A [[vending machine]] that randomly dispenses encapsulated [[toy]]s or the rounded capsules themselves. 'Gashapon' is comprised of two Japanese onomatopoeia; 'gasha' for the sound of the crank on the vending machine, and 'pon' for the sound of the toy dropping into the receptacle. Also known as "gachapon" due to copyright reason, as the word "gashapon" was patented by [[Bandai]], the original creator of the machine.

A genre of mobile video games have emerged called [i][[gacha]] games[/i] ("gacha" being an alternate reading of "gasha") that use a similar randomized element. This tag refers to the physical machine, plastic capsule, and toy.

h4. See also
* [[gacha]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Gashapon":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gashapon
ガシャポン ガチャポン カプセルトイ