4 Japanese Collectibles from Godzilla to Gashapon

Today’s Random Four
Every morning we pull a handful of items from our store completely at random — and today, these four surfaced. Use code D260731HIZ at checkout for an extra 15% off any of them, stacked on top of the sale prices already running. With today’s markdowns, that’s up to 30% off. Good for 3 days. New picks drop every morning, so check back — you never know what’ll turn up.

Japanese character merchandise spans an unusually wide range — from kaiju stickers printed in 1984 to finger rings shaped like rice balls. This week’s picks reflect that breadth, with items drawn from vintage anime, a landmark robot franchise, food-themed gashapon, and regional TV character goods.

Godzilland No.92 TOHO Sticker (1984)

This is sticker number 92 from the Godzilland series, produced by TOHO in 1984. Godzilland was a chibi-style spinoff of TOHO’s Godzilla franchise that reimagined the classic kaiju as small, rounded characters aimed at younger audiences.

Onigiringu Series 3 Rice Ball Ring

From the third wave of Kitan Club’s Onigiringu gashapon line, this collectible is a ring shaped like an onigiri rice ball in a dashimaki (rolled egg) and mentaiko (spicy cod roe) flavor theme. Kitan Club is a Japanese gashapon maker known for producing miniature figures based on everyday food and objects.

Big Horn Transformers Beast Wars Figure

Big Horn is a character from the Beast Wars: Transformers line who transforms into an American bison. Beast Wars was a mid-1990s CGI animated series in which the Autobots and Decepticons took the forms of animals rather than vehicles — a significant shift for the franchise at the time.

Kyo-no Wanko Dachshund Plush Mascot Keychain

This is a plush mascot keychain featuring a dachshund character from the Japanese TV program Kyo-no Wanko. Small plush keychains tied to regional TV characters are a well-established category in Japanese merchandise, produced as affordable mementos for fans of a show.

About This Collection

These four pieces show how wide a net Japanese character merchandise casts — a 1984 kaiju sticker, a gashapon ring modeled on a rice ball, a mid-1990s robot animal figure, and a regional TV mascot keychain each represent a distinct corner of the category. Browsing across them is a reasonable way to get a sense of how varied the collector’s market from Japan can be.