We sent a reporter to go gamble for a genuine gachapon gem.
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Because who knows how many little kids and giant otaku have put their hands on that machine since the last time it was cleaned?
Paired with a mini goshuincho, this is a small-size, small-price way to experience the inner calm of traditional Japanese arts.
The best thing you can get from a gacha machine? An instant reminder that the work you do has value.
In today’s installment of incredibly niche gachapon capsule toys, we coo over these very cute teeny-tiny barricades.
”Please believe me!” pleads little sister after possible death in the family, but you’ll want to stay on your guard.
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The beloved capsule toy machines are catching up to the times by losing the coin element of the transaction.
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