The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Edition Ep. 14) – New Releases/What Tomica’s Did I Receive for the week?

The J! (Tomica Podcast Edition Ep. 14) – New Releases Announced for October 2023/What Tomica’s Did I Receive for the week? This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy, TomyTec or TOMICA Read More …

The One about the Tomica Famous Car Collection 002 – Subaru 360

It’s natural for car lovers to think, “what was the first car released?” by a certain car company. For Subaru, their first automobile produced was the Subaru 360 (manufactured from 1958 to 1971). And because it was released as a Tomica diecast vehicle, in 1983, Read More …

The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Ed. Ep. 8) – Tomica July Releases, Rankings and more!

The J! (Tomica Podcast Ed. Ep. 8) – Tomica July Releases, Rankings and more! Today’s topic… Diecast metal vehicles from China? My thoughts…. This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy, TomyTec Read More …

The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Ed. Ep. 7) – Tomica Reviews, Sales Rankings and more!

The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Ed. Ep. 7) – Tomica Reviews, Sales Rankings and more! This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy, TomyTec or TOMICA and Mattel. We share Read More …

The One about the “Tomica Town: 7-Eleven Set” (2022)

In 2022, Takara Tomy’s Tomica line featured a new concept for its Tomica Town sets. In the past, the focus was a diorama with a playable character and one can easily remove parts and place them together in pre-set holes within the set. But in Read More …

The One about the Tomica No. 1 Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34) Patrol Car

Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo and a location of many people who want to live outside of Tokyo to get away from the busy city life and to find more affordable areas to live but yet not too far if you work in Tokyo. Saitama Read More …

The One about the Tomica Premium – Tomica Transporter: Nissan Fairlady Z 300 ZX Twin Turbo

Back in 1969, Nissan brand “Datsun” released the Fairlady, known then as “Datsun Z”. The goal was to create an affordable car comparable to European luxury GT’s and to also expand the Datsun brand in North America. Katayama Yutaka (President of Nissan back in the Read More …

The One about the Otomodachi Gold April 2023 (issue 46) Tomica Hilux (Shota)

Since 1972, “Otomodachi” (which translates to “Friends”) has been a children’s magazine showcasing a lot of what is popular in anime, tokusatsu, toy lines, etc. And in 2007, the children’s magazne “Otomodachi Gold” which featured similar content but included a packaged toy was released. For Read More …

The One about the Tomica no. 109 – DHL Truck (Isuzu Elf)

Since 1969, DHL began its parcel service. Originally based in San Francisco, the company who became interested in offshore and intercontinental deliveries, would entice Deutsche Post by buying shares of the company in 1998 and pretty much acquired all shares of the company by December Read More …