Bandai Adds Flocked Miffy Carabiner Mascots to Gashapon Lineup
Bandai is running two separate miffy gashapon lines at the same 500 yen price in the same October window, one built on fuzzy flocking and one on clear beads, which splits the character's capsule audience by texture rather than by price.
Key Facts
- Bandai will release the gashapon "miffy Colorful Carabiner Mascot" from the fourth week of October at 500 yen per play, tax included.
- The "miffy Colorful Carabiner Mascot" lineup has five types: miffy, boris, dan, ghost, and miffy crown.
- Each "miffy Colorful Carabiner Mascot" measures about 5.5cm and has a flocked finish with a color-matched carabiner.
- Bandai plans general sales of "[CAP'in GALLERY] miffy Glint Series" from the fourth week of October at 500 yen per play.
- The "[CAP'in GALLERY] miffy Glint Series" has four types: Star, Pearl, Flower, and Aurora.
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Bandai will release the gashapon "miffy Colorful Carabiner Mascot" from the fourth week of October, priced at 500 yen per play with tax included. The mascots have a flocked, fuzzy finish and measure about 5.5cm. The lineup has five types: miffy, boris, dan, ghost, and miffy crown, the last showing the character wearing a crown. Each mascot comes with a carabiner in a color that matches it, so the pieces can be clipped to bags and other items. After the initial release, Bandai plans to ship the product multiple times. Bandai also plans general sales of a second miffy gashapon, "[CAP'in GALLERY] miffy Glint Series," from the same fourth week of October at 500 yen per play. Those clear mascots contain beads, carry gold accents on the eyes and mouth, and come in four types: Star, Pearl, Flower, and Aurora. Both lines are listed on their gashapon product pages.
The carabiner line leans on a flocked surface rather than a painted or molded one, and the clip on each piece is color-matched to the mascot rather than sold as a separate part. The five characters named are miffy, boris, dan, ghost, and a crowned miffy. Bandai expects to ship the set more than once after the first run, so the fourth-week October date is not the only chance to buy it.
The second line sits in CAP'in GALLERY, which Bandai describes as an art toy gashapon series. Its four types are Star, Pearl, Flower, and Aurora, each a clear mascot holding beads with gold detailing at the eyes and mouth. The two releases share a price and a launch window but not a format: one is a fuzzy clip-on, the other a decorative clear figure. Both are priced at 500 yen including tax, and product details are on the gashapon product pages.
- miffy: Standard mascot in the carabiner lineup
- boris: Carabiner mascot type
- dan: Carabiner mascot type
- ghost: Carabiner mascot type
- miffy crown: Miffy wearing a crown
- miffy (Star): Clear CAP'in GALLERY type
- miffy (Pearl): Clear CAP'in GALLERY type
- miffy (Flower): Clear CAP'in GALLERY type
- miffy (Aurora): Clear CAP'in GALLERY type
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.