A TV ticker brings back sweet and sour memories of hotel keys! This month's gacha features a crazy gacha from up-and-coming manufacturer Brightlink! Wacky Kaiyama's latest gacha exploration No. 51.

In the last issue, as a special edition, we took a look back at the Showa-era retro capsule toys in our collection. I was able to review the damaged gachas that I played with freely without wrapping my mind around them, so it was kind of refreshing to feel like I was facing my past! I feel like I can go back to the basics and start my gacha exploration journey anew.

Now, I look forward to what encounters I will have this month! Please read to the end!

Now, let's go back to the basics this time! With that said, I would like to introduce a new manufacturer! Let's spotlight Brightlink, who just entered the gacha market in 2019!

In fact, the other day, my Twitter account "Gachatto! account, and I was followed by an account called "Gachat! I wondered if it was a follow from a fellow gacha lover. I looked into it carefully and found out that it is a capsule toy brand by Brightlink, which was founded in 2018. This happened just as I was picking up a "Gacha-bon" capsule-sized dry bonsai at a local supermarket, so I felt a one-sided affinity with the company and immediately followed back.

The "Gachatot!" s concept is to create products based on the themes of "cute," "interesting," and "fun," which have never been seen in capsule toys before, and to deliver gachas with innovative ideas that will be loved by men and women of all ages. It is a slogan that is sure to bring a breath of fresh air to the gacha industry in the future.

True to their words, the product lineup is somewhat crazy, as exemplified by the aforementioned "Gacha tray. And yet it is pop. It is an amazing idea to take a traditional Japanese bonsai and make it pop.

Here are some of the company's interesting new items!

TV message panel stand Brightlink: 5 types, 300 yen

The company started out in the capsule toy business with no idea of what was right and what was left. The sales channels are also self-explanatory. What kind of capsule toys should we make? Bright Link's goal was to create an item that would add new value to something else. That's exactly what Bright Link came up with! It was a game of ideas.

Place this acrylic board (which happily comes with a stand) in front of an existing figure or stuffed animal, take a picture of it with your smartphone, and you'll instantly have a scene from a TV show. If you collaborate with your favorite gacha, the fun will increase many times over.

News programs

Among the various scenes in a news program, the interview with a local resident is an excellent choice!

The "This is the first time something like this has happened. What a combination of these ....... The base paper shows a combination with a stuffed bear, but I would probably use an alien figure.

All right, let's put various things on it! I'm falling right into the trap!

Weather Corner

Put your favorite cute figurines in this corner! Your favorite character will be transformed into a weather girl! It's a dreamy item that instantly makes your fantasy a reality.

Add a message that will be popular with children, such as "Be careful not to get caught in the navel," along with a lightning warning. ...... It's very cute! The word "LIVE" also gives a sense of realism!

Mail order program

Do they even sell such things by mail order? I wish they would show such a thing!

They could plan an interesting mail order championship, couldn't they? Such things and such things are priced at 29,800 yen!

Subtitled movie

"Good news or bad news, which would you like to hear first?" What a meaningful message.

This could be used when contacting people on social networking sites! I like it when it's not so bad news! Please use it at the appropriate time.

Courtesy of...

In these days of recording and video streaming, you can't cut out this moment unless you watch TV programs closely. And you have to advertise your own brand name! I'm so sorry.

Showa Romance Series Hotel Key Acrylic Key Chain Bright Link - 5 kinds - 300 yen

Oh, no! Stop, stop, stop, stop! You can't let this kind of gacha be released to the world at ....... Kids, go to sleep now!

...... sorry, I'm so distraught.

It's because you put a meaningful catchphrase like "If only we could meet again in that place..." on a keychain of memories!

Compared to the key, it's a ridiculously large acrylic rectangular pillar. The name of the hotel engraved on it is irresistible. Even the font is very realistic. There are some experienced technicians on the development team. ......

Romance

Clear red acrylic parts. There is definitely a hotel modeled after it, isn't there? I've been back to that reasonably priced place. ......

Rendez-vous.

Don't!　Purple is too stimulating! I like that it's a "v" and not a "v". It's pronounced like "violin."

This is an image of a slightly expensive room in a high-rise hotel. It reminded me of the bubble period when the Showa era was changing to the Heisei era.

Modern

This is an image of a key ...... of a pension in a summer resort area when Japan was in a bubble economy. 701 is a big building for a pension. It is a product of the time when a lot of money was flying around.

New Tokyo

I came to New Tokyo with my whole heart and soul, not knowing what was right and what was left. Finally, when I was getting used to life in the big city, I went to a chic bar on the top floor of the hotel and drank a strong drink and toasted myself. The view of Tokyo Tower from room 505 was dazzling.

......That's about it. I'm not a fan of the "fictional" version.

The Ume-no-sato Travel Villa

It looks like a rustic inn in the countryside. It has ordinary food and ordinary hot spring. Nothing special about it, but it is good. The clear, pale pink acrylic key was bright in my eyes, and I promised to come back again. ......

It is a miniature size that fits in a capsule, but what is this overwhelming presence? Is it because of the weight of various memories? Anyway, it is a key chain that you should hold in your hand.

Don't underestimate this new manufacturer! As you can see from this article, the core of what I advocate, "Gachaizumu," has been perfectly captured. I hope you will continue to take on new challenges.

Once you decide to go forward, you make no compromises in your manufacturing. That is where the samurai spirit flows.

We will continue to pay attention to "Gachatto! in the future.

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Wacky Kaiyama
Freelance TV personality, Gacha-gacha collector and researcher (capsuleer)
He has been collecting Gacha-gacha since he was 7 years old and owns 100,000 of them. He has published several books including "Showa Retro Gacha Gacha: The Most Powerful Collection" (Graphix, Inc.), "All About My Inch Gacha Gacha Cosmos", "The Wonderful World of Inch Gacha Gacha - Cosmos Forever", and "The Final Definitive Version: The True Story of Inch Gacha Gacha! The Truth of Phony Gachagacha - Cosmos, Its Love" (Futabasha), and "Nihon Kaishikashi Gachagacha Daizen" (Tatsumi Shuppan).
Videos of the latest gacha and retro "cosmos" gacha are shown daily on his official YouTube channel, "Wacky Kaiyama Gacha Channel!