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 D260623HE5 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 picks span several decades of Japanese animation history, from the earliest days of robot anime to the global phenomenon of Pokémon. Each item comes from a distinct corner of Japan’s collectible culture, making this a good snapshot of how fan merchandise has evolved over the years.
A Baoa Qu — Mini Carddas Card (Comic BonBon, 1989)
This is a Carddas trading card featuring A Baoa Qu, the space fortress that serves as the setting for the final battle in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, printed in 1989 as part of a Comic BonBon tie-in. Carddas were a line of collectible trading cards produced by Bandai throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, sold in vending machines across Japan and eagerly collected by young fans of the era.
Price: $8.63 | View on eBay
Gaplant ORX-005 — Mini Carddas Card (Comic BonBon, 1989)
From the same 1989 Comic BonBon Carddas set, this card depicts the Gaplant (model number ORX-005), a transformable mobile armor that appears in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, affiliated with the Zeon-successor faction. The Zeta Gundam series aired in 1985 and significantly expanded the Gundam universe, introducing a range of new mobile suits that remained popular with collectors long after the show ended.
Price: $8.63 | View on eBay
Chimchar Pokémon Mega Bloks Figure — Japan Limited
This is a Japan-limited Mega Bloks building figure of Chimchar, the fire-type starter Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Generation IV). Chimchar’s line of evolution — culminating in Infernape — became one of the more recognized starter families of that generation, and merchandise tied to it continues to attract collectors of Pokémon goods.
Price: $13.76 | View on eBay
Tetsujin 28 vs. Monster — Time Slip Glico Kaiyodo Figure Diorama
This black-and-white diorama figure depicts a battle scene between Tetsujin 28 and a monster, produced as part of the Time Slip Glico series — a celebrated collaboration between confectionery company Glico and figure manufacturer Kaiyodo that packaged detailed miniatures with candy. Tetsujin 28, known in the West as Gigantor, is a pioneering robot manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama in 1956, widely credited as one of the earliest giant-robot stories in Japanese popular culture.
Price: $14.66 | View on eBay
About This Collection
These four items trace a line through Japanese animation history — from a 1956 manga that helped define the robot genre, through the Gundam franchise that dominated the 1980s, to Pokémon merchandise aimed at a new generation of collectors. Whether you collect by franchise, by era, or by format, each piece represents a distinct chapter in how Japan has turned animated stories into lasting physical objects.
