Japanese Collectibles How Drifblim Ended Up on a Japanese Arcade Collectible
A Drifblim Mezastar tag from Season 2 of Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.'s arcade game — a Japan-only plastic collectible with a four-star rarity rating.
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Japanese Collectibles Gegege no Kitaro and a Showa Yokai Preserved on a Menko Card
A Showa era round menko card featuring a yokai from Gegege no Kitaro, the landmark manga and anime franchise that shaped how Japan saw the supernatural.
Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to Pepsiman’s Monster Series Bottle Caps
Pepsiman bottle cap figures paired Japan's faceless mascot with classic monsters. This Part 4 entry features Frankenstein and the promo culture behind it.
Japanese Collectibles Why Jonathan Joestar Stands Out Among JoJo Collectibles
A mini clear file from Daiso Japan featuring Jonathan Joestar, the founding hero of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and one of the series' least-merchandised leads.
Japanese Collectibles The Story of Unico in a Coca-Cola Promo Keychain
This rare Japanese Coca-Cola promotional keychain features Unico, the gentle unicorn from Osamu Tezuka's beloved manga and anime series, in a kawaii collectible format.
Japanese Collectibles What Made the Bandai Yu-Gi-Oh Carddass a Different Game
No.93 from Bandai's 1999 Yu-Gi-Oh Carddass Part 3 features Hitotsu-Me Giant — a Japan-only vending machine card from before Konami's trading card game existed.
Japanese Collectibles Space Invaders Menko Cards and Why They Still Matter
A 1985 TAITO-licensed menko card featuring Space Invaders artwork — learn what menko are, where they fit in Japanese arcade culture, and why this card exists.
Japanese Collectibles Lamborghini Countach Meets Japan’s Coca-Cola Cap Craze
A printed metal crown cap from Coca-Cola Japan, featuring an orange Lamborghini Countach and issued during Japan's 1970s–80s supercar collecting craze.
Japanese Collectibles Evangelion’s NERV Commander on a Bandai Wafer Card
Gendo Ikari, the scheming NERV commander, strikes his famous clasp pose on this sealed Bandai Evangelion shokugan wafer sticker card.
Japanese Collectibles Four Anime Collectibles From Pokemon to Wish Upon the Pleiades
Four items from Japan: an Arctozolt Mezastar arcade card, a 1995 Farfetch'd sticker by Amada, a Snorlax gashapon figure, and a Wish Upon the Pleiades can badge.