In Japan, drama CDs, soundtrack albums, and radio program recordings were major tie-ins for anime and tokusatsu series before CDs completely took over. Fans would record episodes or buy limited-run “drama tapes,” and publishers sometimes included blank cassettes with themed label sheets so you could decorate your tapes yourself — kind of like an early personalization merch.

Labels like these were:

• Promotional freebies bundled with magazines, drama tapes, or mail-order sets.

• Sometimes store exclusives, given to customers who bought a related OST or tape.

• Officially printed by studios like Tatsunoko or production partners, but not always reissued once the CD age began.

📼 Why Japan Loved Them

• Home recording culture was huge — kids recorded anime openings, radio dramas, or even their own “mix tapes” of favorite episodes.

• Design appeal: Each series had themed label art so fans could match the cassette to their favorite characters.

• Collectibility: Some came in full sets (like this Teyandee set) with variant artwork or bonus mini calendars and postcards — they’re now rare because most people used and discarded them.

🐱 In Samurai Pizza Cats’ Case

For Kyattou Ninden Teyandee, these labels likely coincided with the Tatsunoko “Drama CD” and soundtrack releases in the early ’90s.

The bonus calendar card was a common type of “omake” (extra) bundled with tapes or CDs.

This was very much a Japan-specific merchandising phenomenon. Western releases rarely included such paper extras because home-recording tie-ins weren’t a major retail strategy here.