036:
This one is a doozy.
Hyper Menko Collection (ハイパーメンココレクション)
Translation and summary by Google Gemini.
FRONT:
Top (Green/Blue logo): ポケットモンスター (Pocket Monsters)
Yellow text below logo: ハイパーメンココレクション (Hyper Menko Collection)
Text on the circular Menko:
Right (Charizard):
POCKET MONSTERS
NO.006 LIZARDON (Lizardon is Charizard’s Japanese name)
Left (Ivysaur):
POCKET MONSTERS
NO.002 FUSHIGISOU (Fushigisou is Ivysaur’s Japanese name)
Red box with white text:
1袋セット内容 (1 Bag Set Contents / Contents of 1 Pack)
[丸メンコ3枚入り] ([Contains 3 Round Menko])
メンコ (小) ・・・・・ 2枚 (Menko (Small) … 2 pieces)
メンコ (中) ・・・・・ 1枚 (Menko (Medium) … 1 piece)
Small text at the bottom: (写真のメンコは一例です) ((The Menko in the photo are an example))
BACK:
Top right white box:
丸メンコ全76種類 (Round Menko - All 76 types)
● 大・・・・8種 (● Large … 8 types)
● 中・・・・28種 (● Medium … 28 types)
● 小・・・・40種 (● Small … 40 types)
Text below the white box:
※メンコ(大)は当たりが出たらもらえます。 (※ Large Menko can be obtained if you get a “hit” / winning one.)
この他に角メンコが75種類あります。(Besides these, there are 75 types of Kaku Menko [Square/Rectangular Menko].)
丸メンコ・角メンコを合わせると全151種類になります。(Combining Round Menko and Kaku Menko, it becomes a total of 151 types.)
Distributor/Manufacturer Information:
発売元 (Seller/Distributor): 天田印刷加工株式会社 (Amada Printing & Processing Co., Ltd.)
埼玉県草加市稲荷町1-11-1 (Saitama Prefecture, Soka City, Inari Town 1-11-1)
TEL 0489-32-4392
Copyright Information (Bottom Left):
©Nintendo・CREATURES・GAME FREAK・TV TOKYO・SHO-PRO・JR KIKAKU
1998 MADE IN JAPAN
In summary:
This is a pack of “Hyper Menko Collection” Pokémon Menko (circular cardboard game pieces). Each pack contains 3 round Menko: 2 small and 1 medium. There are 76 types of round Menko to collect (8 large, 28 medium, 40 small). The large Menko are prize items. There are also 75 types of square/rectangular Menko, making a total of 151 Menko types across both shapes. It was produced in 1998 by Amada.
Here’s the fun part.
Amada produced jigsaw puzzles featuring them.
It’s not the only time we see non-tcg items appearing in other non-tcg items.
An example being the I found a Pokemon! books. Where avid non-tcg enthusiasts will recognise some familiar faces.
I found a Pokemon! Where is Pikachu? (Let’s play with stickers)
Let’s Play with Stickers! I Found a Pokemon!: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
I found a Pokémon! Let’s play together!! (Let’s play with stickers!)
I’m getting side-tracked.
While we are on the subject though, there are a bunch of other puzzles released by Amada which feature some of their other products. Examples:
Finally, and back on the original subject, there’s an existing thread discussing Menko and showing the Kaku Menko packs.