Gachapon

Snagged a few Marugacha:






Will trade a glow or red Doragiras for Ebireon or Giant Gorilla.

 

Lucky! I just own the Giant Gorilla but want the others. I hope he offers them overseas

 

Lucky indeed, as I picked up those three for less than retail. I doubt Marusan will offer them for sale online, as they seem to be for events only using their gachapon machines. I dream of getting a painted version out of a machine some day, but doubt I will ever get the chance. Also, the person trying to sell some of those for super-inflated prices on YJA is just ridiculous.

 

overseas sales for the Marugacha would be very welcome.

 

I got this Birdon out of a gachapon in Tokyo!

 

pile up by i thorn, on Flickr

 

Stack the smashed cars. That looks fun.

 

Good kaiju accessories too

 

Zill g 2 by i thorn, on Flickr
zilla gachA1 by i thorn, on Flickr

 

I have always liked the little skeletonized guys, something Regency looking about them. Also loving these little netsuke shin-gojis!

 

http://www.takaratomy-arts.co.jp/specials/pandanoana/

Yep, they have to be one of the more original toy makers in the Gachapon world, ever.
If i lived in Japan, i'd have a big collection of their stuff - i know i would.

 

Thanks for that headsup you two. Panda no ana. But now must decide; people inserting fingers series, or little animals barfing the rainbow? Def love the sumo birdies too!

 

Prototypes of Candie Bolton's next Japanese Folklore Gacha series with Toy Art Gallery :

"Nue"

"Hakutaku"

"Baku"

"Shiisaa"

"Kirin"

(* all images are from Toysrevil)

 

@boon velvet

Nice, she really knows what she's doing. Is it my imagination or do these look more Chinese style/influence?

 

Slightly, but each one of them is from Ukio-e prints for sure.

 

I want to get naked and go swimming in gachapon. Does that make me strange

 

Agreed. They are probably one of my favorite gachapon makers.

 

What I love about Gachapon is that it seems to be the realm of the risk-taker when it comes to toys. Items that are just so damn odd and funny that you would almost never see it packaged in a toy store, but because it's small and takes up almost zero space to display, package, and sell, you can just put it out there. Deep fried construction equipment? Sure! Rainbow-hued dogs pooping? You got it! Great national monuments doing silly things? You bet!!

I love gachapon.

 

I too love the Takara Panda’s Ana line of gachas. Had to pick this one up and take it along to the roadhouse for lunch last week...

 

Tiny Snipers!