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Pierre Hermé Meets Japanese Vending Culture in a Macaron Magnet

A DyDo Drinco promotional magnet shaped like Pierre Hermé's Jardin Sucré macaron, this Japan-exclusive campaign collectible dates from the 2000s or early 2010s.

2026.08.12

Japanese Collectibles

What Is Megahouse? A Collector’s Guide to Japan’s Premier Anime Figure Brand

If you've been browsing anime figures on eBay and keep running into the name Megahouse, there's a reason: this is one of Japan's most respected scale figure manufacturers, and for a significant slice of the collector world — particularly ONE...

2026.08.12

Japanese Culture

Meet Raichu, the Pokemon Pikachu Refused to Become

A 1997 Amada Pokemon sticker featuring Raichu No.229, from the franchise's very first boom year when the anime had just launched in Japan.

2026.08.12

Japanese Collectibles

Dragon Ball GT’s Pan, Captured in a Japan-Only Arcade Card

Pan from Dragon Ball GT stars in this Hero Rare arcade card from Dragon Ball Heroes, a Japan-only Bandai card game that ran inside game centers from 2010.

2026.08.12

Japanese Collectibles

Hello Kitty as Madame Dewi in a Japanese Choco Egg Figure

Furuta's Hello Kitty Choco Egg series included a figure dressed as Madame Dewi, a Japanese celebrity — a snapshot of Japan's early 2000s shokugan culture.

2026.08.12

Japanese Collectibles

Inside Japan’s 1989 Marasai Carddas and the Zeta Gundam Legacy

A 1989 Bandai Mini Carddas featuring the Zeta Gundam mobile suit Marasai, this game-stat vending card comes from the earliest days of the Carddas era.

2026.08.11

Japanese Collectibles

Usopp’s Coca-Cola Figure and Japan’s Anime Campaign Era

A small molded figure strap of One Piece's Usopp, made as a non-retail Coca-Cola Japan campaign premium, estimated to date from the early-to-mid 2000s.

2026.08.11

Japanese Collectibles

Three Collector Worlds Meet in a Ferrari Bottle Cap

Coca-Cola Japan's metal crown cap featuring the Ferrari 275GTB/4 — number two in a supercar series from Japan's 1970s exotic car boom.

2026.08.11

Japanese Collectibles

Lotus Eclat and Japan’s Supercar Boom, Sealed in a Bottle Cap

A Coca-Cola metal crown cap from 1970s Japan featuring the Lotus Eclat, part of a numbered promotional series tied to Japan's supercar collecting craze.

2026.08.11

Japanese Collectibles

Dracule Mihawk’s Choco Egg Figure and the Shokugan Boom

A PVC bust figure of One Piece's Mihawk from Furuta's Japan-only Choco Egg line, produced during the shokugan boom of the early 2000s.

2026.08.11

Japanese Collectibles