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  • 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?

Today we're in the center of OTAKU culture

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