Steven Universe Stickers
A&A Global Ind. & Cartoon Network
Taken by nuo2x2 with Samsung Galaxy A51
during the peak of SU-hype, between 2017-2019, I was studying in Japan... and finding some US series merch,especially stuff from CN series was near impossible. the show’s getting better, more special items released, but Japan wasnt on the hype train... such torture
so much for otaku’s Mecca (well, for Japanese series, IT IS)
one day, went to a touristy spot, visit the area’s Village Vanguard (quirky book store chain), and found this amazing gacha-style sticker vending machine
burnt some Yen, emptied the machine, and got around 10ish stickers.. without any dupes, such luck
perhaps for peeps in the States, these stickers can be considered as common stuff... but for me, it was one of my holly grail. even when moving out from Japan, I hand-carried these stickers
looking back at it now, it’s just so funny how an otaku can experience ‘drought’ period within the so-called holly land of the otakus
