{"title":"Anime \u0026 Manga","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage anime and manga merchandise carries serious collector value, especially the pieces from the late 90s and early 2000s when anime first broke into mainstream American culture. This collection brings together t-shirts, toys, VHS, and collectibles from the franchises that defined a generation of fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Naruto, Cowboy Bebop, Akira, Gundam, the series that introduced Western audiences to anime are represented here through vintage merch that was sold at conventions, retail stores, and specialty shops. These are original-era pieces, not modern reproductions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVintage anime \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/t-shirts\"\u003et-shirts\u003c\/a\u003e from the late 90s and 2000s are increasingly collectible. The graphics were bold, the prints were oversized, and the designs came directly from the source material. A vintage DBZ shirt from 1999 carries a different weight than a modern Hot Topic reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/toys\"\u003eToys\u003c\/a\u003e, figures, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vhs\"\u003eVHS tapes\u003c\/a\u003e round out the collection. Early Toonami-era anime on VHS, imported figures, and the promotional items that came with magazine subscriptions and convention attendance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the anime collection online or visit our Las Vegas store at Downtown Container Park on Fremont Street. Anime vintage is a growing category and we add pieces as we source them. Fast shipping on every order.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"snes-xardion","title":"SNES Xardion","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuper Nintendo cartridge for \"Xardion\" by Asmik Corporation of America. The standard grey SNES cart features dark sci-fi artwork of a large mecha robot. An angular, heavily armed mechanical warrior with sharp wings and glowing energy. Set against a black background with purple lightning bolts. \"XARDION\" in metallic text at the bottom. Asmik Corporation of America publisher logo on the right. Licensed by Nintendo. Made in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXardion (1992) by Asmik was a side-scrolling action game featuring transformable mecha. Players could switch between three different robot forms, each with unique abilities, to battle through alien-infested stages. The game had a distinctly Japanese mecha anime aesthetic that appealed to fans of Gundam and Macross. Asmik Corporation was a smaller Japanese publisher that brought several niche titles to the SNES, and Xardion was their mecha offering. The game was known for its ambitious concept. Switching between three mechs added strategic depth. Though it was also criticized for its high difficulty. A deep cut for mecha fans and SNES collectors. Giant robots, alien worlds, pure '90s sci-fi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuper Nintendo cartridge, loose. Pre-owned. See photos for condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nintendo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41792982548589,"sku":"KIC-VGAM-0502","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0564\/8493\/files\/snes-xardion-902410.jpg?v=1733010942"},{"product_id":"pokemon-2000-the-movie-vhs-tape","title":"Pokemon 2000 The Movie VHS Tape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon the Movie 2000 VHS\u003c\/strong\u003e, the second Pokémon animated film. Dark VHS sleeve with the Pokémon logo in yellow at the top. \"The Movie 2000\" in blue and gold metallic lettering. The legendary Pokémon Lugia, massive white and blue wings spread wide, dominating the center of the cover with beams of light radiating outward. The legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres positioned around Lugia. Ash silhouetted at the bottom standing on the edge of the world with Pokémon silhouettes behind him. A Poké Ball at the very bottom. \"ONE PERSON CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE\" tagline. \"Exclusive Bonus Footage!\" yellow banner at the top. Kids' WB Presents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePokémon the Movie 2000 (The Power of One) is the second Pokémon film. Lugia, the legendary birds, and Ash saving the world from a collector who disrupts the balance of nature. The VHS cover with Lugia's wings spread wide and the legendary birds surrounding it is one of the most striking Pokémon covers ever produced. Released at absolute peak Pokémania, this VHS was in every household with kids in the year 2000. A time capsule from the era when Pokémon ruled everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVHS tape. Pre-owned. See photos for condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pokemon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43549373857901,"sku":"KIC-VHS-0212","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0564\/8493\/files\/pokemon-2000-the-movie-vhs-tape-2242250.jpg?v=1760645878"},{"product_id":"pokemon-4ever-vhs-tape","title":"Pokemon 4Ever VHS Tape","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePokémon 4Ever VHS, 2003 Miramax \/ Warner Home Video release, fourth movie\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon 4Ever VHS\u003c\/strong\u003e. The fourth Pokémon theatrical film, released to US VHS and DVD on February 18, 2003 through Miramax Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video. Blue sky cover sleeve with the Pokémon logo in silver at the top and \"4Ever\" in large gold and silver metallic lettering. Ash Ketchum stands with one arm raised holding a Poké Ball, Pikachu perched on his shoulder. Celebi, the Mythical Pokémon with the green body, large blue eyes, and fairy wings, floats in the foreground. Lush forest landscape at the bottom of the sleeve. Yellow burst across the front: \"The All-New Full-Length Movie -PLUS- Exclusive Pokémon Short!