Gashapon INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road Machiboke Capsule Toys Include the Infamous Fan Poll Champion

Bandai's Gashapon division has revealed a new Capsule Toy collection based on the hit game and anime franchise Inazuma Eleven. The "INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road Machiboke" lineup will cost 400 yen per play and is scheduled for release in late January 2027.

Developed by LEVEL5 Inc., Inazuma Eleven debuted as a soccer-themed RPG series in August 2008. A manga adaptation by Tenya Yabuno began serialization in Monthly CoroCoro Comic that June, followed by the anime's premiere in October of the same year. For plenty of fans who grew up in the 2000s, the franchise remains a major childhood favorite. The latest entry, INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road, launched in November 2025 with an all-new story and more than 4,500 characters from across the series to collect for heated matches.

Inazuma Eleven is now joining the fan-favorite Machiboke line. This collection turns five popular characters from INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road into seated chibi figures with roughly two-head-tall proportions. Alongside familiar favorites Mark Evans, Shawn Froste, Axel Blaze, and Jude Sharp, the lineup includes Gus Martin—the character who famously took first place in an online popularity poll after a meme-fueled voting campaign. Each figure stands approximately 4 cm tall and captures the character's signature look in impressive detail. Lined up together in their knees-hugged poses, the whole squad looks ridiculously cute, but let's be honest: everyone will be hunting for the franchise's most “popular” man.