Capsule toys or Gashapon as they are called in Japanese have been around for a while in Japan. They were originally produced for vending machines in Japan & later became a hot collectors item. Now the hobby is becoming very popular world wide. Major players like Bandai & Yugin are now making Capsule toys in limited quantity to cater the collectors market. What makes them special is that most of the series are only produced once and some of them also come with a surprise figure in random. All the items we sell are genuine & also comes with the descriptive booklet, which is very valuable if you are collecting. They all come in a sealed bag & either in a box or in a bag. If they are blind boxes, We might open the boxes to make sure that we send you the correct set.