Some of the old cartoon franchises I grew up with are still alive and kicking in Japan. I've posted other random Dragonball goods, but this was a cool find.
I wanted to show my boyfriend the super lame drink vending machine that had all these weird sodas that I'd never heard of, and he was like WHOA DRAGONBALL SODA.
I thought they'd all be Goku, but then I GOT A SUPER SAYAN ONE AND WAS LIKE MAYBE I WON MONEY??? Nah, there's 9 cans in all. I also acquired the Trunks can later on.
Things I Won't Miss About Japan #1: The devastating lack of Sailor Moon anything/Pure Cure? EVERYWHERE
Given Sailor Moon's big revival in the states, I thought for sure I'd see some awesome Sailor Moon stuff in Japan. To date, I have seen NOTHING outside of collector's shops and used toy stores. No candy, soda, cell phone charms, trinkets, advertisements -- absolutely nothing.
Some of my older kids know who Sailor Moon is and sort of chuckle when I draw my really bad version of her on their homework. Girls my age all grew up watching it and even the guys know the theme songs. WHY CAN'T I GIVE MY MONEY TO NAOKO TAKEUCHI THE WAY I GIVE IT TO JOHNNY'S ENTERTAINMENT???
Of course, you know what I do see a lot of? THIS STUPID SAILOR MOON RIP OFF THAT I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT.
Pure Cure? Pretty Cure? IDK! It's not Sailor Moon and there is no handsome Tuxedo Mask-type manly man, either. FAIL.
"IDK! It's not Sailor Moon and there is no handsome Tuxedo Mask-type manly man, either. FAIL."
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I never really thought about it until you mentioned it but there really ISN'T any Sailor Moon stuff around anywhere is there? DD:
Nope! I follow a bunch of hardcore Sailor Moon fans on Tumblr and I'm always like WHERE DO YOU GUYS GET THIS CRAP CUZ IT'S NOT IN JAPAN.
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