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Japanese Collectibles

Squall Leonhart’s Gunblade Captured in a Coca-Cola Promo Figure

A painted FFVIII mini figure of Squall Leonhart, produced for a Coca-Cola Japan promotion distributed only in Japan, likely around the game's 1999 release.
Japanese Collectibles

Behind The Dog Artlist Collection’s Clear Purple Puppy

This clear purple puppy figure from The Dog Artlist Collection captures Japan's early 2000s kawaii toy boom, where gashapon and shokugan formats thrived.
Japanese Collectibles

Haro Gets a Cap in the GQuuuuuuX Ichiban Kuji Lineup

This G Prize die-cut sticker from Ichiban Kuji GQuuuuuuX vol.2 shows Haro wearing a cap — Gundam's iconic mascot robot, made by Bandai Spirits in Japan.
Japanese Collectibles

Jack Howl’s Wolf Form, Now on a Twisted-Wonderland Metal Card

This P1-02 metal card features Jack Howl from Disney Twisted-Wonderland, the Aniplex mobile RPG, as part of the Japan-exclusive Savanaclaw Pack series.
Nameneko, Chiikawa, and Vintage Bottle Caps for Your Shelf Japanese Collectibles

Nameneko, Chiikawa, and Vintage Bottle Caps for Your Shelf

Nameneko cat delinquent cards, a Chiikawa gummy card, and vintage Coca-Cola and Pepsi bottle caps from Japan — four pop-culture collectibles in one post.
Japanese Collectibles

Kaiyodo’s Showa Diorama Packed Into a Glico Candy Box

A Time Slip Glico shokugan sculpted by Kaiyodo, this miniature diorama set recreates a 1951 Matsushita electric iron scene from early postwar Japan.
Japanese Collectibles

Your Guide to Yu-Gi-Oh’s Dark King of the Abyss Eraser Figure

A Bandai character eraser of Dark King of the Abyss from the Capsule Monster Chess line, connecting Yu-Gi-Oh fans to the franchise's pre-card-game era.
Japanese Collectibles

Endeavor’s Gold Metallic Seal and the Retsuden SP Series

A Japan-exclusive My Hero Academia collector sticker, the Retsuden SP.07 features Endeavor in a gold metallic format aimed at franchise completists.
Mario Kart’s Sofubi Gashapon From Japan’s 1990s Era Japanese Collectibles

Mario Kart’s Sofubi Gashapon From Japan’s 1990s Era

A Bandai gashapon sofubi figure of Mario tied to the 1992 Super Mario Kart era — a Japan-only capsule toy that never had official overseas distribution.
Japanese Collectibles

Why Nu Gundam Keeps Showing Up on Japanese Konbini Goods

This sealed tin tray is an official 7-Eleven Japan ALMOND campaign novelty, featuring the RX-93 Nu Gundam from the 1988 film Char's Counterattack.