Some of you readers may have known that I own an entire set of Mario Kart DS gashapon, produced by Yujin. All I can say is that they are really nice and are proudly displayed in my living hall.
It is also no surprise that a new set would be released based on Mario Kart Wii, but this time they are produced by long-time candy toy manufacturer, Furuta. Like the karts from Yujin, the Mario Kart Wii gashapon feature a pull-back motor each, and the karts move in a straight line once released.
One other unique feature for the karts by Furuta is that they come accompanied with candy! I remember previously when I bought an entire set of Star Trek models by Furuta, each came with a pack of chocolate candy.
If you are a shmup fan, especially classics such as R-Type, Fantasy Zone and RayStorm, today is your lucky day. Yujin’s Shooting Game Historica 2 SP - Classic Game Figthing Plane Trading Figure and Gashapon sets are both selling at discounted prices.
The collection features R-Type III (R-90), Star Blade (Geo Sword), Fantazy Zone (OPAOPA), RayStorm (R-Gray 1) & Star Luster (GAIA). Each Trading Figure or Gashapon is selling for USD 3.49 each, the only difference between the 2 sets is that one comes in a box (you don’t get to see what you get when it arrives, unless you open the boxes) and another comes gashapon style.
Interested? Click here for the Trading Figure set or here for the Gashapon set.
Some of you guys might recall my YouTube video on assembling a bunch of Star Wars lightsabers. Well, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s the video:
Makes you want one of them lightsabers no? They go hand-in-hand with the current TFU craze. If you do want one, or a whole bunch of them, I’ve got good news for you. They are in-stock in Play-Asia (where I bought them in the first place) and they are selling for a discount! Just USD 1.90 each. Click here for further details!
Mario and friends are back egg-hatching form in Furuta’s Super Mario Bros. Chocolate Egg 2nd Edition Candy Toy collection. This time Mario and Luigi return with some new friends in figurine form, including..what’s this…Diddy Kong? I’ve actually got Mario and Luigi from the previous collection; they make nice desktop ornaments (link)
In any case, each costs USD 2.90 and is shipped out randomly by Play-Asia (you don’t have a choice in what figurine you’ll get but there are other purchase options available); for more info, click here.
The Super Mario Key Holder Collection Vol. 2 is now available at Play-Asia. Essentially key-chains, this licensed product features Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong & Bowser.
Each cost USD 4.90 and comes with free international shipping. Interested? Click here for further details.
Yujin. It’s a name synonymous with Japanese gashapon (capsule) toys, not surprisingly because they are one of the top producers of capsulte toys in Japan.
I came across this interesting interview article on Pingmag which sheds some light on Yujin and the capsule toy development process.
Being a bit of a gashapon collector myself, my collection of made-by-Yujin gashapon includes my entire Mario Kart and Animal Crossing figurines as well as my Twilight Princess and Phantom Hourglass figurines. The following are pictures of my collection:
So, where do I get all these? I usually purchase them online, at Play-Asia. Head over to the Toys section and proceed to the Gashapon / Capsule Toys sub-section and you’ll find a variety of collections available for purchase.
These usually sell out pretty fast, so be sure to subscribe to Nine Over Ten 9/10 for highlights or reviews of my collections.
Some readers would probably remember my video review of the Namco Dotgraphics Figure with Sound from my old blog.
Consisting of 8 Nintendo Stage Figures and mascots from games such as Galaxian, Xevious, Rally X, Mappy, Digdug and Druaga, they each make an individual sound from the games.
For those who missed it, here’s my video review of Namco Dotgraphics Figure:
The pegboard allows you to have fun with mascots placement and the built-in speaker is actually quite loud, enough to get the attention of an entire room.
One good news is that these Namco Dotgraphics Figures are now on sale at Play-Asia, at USD 3.90 each, as opposed to its usual USD 6.90 selling price. Click here for further details.