\" Bottom callout: \"Featuring The Legendary CELEBI \u0026amp; SUICUNE!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe film, the dub, the distributor switch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePokémon 4Ever (Japanese title: Gekijōban Pocket Monsters Crystal: Celebi Toki o Koeta Deai, \"Celebi: A Timeless Encounter\") opened in Japanese theaters on July 7, 2001 and reached US theaters on October 11, 2002 in a 4Kids-dubbed Miramax release. Kunihiko Yuyama directed for OLM (Oriental Light and Magic), Shinji Miyazaki scored the Japanese version, Ralph Schuckett and John Loeffler scored the US dub. Theatrical runtime is 75 minutes; the VHS adds the bundled short Pikachu's PikaBoo on the same tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe distributor switch matters for collectors. Warner Bros. distributed the first three Pokémon films (the 1999 first movie, Pokémon: The Movie 2000, and Pokémon 3: The Movie). Pokémon 4Ever was the first film in the series distributed by Miramax in the US, which is why the VHS sleeve carries the Miramax Home Entertainment imprint alongside Warner Home Video. The handoff coincided with the franchise's declining theatrical run in the US: Pokémon 4Ever grossed roughly $28M worldwide, well below the $172M the first film cleared in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe plot, the legendaries, the reveal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young boy named Sam, living 40 years in the past, befriends a wounded Celebi in the Ilex Forest and time-travels forward with the Mythical Pokémon to escape a hunter. In the present day, Ash, Misty, and Brock encounter Sam and Celebi as the Iron-Masked Marauder, a Team Rocket-adjacent antagonist working with Dark Ball technology, tries to capture and corrupt Celebi for use as a weapon. Suicune appears as a guardian. The film closes with the reveal that Sam is Professor Oak's younger self, a continuity tie that Pokémon fans still cite as one of the more clean cross-generational connections the films attempted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe format, the moment, the collector pool\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePokémon 4Ever sat at the tail end of the VHS era. Disney\/Miramax issued the film on both VHS and DVD; later Pokémon films moved to DVD-only US distribution, which makes the 4Ever VHS one of the last theatrical Pokémon releases to ship in the format at all. The cover photography became the default poster image for the film, reused on international releases through the mid-2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collector pool for late-Pokémania VHS is well-defined: Gen 1 and Gen 2 players who came up on Pokémon Red and Blue (US: September 1998) and Pokémon Gold and Silver (US: October 2000), born approximately 1988 to 1995, who watched the films on rental tapes during the franchise's US peak. By the 4Ever VHS release in February 2003, the franchise had already transitioned to GBA (Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire shipped in March 2003 in the US) and the cultural-saturation peak had passed. That makes the 4Ever VHS a transitional artifact: late enough to be hard to find sealed, early enough that the buyer pool that wants it remembers buying it new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCover and condition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStandard VHS cassette in original sleeve. Pre-owned. Photographs govern condition: sleeve color saturation, spine wear, tape shell, cassette label. Tape playback is not warranty-tested, this is a collector format and the value is in the cover and the sealed-state of the case rather than guaranteed playback on a working VCR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSourcing and policy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced through our Las Vegas storefront at 707 E Fremont. One copy in our case. Online orders accept returns within 14 days of delivery, buyer ships return; in-store sales are exchange or store credit only. info@keepitclassiclv.com \/ (702) 605-3332.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Pokemon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43549400989805,"sku":"KIC-VHS-0211","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0564\/8493\/files\/pokemon-4ever-vhs-tape-1936751.jpg?v=1760645877"}],"url":"https:\/\/keepitclassiclv.com\/collections\/anime-manga.oembed","provider":"Keep It Classic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}