Japanese Collectibles Your Guide to Laputa’s 1986 Animage Playing Card
A Club King card from a Laputa playing card set, released in 1986 alongside Studio Ghibli's first theatrical film and tied to Japan's Animage magazine.
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Japanese Collectibles 8 Attack on Titan Characters on One JR Central Postcard
An Attack on Titan postcard produced for a JR Central railway campaign, featuring eight major characters in casual attire at a modern Japanese station.
Japanese Collectibles The Dog Artlist Collection for Jack Russell Terrier Fans
The Dog Artlist Collection turned real dog breeds into character figures. This Jack Russell Terrier keychain is an official licensed piece from Japan.
Japanese Collectibles Doraemon’s Guidance Angel and the Gashapon Behind It
Bandai's Capchara 7 is a gashapon figure depicting Doraemon holding the Michibiki Angel, a secret gadget from the original manga. Here's what that means.
Japanese Collectibles Snoopy’s Marching Band Figure From Japan’s Choco Egg Era
A Japan-only Furuta Choco Egg figure of Snoopy as a marching band leader, tracing the Peanuts franchise and Japan's food-toy collecting tradition.
Japanese Collectibles Stormtrooper Helmet Art on Japan’s Ichiban Kuji Towel
A Banpresto Ichiban Kuji J Prize art towel featuring a cartoon Stormtrooper helmet pattern, part of Japan's convenience store lottery system.
Japanese Collectibles SD Gundam’s Red Warrior Playing Card and the Furoku Legacy
A single Queen of Clubs playing card featuring Red Warrior in SD Gundam's chibi style, bundled as a 1990 Comic BomBom furoku supplement by Kodansha.
Japanese Collectibles Adidas Forum 84 High in Japan’s Pepsi Bottle Cap Series, Explained
This No.15 bottle cap figure from a Japanese Pepsi campaign puts the Adidas Forum 84 High in miniature form, blending sneaker and food-toy collecting.
Japanese Collectibles Bandai’s Yu-Gi-Oh Carddass and What Made It Different
This 1999 Bandai Carddass card features Morinphen, a Japan-only Yu-Gi-Oh monster from Part 3 of the series that predates Konami's OCG by months.
Japanese Collectibles Why Mihawk and Shanks Appear Together on a One Piece Kuji Towel
This Bandai Ichiban Kuji EX long towel features Dracule Mihawk and a figure believed to be Shanks, two of One Piece's most iconic warriors.