John’s Oddities: UCC Evangelion

I’ll be the first person to admit that my collection of anime merchandise & memorabilia is neither the largest nor the most valuable. I collect what I like (when I can afford to) and have a particular fondness for unusual and novel items. These items aren’t necessarily rare or valuable; they’re just odd and unexpected, from a non-Japanese perspective. I’ll share some of them, one per day, in case anyone else finds these collectors’ items fascinating.

I don’t have even close to a set of these. In fact, I’m not even entirely sure how many different varieties were produced. [Update:] The two on the left are from the 2007 second series. The “maid” versions are the 2008 third series cans. The Puchi Eva is one of the two 2008 fourth series releases.

I found a complete, chronological listing of all of the UCC Evangelion coffee cans.