Japanese Collectibles Amethio, Ceruledge, and the Pokémon Anime’s New Chapter
A 2023 Bandai wafer card pairing Ceruledge with anime-original character Amethio, released as Pokémon's animated series entered a new era.
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Japanese Collectibles The Story Behind Chiikawa’s Official Clover Sticker
Chiikawa, the SNS-born Japanese character IP turned anime series, is behind this official die-cut sticker depicting the character's four-leaf clover pose.
Japanese Collectibles Gray Tabby, Big Eyes, and the Art of THE CAT Series
A chibi-style keychain mascot from THE CAT Artist Collection, featuring an original gray tabby design and Japan's kawaii character goods tradition.
Japanese Collectibles Tien Shinhan’s Coca-Cola Dragon Ball Z Figure, Explained
A hard plastic Tien Shinhan figure from Japan's Coca-Cola Dragon Ball Z promo series, tied to a limited campaign from the late 1990s or early 2000s.
Japanese Collectibles The Tiny Metal Weedle From Japan’s 1990s Pokemon Craze
This vintage TOMY Metal Collection figure of Weedle captures the Gen 1 Pokemon boom of 1990s Japan in a small die-cast pewter-finish form.
Japanese Collectibles Japan’s Samurai Gundam Hidden in a 1990 Playing Card
This 4 of Hearts playing card was a bonus insert in Kodansha's Comic BomBom February 1990 issue, featuring SD Gundam's samurai-themed Musha Gundam Mk-II.
Japanese Collectibles Behind My Hero Academia’s Hawks and Japan’s Shokugan Culture
Hawks from My Hero Academia appears in Furuta's Choco Egg shokugan series, a food-toy tradition rooted in Japan's character goods culture.
Japanese Collectibles Pepsiman Goes Monster in Japan’s Bottle Cap Series
The Monsters Meet Pepsi Part 1 bottle cap series placed Pepsiman in a gothic coffin — a Japan-only beverage promo figure from the late 1990s.
Japanese Collectibles Snoopy’s Baby Rattle and Japan’s Character Goods Tradition
A Takara Tomy PEANUTS-licensed foot and wrist rattle featuring Snoopy, made for infants in Japan where character baby goods have a strong gifting tradition.
Japanese Collectibles Gashapon Culture Behind Cure Yum-Yum’s Mini Figure
Bandai's Cure Yum-Yum gashapon figure comes from Delicious Party Precure, a 2022–2023 magical-girl anime where food powers every transformation.