Gashapon
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thumb| capsules thumb|Japanese schoolgirls at gashapon , also called , is a kind of vending machine-dispensed capsule toy manufactured and sold by Bandai. It originated in the 1960s and is popular in Japan.
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- History
- Description
- Contents
- Types
- Blind-boxes
- Bottle cap figures
- Video games
- ''Gacha'' mechanism in ''gacha'' games
- Impact of ''gacha'' mechanism on players
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb| capsules thumb|Japanese schoolgirls at gashapon , also called , is a kind of vending machine-dispensed capsule toy manufactured and sold by Bandai. It originated in the 1960s and is popular in Japan.
The word , a Bandai trademark, is onomatopoeic from two sounds, gasha (or gacha) for the hand-cranking action of a toy-vending machine, and pon for the toy capsule landing in the collection tray. is used for both the machines themselves and the toys obtained from them.
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