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16Sep/102

From the Game: Dragon Quest Dot Graphic Monster Magnets

Space Lord Mother- wait, no. Wrong Monster Magnet. These are yet another Japanese gem I picked up at Toy Tokyo, a Japanese toy store on Manhattan's east side.

Video game magnets are fairly common, but these Dragon Quest magnets have an awesome twist. Not only does each magnet look like a 3D recreation of an 8-bit monster, but they can go on a little magnetic diorama background. If you don't want to slap your magnets on your fridge, you can put the little metal card on its little plastic stand, and make your own Dragon Quest battle window.

26Aug/100

From the Game: Dragon Quest slime trading figure keychains

Slimes are the most famous "characters" of the Dragon Quest series. They're the series mascots, burbling, smiling lumps of goo that has been a part of the series since the very first game, gotten their own surprisingly good action-adventure spin-off on the DS, and seen their likeness emblazoned across countless pieces of merchandise. That includes keychains.

These Dragon Quest slime keychains are Japanese toys I picked up at E3 2006 from Square-Enix's booth. They're just three out of over a dozen potential keychains, running the full gamut of Dragon Quest slimes. Besides their well-known blue goopy slime versions, there are metal slimes, king slimes, bubble slimes, heal slimes, slime knights, and others. These three are the Sea Slime (blue slime with white shell), Medislime (green jellyfish-like slime), and Platinum King Jewel (clear, jewel-shaped slime).