Weaboo food review, with all the Japanese snacks you can find at Five Below.

As with most weaboos, I love anything to do with Japan, and that includes Japanese snacks! I use to buy them all the time at World Market, but then the local one closed. Then I found out there was another World Market 30 minutes away. I headed out there, and they also had the best Toys R Us I've ever been at, because it's in a rich area, and rich folk don't buy toys. By that Toys R us however, there was a Five below. It's like a dollar store, but everything there is $5 or below. I picked up a few cheap Transformers (Dark of The Moon deluxe) and delicious weaboo snacks. Now let's check out my haul!

That is quite the meal, one that could almost give you diabetes. I'm currently dying from it, so I hope you all appreciate my sacrifice. Time for the My little Pony Energy Drink!

You know those generic energy drinks they sell at random stores that think they're cool, such as Hot Topic, FYE, and Spencers ? They ones that are all the same shit, but with different labels slapped on them ? That's pretty much what these are, but with with cherry taste, instead of a sour one. It's like a cherry 7 up, but with more sugar. I felt like a faggot drinking this, and it gave me a headache. Clearly this was a test to see if I was a Brony, and I failed. But I bet you wouldn't! 4/10, for Bronies only.

Grape Ramune! I first became infatuated with ramune after seeing it is Raxephon. Then I saw it at my local FYE (RIP) and have been sporadically drinking them ever since. World Market has the widest variety of flavors, but I hate going there, and always leave with $50 in diabetes inducing snacks. Anyways this drink barely tastes like grape, it's closer to selzter water with a hint of grape cough syrup, so in short it's awful. Most ramunes are awful, but the Japanese writing tricks me every time,  That and the cool marble pop gimmick that opens it.  2/10, but I have no doubt I'll but it again.

As an ex-energy drink whore, I feel compelled to try any new energy drink. Even ones that are spin offs of shitty drinks I hate. They were even on sale at Target for 2/$3These share something in common with Ramune though- they both taste like awful seltzer water with a hint of medicine. Strawberry lime tastes awful, like something you'd give a misbehaving child. It's seltzer water with a hint of lime and strawberry syrup mixed together, so unless you like to vomit, don't buy this. 1/10, I struggled to finish it and I can drink anything.  The orange mango is a bit better, but still terrible. It tastes like when you put only a drop of tang into water, and it tastes like sour  and bitter. 2/10. I'm not sure who came up with these, but I hate them.

Next up is Yam Yams! These are sold and Target everywhere, in addition to weaboo stores. Yam Yams are biscuit sticks that can be dunked into a frosting dish, creating a psuedo pocky. The two I picked up are dual flavors, Chocolate/ Strawberry and Hazelnut/Vanilla. The Chocolate/Strawberry one is the Dunkaroos rip off you would expect, with vaguely vanilla biscuit sticks, and sugary tasting frosting. 6/10The Hazelnut/Vanilla one's biscuits tasted like munching on a wooden Popsicle stick. Delicious. 3/10.

I initially bought these because they looked cool, but they tasted pretty sweet, so I kept picking them up. Chocorooms are mushroom shaped treats with the top being a chocolate crown, and the stem being a biscuit. They taste the same as any other Japanese snack, sugary, and with a vanilla-esque biscuit. Still, it's the comical shape that sells them- 7/10! I bought two boxes and they were delicious!

These two snacks may seem different, at least at first glance. But no, Japanese snacks that make it to America are all pretty much the same sugary concoctions. Hello Pandas are pillow shaped biscuits that are filled with filling, in this case a delicious sugary strawberry. Well, artificial strawberry. Printed onto the from of the treat is a Panda playing some sort of sport. It's too cute not to love- 8/10! Koala's March is the same idea and Hello Panda, but with A Koala on the cookie! The Kolala is sittign on all of them, that Lazy strayan. He's holding something, since that comforts the slow witted Strayan. They don't taste as good as the Pandas either, the chocolate is bitter, and the biscuit isn't as sugary delicious. 4/10, never again Koala!

Does Hello Kitty even count as Japanese anymore ? I somehow doubt it. Especially since Jelly Belly is American (probably). Still I love me a good bean, so I picked these up. The theme of the bag is all red and pink flavors that no one will ever discern, since everyone just throws fist fulls  of them and eats them like a starving hog. The flavors are listed on the back though, in case anyone cares. They are sugary, delicious, and has a kitty on the bag, what more do you want ? 7/10, Red is a pretty color.

