Here are some links to various websites of fans and/or vendors of Japanese toys. Hopefully by taking a quick glimpse at these links you will gain a better idea of what fills the aisles of Japanese toy stores.

J-Fan - "Your complete Japanese entertainment directory." Contains a lot of information on Japanese Anime and Video games.

Cool Japanese Toys - Great site with tons of information on the latest and greatest Japanese action figures.

ToyJapan - A Japanese toy store (in English) with all sorts of miscellanous Japanese toys. Visit this site for a broader sampling of the range of toys in Japan.

Japanime.com - An online store with a variety of toys, including Hello Kitty, Final Fantasy, Digimon, Pokemon, and others.

East Meets West - Another great action figure site with really nice pictures of Dragon Ball Z, Transformers, Gundam Wing action figures (among many others).

Getcollecting.com - A site that sells Japanese Pokemon cards, Digimon cards and toys, and Dragonball Z and Gundam Wing action figures.

Just Be Toys - Very extensive for-sale collection of the latest action figures.

Kicks - Japanese toy/hobby store featuring Japanese video games, action figures, and Pokemon/Digimon toys.

Explosion Toys - Another online store that sells TONS of action figures. Worth seeing!

Big in Japan: Hello Kitty - Interesting article about the pervasiveness of Hello Kitty! around the globe.

Big Bad Toy Store - Another toy store with a great collection of recent and older Japanese action figures.

Joy's Japanimation - Online toy store featuring all sorts of anime-related toys (not just action figures).

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