Japanese Collectibles Arcade Culture and the Pokemon Tag Featuring Hatterene
A Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. arcade token for Mezastar machines, this Hatterene tag blends Psychic-Fairy Pokemon gaming with Japan's arcade collecting culture.
Japanese Collectibles
Japanese Collectibles 
Japanese Collectibles Japan’s Sawayaka Walking Events and the Ii Naotora Pin Badge
A metal pin badge made for JR Tokai's 2017 Sawayaka Walking event themed around Ii Naotora, the female daimyo at the center of that year's NHK Taiga Drama.
Japanese Collectibles What This Vintage Guile Keshi Figure Reveals About 90s Japan
A vintage Street Fighter II keshi rubber figure of Guile, this single-color molded toy is a product of Japan's early-1990s gaming merchandise boom.
Japanese Collectibles Sayla Mass and the Gundam BE@RBRICK From Japan’s Pepsi NEX Era
Medicom's 70% BE@RBRICK keychain of Sayla Mass from Mobile Suit Gundam, issued as part of a Japanese Pepsi NEX promotional campaign from the late 2000s or early 2010s.
Japanese Collectibles Four Cards That Span the History of Japanese Gaming
From a 1985 Super Mario menko card to a 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh Carddas and a modern Zweilous Mezastar tag — four Japanese franchise cards for collectors.
Japanese Collectibles Kamen Rider 1, the Original Tokusatsu Hero, in Bottle Cap Form
Kamen Rider 1's 2004 7-Eleven bottle cap figure represents a Japan-exclusive collectible made for fans of the long-running tokusatsu franchise.
Japanese Collectibles Egypt Meets Anime in Puzzle & Dragons’ Bastet Prize Figure
This Eikoh prize figure of Puzzle & Dragons' Bastet captures the cat goddess in chibi style, won through Japanese arcade crane games and never sold in stores.
Japanese Collectibles Vil Schoenheit’s Gashapon Figure and Japan’s Capsule Toy Culture
This gashapon-style rubber mascot brings Twisted Wonderland's Vil Schoenheit to life in chibi form, a figure type that rarely reaches collectors outside Japan.
Japanese Collectibles Medarot’s Phoenix Medal Card and the Franchise Behind It
A holographic foil Medarot Medal Card from Japan's late-1990s TCG boom, tied to the Medabots franchise and its phoenix-motif robot lore.
Japanese Collectibles Skyrider, the Flying Kamen Rider Behind This 7-Eleven Figure
A 2004 Japan 7-Eleven exclusive, this Skyrider bottle cap figure captures the eighth Showa Kamen Rider in rigid plastic on a classic round base.