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Japanese Collectibles

Giren Zabi’s 1990 Joker Card and the SD Gundam Furoku Era

In 1990, Comic BomBom bundled an SD Gundam playing card deck as a furoku bonus, casting Zeon's supreme commander Giren Zabi as the Joker.
Japanese Collectibles

How Tentacruel Earned Its Place in Japan’s Pokemon Card Era

Tentacruel GB Mini Card No. 73 is a licensed Japanese collectible from the late-1990s Pokemon boom, part of a shokugan-style card series tied to the original Game Boy games.
Sorcerer Mickey and the Art of Japan’s Telephone Cards Japanese Collectibles

Sorcerer Mickey and the Art of Japan’s Telephone Cards

A 1992 Tokyo Disneyland New Year telephone card featuring Sorcerer Mickey from Fantasia, issued during Japan's peak telephone card collecting era.
Japanese Collectibles

The Story Behind the Puka Kinoko Sofubi Figure

Puka Kinoko 2 is a Japanese sofubi squeaky figure — a blue mushroom design with visual echoes of Mario — rooted in Japan's rich soft vinyl tradition.
What Makes the 1989 Marasai Carddas a Zeta Gundam Artifact Japanese Collectibles

What Makes the 1989 Marasai Carddas a Zeta Gundam Artifact

A 1989 Bandai Mini Carddas battle card featuring the Marasai from Zeta Gundam, sold through Japanese vending machines and linked to Comic BonBon.
Japanese Collectibles

When Bandai Turned a Gundam Escape Pod Into a Trading Card

Card No. 82 from Bandai's 1989 SD Gundam Carddas series features the Escape Pod personified as a comedy soldier, tied to Japan's Comic BonBon magazine.
Four Picks From Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball, and Gintama Japanese Collectibles

Four Picks From Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball, and Gintama

This week: a Muichiro Tokito wafer sticker, a Vegeta GR Dragon Ball sticker, a Gintama Ichiban Kuji postcard, and a 2003 Lawson Lotus Esprit figure.
Japanese Collectibles

Tokoyami’s Choco Egg Figure and Japan’s Shokugan Culture

Furuta's Choco Egg is a long-running Japanese shokugan line. This My Hero Academia figure captures Fumikage Tokoyami's unmistakable bird-head design.
Japanese Collectibles

Rengoku’s Flame Pillar Legacy in a Bikkuriman Sticker

Rengoku, Demon Slayer's Flame Hashira, stars on a Japan-limited Bikkuriman wafer sticker — a paper collectible steeped in Japanese pop culture.
Japanese Collectibles

The Dragon Ball DAIMA Charm Toriyama Left Behind

This Dragon Ball DAIMA Ichiban Kuji rubber charm features mini Goku, Glorio, and Elder Kai — all from Toriyama's final Dragon Ball anime series.