Tengai Makyou III: Namida Deluxe Pack

A wooden illustration of a horse-and-deer battle technique. If that sentence alone doesn't sell you, this hobby might not be for you. Tengai Makyou III: Namida Deluxe Pack on PlayStation 2 is one of the most creatively packaged collector's editions the console ever produced.

Inside you'll find that carved wooden illustration depicting the infamous Uma-shika technique, a hardcover 128-page artbook, a 100-minute anime DVD set in the Tengai Makyou universe, an Ouji Hiroi-designed sticker, and a cellphone strap topped with a Tonkaralin figurine. The artbook alone justifies attention, with 128 pages of hardcover illustration work from a franchise that Western audiences barely know exists. The anime DVD delivers over an hour and a half of original animated content inspired by the series, which is the kind of bonus that most collector's editions only dream about including.

Tengai Makyou III never left Japan, making this Deluxe Pack a true import-only treasure for collectors who dig beyond the obvious. Every piece in this set reflects a franchise that leaned hard into Japanese folklore and humor, and the carved wooden art piece is genuinely unlike anything you'll find in another CE from any era. This is the kind of set that stops people mid-browse and forces them to ask questions.

That's the whole point.