Goku Menko Cards and Japan’s Schoolyard Arcade Culture

Goku Dragon Ball Vintage Menko Card, 1980s Japan

This vintage menko card from the 1980s features Goku from Dragon Ball, one of the most iconic anime series to emerge from Japan during that decade. Menko were small printed cards used in a traditional Japanese children's game, and during the anime boom of the 1980s they became a popular format for character merchandise. This card belongs to that era of retro anime collectibles, carrying the straightforward graphic style typical of the period.