What sort of weaboo snack blog would this be without Pocky, a staple of the weaboo diet? A shitty one, that's what! For the two people who don't know what Pocky is, it's biscuits covered in a delicious frosting. They are sold at Wal-Marts, Giant Eagle, and probably other places I can't remember.  This particular flavor is Strawberry Cream, a variant on the classic Strawberry, a favorite of mine. It tastes like delicious artificial Strawberry, and you can barely taste the awful biscuit underneath. That is all I could ask from any snack. 10/10, would buy stock in. Now it's time to slip into a diabeetus coma, or play Gundam Dynasty Warriors. Tough call.

S.H. Figuarts Son Goku, Regular version after all these years!

I remember seeing Regular Goku shown off years ago, and no release date was set for a long ass time. He was first shown off with Piccolo, and finally in the year 2014 of our dark and unforgiving lord, he was released! But never forget we got Regular Vegeta, Cell, Freiza, Trunks, and even Krillin before him. What was Ban Dai smoking ?

Standard box, and the standard lack of stand. Awesome. He includes the usual extra hands, faces, and an awkward power blast part. Still an odd effect part is better than none, at least to me.

This figure is beautiful, I' ve long dreamed of having Regular Goku in all his glory, and finally I have him! Fuck yes! He's truly gorgeous, the face is Goku, the sculpt is later Goku (Post Freiza saga when he was riding the bicycle)the hair, and even the Gi are amazing. 10/10! They shave of golden orange is perfect to! I adore the facial expressions, this figure is perfect! Now let's see some faces!

Surprisingly, Goku can stand on his own. As long as you don't bend his knees too much that is. One od thing is you can remove the sleeves of his shirt so Goku can better show off his sick guns. He can do such fun poses as Intsant transmission,  Welcome to the gun show, and of course his Kamehameha power up.

There are finger holes on this awkward blast, but they're too much of an asspain for me to line up. He looks just as good holding it. So what will I give him ? 10/10! Why aen't you buying one ?Have you seen the aftermarket on the DBZ Figuarts  line ? Get to it!

Transformers Masterpiece 03 Grimlock Toys R Us, second version.

I originally had the rerelease of Japanese Masterpiece Grimlock on preorder, but then I received Masterpiece Starscream Coronation version. It was cool, but $200 cool ? No way in hell. I was elated to hear that Toys R Us was once agin releasing Masterpiece Grimlock in America! He started out at $60 last week, and then they jacked it to $80. This morning when I woke up, I knew I would find one. I went to the store, and BAM! There it was! I bought one for myself, and one for my friend!

Me Grimlock am not dumb!

What a nice box! But it's what's inside that counts, much like a woman's vagina. If you aren't inside it, then it doesn't count! Enough innuendo, let's get back to the king!

Grimlock looks as tough as ever with his large upper body and huge arms. There's even some metal used up there! The problem is though, that this makes him top heavy, and he cannot pose too well. He is prone to falling over if his legs spread out too far. Still the paint job is good, and the figure is solid. Accessory wise he comes with a gun, crown, and a sword. The sword lights up, but I didn't know this til after he was in Dinobot mode, and there's no way I'm transforming him back. Dino mode is true Grimlock mode!

It's so weird seeing Grimlock in Robot mode, I'm use to his Dino form so much more. He does look quite nice with his crown and sword though, such a dashingly handsome young man. Now let's get to the true Grimlock. RAWWWWWRRRR!

That's the Grimlock I know and love! He can't stand so well without his ass/ tail to balance him, which is a bit annoying. His tail/ ass doesn't exactly connect to his body either, it's a bit awkward. There are gaps, but they aren't too noticeable unless you're looking for them. he has a nice nozzle in his mouth to breathe imaginary fire too.

Aside from his light up sword, he has a second gimmick, you can change his eyes from red to blue, which ever yo prefer. Just pop open his skull, and spin the wheel.

All in all, Grimlock is worth exactly the $80 I paid for him. The figure is solid, looks great in both modes, and it's fuckign Grimlock! What more to you want ? I can't tell if he's in scale with the rest of my Masterpiece figures, but close enough. Masterpiece Grimlock- 8/10! Go buy one if you don't live in Scalper hell.

Rambling and words.

