Smartpants: the World's First Panties for Smartphones

Bandai will release its unique new gashapon (capsule toy) lineup - introducing world's first Smartpants.

What are Smartpants?

They are undergarments specially made for smartphones, to protect the most important/sensitive parts of your phones: the Home buttons. 

Not only are they practical, Smartpants also come in a variety of designs to satisfy fashion-conscious crowds!

They come in 8 distinctive designs: White briefs, blue stripes, pink boomerang, leopard pring thongs, boxer briefs, bright red thongs, strawberry print, and a surprise "secret" design.

Each capsule of Smartpants costs 200 yen. It will be on sale some time in March, but the exact data has not been announced. Sometimes most unexpected, fascinating items come out of gashapon machines, and that is why we love them!

While waiting for Smartpants release, see all capsule toys on YJ auction.

Source: Narinari

Endless Beer Can Popping Keychain!

Here's a gift for your favorite beer lover, or alcoholic. Re-enact the joyous sound of opening a beer with the endless can beer keychain!

It does not come with a warning, but beware, similar to how cats go running when they hear the can opener, you might end up being tackled by a few Homer Simpson types while playing with it!



Available in June from Bandai for around $9.00! Pick up yours at Rinkya Stores!

Why not check out our other beer posts while you are here?
Beer Robot Will Walk to You!
Bilk- Beer Plus Milk= Bilk!
Wine Tasting Robot


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Gundam Sells For 600K At Christie's

A Gundam painting by Japanese artist Tenmyouya Hisashi was auctioned at Hong Kong Christie's for HK$4.8 million (approx. US$600,000)

The artist set Gundam against the gold leaf background to symbolize the samurai origins of Gundam.

The painting is beautiful, but 600K, wow!!

This is not the first time Gundam's likeness has garnered a ton of money!

Gundam T shirt for 200000 Yen ($1980 USD)
Platinum Gundam for 30 Million Yen ($250,000 USD)
Wooden Gundam 50400 yen ($475 USD)


To pick up your very own Gundam collectibles:
Gundam on YJ


Luxury Launches Via Kotaku



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Gundam in Mega Blocks- Order Direct from Japan!

A much more affordable version of Gundam compared to the platinum model and it is fun to build too!

Order any of them from Rinkya Stores Via Product Page

To pick up your very own Gundam collectibles:
Gundam on YJ

More Gundam Blogs of Interest:
Gundam Wood
Gundam's Very own Amusement Park Ride
Gundam Swarovski


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Gundam Invades the Fashion World!

Gundam went platnium, also has modeled in wood, and has his own amusement park ride - but it was not enough for the anime robot.

Gundam enters the high end fashion world with this Swarovski encrusted Gundam model T-shirt for 200,000 yen

Another, less expensive version will use glass beads instead of Swarovski crystals for about 38000 yen.


To pick up your very own Gundam collectibles:
Gundam on YJ


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Gundam Pulls a Pinocchio!

If you are short the $250,000 price tag for the Gundam made of pure platinum (found here), the figure above is available.

Carved from wood, the lines and detail are amazing and available for a much smaller price tag at 50,400 yen (approx $440 USD)

Available here, order through Rinkya!

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To pick up your very own Gundam collectibles:
Gundam on YJ




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Gundam Goes Platinum!

The beauty posted above has an estimated value of 30 million yen (approx. $250,000 USD)

Bandai and Ginza Tanaka created the Mobile Suit Gundam from pure platinum.
Gundam Fix Platinum took two years to complete.

Although the item is currently not for sale, it can be seen at BASELWORLD 2007 in Switzerland and then will return to Japan.


To pick up your very own Gundam collectibles:
Gundam on YJ




Bandai Press Release
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