Bug Merchandise
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Originally posted: 20th April 2026
While I was on holiday in Japan, one of our friends took us to a Mecha Model shop in Osaka. I don't really have much interest in the Mecha genre, but I do like Warhammer models so I had a look on the shelves to see what sort of models were available. It was mostly what you would expect to see, high-tech futuristic sci-fi mechs with fiddly little details. The displays had some amazing pieces that people had made already, showing off what the models looked like completed.
I didn't really find much of interest to me personally, until I noticed these really old looking 80's style boxes with beautiful artwork on the front, and I was instantly drawn in when I noticed that these were bug-themed fantasy mechs! It was like it was made specifically for me or something. This is Aura Battler Dunbine!
Originally posted: 14th April 2026
So, in the last week of February this year, and the first two weeks of March, I had an amazing opportunity to go to Japan. It was my first time going on such a long and distant holiday with just my partner and my friend rather than with family, so it was a rather exciting, and sometimes scary trip.
Some of you might have noticed that almost all of the Bug Merchandise I've featured on my website so far has been from Japan, and to be honest, I'm not really sure why Japan supplies the most varied and well-designed merchandise for bugs, maybe because in Japan, bugs are a staple part of childhood. Beetle fighting is a hobby there, and insects are arguably lot easier to buy (or catch) and keep as pets, even for a child.
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