Believe it or not, I'm alive! I had an awful semester last week, then I dropped half my classes, and now I'm back to party central! I dropped African art, since it was retarded. The teacher wanted us to memorize 200 piece or art each week, including artist and country of origin. Is that even possible ? I also dropped Spanish. The teacher spent half the class telling us we would all fail, and then yell at us for taking notes. It didn't help that it was a 16 week course crumpled into a 5 week cram session. I'm pretty sure the entire class will fail, and I'm not one to fight a losing battle. The guy who sat next to me had taken 4 years of Spanish, but I watched him eat and entire pencil yesterday, so he has real problems. I don't even have to leave the house anymore though, which means I will lose my mind and start having conversations with myself. Anyway I went out to hunt for Masterpiece Grimlock, and in the event I failed I would just buy Japanese snacks! I found both, and a few other fun things! This blog is about other things, namely my favorite person, me!

It was weird, I woke up at 11 a.m., and while taking my morning poop, decided today is the day, I would hit up the Mayfield Toys R Us, and Grimlock would be there. I found Masterpiece Optimus there day of release, so I had no doubt I would be able to find Grimlock! They had six of him on the shelf, I called up my bro, and asked him if he wanted one. Naturally, he replied in the affirmative, and I bought two. If I was scalper scum I would have bought them all, but I'm not a huge douche. The guy at the counter and I talked about throwing Transformers at our siblings, and had a good laugh. Next it was onto Five below for delicious Japanese snacks.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner of champions.

They had a My Little Pony energy drink, which of course sucked dragon dildos. I only bought it for hilarity, and when you're as funny as I am, suffering is expected. Maybe. Afterwards I hit up a few stores, looking for Swoop and possible snarl from the Age of Extinction line, but came up short. It can't be helped. Afterwards I decided to hit up the Exchange to see if they had the first Gundam Dynasty Warriors. They did, along with Dragon Ball Raging blast for $10 each. Even weirder was that I saw a girl working there who I had class with last semester. I talked to her, and found out she was going to be in my one class next semester as well, so I replied we should be friends, and work together. I assured her while my hair color may change, I'll still be 6'3" with manly shoulders. I probably should have added her on facespace or something, but I believe I make a strong enough impression that she'll remember me.It was weird, I hadn't showered yet, nor shaved in almost a week, but people were approaching me and being friendly everywhere I went. Maybe I am too good looking, and when I'm slovenly, I'm not so intimidating. Haha.

I borrowed my brother's PS3 to play more Games, and I prefer the controller over the Xbox's. He threw in Asscreed 4, the best pirate simulator ever, Though that's only a third of the game, the rest was utter shit. I'll probably give the rest of the games a run through, since I get them off gamefly it's not a big deal. I tried Ni No Kuni The Whit Witch and was quickly bored by it. I started Tales of Vesperia, against common sense, since I hated the rest of the series. It's okay so far, though the plot is generic, but the character designs and voice acting are top tier, so I may stick with it. I played Last of Us as well, and it was  as good as everyone says.

I picked up a handful of the First wave of Age of Extinction, including Voyager Grimlock and Optimus Prime, and deluxe Scron and Slug (Slag). Optimus is okay, he just has an afwul paintjob, same with Grimlock. Snarl and lsug however and really cool dinosaurs, but mediocre robots. Easily solved by keeping them in Dino mode! It's less than  a month til the movie hits, and I cannot wait. Amazing Spider-man 2, Captain America Winter Soldier, and X-Men days of the Future Past were all 9/10s to me, so I have sky high hopes for Age of Extinction. It will be the greatest film ever!

I hate Video Games! Was suffering through them part of my plan ?

Well another week or whatever since I last slogged through a decent amount of games, and I did not finish one. Mostly because they suck! So here's my ramblings. Also Amazing Spider-man 2 is God tier, get to watching one person who reads this!

  I only played through the third game in it's entirety, but everyone claims that it was the worst. LIES! It was the BEST! The second one isn't bad, just boring and stupidly difficult! I was along for the dull and uninspiring ride til it got difficult. Every random grunt took 20 hits to kill, and I was sick of that shit. So after dying 40 times or so I quit. My time it too precious to waste on such a bland turd. Afterwards I knew it was time to call it quits. Some things just can't be helped. 3/10. Why does everyone love this series again.

There will never be a good Harry Potter game. Well, that really covers the whole novel series and it's sense of exploration. I was told by the internet pundits that this was close to that, and it was . . . sort of. The game is cute, you play as Lego characters that speak in grunts and groans, and do things Harry and the gang did! The problem is those things are boring, and the controls to do them are even worse.  I was really looking forward to spending sometime at Hogwarts, but my hopes and dreams were expertly dashed. 4/10.

