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Your Guide to Amada’s Dewgong Pokemon Battle Sticker Japanese Collectibles

Your Guide to Amada’s Dewgong Pokemon Battle Sticker

A 1997 Amada Pokemon battle sticker featuring Dewgong, a Gen 1 Water/Ice type. Learn about the Japanese sticker format with game stats printed on each card.
Japanese Collectibles

Gaisoulg’s Ryusoulger Key for Sentai and Dino Fury Collectors

Learn what the Bandai DX Ryusoul Key (Gaisoulg version) is, how it connects to the Ryusoulger toy system, and why this cursed-armor character stands out across both the Japanese and Power Rangers fandoms.
Snoopy and Charlie Brown’s USJ Carnival Badge Explained Japanese Collectibles

Snoopy and Charlie Brown’s USJ Carnival Badge Explained

A 2019 official Peanuts pin badge from Universal Studios Japan, likely a carnival game prize, featuring Snoopy and Charlie Brown's classic comedic dynamic.
Japanese Collectibles

Why Medabots Fans Still Seek Out Takara’s Landmotor Figure

Landmotor is a KBT-type Medarot in Takara's official Collection figure line, built around the game's signature interchangeable parts design from late-1990s Japan.
Japanese Collectibles

Nara’s Famous Deer and Demon Slayer’s Shinobu Kocho on One Keychain

A Nara-exclusive Demon Slayer metal keychain pairing Shinobu Kocho with the region's iconic deer, part of Japan's regional souvenir tradition.
Japanese Collectibles

The Canadian Supercar Behind a Vintage Coca-Cola Crown Cap

A vintage Japanese Coca-Cola crown cap featuring the Bricklin SV-1, a Canadian gull-wing car from 1974-1976, issued during Japan's 1970s Supercar Boom.
How Rhydon’s Sofubi Figure Fits Into Pokemon’s 1997 Boom Japanese Collectibles

How Rhydon’s Sofubi Figure Fits Into Pokemon’s 1997 Boom

The story of a 1997 Bandai Pokemon Kids sofubi figure featuring Rhydon, from Japan's first-generation Pokemon boom and the sofubi toy tradition.
Japanese Collectibles

Nintendo’s Go Menko and the Year Everything Changed

A 1983 Nintendo menko card depicting a Go game board, made when Nintendo was still a traditional game company — months before the Famicom launched in Japan.
Japanese Collectibles

Inside the One Piece Playing Card Featuring Rob Lucci

A single card from a Japanese One Piece character trump deck, the Clubs 10 features CP9 agent Rob Lucci and his pigeon Hattori from the Enies Lobby arc.
Japanese Collectibles

SimCity’s Origins and a 1985 Hudson Soft Menko Card

A 1985 round menko card licensed by Hudson Soft for Raid on Bungeling Bay — an early Famicom title designed by Will Wright before he created SimCity.