‘Blind box’ craze grips China’s youth and mints toymakers a fortune
published : 28 Apr 2021 at 10:45
BEIJING – Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue’s study in Beijing — tokens of China’s mania for “blind boxes” that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power.
The 18-year-old music student is one of the legions of young Chinese hooked on snaffling up the toys — from pop art-inspired figurines to…