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The Collector's Timeline by JAPAN.GG
COLLECTOR CLASSICS JAPAN✨
From 1964, the year the Shinkansen launched, to today's future classics: the popular Japanese collectibles that defined 21st-century global pop culture.
93 ITEMS
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)1964 Tokyo Olympics Official PinVintage · Ultra Rare Memorabilia
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bullmark Ultraman Sofubi Vinyl FigureTokusatsu Icon Debut (Bullmark)
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Tezuka Pro Astro Boy Tin ToyTezuka's Original Robot Hero
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Tomy Tomica Diecast CarsTomy's Debut Die-Cast Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Popy Kamen Rider Henshin BeltOriginal Transformation Toy
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Popy Mazinger Z ChogokinFirst Diecast Super Robot (Popy)
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Sanrio Hello Kitty Debut MerchThe Original Kawaii Icon
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takara Microman FiguresMicro-Scale Sci-Fi Toy Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takara DiaclonePrecursor to Transformers
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Sony Walkman TPS-L2The Original Cassette Player
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Popy Voltron / GoLion DiecastPopy Chogokin Combining Robot
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Game & WatchHandheld · First Gen
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takara Choro Q Toy CarsPull-Back Micro Racers
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Gunpla RX-78-2First Gundam 1/144 Model Kit
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Kinnikuman Keshigomu ErasersThe Original Gashapon Craze
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takatoku Toys Macross Valkyrie DiecastTakatoku Transforming Jet
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Tomy Zoids Model KitsTomy's Motorized Mecha Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Super Mario Bros. CartridgeFamicom · Sealed Grails
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Epoch Sylvanian Families DebutEpoch's Woodland Doll Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Enix Dragon Quest Famicom CartridgeJapan's RPG Icon Begins
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Legend of Zelda Famicom DiskGold Cart · FDS Original
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Konami Castlevania Famicom DiskFDS Original Release
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Metroid Famicom Disk SystemFDS Original Release
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Banpresto Dragon Quest Slime PlushThe Franchise's Mascot Merch
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Sharp X68000 ComputerCult Japanese PC · Rare Collector Grail
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Square Final Fantasy Famicom CartridgeThe Original FF Release
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Dragon Ball Carddass Part 1First Series · Bandai
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai SD Gundam GashaponCapsule Toy Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Studio Ghibli My Neighbor Totoro PlushStudio Ghibli's First Plush (Sun Arrow)
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Capcom Street Fighter II ArcadeCPS1 Cabinet · Japan Arcade Era
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Compile Puyo Puyo Sega ArcadeCompile's Puzzle Classic
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Sailor Moon CarddassAnime Merch Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Kirby's Dream LandGame Boy · Japan Release
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)SNK Samurai ShodownNeo Geo AES Cartridge
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Sega Virtua FighterSega Arcade · First 3D Fighter
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)SNK The King of Fighters '94Neo Geo AES Cartridge
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Mother 2 (EarthBound)Japan Super Famicom Cartridge
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)CLAMP Magic Knight Rayearth MerchCLAMP Anime Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Gainax Neon Genesis Evangelion MerchAnime Debut Explosion
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Square Chrono Trigger CartridgeSuper Famicom · Japan Original
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Sega Panzer DragoonSega Saturn · Japan Release
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Tamagotchi OriginalToy · Bandai
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Pokémon Card Game Base SetCards · Japan Launch
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Dragon Ball GT CarddassCards · Anime Tie-In
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Tomy Pokémon Kids FiguresTomy's Debut Figure Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)SNK Metal SlugNeo Geo AES Cartridge
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Pokémon Tropical Mega Battle TrophyCards · ~10 Known Copies
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Digimon Digivice OriginalToy · Bandai Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Neon Genesis Evangelion CarddassCards · Anime Tie-In
