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The word gashapon is made up of two sounds: "gacha" for the turning of a crank on a toy vending machine, and "pon" for the sound of the toy capsule dropping into the receptacle.
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On another note, I stumbled upon a YuYu Hakusho (entitled Ghostfighter when it was shown in our local TV) gashapon in a toy store!
Moribito Goodies with a bit of a Ghostfighter « Undercover 2009
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Dragon Ball Dragonball HG gashapon figure 21 set of 6 B
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Bandai HG DBZ Dragonball Z figure gashapon part 17 x7 b
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And speaking of collecting, I found another line of anatomical toys, this time in the gashapon machines: Visible Animals!
Boing Boing 2007
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Gainax toricolle DX figure gashapon x 5 maid nadia eva max Amaenaideyo figure gashapon sexy hot spring x 6
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Below: A close up of the beetle gashapon (click on the image to view to view at full size).
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Bandai Gundam Seed characters figure gashapon future x8
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While gashapon (capsule toys) of beetles are far from uncommon, I noticed this series of dung rolling beetle miniatures utilizes the capsule as a replica of a dung ball (click on the image above to view the vending machine at full size).
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That makes it incredibly tempting, even for myself on occasion, to try and dream up a pop-cultural Grand Unification Theory that ties Jomon era Dogu pottery to gashapon or whatever.
lampbane commented on the word gashapon
Capsule toys. Also known as gachapon or gacha.
Usually the toys are small or disassembled figurines, cell phone charms, or key chains. The toys are each kept inside a small plastic bubble, and one random capsule will be dropped out of the machine after the consumer inserts the right amount of money and turns the knob all the way around (like a gumball machine). Most gashapon cost ¥100.
September 7, 2008