When I first heard about this game, I almost went out and bought a PS3. Not even joking, my blind loyalty towards the Persona team almost did me in. Luckily I waited, and was disappointed for free. The game follows a dude unwilling to commit to his girlfriend who he just knocked up. He then goes home with a random slag, and begins to have nightmares. During these nightmares you get to climb and move blocks in this puzzle game. The problem is this game is the Dark Souls of puzzle games. You will die graphically many, many times. There is even boss levels where you get to climb with a beast after you. I made it roughly half way before dying many times on a boss, and saying fuck it, I'll watch the end on YouTube. 5/10

I have always had a soft spot for Harvest Moon. My brother and I adored the Gameboy one back in the day, and I was horribly addicted to the 64 one like an old wino to a drink. To this day I try and recapture the magic I found in the earlier game. This one isn't so bad, it's just really dull. You get to farm and connect two town together! They hate each other, but by you making delicious foods you can bring them together! The town is tiny, and the main area for exploration is the mountains. The area is huge, and you will find the majority of your time is spent wandering in the mountains,which can be monotonous. I think you can get married, but there are so few candidates it's pointless. The days are long,  so there is plenty of time to wander in the mountains foraging for things to sell. The main thing that irks me in the bulletin board. This is how you get everything, from house upgrades to farmings tools. It's a bit stupid really. 6/10

I played this game on a rec from my brother, who clearly loves games like this. Between Dark Souls and this, I should know he loves fantasy adventure games. A genre I'm not such a fan of , which I have learned by now. You heart gets stolen by a Dragon, and it's up to you to get it back! It took me an hour to figure out how to leave the village. Yeah, dropped. Plus too much Dogma, not enough Dragons. No score because it might have gotten better.

I had heard great things about this game. You would think by now though that I would know that everyone is a liar. I heard it went to shit midway, but I was bored by the first chapter.  The game looks like some bastard spin off of the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series, at least design wise. The plot is your typical JRPG fair, though I got bored and only quit playing because I kept dying. A dragon that guards magic thread (Gay dragon ?) and it wrecked my shit six ways to Sunday. I grinded, bought new gear, and called it quits.  My brother bought the game, so it was free for me! 3/10

I love Harvest Moon 64. I was playing the DS game, and wondered why wasn't I playing the superior Harvest Moon ? The game looks like shit, and the world is severely limited, but I can never put this shit  down.  There's something addicted about growing crops, tending to your farm, and adding onto your house. I was chopping wood into the wee hours of the morning, watering crops all day, and scavenging for things to sell in the woods. It was awesome! My guy always married Karen because there's a glitch where you talk to her holding your dog, she'll fall for you! It works like that in real life, try it out!  I got bored once I built the greenhouse and was married, but I'll probably play it tomorrow. Or read Avengers comics all day. It's a tough call.  Anyway even if the villagers are dull, and the graphics suck, this game is almost as addictive as cocaine. The Playstation version is almost as good, and the super Nintendo one isn't bad.  99/10!

I played the first Dark Cloud as well, but I kept mysteriously dying, so it was dropped quickly. That said I enjoyed the sequel a bit more, well for a few hours anyway. Dark Cloud 2 is essentially a dungeon crawler. You fight monsters, and one of them holds the key to the next level. Beat him and move one, and occasionally there is a boss fight. Sometimes you even leave the dungeons, to create new things, which is pretty cool. The graphics are nice, and I enjoyed the game enough to keep playing. Then I got to the dwarves. And the future girl. And the talking homosexual giant fish god. I could even tolerate all that, but then they made me time travel on top of everything ? I don't have time for that shit. Dropped. I just wanted to fight monsters and have fun! Why you do this to me ? The dwarves had a flying fortress thing too that I needed to power. Awesome. 4/10

Here's the rundown of what I'm going to attempt to play, and probably quit halfway.
1. 9  Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors.
2. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
3. Last of Us
4. Assasin's Creed 4 Black Flag
5. Dynasty Warrios Gundam 3
6. Zero's Escape Virtue's Last Reward
7. Mario & Luigi Dream Team
8. Dragon Ball Z : Attack of the Saiyans
9. Rune Factory 4
10. Radiant Historia
11. Conception II Children of the Seven Stars
12. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time
13. Mario & Luigi : Inside Bowsers Story
14. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
I played Okami, but it crashed during the intro, so I couldn't even attempt to write about it.Til next time!