Japanese Collectibles Stormtrooper Helmet Art on Japan’s Ichiban Kuji Towel
A Banpresto Ichiban Kuji J Prize art towel featuring a cartoon Stormtrooper helmet pattern, part of Japan's convenience store lottery system.
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles 
Japanese Collectibles SD Gundam’s Red Warrior Playing Card and the Furoku Legacy
A single Queen of Clubs playing card featuring Red Warrior in SD Gundam's chibi style, bundled as a 1990 Comic BomBom furoku supplement by Kodansha.
Japanese Collectibles Adidas Forum 84 High in Japan’s Pepsi Bottle Cap Series, Explained
This No.15 bottle cap figure from a Japanese Pepsi campaign puts the Adidas Forum 84 High in miniature form, blending sneaker and food-toy collecting.
Japanese Collectibles Bandai’s Yu-Gi-Oh Carddass and What Made It Different
This 1999 Bandai Carddass card features Morinphen, a Japan-only Yu-Gi-Oh monster from Part 3 of the series that predates Konami's OCG by months.
Japanese Collectibles Why Mihawk and Shanks Appear Together on a One Piece Kuji Towel
This Bandai Ichiban Kuji EX long towel features Dracule Mihawk and a figure believed to be Shanks, two of One Piece's most iconic warriors.
Japanese Collectibles Snow Miku’s 2010 Debut and the Kuji That Remembered It
Snow Miku's 2010 debut design on an Ichiban Kuji E Prize rubber charm, part of the All-Stars series spanning Hatsune Miku's first four Snow Miku years.
Japanese Collectibles The Story Behind Musha Gundam’s 1990 Warrior Playing Card
A 1990 Comic BomBom playing card featuring Musha Gundam's samurai-style SD robots — this 5 of Spades captures Japanese pop culture at its peak.
Japanese Collectibles How Nendou Riki From Saiki K. Ended Up on a Hanafuda Card
This Nendou Riki card is from the Jump Hanafuda set, a Japanese collection placing Saiki K. characters into the traditional format of the card game hanafuda.
Japanese Collectibles What Dekatsuyo Reveals About Chiikawa’s Card Culture
Dekatsuyo is a recurring monster from the Chiikawa manga, spotlighted on this Bandai Carddass Vol.2 trading card complete with an HP600 stat and Japanese skill text.
Japanese Collectibles Inside the Japan-Only Pikachu Mega Bloks Figure
A Japan-limited Pikachu figure by Mega Bloks, this licensed Nintendo collectible brings the world's most recognizable Pokémon into interlocking block form.