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Yuji Itadori’s Metallic Wafer Card and Japan’s Food-Toy Culture Japanese Collectibles

Yuji Itadori’s Metallic Wafer Card and Japan’s Food-Toy Culture

This Jujutsu Kaisen Wafer 2 metallic card showcases Yuji Itadori as No.01 and traces its roots to Japan's unique candy-toy collecting tradition.
Hitachi ZW220 in Tomica and Why Construction Fans Take Notice Japanese Collectibles

Hitachi ZW220 in Tomica and Why Construction Fans Take Notice

Tomica No.71 renders Hitachi's ZW220 wheel loader in diecast, with orange-and-black livery and articulated steering from Japan's Takara Tomy series.
Japanese Collectibles

Dragon Ball’s Guardian Kami in the 40th Anniversary Seal Wafer

A Bandai Seal Wafer sticker from Dragon Ball's 40th anniversary run, featuring Kami — Earth's guardian — and the food-toy tradition behind the format.
Japanese Collectibles

Five of Diamonds from the 1984 Nausicaä Animage Set

Published by Animage in 1984, this Nausicaä playing card shows the film's flying characters on the Diamonds 5 from the pre-Ghibli era.
Japanese Collectibles

When Pepsi Turned Hammer Bros into a Bottle Cap Figure

Japan's Pepsi Dot series from the early 2000s gave Hammer Bros a bottle cap base and a sculpt that mirrors the original 8-bit Famicom sprite.
Japanese Collectibles

Nausicaä’s 1984 Playing Card and the Animage Connection

A 1984 Japanese playing card featuring Nausicaä in her iconic pilot suit, tied to the Animage magazine that serialized Miyazaki's manga and co-produced the film.
Japanese Collectibles

Poe Dameron’s 3.75-Inch Figure for the Force Awakens Fan

Hasbro's 3.75-inch Poe Dameron figure from the 2015 Force Awakens Basic line launched on Force Friday and includes a Build-A-Weapon combining part.
Japanese Collectibles

Japan’s Phone Card Era and the 1993 Disney Christmas Telecard

A 50-unit NTT telephone card issued for the 1993 Tokyo Disneyland Christmas season, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto in Santa costumes aboard a reindeer sleigh.
Japanese Collectibles

Battle Fever Robo and the Menko Card That Started a Tradition

A vintage menko card featuring Battle Fever Robo, the first combining giant robot in Super Sentai, from the 1979 Toei and TV Asahi series Battle Fever J.
Japanese Collectibles

Tony Tony Chopper’s Die-Cut Pin Badge and Why Fans Collect It

One Piece's popular ship doctor Tony Tony Chopper appears on this Japanese die-cut pin badge, shaped to his outline with a glossy dome finish.