Village Vanguard (Page 5)
This Japanese company creates bags and smartphone pouches using the same type of distinctive plates and stitching found on samurai armour.
What’s blue and sweet and perfect with toast or yogurt? It’s blue apple jam from Aomori Prefecture!
Fans of school uniforms and the animated film alike will love this comfortable sailor-style outfit.
This is just one of the items in a range of delicious accessories designed for meat lovers.
Whether you’re a man or a woman, now you can swim like a sailor thrown overboard and look cute while you do it.
For when you finally get tired of staring at a cat tail coming out of the back of your child.
Village Vanguard is at it again, with more unique fashion items you never knew you needed!
Show off your voluptuous side that’s been waiting to burst out.
Our mouths are watering just looking at ’em.
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Add some major socks appeal to your swim sessions with these waterproof over-the-knee socks available from wacky goods menagerie Village Vanguard!
The mascot character for Japan’s national broadcaster would like to show his “domo” by making you pay for his food.
Need some new figures for your desk? Then check out these Buddhist statue figures from Kaiyodo!
Do you have ears? Do you wish they were a heck of a lot cuter? If so, we have the perfect product for you: Relax Cling Earrings! Featuring hedgehogs, chicks, and soaring birds, these animal-themed earrings are sure to please any pierced animal lover looking to make their earbuds twice as adorable!
When you are kicking back in the theater on December 18 with a big bag of popcorn in one hand and a tall drink in the other, there’s only one thing you’ll be missing: appropriately themed cup clingers that will level up your movie game from Padawan to a Jedi Knight.
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