Japanese Collectibles How Wooloo Went Viral and Found Its Way Into a Gashapon
This Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. gashapon figure brings Wooloo, the fluffy eighth-generation Pokemon that went viral in 2019, to life in the Funitto Mascot style.
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Japanese Collectibles Meet Kenshin Himura’s Smiling Side in Rurouni Kenshin
Kenshin Himura Smiling Ver. figure keychain from Rurouni Kenshin, with background on Japan's anime goods tradition and the manga's three-decade history.
Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to Weedle’s 1997 Amada Pokemon Battle Sticker
A 1997 Amada sticker featuring Weedle, numbered 216 in its series, captures Japan's battle-sticker era and the very first wave of Pokemon merchandise.
Japanese Collectibles The School Nurse Hiding in Japan’s Medarot Card Game
A Japanese Medarot TCG support card featuring the school nurse character, with a healing effect that mirrors the franchise's multi-part battle system.
Japanese Collectibles Fantasy Colors in The Dog Artlist Collection’s Bulldog Figure
This orange Bulldog mini figure belongs to The Dog Artlist Collection, a Tokyo-based kawaii brand behind hundreds of stylized dog designs produced across Japan from the late 1990s.
Japanese Collectibles Ichiban Kuji’s Ceramic Tribute to One Piece’s Vinsmoke Reiju
A ceramic display plate from the Ichiban Kuji One Piece Best Edition lottery, featuring Vinsmoke Reiju, a prize distributed exclusively in Japan.
Japanese Collectibles Zenitsu Agatsuma and Japan’s Shokugan Wafer Seal Tradition
A Demon Slayer Niformation wafer seal featuring Zenitsu Agatsuma in chibi style, part of Japan's shokugan blind-pack collecting tradition.
Japanese Collectibles One Piece, Sonic, and Pokémon Figures for Your Display Shelf
Luffy and Crocodile Bandai shokugan from 2002-2003, a Sonic Prime Big the Cat, and a Pokémon Darumaka Petanko strap — four Japanese anime collectibles.
Japanese Collectibles Behind THE DOG Artlist Collection and Japan’s Pug Keychain Era
THE DOG Artlist Collection pug keychain is a resin head figure from one of Japan's defining dog character goods brands, at its peak in the early 2000s.
Japanese Collectibles Why MOSPEADA Fans Still Cherish a 1984 Animage Furoku Postcard
A 1984 Animage magazine furoku postcard from Genesis Climber MOSPEADA, featuring Yellow Belmont — the gender-bending singer later known from Robotech.