As the question asks are there Gashapon Anime capsule dispensers in your city?
In case anyone went for the third option -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gashapon
Three weeks ago I was in a mall in Vancouver (Richmond, B.C. actually) when I came across one of these capsule toy dispensers standing in front of a candy shop. Usually these dispensers have Hello Kitty, Winnie the Pooh in cosplay, various cheap plastic medalions, rings occasionally Simpsons or DC & Marvel comic characters. On this particular day as I passed I noted that this dispenser had Haurhi Suzumiya capsule figures.
Given my recent spate of Crossover pictures using such trading figures I put some money in the dispenser and turned the handle. and in the capsule was:
Now I didn't have quite enough money to buy more than one so I planned to come back and get another one. However, when I returned a few days later I found a scene worthy of Haruhi: not only was the dispenser gone, so was the candy store. ( well the spot the store had been was still there - but the store had shut down and moved out).
Today I was in a different mall, in Burnaby B.C. visiting an Anime/Manga store and in front of a different store specializing in plushies and Hello Kitty related type stuff was a capsule dispenser with Evangelion capsules. So I bought one:
Now Vancouver has a large Asian population so this may be why these Anime capsules are available here, but I am curious to know if they are available in other parts of the world outside Japan.
So, if you've answered yes to the question, where are you (general area) , what was being offered and did you buy any?