I don't have it in me to blog about everything I got in the big box of cards I recently got from Japan, so I'm breaking the contents into somewhat manageable chunks. Today I've got three different autographs I picked up for one wrestler, Chihiro Hashimoto - 橋本 千紘.
First up is her card from the 2016 BBM True Heart set. She made her debut at the end of 2015, so this might be her first signature in a True Heart product. She was an amateur wrestler in high school and college, so she brought that persona to the world of professional wrestling, joining Sendai Girls' Pro-Wrestling and training under Meiko Satomura, who I talked about in my last post about this shipment. Her ring gear is a wrestling singlet.
I found it interesting that her 2017 autograph was a sticker. I hadn't seen any sticker autographs in True Heart until I pulled one from my 2018 boxes and bought this one. The cards with on-card autographs have a matte finish on them, but the sticker autograph cards are UV-coated and glossy like the base cards.
With her wrestling experience and her stout build, she is a force to be reckoned with in the squared circle. She's held the Sendai Girls' belt several times, and was the 2016 Tokyo Sports Rookie of the Year. Her star seems to be ascending, and I was happy to land these three autographed cards for my collection.
The thing I like that BBM has done with their stickers is the way the cards are designed so you don’t notice the sticker compared to Panini and Topps that often isolate the sticker area making it obvious.
ReplyDeleteSome products hide the stickers better than others. I think it might help that BBM's stickers are bigger, so signers are less likely to run their autographs off the edge.
DeleteDamn... this girl has some serious arms. I'm looking forward to writing a post this weekend on some new wrestling autographs I recently received thanks to a very generous blogger out there.
ReplyDeleteShe is certainly a tough customer. I'm looking forward to seeing your post!
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