin Kids Land exclusive A4 clear file features a full cast of Sylvanian Families characters and is a format unique to Japanese collectible culture.
Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to Annie Leonhart’s JR Central Collaboration
An Attack on Titan item from JR Central featuring Annie Leonhart in modern clothes, released as a station-exclusive during a Japanese railway campaign.
Japanese Collectibles Snoopy, Pokemon, and Japan’s Character Collectible Tradition
Three 1997 Amada Pokemon stickers featuring Hypno, Caterpie, and Golbat, plus a Takara Tomy Snoopy wrist rattle from Japan's character merchandise tradition.
Japanese Collectibles The Story Behind Justice Gundam’s Pepsi Bottle Cap Figure
Pepsi's Gundam SEED bottle cap figure featuring Justice Gundam, the red mobile suit piloted by Athrun Zala, and the story of Japan's promo figure campaigns.
Japanese Collectibles What Puts the Monkey King Inside a Japanese Choco Egg Figure
Sun Wukong appears in clear teal plastic in this Saikyo-O Zukan Choco Egg figure, part of Furuta and Gakken's shokugan collaboration.
Japanese Collectibles Why Alfa Romeo Ended Up on a Japanese Coca-Cola Bottle Cap
A look at the Coca-Cola Supercar Series bottle cap featuring the Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT, a Japanese promotional collectible from the late 1970s Supercar Boom.
Japanese Collectibles Yuji Itadori’s Metallic Wafer Card and Japan’s Food-Toy Culture
This Jujutsu Kaisen Wafer 2 metallic card showcases Yuji Itadori as No.01 and traces its roots to Japan's unique candy-toy collecting tradition.