Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Gashapons of the walking dead
What is a gashapon?
A gashapon is a little toy that is dispensed by little coin operated machines. I have the vague idea that they were much more common when we were kids... right now, the best I can find locally is a coin operated bouncing ball dispenser near the UP coop.
In Japan though, these things are quite popular. They can be anything, from matchbox sized firetrucks, animals, sentai, robots... or even four-inch high figurines of cute anime babes.
Gashapons are usually dispensed in opaque plastic eggs, if you get them directly from the machine. This usually means that you don't know exactly what you're getting (kinda like a booster pack). But you do know that it will be figure from a specific set of around 4-10 characters.
Here in Manila though, you'll probably be buying them by the set. They cost between 100-300 Php per fig, depending on the set and where you buy. They're very similar to the collectible figures you see being sold in blister packs, except that those didn't come from a dispenser (and are therefore potentially bigger).
I recently went to greattoys to get my first set of gasha. I saw a hot set from Vampire Saviour (aka Darkstalkers) on their forums and figured it would be a good place to start. Good thing I didn't wait for the weekend: I got the last set being sold.
Morrigan! In some variant of her costume. It looks a bit more evening dress-ish. This fig has trouble standing up straight, since her stand is unconventional.
Morrigan (again). In a leather outfit, still somewhat reminiscent of her costume. Not sure if this is one of her win poses. The whip is a nice touch.
Zabel, aka Lord Raptor. Except, it's more of lady than lord. And she has nice skin tone for a zombie. It's very cute, actually. I like this the best out of the set.
Aulbath, aka Rykuo. Again, it's a girl. And it's more of a mermaid than a saughain-type monster. Okay, it looks nothing like Aulbath. It's still a cute mermaid wearing only her hair! (Hm... maybe it's actually his girlfiend)
Finally, in case you were wondering: Gashapon is an onomatopoeic term. It represents the sound of the dispenser eating your coins and dropping an egg.
The Stormcrow
A gashapon is a little toy that is dispensed by little coin operated machines. I have the vague idea that they were much more common when we were kids... right now, the best I can find locally is a coin operated bouncing ball dispenser near the UP coop.
In Japan though, these things are quite popular. They can be anything, from matchbox sized firetrucks, animals, sentai, robots... or even four-inch high figurines of cute anime babes.
Gashapons are usually dispensed in opaque plastic eggs, if you get them directly from the machine. This usually means that you don't know exactly what you're getting (kinda like a booster pack). But you do know that it will be figure from a specific set of around 4-10 characters.
Here in Manila though, you'll probably be buying them by the set. They cost between 100-300 Php per fig, depending on the set and where you buy. They're very similar to the collectible figures you see being sold in blister packs, except that those didn't come from a dispenser (and are therefore potentially bigger).
I recently went to greattoys to get my first set of gasha. I saw a hot set from Vampire Saviour (aka Darkstalkers) on their forums and figured it would be a good place to start. Good thing I didn't wait for the weekend: I got the last set being sold.
Morrigan! In some variant of her costume. It looks a bit more evening dress-ish. This fig has trouble standing up straight, since her stand is unconventional.
Morrigan (again). In a leather outfit, still somewhat reminiscent of her costume. Not sure if this is one of her win poses. The whip is a nice touch.
Zabel, aka Lord Raptor. Except, it's more of lady than lord. And she has nice skin tone for a zombie. It's very cute, actually. I like this the best out of the set.
Aulbath, aka Rykuo. Again, it's a girl. And it's more of a mermaid than a saughain-type monster. Okay, it looks nothing like Aulbath. It's still a cute mermaid wearing only her hair! (Hm... maybe it's actually his girlfiend)
Finally, in case you were wondering: Gashapon is an onomatopoeic term. It represents the sound of the dispenser eating your coins and dropping an egg.
The Stormcrow
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and sorry to be an asshole, but you got a typo Pat
dictionary.com told me it was onomatopoeic... hehe.
dictionary.com told me it was onomatopoeic... hehe.
LOL
More like "OC" than asshole, actually. ^_^ I'll correct it. Thanks for noticing.
Wah, I haven't seen those gashas myself... Blasted work and acads... =(
More like "OC" than asshole, actually. ^_^ I'll correct it. Thanks for noticing.
Wah, I haven't seen those gashas myself... Blasted work and acads... =(
Stormcrow says:
Hm, having a joint account does have disadvantages. I should see about having alternating colors or something.
JAm: I've seen Capcom, SNK, and even DoA:BV gashapons. But not Tekken. I'll have to look into that.
For those interested in further reading, I suggest you go to www.greattoys.net and look at their forums.
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Hm, having a joint account does have disadvantages. I should see about having alternating colors or something.
JAm: I've seen Capcom, SNK, and even DoA:BV gashapons. But not Tekken. I'll have to look into that.
For those interested in further reading, I suggest you go to www.greattoys.net and look at their forums.
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