Japanese Collectibles How Emboar’s Mezastar Tag Captures Japanese Arcade Culture
Pokémon Mezastar tags are plastic discs earned from Japanese arcade machines, not sold in stores. This Emboar tag is from the game's third series.
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Japanese Collectibles Axew’s Metal Charm and Why the National Pokedex Series Matters
Axew's National Pokedex Metal Charm is an official enamel piece from Pokemon Center Japan, tied to a Dragon-type Gen V Pokemon and the Best Wishes anime.
Japanese Collectibles Botobai Gigante and Hunter x Hunter’s Wafer Sticker Tradition
Botobai Gigante is one of Hunter x Hunter's enigmatic Twelve Zodiacs. This Vol.8 sticker wafer is part of Japan's beloved shokugan tradition.
Japanese Collectibles What Makes Ran Mouri’s Choco Egg a Detective Conan Classic
A blind-box shokugan figure of Ran Mouri, Detective Conan's main heroine, made by Furuta Confectionery as part of their early-2000s Choco Egg anime line.
Japanese Collectibles Fiat 130 Coupe and Japan’s 1970s Supercar Bottle Cap Craze
A 1970s metal bottle cap from Japan bearing an illustration of the Fiat 130 Coupe, tied to Japan's supercar boom and Coca-Cola's collector campaigns.
Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to Azul Ashengrotto’s TWST Wafer Card
Azul Ashengrotto is Octavinelle's cunning housemaster in Disney Twisted Wonderland. This Bandai wafer card shows him in his distinctive Ceremony costume.
Japanese Collectibles Mystical Elf and the Yu-Gi-Oh Cards That Came Before Konami
A 1998 Bandai Carddass trading card featuring Mystical Elf, released under a separate game system a year before Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh OCG ever existed.
Japanese Collectibles Ramen, Kirby, and the Ichiban Kuji Stickers You Need to Know
This four-sheet sticker set is the H Prize from Bandai Spirits' Kirby Ichiban Kuji, a no-lose lottery sold at Japanese convenience stores.
Japanese Collectibles Manemare and Dragon Quest Monsters’ 1998 Sticker Line, Explained
A 1998 Japanese trading sticker featuring Manemare from Dragon Quest Monsters, with Toriyama's zombie-type monster design in a Silver B metallic finish.
Japanese Collectibles Four Classic Disney Icons Behind the Daiso 100th Badge
Daiso Japan's 2023 Disney 100th Anniversary can badge features Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Pluto in a silver silhouette design unique to the centennial.