In 2002, toy manufacturer Takara released a "Showa Memories" series of miniature sets that recreated nostalgic items from 1950...

"I found it!" - Ryo Hazuki, hunting for Chobu-chan in Niaowu If Yu Suzuki were to officially release a fruit-themed series of Chob...

In early 2000, Shenmue had just been released in Japan and the February edition of the Famitsu Dreamcast magazine contained a 100-page sp...

When Shenmue was launched in Japan back in 1999, there was a wide range of merchandise available for sale at the premiere event: calendars, ...

Today we'll take a look at a Shenmue item I hadn't seen before, which was produced back at the time of the original release of Shenm...

The Shenmue "Sacred Spot" Guide Map is a multi-page tourist pamphlet highlighting locations of interest to Shenmue fans around...

In our on-going series on Shenmue merchandise, today we will be looking at the large blue-covered tri-fold pamphlet that was part of the mer...

Today we take a look at the remarkable Shenmue premiere bag that was handed out to attendees at the premiere event in 1998/1999. The Shenm...

The Shenmue Premiere event was held in Japan and the end of December 1998 in Yokohama, with additional events through the New Year in citie...

Today we introduce something I've never seen discussed in the Shenmue community, and in fact I didn't know this existed until recent...

SEGA promoted Shenmue heavily in Japan for its release back in 1999, and in this post we look at an item that was part of that promotional e...

If you have been considering adding the Shenmue Art Book to your collection, here is a chance to pick it up at a discount! The 1998 Shenmu...

Introduction & Related Post The "Making of Shenmue" section of the 1998 Shenmue art book contains snippets of actual des...

The "Making of Shenmue" section of the 1998 Shenmue art book contains snippets of actual design documents from the making of ...

This post covers the Characters section of the Shenmue art book. Several key characters to appear in the the first two games are introduced,...

In today's post we'll look at one of the rarer pieces of Shenmue merchandise, and one that remains somewhat shrouded in mystery even...

To coincide with the release of Shenmue in Japan, and during the following few years, a number of Shenmue-themed telephone cards were pr...

About What's Shenmue "What's Shenmue" is the name of a Shenmue demo that was distributed prior to the release of the fu...

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