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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.
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What Makes Yuuna-san’s Jump Hanafuda Special

A 2018 Jump Hanafuda set featuring Kogarashi Fuyuzora and Yuna Yunohana from Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san, the Shonen Jump manga about a haunted hot-spring inn.
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Metal King Slime and the Dragon Quest Sticker Era, Explained

A 1998 numbered sticker from Dragon Quest Monsters, featuring Akira Toriyama's Metal King Slime in the year the Game Boy Color spin-off launched in Japan.
Ichikawa Utaemon’s Menko Card and the Golden Age It Came From Japanese Collectibles

Ichikawa Utaemon’s Menko Card and the Golden Age It Came From

A look at the actor menko tradition of 1950s Japan, featuring Ichikawa Utaemon, one of Toei's leading jidaigeki stars of the Showa era.
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The Natsucomi Tradition That Gave Hell’s Paradise This Pencil Board

This Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku mini pencil board was a free Shueisha bookstore giveaway in 2019, years before the anime reached Netflix.
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Inside Furuta’s Haikyuu Choco Egg and the Suga Figure It Holds

Furuta Seika's Haikyuu Choco Egg is a blind-box food toy sold in Japan, and this figure captures Karasuno vice-captain Sugawara in his number 2 jersey.
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Your Guide to Lisa Lisa, the Wave Master of JoJo Part 2

Bandai metallic wafer card from Japan's shokugan tradition, featuring Lisa Lisa — the Hamon master at the center of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2.
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Why Gundam Sentinel’s Zeta Plus Ended Up on a Playing Card

A single 1990 Comic BomBom furoku playing card featuring SD Gundam's Zeta Plus, a mecha from the Gundam Sentinel photo-novel, explained for collectors.
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Tomica No.29 and How Japan’s Panda Trucks Became Famous

Tomica No.29 is a 1/64 diecast of the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter in Sakai Moving's panda livery, tracing the history of Japan's longest-running minicar series.
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Four Japanese Collectibles Spanning Anime, Kawaii, and Kyoto

This week's picks include a Nezuko deformed sticker from Demon Slayer, a Kyoto-only Kewpie strap, a retro THE DOG keychain, and a Banpresto Pokemon eraser.