Today we're in the center of OTAKU culture
Akihabara! And we're going to focus on this!
gachapon!! And to help me out with this episode is Satsuki Uno
you never gonna believe what was inside here! What was it?
Underwear for your smartphone!
protect the home button
so what exactly is GACHAPON?
It's like small toys which comes in a capsule
like small figurines, key chains, can (metal) badges..
and the fun is that you never know what you're gonna get. It's a mystery
You never know what you're gonna get! So today we're going to unravel the mystery
of the GACHAPON
It will be fun
AKIHABARA
it's a playground for adult anime and manga lovers
A place where you can indulge in your passions and catch up on is one of them
GACHAPON is one of them.
GASHAPON is used by BANDAI corporation and it's trademark so many other companies use the more
generic term, GACHAPON
or simply GACHA GACHA
It's a Japaneses onomonopia of the sound the machine makes.
let's take a look at how these machines work for a typical adult customer
Pick the collection that interests you
Make sure you have one hundred yen coins and insert them into the machine
turn the handle
outcomes the mysterious treasure.
Is it the one you wanted?
Yes! Celebrate! let the world know you are a real otaku
A badge of honor. Keep going!
or walk away.
Many people find a second option hard to do
AKIHABARA GACHAPON KAIKAN is a paradise for GACHAPON lovers
SATSUKI and I discovered it between Akihabara and Suehiro-cho station
it's a shop dedicated to Gachapon
They're stacked up four levels high and line the walls
I talked with the manager about his really unique shop
We ran into a friend in the middle of treasure hunting
Getting some ONE-PIECE Gachapon?
KAI knows his stuff
Not quite what I wanted
ONEPIECE is a popular anime and manga series
The GACHAPON Ford are extremely popular
This is VERGO a high-ranking member of the Don Quixote Pirates
Trying to get smoker so keep trying
The three of us split up in search for the best GACHAPON
Let's follow KAI first
he's onto something
400 yen and a newcollection series
each GACHAPON series has four to five collector's items
and you can be sure one of them is impossible to get
each GACHAPON capsule is sealed by the manufacturer
to prevent tampering
It's ASUKA from Evangelion
I can tell it's a new one because of the eye patch
So you know you can take her legs
you put them in right here
You have this little stand to put her on
Put her by a TV, computer, whatever
But I mean I want it all so
I just keep trying who knows
Nintendo Controller
And also a LED flashlight
KAI's on a roll
He's found another ONE PIECE GACHAPON for 300 yen
Tony Tony chopper from One piece
with Tokyo Skytree. This seems like something limited
,because it's you know Tony Tony chopper
with Tokyo Skytree
Satsuki needs to load up on one hundred yen coins before starting
it didn't take long for her to find something she likes
I'm collecting the soul gem that's from the series called
Maho Shojo Madoka Magika and yeah
I actually got the ones I wanted and I'm collecting it so I can do it again
and collect them all
At 400 yen a pop, it can clean out a wallet fast
now Satsuki's gone high for the next GACHAPON
To get there, she needed one of the shops handy ladders
You have to get past the first line of defense. the TAPE
Is that the one you wanted?
No, I was expecting CAMMY from the Street Fighter Series but I got Karin so
I like her too, so.. pretty satisfied
And this is like a half figurine so I think this is a pretty good quality and I'm fine
I'm happy with it
To collectors,quality is an essential point
and makers don't disappoint their fans often. Now Satsuki goes low
and find something unique for 300 yen
Huh? Frogs??
They are lifelike.Maybe TOO lifelike
Good morning!
Hungry for breakfast? I am
I'm trying for the big one and over easy egg
Bingo! On my first try
Now I've got the GACHAPON fever
Many collectors go on binges to get an entire collection
I wanted them all
You can trade with your friends or rent a glass box from the store
to sell your collectibles to others. There's a market for everything
We met some first-time GACHAPONERS
This couple is visiting Japan from Scotland and their interested in this
cat GACHAPON machine
Ok, I've never opened one of these before
Oh this is really a cat one! That's so cute!
I like it because it can go on your keys so that's definitely it's all for sonny
he's missing his cat
It's no Final Fantasy
We don't get like, we get speed ones in Scotland but or anything like this
so it's just experience in itself
you know
that's about paying 50 where we come from
It's really cheap. People collect this stuff so
yeah
it's not for them. It's a hobby us and I'll use it
So whether it's underwear for your smartphone
your favorite anime character, a souvenir
for even breakfast. There's a GACHAPON collection for you
A moment of total excitement.There is mystery inside that capsule
collect them all! Are you feeling lucky?