For some time now, I've wanted to splurge and import one of those Japanese piggy banks (counter-productive, I know) with built-in LCD screens that display bits of a game each time you slip in a coin -- BankQuest, for instance, is an RPG that has you fighting monsters in a tower; and Ikemen Bank lets you fall in love with and choose from five different male suitors.

The only thing that's stopped me from purchasing one, other than the fact that I'm an adult with a bank account that already does a fine job of keeping my money safe, is that I don't actually have any Japanese yen coins to plop into the toys.

Those yen coins might not be necessary, though, for these little banks. In import shop NCSX's preorder listing for Full Metal Alchemist Coin Banks with an LCD that displays animations of the anime/manga characters, the site points out, "For stateside savers, please note that a standard nickel can be used in place of the JPY100 coin since the dimensions are very similar."

Looks like I'm going to have to invest in a mini Space Invaders cocktail machine now.