Your Guide to Japan’s Retro Collectibles From Gundam to Sonic

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 D260906MZR 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.

Today’s picks span several decades of Japanese pop culture, from a 1990 magazine bonus card to a figure from a recent streaming series. Each item reflects how Japan’s most recognizable franchises — Gundam, Street Fighter, Pokemon, and Sonic — have been commemorated in small, everyday collectibles across different eras.

Char’s Custom Zaku SD Gundam Playing Card — Comic BomBom 1990 Bonus

A playing card featuring Char’s Custom Zaku in the SD (Super Deformed) style, issued as a bonus with the February 1990 issue of Comic BomBom magazine. Char Aznable, the red-masked antagonist of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, is one of anime’s most enduring characters, and his signature red Zaku II remains instantly recognizable to fans of the franchise worldwide.

Chun-Li Street Fighter Vintage Eraser Rubber Mascot Mini Figure

A vintage rubber eraser figure of Chun-Li, the fighter from Capcom’s Street Fighter series. Eraser figures like this one were a widely produced form of character merchandise in Japan during the 1990s gaming boom, found in stationery shops and toy stores alongside trading cards and stickers.

Zubat Pokemon Sticker No. 244 — Amada 1997

A numbered sticker of Zubat produced by Amada in 1997. Amada released large numbered Pokemon sticker collections during the original Pokemon boom of the late 1990s, and these sets were traded and collected by Japanese children alongside the Game Boy games and the anime series.

Sonic Spike Prime Boscage Maze Collectible Figure — DeAgostini Japan

A collectible figure from DeAgostini Japan’s Sonic the Hedgehog series, tied to the Boscage Maze setting from Sonic Prime. Sonic Prime is a Netflix animated series that reimagines Sonic’s world across multiple parallel settings, and DeAgostini Japan — known for its partwork collectible lines — produced a dedicated figure series based on the show.

About This Collection

From a card tucked inside a 1990 manga magazine to a figure from a recent Netflix series, today’s picks show how Japanese franchise merchandise has evolved across formats and decades without losing its essential character. Playing cards, eraser figures, stickers, and collectible figures each represent a different chapter in the long history of how Japan brings its pop culture into tangible, holdable form.