Japanese Collectibles

Japanese Collectibles

Lamborghini Countach Meets Japan’s Coca-Cola Cap Craze

A printed metal crown cap from Coca-Cola Japan, featuring an orange Lamborghini Countach and issued during Japan's 1970s–80s supercar collecting craze.
Japanese Collectibles

Evangelion’s NERV Commander on a Bandai Wafer Card

Gendo Ikari, the scheming NERV commander, strikes his famous clasp pose on this sealed Bandai Evangelion shokugan wafer sticker card.
Japanese Collectibles

Four Anime Collectibles From Pokemon to Wish Upon the Pleiades

Four items from Japan: an Arctozolt Mezastar arcade card, a 1995 Farfetch'd sticker by Amada, a Snorlax gashapon figure, and a Wish Upon the Pleiades can badge.
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Pikachu’s Determined Look and Japan’s Coo’nuts Toy Tradition

Bandai's Coo'nuts Pokemon 10 series brings Pikachu's battle-ready expression to life as a self-righting figure sold only through Japanese domestic retail.
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When Popeye’s Sidekick Landed on a Japanese Menko

A 1950s round menko card featuring Wimpy from Popeye, where an American comic strip character meets Japan's traditional children's card game format.
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Behind the Maserati Bora on a Japanese Coca-Cola Cap

A metal Coca-Cola crown cap from 1970s Japan featuring the Maserati Bora, produced during Japan's supercar boom for children to collect from glass bottles.
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The Shachihoko Charm That Makes This Inosuke Key Ring Special

This Nagoya-limited Demon Slayer keychain features Inosuke Hashibira alongside the golden shachihoko, a mythical fish-tiger that crowns Nagoya Castle's famous roof.
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Godzilland and the Sticker Sets That Defined 1984

This 1984 Godzilland sticker from Toho is a rare piece of retro Japanese animation merchandise, part of a limited collectible series from the classic era.
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The Gundam Connection Hidden in a Daitarn 3 Menko Card

A licensed Daitarn 3 menko card from 1978-79, made by the same director, character designer, and mech designer who would soon create Mobile Suit Gundam.
Japanese Collectibles

How a 1990 Magazine Turned Guncannon Into an SD Playing Card

A 1990 Comic BomBom magazine insert playing card featuring an SD-style Mass Production Type Guncannon from the original Mobile Suit Gundam series.