The BRC Gallery- The Only Collection Of Botan Rice Candy Stickers On The Web

Children & Animals Operating Heavy Machinery & Sports Utility Vehicles UPDATE 12/27/11

2011-12-26T10:18:00.000-08:00

I got so many repeats of this sticker that I almost swore off BRC and the year was 2000, not 2004.

Stop snitchin kids. It's just that GTA

Animal Jocks 12/25/11

2011-12-25T09:11:00.000-08:00

We all loved our athletic stars in high school. They were our heroes. Their popularity and prowess with sticks and balls always led to bigger and better things in the professional world. The BRC Gallery celebrates this fact with the "Animal Jocks" series. You may even recognize some of these mugs.

Well, now we know for sure that these are done in Photoshop.
Isn't it encouraging that you can be this lazy and yet create art
that thousands of people will see?

Happy Trails

2011-12-24T10:27:00.000-08:00

Ninja Chicks 12/18/11

2011-11-20T15:06:00.000-08:00

Snacks or caltrops?

BRC Toys

2011-10-10T11:18:00.000-07:00

If anyone has any BRC Toy pictures
to share, please let us know.

Reading Sucks

2011-08-27T16:39:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Shelby for this one!

Official BRC Gallery Traffic Pole, Highland Park

2011-07-05T09:48:00.000-07:00

Kanji Stickers

2011-06-26T09:01:00.000-07:00

"manga"-thanks to Tori for this one

"Love"

'Fireworks"

"Luck"

"Samurai"

"Dream"

"Beer"

"Tokyo"

"Dragon" The favorite tattoo of many a douche

Pixeljoso

2011-06-15T18:55:00.000-07:00

Pixeljoso, the official mascot of The BRC Gallery

Suburban Pirates 6/9/11

2011-06-08T17:36:00.000-07:00

Hi Gramps

Hi Dad

Hi Mom

If Chester Copperpot was the first Goonie, then this kid is the last

Hi sis

Flower Town

2011-05-28T19:36:00.000-07:00

Ninjas 4/21/11

2011-04-21T07:53:00.000-07:00

Wacky Wednesday

2011-04-13T18:08:00.000-07:00

Our Favorite of 2011 So Far...

2011-03-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

Sticker Hard Times Botan Candy

2011-03-12T08:27:00.000-08:00

We've been on a losing streak in the sticker department(our only department) here at The BRC Gallery-lots of repeats. Seems like the kids like the Tumblr more than the Blogger. Check out Printed In Japan for some really awesome BRC Stickers not found in our collection. We are jealous... ... and lonely. Thanks again to Mochimochi Land and Geektress for some cool internet love.

Engrish

2011-03-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Brenda at Geektress for this one. She's fluent in Engrish, English, and Japlish

Yep, thats a word in English

Childhood obesity is a myth

The interior design of Del Taco is kind of frightening

He's going to need it in that piece of crap

It's been rumored that Jim Woodring secretly worked at the BRC Studios designing stickers and learning Engrish.

Not sure what this one is about.

A bewildering gay encounter?

...there it is!

Tuesday's Beauty

2011-02-08T09:35:00.000-08:00

Her arrival was foretold by the stars, the chubby yellow stars

Soldiers Of Love

2010-12-31T09:34:00.000-08:00

2010-12-21T17:01:00.000-08:00

Pegajoso and Your Humble Curator welcome your comments, jokes, and observations on the collection!

Tomoe Rice Candy

2010-12-07T10:07:00.000-08:00

Hawaii has their own brand of Botan Rice Candy with their own name, box design, and their own scary baby spokesman. We think this is great, but also very unfair. We will be petitioning JFC International day and night for a California Edition of their fine product.

The Tomoe Rice Candy box claims to offer "amusing toys",(they did in the past) but as far as we can tell they merely feature the same stickers as BRC. Here's a picture of some of these "amusing toys". If anyone out there has any info to share with us about all things Tomoe, please email us at brcgallery@gmail.com

Thingy Man

2010-12-01T09:04:00.000-08:00

We were going to put this fellow in with "Anthropomorphic Fruits & Vegetables" but don't believe he is from the plant kingdom. If anyone knows what manner of Japanese foodstuff this guy is, please inform us.

Animals & Water Sports 12/1/10

2010-11-30T05:15:00.000-08:00

5th place is nothing to sniff at kids.

Grandad piggy rockin' the solar shields

We're just waiting for a BRC Stickers of a bird flying an airplane. The sock monkey is a nice accent

Pegajoso in Austin, Texas

2010-11-11T19:45:00.000-08:00

Pegajoso will in Austin signing autographs and giving away free Botan Rice Candy Stickers, November 14-20! Let him know if you find him!

Anthropomorphic Fruits & Vegetables 11/8/10

2010-11-07T08:46:00.000-08:00

In commemoration of the tomato peace accords

The Outcasts, The Throwaways, The Unappreciated ... ... The Unclassifiables 11/4/10

2010-11-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

Here at The BRC Gallery, we strive to document, study and classify by category the vast collection of BRC stickers as best we can. This poses a problem at times as we come across solitary stickers in their own unique style that can't be grouped with any others. So, for now, they will be known as The Unclassifiables. Not awkward sounding at all... ...

It's 3 o'clock. Have you had your 3 skewers of 3 saucy balls today?

