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?