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【Title Defense ~Champion Punch ~】 Do you know Japanese Retro? (15)
Most of people express about this toy “Oh, the toy of a stretching punch!”. Many people know it, but don’t know the name of it. It’s sad champion. “Champion Punch”. It is the real name of this toy. Over 50 years, Champion Punch keep the t
【Finishing Blow ~Y-shape slingshot~】 Do you know Japanese Retro? (14)
Y-shape slingshot was one of the strongest arms for boys. This is proven by characters in a lot of animated movies and TV games etc. But because of its too strong offensive power, schools van kids to use the toy, and became not to be sold
【Way of expert ~Poly balloon~】 Do you know Japanese Retro? (13)
Putting strange sticky material on top of straw, and blowing inside of material. You can make a balloon if you succeed to prevent any tear. The biggest challenge is removing the balloon from the straw…. I loved the smell of that strange st
【Curiosity ~Designing ruler~】 Do you know Japanese Retro? (12)
Rotating several kinds of gear wheel along with guide rail, this ruler enables us to draw beautiful patterns. For kids, it is like a magic. In my child era, with betting sweets for the day, I had some matches with my elder sister “Who can
【Matchless ~Surprising Slime~】 Do you know Japanese Retro? (10)
It doesn’t have variety of ways to play. Just feel and enjoy the thick, muddy touch. But its feel grabbed kid’s heart. With time passed, slime has been evolved. There are some in donuts shape bottle, sweets shape bottle, or high performanc
【Safety ~Magical Trick Sword~】 ~Do you know Japanese Retro? (9)~
No other joke toys can’t beat it. “Magic Trick Sword”. Japanese boys (1~2 decades ago) should have tried to make friends surprised with this. The point I’d like to stress is, this sword holds ST certification (Safety Toy). It can seem to b
【Kindness ~Tri-color Ice Punch~】 Do you know Japanese Retro? (8)
Let’s push the button, a scoop of ice cream made by sponge is shot. Nobody knows why the planner tried to shoot “ice cream”, I believe almost all Japanese enjoyed in childhood. In my child age, the safety consideration is not so strictly,
【The Gun made in Japan ~UZI Water gun~】 Do you know Japanese Retro? (7)
Nowadays, “with backpack water tank”, “more than 10m range”, “unique shape” etc., there are many kinds of water gun toys. But this UZI Water gun doesn’t lose its presence, without changing the shape. The Japanese manufacture with a ling his
Jumping Frog ~Jump! Jump! KAERU Chan~】 ~Do you know Japanese Retro? (6)~
99.9% of Japanese knows this toy, I believe. It can bring us to childhood daydream. With grabbing the pump, the frog jumps with extended legs by air. Such simple mechanism, but still now kids love it, pre-primary school etc. keen to use for
Magician’s Buddy ~TSUCHINOKO ~】 ~Do you know Japanese Retro? (5)~
I never forget the shock. Magician in TV show controlled the action of the TSUCHINOKO completely. In my childhood, brightening eyes of kids (including me) can’t leave from the scene. I used “the last favor in my life” to my parents many tim
King of cheap toy ~PAPER BLOW OUT~】 ~Do you know Japanese Retro? (4)~
With blowing, the roll extends, and roll back. Coming from this action, this has a variety of names “Blow Back”, “Party Horn”, “Roll Bird”, and etc.. Still now, it is the regular product in Japanese festival “Ennichi”, so popular for kids.
Japanese Mystery ~OBAKE KEMURI~】 ~Do you know Japanese Retro? (3)~
This weird-looking card fascinated me in my childhood. I couldn’t find why this card make my finger generate creepy smoke. The interest brought me to cheap candy shops with few of pocket money, to get this weird card, without a glance at sw
【Flavor of Magic! ~Bambino cologne~】 ~Do you know Japanese Retro? (2)~
Have you ever seen this tiny bottle of fragrance particles? Most of Japanese ladies got it at cheep candy shops, or gift of playing quoits in their childhood, I believe. If you desire getting back to childhood, you can be reminded by this
【Hissed extended! Paper Yo-Yo!】 ~Do you know Japanese Retro? (1)~
With snapping action, it can be expanded and contracted. You can see at Japanese festival "Ennichi", it named “Paper YO-YO”. Because expanded quickly like a Chameleon’s tang, this called “CHAMELEON” in the Japanese Festival industry. Regula
