Hi everyone!
It's been a long time
Since I did my last gachapon video
And in that time
There's been so many new and amazing gachapon series
Gachapon are the toys & figures
You get from the capsule machines in Japan
They're only 200 or 300 yen
And it's like blind bags
You don't know which one you're going to get
Lots of them are anime related
But there's also some really strange and unusual series
And that's why I like them so much
I'd just love to be there in the meeting
When the boss says
Right, we need some new ideas for gachapon
What have you got?
And someone says "Miniature petrol cans"
And the boss says,
"Yes! That's exactly what we're looking for"
"Let's make this happen"
So here's my round-up of strange, unusual & cute gachapon series
And if you like Japan
There's loads more videos on my channel
And I've got my next trip booked
So there will be new Japan videos coming up soon
So on to the gachapon
And tell me in the comments
Which one you would buy
Be warned: the last one is really creepy!
I've got a great one to start with
We're going straight in with the strange gachapon
Muscly birds!
You would not pick a fight with that sparrow
He'd punch you in the face with no hesitation
And that kingfisher's
Giving us the thumbs down
If you thought that was strange
Next we've got "oshiri book"
The girl in the picture's thinking
"What's oshiri book"
As well she might
It's a tiny book
With someone hiding inside
Or are they trapped?
And when you open the back cover
You can see their bottom!
Shiri means bottom
So oshiri book
Means bottom book
And the books are real novels
You've got the emperors new clothes
Snow White Princess
And then it starts to get a bit lost in translation
Puss in Boots becomes Boots Cat
He is a cat, and he is wearing boots
There's a playing card book
And then we've got Peach Boy
Which I thought was all about the peach
But it's actually a Japanese childrens story
Next one!
Why is this rabbit so desperate to unlock the padlock??
And what's the bird got to do with it?
What's going on here?
How cute is this?!
Little sheep!
At first I thought they were sheep in bags
Like goldfish you win at the fair
But then I realised
The name is konpeito hitsuji
Hitsuji means sheep
And konpeito are a type of Japanese sweets
They look just like this
In cute pastel colours
So they're sheep sweets!
Or how about these sheep and alpacas
That are knitting!
Are they using their own wool?
And if you put them in a row
They're knitting - each other?
There's something weird about that
And why is this bunny so depressed?
Is it even a rabbit?
It does have bunny ears
I think it might be an angora rabbit
Do you remember hamuketsu?
It was in one of my first videos
And it was a trend for how cute hamster bottoms are
They've taken that idea
And they've run with it
And now there's not just hamster bottoms
There's usaketsu
Usagi rabbit bottoms
Hariketsu
Harinezumi hedgehog bottoms
And butaketsu
Buta pig bottoms
Chocolate game party
Whatever sort of party this is
I want to be invited
There's chocolate jenga
Stacking ice creams
Doughnuts
Some sort of animal cookie noughts and crosses game
It's amazing how many tiny pieces
You get in this gachapon
If you like cute things
Have a look at my designs
I've got hamster t-shirts
This one: "All the Best Stuff is from Japan"
And loads of others too
They'r eon cakeswithfaces.co.uk
There's worldwide shipping
And you can also get everything
On Cakes with Faces on Etsy
I'll put the links in the description
Back to the gachapon!
And we're onto some strange ones
Shelves and boxes
The katakana says "wire rack"
And they have adjustable shelves
I've heard that some of these miniature items
Are for making scenes with your anime figures
Like this one with lockers
If you're making a school scene
But why would you want wire racks?!
What scene would that be for?!
Eyewear Collection Classic
It looks like a catalogue from a real opticians
But no - they're tiny gachapon glasses!
What on earth is this?!
This is one for the train enthusiasts
It's a 3D version of a line from the Tokyo Metro
There's the Hanzomon Line
The Maronouchi Line
They're all real lines
From the subway in Tokyo
And you can fit them all together
To make your own 3D model of the subway
The supermarket fish department
Complete with polystyrene trays
And barcode labels
There's even a mystery one
What type of fish could it be??!
Now we all love the Nyanko Kitchen series
You get so many tiny pieces
And everything is cat themed
It's really detailed
There's a cat syrup bottle
Cookie cutters
I've got to have that cat microwave
Mine just seems boring now!
And a cat toastie maker
Next up: cats in cardboard box tanks and planes
Having a mini battle
They're even using their bowls as helmets
How cute are these cat umbrellas
I want one
And these are teru teru bozu
Which are charms that you hang up to bring good weather
So these must be gachapon for the rainy season
Harinezumi Otetsudai
Hedgehog helpers!
Little hedgehogs to help you with the washing up
And ducks enjoying the onsen
The hot springs
What's the theme of this series?
Bunnies... keeping warm?
There's a kotatsu
A stove
And a little camp fire
Russian doll rabbits
Actually pretty good value for 200 yen
The smallest one is a tiny carrot
One of my favourites
Because I love hamsters
Is Hamu Cafe
There's been loads of series
And I managed to find some of them when I was in Japan
This one is hamster ice creams!
Sweet Ice Ham
My favourite is the ice cream sandwich
Look how big his eyes are!
Now if you're looking for something classier
Some more refined gachapon
Here's some champagne towers
If you can't afford real champagne
200 yen gets you a tiny bottle
The towers really light up
But the light up table
And the tower of glasses come separately
So you've got to buy enough to get both of them
The table's a bit rubbish on its own
And now the last one
Which I did warn you would be scary
Abandoned theme park rides
How creepy so they look?!
Look at this caterpillar train!
So thanks for watching
I hope you enjoyed it
Tell me in the comments which is your favourite
If you like Japan
There's loads more videos on my channel
As I said, there will be new Japan videos coming up soon too
See you next time!
Bye bye!