Quote Originally Posted by Bidoofdude View Post
From my (not super reliable) knowledge, English is pretty popular ornamentally in Japan. English words are often thrown onto packaging or advertising and stuff like that, which catch the eyes, even if a lot of people can't understand them.
Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
Bidoofdude is correct.
So it's basically the same thing that draws my attention and makes me think something is cool when I see Japanese text on a toy, collectable or game.