The capsule-toy market rose 36% to ¥61 billion ($402 ... Also called gacha gacha or just gacha, the machines have become ubiquitous in Japan, found not only in arcades, but also malls ...

A spiritual successor to coin-operated gachapon machines, gacha games take the joy of capsule toys and translate them into a live-service videogame format where players wish on banners to pull ...

Characters from some of the most popular anime are part of a new toy series for Bandai Co.’s high-end “gacha gacha” capsule vending machines that cost up to 2,500 yen ($24) a spin.

You feed coins into a “gacha gacha” vending machine, crank the handle and voila, you get a capsule toy. I was astounded by how sophisticated the toys had become when I visited a specialty ...

Astro's Playroom received a surprise update adding the PS5 Pro and a couple of other PlayStation accessories to the gacha machine. Players can obtain Artifacts and display giant versions in the ...