Bit NSFW. Well, I’ve never been one to shy away from crazy Japanese cult movies. As a matter of fact, I didn’t think I would find one that topped Tokyo Gore Police. Silly me. Leave it to the minds that created Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police to team up and create this over the [...]

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A 3 foot horror story +

The bathroom in many homes is a very lonely room. You only visit it when you need something, and not for the pleasant atmosphere the room provides. So is it really hard to believe that the lonely bathrooms around the world holds a deep seated grudge for the humans that use it? I think not. [...]

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A real Hello Kitty +

If you are reading this website right now, I would find it very hard for you to not know what Hello Kitty is. One could argue that it is one of the most well known Japanese brands right up there with Honda and Sony. This video has nothing to do with Hello Kitty other than [...]

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Kids vs Zombies +

So, Andrea subliminally tricked me into purchasing Left 4 Dead on Steam, and I have been enjoying playing it for the past few days now. Funnily enough, I have to play Louis everytime I play online because well… my real name is Louis and I’m African-American. You may be wondering what zombies have to do [...]

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Ichi the Killer Bento +

Gore movies are one of my many favorites from Japan. The last one I watched was Tokyo Gore Police a few months ago. What can I say about that besides it was unbelievably gory… As for the actual story, I think I could of written something better as weekend homework in the 4th grade. But [...]

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Naoto Fukasawa’s Fruit Juice +

They say that the way food or drinks look plays a major influence on how well we like it. I would have to agree. These are some awesome fruit juice packaging from Industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa. Looking at the strawberry box, it looks as if the packaging may even feel like the specific fruit it [...]

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Mini Nikon SLR in Japanese candy +

Gilco is one of Japan’s oldest candy companies, and is home to the popular Glico caramel candy as well as the legendary Pocky. For about 80 years now, inside the Glico caramel candy boxes there is a small toy called “Omake of Glico” (Small gift of Glico). It started off as little toys kids would [...]

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Space Invaders Bank +

Tomy has done it again. If you are old enough to remember space invaders, this functioning bank will trigger your nostalgia reflex. Personally I remember the game, but I’m too young to remember the actual table. We did have a functioning Atari when I was a child though. Ah. Memories. This Space Invaders Bank not only can [...]

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83% of Japanese hate Pepsi Blue Hawaii +

Seems like Billy West was right when he said he didn’t like the new Pepsi Blue Hawaii flavor. A marketing agency in Japan has reported that 83% of Japanese hate the new Pepsi Blue Hawaii flavor. I don’t think Pepsi was adventerous enough with their new flavor. Japan seems to like odd combinations that would make westerners say “WTF?” I can see U.S. tourists drinking something like this on their vacation to The Bahamas. Via Akihabara News.

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2 Responses to “83% of Japanese hate Pepsi Blue Hawaii”

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billywest Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
Pretty much all of the adventurous products Pepsi has marketed here in Japan have failed. Probably the most successful have been Pepsi Twist, which is basically just regular Pepsi with a slight lemon flavor, and Pepsi NEX, which is just a low-calorie Pepsi drink. It’s hard enough to get regular Pepsi as it is.
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darcy(new comment) Says:
May 6th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
i think it’d taste good but i have yet to try it :P
i like lemons a lot so i probably would like it and i love the color blue and hate blue berrys though so maybe i would like it! it looks easy enough to make too maybe even more so i would probably add more lemon then them though since i like super sour things! :D