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MIDORI’s Tabby Cat Magnet and Japan’s Zakka Souvenir Tradition

A gray tabby PVC cat figure magnet from MIDORI Japan, shaped in the yuru-kawa style and rooted in Japan's domestic souvenir and zakka gift market.
Japanese Collectibles

The Lucky Cat Tradition Inside Japan’s Kawaii Keychain Series

THE CAT Artist Collection Kawaii Cat Series #4 is a Japanese keychain mascot featuring a calico cat, a motif tied to Japan's centuries-old lucky cat tradition.
Ace and Roger’s Bond, Told on a One Piece Wafer Sticker Japanese Collectibles

Ace and Roger’s Bond, Told on a One Piece Wafer Sticker

Bandai wafer sticker SW12-31 pairs Portgas D. Ace and Gol D. Roger from One Piece — what the card is, where it comes from, and why the pairing matters.
Japanese Collectibles

Voltorb No. 100 and the Game Boy Pokemon Cards of 1990s Japan

This GB Pocket Card features Voltorb, Pokemon No. 100, and was part of a Game Boy-era mini card series made in Japan in the late 1990s.
Japanese Collectibles

Nintendo’s Famicom Boom and the 1985 Mario Menko Card It Made

A rectangular 1985 Amada menko card printed with Super Mario Bros.' underwater stage — made in Japan the same year the Famicom game launched.
Japanese Collectibles

Kanao Tsuyuri’s Butterfly Sticker for the Demon Slayer Collector

A Niformation holographic sticker featuring Kanao Tsuyuri from Demon Slayer, numbered 3-29 in a chibi-style Japanese anime sticker series with prismatic finish.
Chiikawa’s Lunch Plate Scene for the International Collector Japanese Collectibles

Chiikawa’s Lunch Plate Scene for the International Collector

Learn about No. 28 in a Japanese numbered sticker series, featuring Chiikawa and Hachiware in a beloved manga panel with a glitter-texture finish.
Patapatapeppy, the Sanrio Duck Behind the Choco Egg Craze Japanese Collectibles

Patapatapeppy, the Sanrio Duck Behind the Choco Egg Craze

Patapatapeppy is a lesser-known Sanrio duck character whose Furuta Choco Egg figure captures Japan's food-toy boom of the early 2000s.
Japanese Collectibles

Demon Slayer’s Tanjiro and the Sticker Collecting Culture of Japan

A holographic, numbered Demon Slayer collectible sticker featuring Tanjiro Kamado, with context on Japan's long sticker-collecting tradition.
Japanese Collectibles

Lady Miyako’s Place in AKIRA and Kaiyodo’s Capsule Series

Kaiyodo's Mini Q Part 3 features AKIRA's Lady Miyako as a seated spiritual leader, sculpted in the detailed gashapon tradition that made Kaiyodo's reputation.