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Japanese Collectibles

Shirokuma’s Kigurumi Choco Egg for Sumikko Gurashi Fans

Shirokuma from Sumikko Gurashi wears a light-blue kigurumi costume in this Furuta Choco Egg food-toy figure, a blind-box collectible from Japan.
Tao Qian’s SR Card and the Arcade Culture of Sangokushi Taisen 3 Japanese Collectibles

Tao Qian’s SR Card and the Arcade Culture of Sangokushi Taisen 3

An SR card from Sega's Sangokushi Taisen 3, featuring the Han warlord Tao Qian — a piece of Japan's game center culture that never reached overseas.
Japanese Collectibles

Nico Robin’s WCF Strap Figure and Why It Only Existed in Japan

Nico Robin's WCF mini figure strap was a Suntory x Seven-Eleven campaign exclusive in Japan, part of a nine-piece One Piece collectible series.
Japanese Collectibles

The Story Behind Nurse Joy’s Pocket Monster GB Mini Card

A look at the Pocket Monster GB Mini Card featuring Nurse Joy — a Japanese collectible from the Game Boy era of Pokemon with classic anime artwork.
Japanese Collectibles

Kunigami Rensuke, Team Z, and the Blue Lock Holographic Sticker

Officially licensed and Japan-only, this die-cut Blue Lock sticker spotlights Team Z forward Kunigami Rensuke with holographic text finish.
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Ferrari 365GT4 and the Supercar Caps of 1970s Japan

Coca-Cola Japan's 1970s crown cap series included the Ferrari 365GT4 2+2 — a grand tourer from Italy — issued during Japan's famous Supercar Boom.
Japanese Collectibles

Blastoise Sticker From Japan’s First Pokemon Boom Year

Amada's 1997 Pokemon PP Card sticker featuring Blastoise connects to the birth of Pokemon anime merchandise in Japan, before the franchise reached the West.
Japanese Collectibles

Godzilland’s Chibi Mechagodzilla and the 1984 Sticker Era

A 1984 TOHO-licensed sticker showing a super-deformed Mechagodzilla from Godzilland, the chibi spinoff that brought Showa kaiju into Japan's sticker culture.
Japanese Collectibles

How Kiyoshi the Exorcist Became a Jump Fair 2025 Shikishi

Jump Fair 2025 mini shikishi featuring Kiyoshi the Exorcist, a Weekly Shonen Jump series by Hiikage Ichi — a Shueisha campaign giveaway, not a retail product.
Japanese Collectibles

Speed Racer’s Mach 5 and the Promo Figure From Japan

A molded display figure of the Mach 5 from Tatsunoko's Speed Racer anime, distributed as a Japanese promotional collectible on a vivid green oval base.