This trend of healing toys finds its origins back in late 1996. Soon after the Japanese economic bubble burst, Bandai released a toy designed to excite consumers and which turned traditional toy design on its head-the Tamagotchi.
追本溯源，療癒系玩具的濫觴始自 1996 年底，當時正是日本泡沬經濟瓦解後不久，為了振奮人心，玩具廠商 Bandai 推出完全顛覆傳統玩具設計理念的「電子雞」。