Full Metal and Tiny Toys

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17598 full — Wikipedia says gashapon is an onomatopoeia: "gacha for the turning of a crank on a toy vending machine, and pon for the sound of the toy capsule dropping into the receptacle." (Credit: John Rabe) John Rabe

John and Charles talk about Fullmetal Alchemist and gashapon at the AnimeExpo.

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