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3 May 2010

Remco VHS art – 1986

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Statues, 4 - Collectibles, 5 - Art and Advertising | 3

The much-missed masters of cheap toy lines Remco released a He-Man-sized line of martial arts action figures from 1984-86 called Secret of the Ninja. Three sets were done in ’86 that included VHS tapes to ‘play along to’ – and … Continued

Remco, VHS art
14 Apr 2010

Ninja Hattori-Kun stickers

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 0
Ninja Hattori-Kun
23 Feb 2010

A salt with a deadly pepper

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 0

Shinobi salt and pepper shakers via Patina:

21 Feb 2010

Hoods on eBay

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles, 6 - History and Martial Arts | 0

VN’s attracted a lot of fans worldwide, and I get all sorts of compliments on the site from very happy readers. Despite all that love, none of you seem especially concerned that I do NOT own an antique armored Japanese … Continued

15 Feb 2010

Shinobi-based ‘Sugoroku’ game

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles, 5 - Art and Advertising | 2

Have owned this “sugoroku” illustrated game board for years but am finally discovering the actual nature of it. Essentially a Japanese version of Chutes and Ladders, these thin paper game boards have been produced for centuries in one form or … Continued

10 Feb 2010

Henshin menkos

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 0

Scored a few more menko cards, these feature some surprisingly ON-model art and photo collage work.

HENSHIN NINJA ARASHI, Lion Maru, menko cards
12 Dec 2009

New (old?) Menkos – perfect stocking stuffer!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 0

Dunno when the original art for these was done – either a century ago or last month to emulate a century ago – but you can still pick them up in grocery stores and gift shops in any big city’s … Continued

menko cards
9 Dec 2009

Russian nesting ninja on eBay

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 0

Another nice holiday idea on eBay right now:

6 Dec 2009

80’s ninja patches – still available!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 2

In the 80’s, embroidered ninja patches were common in the pages martial arts supply catalogs, but who knew many are still available. Each of these can be ordered online from myriad sources, and your local dojo supplier or karate school … Continued

1 Dec 2009

Colorized SHINOBI-NO-MONO menkos

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 2

Thought a good follow-up to my anti-Ninja Assassin / pro-Shinobi-no-Mono rant last week would be a look at some rather strange S-n-M related merch – colorized menko cards. Released contemporary with the 60’s series, these ‘cigarette cards’ used stills from … Continued

menko cards, Raizo Ichikawa, Shinobi no Mono

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