To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gashapon capsule toy brand, BANDAI SPIRITS’ TAMASHII NATIONS previously teased the CHOGOKIN Gashapon Station Robo for its Chogokin line. The company has now fully revealed the toy’s transformation features and release details. Priced at 11,000 yen including tax, it is scheduled to launch in April 2027.
Modeled after the Gashapon Station capsule toy machines commonly found across Japan, the collectible faithfully recreates details including the transparent display window, crank, and capsule retrieval door. The clear front panel can also be removed and fitted with either of the two included display cards, letting collectors swap out the miniature machine’s featured product artwork.
The capsule machine mode stands approximately 10 centimeters tall, while the robot mode reaches around 16 centimeters. Folding the backpack into position triggers a spring-loaded mechanism that pops the round red head out from inside the body. The original display window becomes the robot’s chest, while the white outer shell unfolds to reveal red-and-black limbs capable of dynamic blaster-wielding and lunging poses. The three included mini capsules can be attached to the hands with pegs or loaded into the capsule-loading blaster mounted on its back.
BANDAI has also showcased seven alternate configurations. These include spreading the legs out to the sides for flight- or skiing-inspired poses, as well as keeping the machine’s upper section intact while extending the legs underneath to create a walking Gashapon machine. Those are only a few of the strange forms on display, leaving plenty of room for collectors to invent transformations of their own.
CHOGOKIN Gashapon Station Robo
Reference price: 11,000 yen including tax
Scheduled release: April 2027
Specifications: Transformable finished figure made of ABS and die-cast metal; approximately 100 mm tall in capsule machine mode and 160 mm tall in robot mode
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via： TAMASHII