Supreme x Bandai Gashapon Machine
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Bandai
Gashapon Machine
About the original
The Bandai Gashapon Machine is a full-size retail capsule-toy vending unit of the kind that has been a fixture in Japanese toy shops, train stations, and department stores since Bandai entered the market in 1977 and trademarked the name "Gashapon." Bandai Namco has sold over 3.7 billion Gashapon capsules since launch, typically priced between 100 and 500 yen each. Supreme's FW25 version was loaded with custom prizes and installed in Supreme retail stores for in-store use only, so no unit was sold at retail. Bandai also sells a half-scale home version, the Gashapon Machine Tri, for consumer purchase.
About Bandai
Bandai is a Japanese toy manufacturer founded on July 5, 1950, by Naoharu Yamashina in Taito, Tokyo, spun off from a Kanazawa textile wholesaler. The name comes from the Chinese phrase bandai fueki, meaning eternally unchanging. The company started with metal toys and rubber swimming rings, was renamed Bandai Co., Ltd. in 1961, and broke through with action figures tied to the Astro Boy anime. The catalog now covers Gundam plastic models, Power Rangers, Ultraman, Dragon Ball, Tamagotchi (launched 1996), and Digimon. Bandai merged with Namco in 2005 to form Bandai Namco Holdings. Supreme collaborated with Bandai on a Tamagotchi virtual pet in three camo colorways.
