Japanese Collectibles ROBOT×LASERBEAM and the Hanafuda Cards of Weekly Jump
A 2018 Weekly Shonen Jump bonus hanafuda card from the golf manga ROBOT×LASERBEAM by Miura Takahiro, the creator of ROOKIES — explained for collectors.
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Japanese Collectibles A Closer Look at Japan’s 2002 Thunderbird 1 Mecha Figure
In 2002, Japan released this Mecha Selection mini figure of Thunderbird 1 — Scott Tracy's supersonic craft from the classic British Supermarionation series.
Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to the GQuuuuuuX Ichiban Kuji and Japan’s Prize Lottery
A Bandai Spirits rubber coaster from Ichiban Kuji GQuuuuuuX vol.2, the prize lottery tied to the 2025 Gundam anime with Tomino Yoshiyuki deeply involved.
Japanese Collectibles LEGO’s Gingerbread Man Badge for the Holiday Collector
A 2019 LEGOLAND Japan pin badge featuring the LEGO Gingerbread Man with a holiday design, part of the numbered Pop Badge series and likely Japan-exclusive.
Japanese Collectibles What Makes Quaxly’s POKEMOFU Figure Feel Different
Quaxly from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet gets a flocked treatment in Bandai Namco's POKEMOFU Mascot 6, a Japanese-market figure with a soft, velvet-like finish.
Japanese Collectibles Why LEGOLAND Japan’s Bigfoot Pop Badge Puzzles Collectors
A 2023 LEGOLAND Japan Pop Badge (L-3675) with a pink border and a Bigfoot-like LEGO character — sold only at the Nagoya park, not available elsewhere.
Japanese Collectibles This Nausicaä Playing Card Came Before Studio Ghibli Existed
A single Queen of Hearts from a 1984 Nausicaä playing card set, branded by Animage magazine and released the same year as the landmark anime film.
Japanese Collectibles Ranka Lee Carddas, Kamen Rider Geats, and a Kawaii Bear
Two Ranka Lee Carddas SP cards from 2011's Macross Frontier set sit alongside a Kamen Rider Geats buckle and a Latte Bear Mikko plush keychain.
Japanese Collectibles Sherry Belmondo’s Zatch Bell Swing Figure Explained
Sherry Belmondo's Bandai gashapon swing figure from Zatch Bell, explained — who she is, where this capsule-toy type comes from, and why it exists.
Japanese Collectibles Cloud Strife, Coca-Cola, and Japan’s Crystal Figure Culture
This scarlet crystal figure of Cloud Strife was made by Square for a Coca-Cola campaign tied to Final Fantasy VII, before the 2003 Square Enix merger.