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Pokémon Pikachu IllustratorCards · The Holy Grail
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Card Captor Sakura Clow CardsAnime Merch Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Initial D Trading CardsModel Cars & Card Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Pokémon Center Exclusive PlushDebut Line · Tokyo Store
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)NHK Domo-kun Debut MerchNHK's Viral Mascot
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Visual Cowboy Bebop MerchAnime Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Pokémon Charizard 1st EditionCards · PSA 10 Base Set
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takara Beyblade (Original)Takara's Debut Launch
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Medicom Toy Bearbrick FiguresMedicom Toy Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takara Blythe Doll (Japan Reissue)Takara's Collector Revival
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Square Enix Kingdom Hearts MerchGame Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Konami Yu-Gi-Oh Blue-Eyes White DragonLOB Booster · Japanese
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Konami Yu-Gi-Oh Japanese Booster EraVintage Boosters
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Naruto Ninja CarddassAnime Merch Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Saint Seiya Cloth Myth FiguresBandai's Premium Figure Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takara Transformers MasterpieceTakara's Collector Line Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Megahouse One Piece Portrait of PiratesMegahouse Figure Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Bleach CarddassAnime Merch Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Good Smile Co. Nendoroid Figures DebutGood Smile Company
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Kadokawa Haruhi Suzumiya MerchAnime Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Shueisha Death Note MerchAnime Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bushiroad Weiss Schwarz TCG LaunchesCards · Bushiroad Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Max Factory Figma Action Figures DebutMax Factory
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Crypton Future Media Hatsune Miku Figma/NendoroidVocaloid Merch Boom
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Square Enix Metal Gear Solid Play Arts KaiSquare Enix Figure Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai S.H.Figuarts DebutBandai's Premium Figure Line
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Kyoto Animation K-On! MerchAnime Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Aniplex Puella Magi Madoka Magica MerchAnime Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)BBM Ohtani NPB Rookie CardCards · Fighters Era
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Kodansha Attack on Titan Debut MerchAnime Debut Figma
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Level-5 Yo-Kai Watch Merch BoomJapan Phenomenon
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Shueisha My Hero Academia MerchManga Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Takara Tomy Beyblade Burst RelaunchTakara Tomy Reboot
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Atlus Persona 5 MerchGame Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Splatoon Amiibo & MerchGame Debut Merch
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Re-ment Miniature Blind BoxesCollector Boom
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai Demon Slayer Merch/FigmaAnime Debut
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Nintendo Animal Crossing New HorizonsAmiibo · Japan Release
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Shueisha Jujutsu Kaisen Merch BoomFigma/Nendoroid Surge
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bandai One Piece TCG LaunchesCards · Romance Dawn OP01
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bushiroad JJK Weiss Schwarz — Gojo SPCards · Signed SP
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)Bushiroad AOT Weiss Schwarz SP SignedCards · Signed SP
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)MLB × Toei One Piece Dodgers CardCards · Dodgers × One Piece Night
→ FIND ITEM: 🔍(eBay)MLB × Nintendo Yoshi Dodgers BobbleheadCollectible · Dodgers Yoshi Night
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Collector's Guide by JAPAN.GG
BEST CARDS✨
1996ORIGINAL SET
Japanese VersionPOKEMON CARDSGUIDE
1996 Base Set Starters
Pikachu & Kanto Cards
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE 🔥
Pikachu & Kanto Cards
2023–2024FIRST SET
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Union ArenaJJK CARDS
JJK-1 (UE03BT) Set
Gojo & Sukuna SR Cards
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE 🔥
Gojo & Sukuna SR Cards
2013SPORTS HISTORY
Treasures OfHOKKAIDO
Nippon-Ham Fighters
Shohei Ohtani Cards
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE 🔥
Shohei Ohtani Cards
Popular 1996 Japanese Pokémon cards?1996 Base SetPikachu and the three Kanto starters (Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle) are usually the first cards new collectors look for. Charizard and Blastoise are the final forms of two of those starters, and Mewtwo (No.150) and Mew (No.151) close out the original 151.
