Shiba Gacha Tee

ガチャマシーン (gacha mashīn): "the gacha machine."

Gachapon takes its name from its two sounds: gacha as the crank turns, pon as the capsule drops into the tray. Walls of the machines line train stations, malls and whole floors in Akihabara, each one loaded with a different set of tiny figures, and finishing a set can take a lot of cranking. The word stuck so well that phone games now call their random prize draws gacha too.

A pink and purple capsule machine packed with animal toys stands next to a shiba in a bandana, with a monstera leaf and clouds drifting around them. The header ガチャマシーン (gacha mashīn) means "gacha machine," and on the chest ガチャ (gacha) tops a shiba popping out of an open capsule.

Gacha, pon, and out comes a shiba: the soft pinks sit easily with denim, cargo shorts or a light jacket. Nothing on it is edible, but it still belongs in the street food collection, the corner-store side of Japan. Anyone with a bag full of capsule-toy keychains needs one.

• Fabric: 100% combed cotton, 230gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: washed light gray
• Fit: unisex, regular; size up for a boxier, oversized look
• Sizes: S to 3XL
• Size reference: 6 ft 2 in wears L; 5 ft 7 in wears M

Measurements for every size are in the size guide.