Today’s Random Four
Every morning we pull a handful of items from our store completely at random — and today, these four surfaced. Use code D260706JVO at checkout for an extra 15% off any of them, stacked on top of the sale prices already running. With today’s markdowns, that’s up to 30% off. Good for 3 days. New picks drop every morning, so check back — you never know what’ll turn up.
This week’s selection spans two decades of Japanese anime and pop-culture merchandise, from holographic trading cards produced during Bleach’s original run to a piece of McDonald’s Japan novelty history. Each item is a small window into the collector culture that surrounds Japanese entertainment.
- Toshiro Hitsugaya — Bleach Card Gum 6 “Entering Las Noches” Changing Holo (Bandai)
- Yumichika Ayasegawa — Bleach Card Gum “Captains Assemble” Changing Holo (Bandai, 2008)
- McDonald’s French Fries Playing Cards — 2016 Lucky Bag Japan Exclusive Deck
- Sumilidon Medabots (Medarot S) Sabertooth Badge Pin — Japan Collectible
- About This Collection
Toshiro Hitsugaya — Bleach Card Gum 6 “Entering Las Noches” Changing Holo (Bandai)
A holographic lenticular trading card featuring Toshiro Hitsugaya, the prodigy captain of Squad 10, from the “Entering Las Noches” set in Bandai’s Card Gum series 6. Bleach, the long-running manga by Tite Kubo, was one of the defining shonen titles of the 2000s and generated an extensive range of collectible merchandise in Japan.
Price: $9.44 | View on eBay
Yumichika Ayasegawa — Bleach Card Gum “Captains Assemble” Changing Holo (Bandai, 2008)
A 2008 Bandai holographic lenticular card from the “Captains Assemble” set, depicting Yumichika Ayasegawa of Squad 11. The Card Gum line was sold packaged with chewing gum at Japanese convenience stores and kiosks, making these cards a nostalgic staple of the era for fans who collected them as children.
Price: $9.44 | View on eBay
McDonald’s French Fries Playing Cards — 2016 Lucky Bag Japan Exclusive Deck
A full playing card deck with a French fries theme, released exclusively as part of a McDonald’s Japan “Lucky Bag” promotion in 2016. The fukubukuro, or “lucky bag,” is a Japanese New Year tradition in which retailers sell sealed bags of assorted goods — a custom that major chains like McDonald’s have long embraced with branded novelty items.
Price: $18.44 | View on eBay
Sumilidon Medabots (Medarot S) Sabertooth Badge Pin — Japan Collectible
A pin badge featuring Sumilidon, the sabertooth-type Medabot from the Medarot S mobile game, produced for the Japanese market. Medabots — known as Medarot in Japan — is a franchise that began as a Game Boy RPG in 1997 and has maintained a dedicated collector following through its figures, cards, and accessories across several decades.
Price: $21.59 | View on eBay
About This Collection
These four items reflect the breadth of Japanese collectible culture — from trading cards tied to landmark anime series to promotional novelties that were never intended to leave Japan. Whether you collect by franchise, era, or format, each piece carries a specific moment in that culture’s history.
