I was traveling for work all of last week and when I returned home late Friday night, I discovered that I had once again received an envelope from Kenny - aka Zippy Zappy - in Japan. I was somewhat surprised to get something from Kenny since I had just gotten an envelope from him two weeks ago but I am not complaining. I don't know what it was that I did that made me a target for Kenny's generosity but I am always grateful for what he decides to send me.
When I saw the envelope, I turned to my wife and said "I bet he sent me one of those new 'Pro Baseball Deforme' cards." I opened it up and discovered I was correct:
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| 2025 Bandai Pro Baseball Deforme #BDC02-C03 |
These cards are issued by Bandai and are distributed with bags of kaki no tane which is a bar snack consisting of soy crackers and peanuts (although the bags don't have peanuts). I have not tried them myself but Kenny likes them. Sean, on the other hand, is not a fan.
And, if you're curious what "deforme" means, Nippon Baseball Retro explains in a comment on Sean's post that it refers to the art style of a figure having a big head and small body. Thanks for the explanation!
As always, thanks for the card, Kenny!
5 comments:
Nice Deforme card!
Over the past few months I've actually started to like kaki no tane a bit, partly because buying one of those made me give them a re-think. I haven't bought any more of the cards, but have bought a few bags of the snack.
I'm a big fan of those chili bits. Been eating them since I was a little kid. But gotta admit, they make your breath stink :D
Yeah deforme is basically the Japanese word(?) for caricature. Often drawn in a more cutesy style which comes with the exaggerated head proportions.
Thanks for the shout out, I picked up a few bags myself. Got Nakano for my Tigers and a gold and shiny Sakamoto that looks pretty slick
No problem. If I hadn't stopped collecting this year, I'd be all over these. Ryan has a complete 2024 set for me that I'll get at some point.
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