Japanese Collectibles Chiikawa’s Sushi Lenticular Card and Japan’s Novelty Culture
A not-for-sale lenticular card from a Chiikawa sushi collaboration in Japan, featuring Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi on a rotating conveyor.
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Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to Rook Hunt and the Twisted Wonderland Magnets
An official Ensky character magnet from Disney Twisted Wonderland, featuring Rook Hunt — the theatrical hunter of Pomefiore dorm, distributed within Japan.
Japanese Collectibles Inside Japan’s Ichiban Kuji and the Boa Hancock Coaster
Boa Hancock appears on this Bandai Spirits rubber coaster from the One Piece Ichiban Kuji Whitebeard Pirates lottery — here's the full story behind the item.
Japanese Collectibles Grimer and the Japanese Stickers That Predated the Anime
A 1996 Amada sticker depicting Grimer (No.88), produced at Pokemon's Japanese launch before the anime began and long before the series reached Western markets.
Japanese Collectibles Meowth’s 1997 Amada Sticker and the Japanese Pokemon Boom
A 1997 Amada paper sticker featuring Meowth, made during Japan's first Pokemon boom — a year before the franchise launched in the West.
Japanese Collectibles Why Munchlax Arrived Before Its Own Pokemon Game
Bandai's 2004 Pokemon Kids line gave Munchlax its own sofubi figure the same year the character debuted in anime, two years before any Pokemon game.
Japanese Collectibles Giren Zabi’s 1990 Joker Card and the SD Gundam Furoku Era
In 1990, Comic BomBom bundled an SD Gundam playing card deck as a furoku bonus, casting Zeon's supreme commander Giren Zabi as the Joker.
Japanese Collectibles How Tentacruel Earned Its Place in Japan’s Pokemon Card Era
Tentacruel GB Mini Card No. 73 is a licensed Japanese collectible from the late-1990s Pokemon boom, part of a shokugan-style card series tied to the original Game Boy games.
Japanese Collectibles Sorcerer Mickey and the Art of Japan’s Telephone Cards
A 1992 Tokyo Disneyland New Year telephone card featuring Sorcerer Mickey from Fantasia, issued during Japan's peak telephone card collecting era.
Japanese Collectibles The Story Behind the Puka Kinoko Sofubi Figure
Puka Kinoko 2 is a Japanese sofubi squeaky figure — a blue mushroom design with visual echoes of Mario — rooted in Japan's rich soft vinyl tradition.