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!
Nice Deforme card!
ReplyDeleteOver 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
ReplyDeleteYeah deforme is basically the Japanese word(?) for caricature. Often drawn in a more cutesy style which comes with the exaggerated head proportions.
ReplyDeleteThanks 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
ReplyDeleteNo 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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