Popular gacha series and what they are
Walk past a wall of gacha machines and you will see the same series names again and again. Each one is a format the makers reuse with different characters. Knowing them helps you spot what you like, and explains some of the stranger items.
Charms and things to carry
- Mejirushi Accessory: Bandai's "marker" charms for your umbrella, cup or bag, so you can tell yours apart. Probably the most common series of all.
- Colorful Multi Charm: bright charms you can clip almost anywhere.
- Miniature Package Charm: charms shaped like tiny real product packages.
- Pinch & Link Mascot: small figures that clip together into a chain.
Figures for your desk
- Machibouke: characters "waiting around", made to sit on the edge of a shelf or desk.
- Kata Zun Fig.: figures that lean their head as if resting it on your shoulder.
- Narabundesu: figures designed to stand in a row.
- Hide & Seek: characters peeking out from behind things.
- HG and Mobile Suit Ensemble: Bandai's highly detailed figures for collectors.
Tiny real things
- Miniatures: food, packaging, appliances and shop signs at palm size. Japanese miniature gacha are famous for their detail.
- Mame-hon: tiny real books reproducing famous manga.
- Flat Gashapon: flat items like coasters and posters that come out in a flat package instead of a capsule.
Crane game prize series
Crane game prizes have their own recurring lines: Chibigurumi and Mecha Mofu Gutto plush, Noodle Stopper figures that hold down a cup noodle lid, and large figures like Grandista and MAXIMATIC.