Kinnikuman x Lotte Bikkuriman 2017 Series

Leave it to Bikkuriman to keep the fun in collecting going. Its latest sticker set is another tag team up with Kinnikuman. This powerful duo with a penchant for double consonants keeps Lotte's long-running series going strong.

There are two packaging variants.

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For this series, I actually like the package designs better than the stickers, which are kind of on the anime/SD side.

I believe are 24 stickers in the series, with two background variant types: blue and red.

The back has information about the character.

In 2016, Lotte put out its first Kinnikuman series. I prefer these over the new ones. Excellent dynamic designs and colors. Here's a look at a couple:

Star Wars x Lotte in Japan: The Boom Awakens!

 

Every so often in Japan, when a show, movie, character, or something else becomes super popular, they call it a "boom." Some examples are Batman in the late 60s (thanks to the TV show), "super cars" in the 70s-80s. and Superman in the late 70s (thanks to the movie). Companies are extremely good at stoking fervor for the boom with marketing blitzes and product tie ins.

A few months ago in Japan, you could feel that the machine was revving up to start delivering anything and everything Star Wars to the nations' eyeballs. Giant posters appeared in Shibuya station, and there was even a Star Wars newspaper that appeared in convenience stores.

And now, with Episode 7 just a few months away, the product flow has begun, starting with branded snacks by Lotte.

Star Wars Episodes 4, 5, and 6 Bikkuriman snack + sticker.

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