1996 Japanese Pikachu CardThe Electric-type Pokémon's original Japanese card from the 1996 base set. No.025 in the National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)1996 Japanese Bulbasaur CardThe Grass-type Pokémon's original Japanese card from the 1996 base set. No.001 in the National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)1996 Japanese Charmander CardThe Fire-type Pokémon's original Japanese card from the 1996 base set. No.004 in the National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)1996 Japanese Squirtle CardThe Water-type Pokémon's original Japanese card from the 1996 base set. No.007 in the National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)1996 Japanese Mew CardThe Mythical final card of the set — No.151, closing out the original 1996 National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)1996 Japanese Mewtwo CardThe Legendary Psychic-type card from the original 1996 base set — No.150 in the National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)1996 Japanese Charizard CardThe Fire-type Pokémon's original Japanese card from the 1996 base set. No.006 in the National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)1996 Japanese Blastoise CardThe Water-type Pokémon's original Japanese card from the 1996 base set. No.009 in the National Pokédex. Oct 1996.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)How many Shohei Ohtani rookie cards are there from 2013??2013 Rookie CardsShohei Ohtani's 2013 rookie year wasn't a single card — it spans 11 checklist entries across eight separate releases from BBM, Calbee, and Bandai, spread from February to November 2013, several of which include multiple card variants — base, subset, or insert.
BBM Rookie Edition #42 (Pitching)His first-ever card, from what's reported to be a 96-card set covering the 2012 draft class. Feb 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)BBM Rookie Edition #42 (Batting)Same set, same number, opposite pose — a separate card, not a parallel. Feb 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)BBM Rookie Edition Silver Foil FacsimileFacsimile-signature parallel, issued in small numbered print runs. Feb 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)Calbee Series Two "Exciting Rookies"First card to show him as both pitcher and hitter. Reportedly part of a 12-player subset. Jun 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)BBM Fighters Team Set (Hitter/Pitcher)Nippon-Ham's annual team-only set with separate hitting and pitching cards. Jun 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)BBM "Two Sword Player" Puzzle InsertSaid to be a 9-card puzzle insert unique to the Fighters team set. Jun 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)Calbee Series Three "All Stars"Issued after his fan-vote selection to the Pacific League All-Star lineup. Sep 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)BBM GenesisBBM's premium annual release — harder to find than the team-set base cards. Sep 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)BBM "10th Season With Hokkaido"Marked the 10th anniversary of the Fighters' move to Sapporo. Sep 2013.
GET ITEM 🔥(eBay)Bandai Owners League 02A trading card game insert rather than a standard set card — easy to overlook. 2013.
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History of Game Consoles by JAPAN.GG
EVOLUTION GAME✨
From the 1983 Famicom to the 2006 Wii. Arcades & Game Consoles were the first iterations and blueprints in the global gaming industry.
19 CONSOLES FEATURED
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⚾ GLOBAL SPORTS GEAR ⚽
⚾ Ohtani's move to the Dodgers turned MLB into must-watch TV across Japan, and the fandom shows up on the street as much as in the stands. A new wave of fans across Tokyo have made the Dodgers and White Sox jerseys a streetwear staple.
In 2024, Shohei Ohtani became MLB's first-ever 50/50 player — 54 HR, 59 SB in one season.
LA DODGERSOHTANI #17
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Nicknamed "Murakami-sama," NPB's youngest-ever Triple Crown winner — debuted with the White Sox in 2026.
CH WHITE SOXMURAKAMI #5
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Named 2025 World Series MVP after going 3-0 for the Dodgers in the Fall Classic.
LA DODGERSYAMAMOTO #18
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Japan's "Samurai Blue" kit dates to the 1930s — the nickname went official in 2009.
JAPAN JERSEY SOUVENIRFOOTBALL KIT
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Collector's Guide by JAPAN.GG
FIRST SIGNALS✨
1996ORIGINAL SET
Japanese VersionPOKEMON CARDSGUIDE
1996 Base Set Starters
Pikachu & Kanto Cards
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE 🔥
Pikachu & Kanto Cards
2013SPORTS HISTORY
Treasures OfHOKKAIDO
Nippon-Ham Fighters
Shohei Ohtani Cards
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE 🔥
Shohei Ohtani Cards
2023–2024FIRST SET
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Union ArenaJJK CARDS
JJK-1 (UE03BT) Set
Gojo & Sukuna SR Cards
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE 🔥
Gojo & Sukuna SR Cards
1964–2026COLLECTOR CLASSICS
Collectibles & ConsolesCOLLECTOR'SEVOLUTION
93 Collector Classics
& 19 Retro Consoles
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& 19 Retro Consoles