Bandai's Gashapon Station Robo Transforms From Capsule Machine to Robot
Bandai Spirits' Tamashii Nations brand is showing the Gashapon Station Robo at Tamashii Nation 2026 this week, part of the Gashapon capsule machine line's 50th anniversary.
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Why it matters
Bandai is selling its own capsule machine back to the adults who grew up feeding it coins, at a price far above the 100 yen the machines charged when the brand began in 1977.
Key Facts
- Bandai Spirits' Tamashii Nations brand is showing the Gashapon Station Robo at Tamashii Nation 2026 this week.
- The Gashapon Station Robo launches next April under the Chogokin brand for 11,000 yen (about US$70).
- The toy stands 100 millimeters in station mode and 160 millimeters in robot mode.
- It comes with a gun, three capsules, and a replacement decal sheet.
- Bandai Namco began the Gashapon brand in 1977.
The Chogokin toy launches next April for 11,000 yen (about US$70), and pre-orders have begun. It stands 100 millimeters as a station and 160 millimeters as a robot, and comes with a gun, three capsules, and a decal sheet.
The toy is a replica of the Gashapon Station itself, the machine customers stand in front of, not one of the capsules it dispenses. In station mode it measures 100 millimeters; folded into robot mode it reaches 160 millimeters. Bandai Spirits teased the item last month before bringing it to Tamashii Nation 2026.
It sits under the Chogokin brand, the diecast line Tamashii Nations uses for robot toys. The same label produced a transformable Rubik's Cube figure in October 2024. Pre-orders for the Gashapon Station Robo opened ahead of the April launch.
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- Anime News Network Bandai's Gashapon Capsule Prize Machine Now Transforms Into a Robot