Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to Ebirah and the 1984 Godzilland Stickers
This 1984 Godzilland sticker features Ebirah in chibi form — one entry in TOHO's numbered Kaiju series released the year Godzilla returned to screens.
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Japanese Collectibles The 1984 Nausicaä Animage Playing Card, Explained
A single Hearts 8 playing card from the 1984 Nausicaä film tie-in, released under the Animage brand by Tokuma Shoten in the year the movie premiered.
Japanese Collectibles Sugimoto Wears Cinnamoroll Ears in This Golden Kamuy Collaboration
A Bandai acrylic keychain from the Golden Kamuy x Sanrio collab, showing chibi Sugimoto sporting Cinnamoroll's iconic floppy ears in a winter camp scene.
Japanese Collectibles Spelunker, Doraemon, and Kinnikuman on 1980s Menko Cards
Three vintage menko cards from 1980s Japan — Spelunker, Doraemon, and Kinnikuman — plus a Gol D. Roger rubber coaster mat from One Piece Ichiban Kuji.
Japanese Collectibles What Giant Slug No. 111 Reveals About Dragon Quest Monsters
A 1998 Enix sticker featuring Giant Slug No. 111 from Dragon Quest Monsters, with Toriyama's character design on a vintage Japanese collectable.
Japanese Collectibles Meet Musha Hyaku-Shiki, SD Gundam’s Golden Warrior
A playing card furoku from Comic BomBom's February 1990 issue, featuring Musha Hyaku-Shiki — SD Gundam's samurai take on Zeta Gundam's all-gold mobile suit.
Japanese Collectibles Chiikawa’s Janken-kun Arrives on a Bandai Carddass Card
This Bandai Carddass Vol.2 card features Janken-kun, the rock-paper-scissors antagonist from Nagano's manga Chiikawa, complete with an HP30 battle stat.
Japanese Collectibles Bandai Captured Mr. 2 Bon Clay at Arabasta’s Peak in 2002
A 2002 Bandai Carddass EX trading card featuring Mr. 2 Bon Clay from One Piece's Arabasta arc, with background on the character and Japan's card vending culture.
Japanese Culture What Does “Authentic” Mean on Japanese eBay Listings? A Collector’s Guide to Vintage Luxury from Japan
If you have spent any time browsing Japanese sellers on eBay, you have almost certainly seen the word Authentic sitting prominently in a listing title. It is not a brand name or a product category — it is a declaration....
Japanese Collectibles Showa Japan’s VW Passat Crown Cap and Its Cold War Timestamp
This Volkswagen Passat crown cap, printed in Japanese for the Showa-era market, bridges VW fandom, bottle cap collecting culture, and Cold War history.