Wacky Japanese Stuff » Candy

Giga Pudding

Nils — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:24:35 +0000

Twenty servings of oozy goodness in one convenient plastic bucket. And when you are done with it, the bucket can serve another important function…

Japanese Bunny

Nils — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:54:57 +0000

I am still locating great Japanese commercials for your viewing pleasure. This one actually drove tears to my eyes, I laughed so hard:

If anybody knows what the girl (the voice-over) is saying, please post a comment!

Glowing Valentine’s Candy

Nils — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:03:03 +0000

The Japanese do everything with, well, lots of color, some style, and an exceeding amount of Kitsch. Valentine’s Day is no exception:

Note those smiley faces! When you press a button, the candy will light up and display a message. They come with a choice of messages: “I really like you”, “I love you”, “Happy”, “Good luck”, “Thank you” and “Congratulations”.

The lollipops cost 525 Yen each, about 3.23 Euro.

Very wacky. But it could work quite well if you intend to ask out a Japanese girl this Valentine’s.

(Via Akihabara News and IT Media.)

Salty Snack II

Nils — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:18:58 +0000

Pretz is at it again…

Not quite as hypnotic as this, but… still. I think my co-worker G. will enjoy this one.

Salty Snacks

Nils — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:29:02 +0000

I guess this spot is trying to sell salty snacks:

However, I can only describe this as surreal. This is definitely going to make a whole lot more sense if you can understand Japanese.

Bouncy

Nils — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:46:57 +0000

Is this really all it takes to sell chocolate?

But it is kind of mesmerizing.

Japanese Ice Cream

Nils — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:13:12 +0000

When I was in Kuala Lumpur, I had some Malaysian ice cream. It was not what I had expected, but despite the weird colors the ice wasn’t bad at all.

The Japanese, however, manage to top it all, by providing the strangest flavors I have ever heard of.

Crab

Deep Sea Water

Eel

Fish

Raw Horse Meat

Octopus

Oxe Tongue

Note the tongue on the oxe illustration.

Shark Fin Noodle

Wasabi

(Via Akihabara News.)