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Originally Posted by LynnieS
Either the "Mai-HiME" gashpons were really popular or just the opposite because none of the machines that were there a month ago in Akihabara was there today. What is the half-life of these things anyway?
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AFAIK, these things tend to have pretty limited production runs and some of them disappear quick.
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I did, however, complete my collection of this series and picked up the Mai and Natsuki figures. Yes, I cheated by going to a store, but it's either that or go to every anime-related place to look for a gashapon machine.
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Half the fun to collectors is to feed money to the machine, in anticipation of what might come out next. Like I said if you can find people to trade extras with, it's cheaper then getting them in one complete set from a store.
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Whoever thought the bracelets and anklets would be cool for Mai needs to be punished by having to attach them to her gashpon. Those things took a really long time to put on, and I still don't dare touch the thing afterwards!
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If you watched the anime, those wheels are ugly compared compared to their animated counter parts.
Here's a better upcoming version of Mai-Hime figs by CMS.
Bandai can never really make any above average figs of anime girls.The only figs they are good with is of Mechas.