Japanese Collectibles Inside Japan’s Donkey Kong Ichiban Kuji Zipper Bag
Bandai Spirits' Ichiban Kuji is Japan's in-store prize lottery — and this Donkey Kong zipper bag, Prize H of six designs, is only available in Japan.
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Japanese Collectibles What SD Gundam Mk-III Reveals About the Z-MSV Design Era
This 1990 Comic BomBom magazine supplement card features SD Gundam Mk-III, a blue Z-MSV mobile suit that never appeared in the Zeta Gundam anime.
Japanese Collectibles Cobalion Comes to Life on a Japan Arcade Mezastar Tag
Cobalion is a Steel/Fighting legendary Pokemon, and this Mezastar arcade tag — dispensed only in Japanese game centers — tells its story.
Japanese Collectibles Ghost-Type Lore and the Basculegion Mezastar Arcade Tag
Basculegion is a Water/Ghost-type Pokemon from Legends: Arceus. This holographic Mezastar tag is a Japan arcade-exclusive from TAKARATOMY A.R.T.S.
Japanese Collectibles Kiki’s Delivery Service and the Jiji Joker Card of 1989
This 1989 Animage playing card features Jiji the black cat from Kiki's Delivery Service, made at the very start of Ghibli's commercial merchandise era.
Japanese Collectibles When Tigger Met the Year of the Tiger on a Japan Post Card
Japan Post's official 2022 Winnie the Pooh nenga hagaki features Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger in a snowy design — with Tigger chosen to mark the Year of the Tiger.
Japanese Collectibles Hoenn’s Three Starters on a Banpresto Hexagon Eraser
A white hexagonal eraser made by Banpresto for Japanese arcade crane games, featuring Mega Sceptile, Torchic, and Mudkip from Pokemon's Hoenn region.
Japanese Collectibles Deuce Spade’s Acrylic Charm and the Sega Prize Tradition
A Sega acrylic keychain charm featuring Deuce Spade from Disney Twisted Wonderland, a mobile game with scenarios by Yana Toboso of Black Butler fame.
Japanese Collectibles From Weekly Shonen Jump to a My Hero Academia Metal Postcard
Izuku Midoriya's metal postcard from My Hero Academia shows Deku channeling One For All, a format popular in Japan and rarely found outside it.
Japanese Collectibles 4 Vintage Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon Collectibles From Japan
A look at four vintage Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon collectibles from Japan, including capsule monster erasers by Bandai and a 1998 Shadi Carddass card.