Today’s Random Four
Every morning we pull a handful of items from our store completely at random — and today, these four surfaced. Use code D260618KWD at checkout for an extra 15% off any of them, stacked on top of the sale prices already running. With today’s markdowns, that’s up to 30% off. Good for 3 days. New picks drop every morning, so check back — you never know what’ll turn up.
Today’s selection spans four decades of Japanese pop culture collecting, from a 2022 theme park souvenir to vintage trading cards from the 1980s and 90s. Each item reflects a distinct corner of Japan’s deep collectibles culture.
LEGOLAND Pop Badge L-3692 2022 Red (Japan Limited)
A red pop badge released as a limited souvenir from LEGOLAND in Japan in 2022. Theme park exclusives like this are popular among LEGO collectors, as Japan-only releases often feature designs not distributed elsewhere.
Price: $13.76 | View on eBay
Chopper One Piece Ichiban Kuji G Rubber Coaster
A rubber coaster featuring Tony Tony Chopper from the “Greatest Battle” Ichiban Kuji series. Ichiban Kuji is a popular Japanese lottery system run in convenience stores and hobby shops where every ticket wins a tier of anime merchandise, with prizes ranging from figures to smaller goods like this G-prize coaster.
Price: $12.23 | View on eBay
Super Mario Menko Card by Amada (1985)
A 1985 Menko card from Amada, number 67 in the series, tied to Nintendo’s Famicom-era Super Mario. Menko is a traditional Japanese card game dating back to the Edo period, and in the 1980s manufacturers adapted the format to feature characters from anime, manga, and video games.
Price: $7.67 | View on eBay
Baby Dragon Yu-Gi-Oh! Carddass No. 28 (Bandai, 1998)
A Baby Dragon card from Bandai’s 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! Carddass series, number 28, classified as Normal Rare. Carddass is Bandai’s vending-machine trading card line launched in 1988, and the early Bandai Yu-Gi-Oh! cards predate the Konami trading card game that international fans know today.
Price: $8.63 | View on eBay
About This Collection
From traditional Menko cards repurposed for video game characters to modern theme park badges, today’s items show how Japan has long built collecting culture around its entertainment properties. Each piece is a small artifact of how fans engaged with these franchises in a specific moment in time.
