Keychains of Japan

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While page 2 had mostly old keychains, page 3 here has a mixture of both. Keychains, key tags and charms / phone charms will all appear on this page. Keychains remain mostly easy to collect, even some of the older ones, if you can find them. Ebay is the best place to look for older ones, but do check the side-bar sometimes for some of the newer ones can appear in stores online.

These items were released for Sonic's birthday in 2009. They were featured on the Sonic Team site and were prizes in a competition in Japan only. The boxed gray item may be a cellphone case/pouch or possibly a booklet or wallet. Do you know what it is for sure? If so, write in! The other is clearly a cell phone charm. Both items show Sonic using a phone and also promote the site http://puyosega.com which is for mobiles. The box has cute scribbly Sonic arts for a different look. Photo discovered by Sonnikou no uta

To find anything still 'moc' Mint on Card, is unusual. This figural Sonic keychain is likely just a PVC with a loop and chain at the top. He's fully 3D, and packed on a simple bubble card. The card itself is loaded with any stock art they could find, and also gives away an approximate time of release (Sonic CD era), and is copyright 1994. This isn't very big, but it's cool to see how it was originally packaged. Photographed & owned by John.

This mini keychain is also a tiny plush! Tiny plushes were released before, but this one is Sonic the Fighters specific, and meant to be used as a keychain. Look at Sonic's odd spikes! They're like 2 flaps on the sides of his head. It looks ok from the front though, with good face detail and classic proportions. Photographed & owned by John.

This is a phone strap from almost before phone straps were popular! It's a simple PVC Figure Sonic and a nylon weave blue strap. He's modeled after the classic stock art, and seems fairly on-model. This is likely from the early 1990s, as the style isn't quite as refined as they got it later for him. Still, it is interesting to see such an early phone charm. Photo discovered by Piplupfan77

Here are 2 Eggman keychains. The first is clear plastic, with raised lines for the borders and paint. It's made to resemble metal & enamel items. The pose is 'running away Eggman' from the early Sonic games. The second is more like a key tag, with clear acrylic & the art on a layer in the middle. It says "Dr. Eggman I like your style", with the Sega copyright beneath it. Both seem to be missing the actual chain/lead loop. (and as you can guess, if there's an Eggman one, then there's sure to be a Sonic & Tails one just like this, at least) The pose is fun & whimsical, and while not always practical (due to size) acrylic is sturdy & cool for keychains. Photo discovered by

What's up with this keychain, is it real or fake? The keychain is a rather bad looking cross-eyed Sonic 3D pvc figure. The face quality seems really bad for Japan, even in the classic/Sonic CD era, which is when the art indicates it's likely from. And what about all the scattered graphics? With no logos, it seems confusing. Write in if you can prove that this is real or fake.

This flat plastic/rubber keychain has some perspective. Sonic is pointing at the viewer, so the hand & finger is made extra large so it looks like it's 'coming at you'. It's unusual because it's from 1993, but didn't use any of the standard stock poses, and then on top of that, introduced perspective. The effect is ok, but it sure makes the keychain stand out in a collection. Photo discovered by Calistine