In Japan they eat dolphins... even the cute ones.

flatulence?

My Nombre is Pegajoso

2010-11-01T12:17:00.000-07:00

Have you seen me?

OK U.S.A. !

2010-10-12T08:20:00.000-07:00

Everybody knows that America is the world's favorite country. Adults the world o'er love the States like kids the world o'er love Disneyland, which is actually inside of the USA!!! BRC celebrates this axiom with what we at The BRC Gallery refer to as, the "OK U.S.A.!" collection. As part of "The Coalition Of The Willing", Japan planned to air drop these over madrasahs the world over, but instead thought to just sell them at Cost Plus World Market.

If you don't love us, we will punch you

Even the slackers love the stars & bars!

NASCAR Pets 9/14//10

2010-09-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

B-Boy 8/29/10

2010-08-29T09:46:00.000-07:00

Worlds collide in this one. NASCAR Pets & B-Boy rip a hole in the fabric of space. A B-Boy divided against itself cannot stand!

A Master Work Of Staggering Genius

2010-07-29T20:11:00.000-07:00

Michaelangelo would blush

Thank You (Me)

2010-07-29T19:53:00.000-07:00

Your humble curator has given a generous endowment to The BRC Gallery. Now this is what we're talking about! We're not dickin' around.

Still Life With Amiable Onions

2010-06-17T07:08:00.000-07:00

The BRC Gallery will be closed until July. Have a nice day.

BRC Asks The World In 2010

2010-05-28T08:13:00.000-07:00

Perhaps there are no answers, just more questions... and hopefully more stickers like this

Twice As Bad

2010-05-25T10:12:00.000-07:00

"I'M CRAZY ABOUT THIS TULIP!!!"-said the gremlin

NEOn Double Stickers, Part I

2010-05-18T11:01:00.000-07:00

When the thing on the bottom crashes into the yellow orb, you take the thing on the top down to safety

Free Children's Sticker Inside

2010-05-13T10:07:00.000-07:00

I think I bought my first box of Botan Rice Candy in 1998. I must have bought it at Cost Plus World Market since it's the only store I've seen them at outside of an asian market. Being somewhat of a Japanophile, I was attracted to the neato box and the promise of a "children's sticker inside". I don't remember what my first sticker was, but I suspect it was one of, as I now refer to as, part of the "Animals & Children Operating Heavy Machinery & Sports Vehicles" series. Now here was something I wanted to collect! The candy was good too. Not too sweet and the edible rice paper was a novelty.

My friend Robert got hooked too. I was out of high school and life was still exciting and new-simple pleasures sustained me. I didn't make much money but I was always able to scrounge up some change for a box of BRC and a tall drip at Starbuck's. There was nothing better than enjoying my coffee and opening up a box of BRC and seeing what neato, preposterous, or disturbing sticker would be my reward. Hopefully it wouldn't be a repeat, which unfortunately was very common. Even though I drank my coffee black and unsweetened, I found that dropping one or two BRC's in a hot cup of coffee tasted pretty good. Enough sentimentality for now, onto the collection...

Horror Gnomes

2010-05-10T08:57:00.000-07:00

The Horror Duet

Wild mushrooms are safe and tasty!

" Everything is alarming in our world!"

Children & Animals Operating Heavy Machinery And Sports Vehicles, Part II

2010-05-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

We Are Japanese If You Please

2010-05-06T10:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Amanda for contributing the gem above to the series

I suspect these are about as popular with Japanese kids as stickers of Washington and Bald Eagles would be with American kids

Thanks to Jen for this pic in the ever popular flower theme!

And Now, Time For Something Completely Different

2010-05-05T07:53:00.000-07:00

Lovely isn't it?

The BRC Gallery is busy putting together some big posts featuring the best and worst BRC stickers of the last decade. Stay tuned! Thank you to Anna over at mochimochi land for the link. She has uncovered a seminal piece in the BRC oeuvre.

Evil Has Four Legs And Wears A Sweater

2010-05-02T17:51:00.000-07:00

Even if my dog took a dump in my face while I slept, I wouldn't humiliate him with this getup.

If the Huxtable's had a cocker spaniel...

and Best In Show goes to... ... Prince of Darkness!

Hobbit Women Folk

2010-04-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

Deliciously naughty BRC illustrators! Maybe I went blue prematurely.
It seems in the BRC Hobbit Folk world poodles and albino rabbits can interbreed

Ninjas Don't Kill People, People Playing "Ninjas" Kills People.

2010-04-29T10:08:00.000-07:00

Kids love the killing arts

Stupid Clowns

2010-04-27T21:02:00.000-07:00

Every time I see a TV commercial, a bumper sticker, or some guy expressing the belief that clowns are scary, thinking that they are hip or edgy by saying this, I want to punch a clown hater in the face. How much longer will popular culture propagate this lameness? I am not afraid of clowns, i just think they tend to be stupid, although I've always wanted to hire a clown for an event where it would be inappropriate to have a clown, like an anniversary party or a quaint house warming. That would be fun. That being said, The BRC Gallery presents "Stupid Clowns"... ...

My bowtie is larger than a normal bowtie. This is humorous.

So good they had to do it in a lighter green... ... maybe just a printing error

I will kill all enemies with my brolly.