When you walk along the street to the downtown city in Japan, have you noticed that there are Capsule Toy Gacha sets almost everywhere especially in busy traffic corners such as Akihabara JR stations or in out the Sunshine City, some big department stores?
Do you know the Japanese Capsule Toy Gacha actually was made from 1970? Have you ever seen something like in the picture before?
What about in your country?
If you have seen the above picture before, can you recall that, previously, the main target of customers of Gacha was mainly children. However, nowadays in Japan, it has become a totally different story. The yearly commercial market showed revenue results that thousands of locals and foreign adult visitors like to play Gacha and the yearly revenue always grows in double digits. Some smart manufacturers found this actually a golden chance to earn much money and they kept working hard by taking further development. Therefore, you and I could see how flourishing the Gacha industry is in Japan now.
I like to play Gacha, too, since shops are everywhere and convenient to access, I sometimes visited and could stay there for a whole afternoon to enjoy the search for my favourite Gacha.
See what I have got recently from Capsule Toy Store, Ikebukuro!
This article was first published on 10.9.2021
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