Japanese Collectibles

Absol and Flygon on a Six-Sided Pokemon Eraser from Japan

A hexagonal eraser from early 2000s Japan featuring Absol and Flygon, two Gen 3 Pokemon, with anime-era Banpresto licensing recorded on the base.
Japanese Collectibles

Gigantor’s Black-and-White Diorama and the Era It Honors

A monochrome Kaiyodo diorama from the Time Slip Glico series shows Tetsujin 28 hoisting a villain car — tracing the 1963 anime that aired in the US as Gigantor.
Japanese Culture

What Is Kotobukiya? A Collector’s Guide to Japanese Anime Figures and Model Kits

Kotobukiya is one of those names that stops you mid-scroll the first time you encounter it. The box is crisp and Japanese. The figure inside is impossibly detailed. The price — routinely landing in the $443–$525 range for desirable examples,...
Japanese Collectibles

The Face Behind Katakuri’s Scarf, on a Hologram Badge

This One Piece YAKARA SHINE hologram tin badge (No. 21) depicts Charlotte Katakuri revealing his face in a key scene from the Whole Cake Island arc.
Japanese Collectibles

Your Guide to Epel Felmier’s Twisted Wonderland Strap

A chibi-style rubber strap of Epel Felmier from Disney Twisted Wonderland, featuring his school uniform and red apple motif from the Japanese mobile game.
Japanese Collectibles

Inside Ryusoulger’s Night Mode Magazine Figure

A Bandai figure from Ryusoulger — the 2019 Super Sentai series behind Power Rangers Dino Fury — distributed exclusively through Japanese magazine channels.
Japanese Collectibles

Meet the Mitsubishi Galant Lambda on a Vintage Coke Crown Cap

A vintage Coca-Cola crown cap from Japan featuring an illustrated Mitsubishi Galant Lambda GSR, where 1970s JDM car culture meets Showa promotional memorabilia.
Japanese Collectibles

Why SD Gundam Turned Zaku I Into a Cane-Wielding Elder

A single playing card from the February 1990 Comic BomBom magazine bonus insert, featuring the SD Gundam Zaku I character in its iconic elder form.
Cerberus and Blue Flames on a Twisted Wonderland Phone Grip Japanese Collectibles

Cerberus and Blue Flames on a Twisted Wonderland Phone Grip

A look at the Ignihyde dorm POCOPOCO phone grip from Disney's Twisted Wonderland, with its Hades-inspired crest, retractable mechanism, and Japan-only release.
Japanese Collectibles

Three Nausicaä Icons on a 1984 Animage Playing Card

This Spades 3 card from 1984 places Nausicaä, Teto, and Yupa together under the Animage label, tying it directly to the film's original Japanese release.