"Tiny TAN" capsule toys, the official character of the now very popular BTS, are now on sale in Japan!
Japanese capsule toys can be found in various locations when you go out on the town.
They are popular even among adults because of the wide variety of popular character figures and elaborate miniatures.
Recently, Japanese capsule toys have been well received by people overseas, and many tourists are buying them.
The origins of capsule toys date back to 1907.
It is said that the prototype was a "gumball machine" manufactured by an American company called Thomas Adams Gum Company at that time.
Capsule toy machines were born in the U.S., but later made their first appearance in Japan in 1965.
A Japanese company, Penii Shokai (today's Penii Co., Ltd.), imported the machines from the United States.
At that time, capsule toys were installed in small candy stores and stationery shops in town.
It is no different now that capsule toys are installed in places where many children gather.
At the time, the prizes were imported from the United States and sold in the same way as the main body of the toys.
These days, capsule toys are priced between 100 JPY to 500 JPY yen each. The gachas I played as a child had obvious disappointments that were not worth the amount of money invested, but now they are conscientious. While keeping the products equivalent to the amount of money spent, there is now a wider variety.
What is Tiny TAN?
One of the most famous BTS characters is "BT21"! This character was produced by a member of BTS.
Incidentally, "BT 21" was created through a collaboration between LINE and BTS.
Tiny Tan is a character created by BTS's office (Big Hit).
The members of BTS were expressed as cute characters.
The concept is that "the second ego of BTS has been expressed and become a character," and the characteristics and messages of the BTS members have been incorporated.
The character was created by an animation production specialist affiliated with Big Hit, and resembles the person himself down to the smallest detail.
It's also wonderful to see who's who with a single glance.
Such a very popular Tiny Tan is now available as a capsule toy in Japan.
TinyTAN Hide&Seek Hide and Seek Figure
Price: 400 JPY (tax included) Release date: March 2022
The "TinyTAN" figures are cute and deformed. Each figure is posed in a sitting position with a doughnut, which appears in the song "Dynamite", in hand. Complete the set and get all the members.
The main body is approximately 5cm in size.
The lineup is
RM
Jin
SUGA
J-hope
Jimin
V
Jung Kook.
Pita! DEFOME!
TinyTAN Water Dome Collection
Price: 300JPY (tax included) Release date: April 2021
A new "Water Dome" is now available from the deformed series "Pita! The new Water Dome" from the "deformed" series.
The size of the main body is approximately 7 cm.
The lineup is as follows
RM
Jin
SUGA
j-hope
Jimin.
V
Jung Kook
Total 7 kinds
Japanese capsule toys change products quickly, so if you see one, get it!
