Forum - View topicNEWS: Bandai to Sell Transforming Kanji Creature Toys in May
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mrsatan
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Neat! I may just have to get those.
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spoony
 Posts: 117 Location: Illinois, US |
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OMG I want one!
I think I have about the kanji proficiency of a second grader, anyway. =P |
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Labbes
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Could somebody with more expertise on the subject tell me what exactly a "chewing gum toy" is?
...I don't suppose it's a toy made out of chewing gum, is it? |
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Megiddo
 Posts: 8360 Location: IL |
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I assumed it was something like a pez dispenser, but for gum.
That said, this is a pretty cool thing. Now if only they can make these things for all 10,000+ kanji and I might be able to remember a few of em. |
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Egan Loo
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It's a toy bundled with a piece of chewing gum, similar to how trading cards used to be bundled with a piece of chewing gum. The gum isn't stored in the toy, just packed with it. |
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LunarBluestone
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What a clever idea! Actually, it would be a nice visual cue for adults learning Kanji, since the character transforms into the object. Like how (犬) changes into a dog. Cute!
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bahamut623
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Those are pretty awesome! I want one!
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Emerje
 Posts: 7338 Location: Maine |
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I'm really sold on these, hope I can get my hands on a couple.
The point behind these was to get them into grocery stores that normally don't sell toys as well as candy aisles. Thing is the gum is usually just a little 1'x1' pink square and the candy is little bland discs. The whole "candy toy"/"gum toy" thing is more of a loophole than a selling point. Emerje |
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ReifuTD
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I had something like that when I was younger,
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Chrno2
 Posts: 6171 Location: USA |
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What better way to learn while you play. Really awesome.
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firedragon54738
 Posts: 3113 Location: wisconsin |
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Looks cool but its some thing so useless
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lkmjr
Posts: 68 Location: Austin, Texas |
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Awesome.
 Do want.
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PetrifiedJello
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Dear Bandai,
Since you've decided to basically scrap dubbing many of your titles while increasing prices, feel free to compensate for this by including one of these (or a set) in each of your titles released in North America. Thank you. *bows* |
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Otaku_X
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I'd heard it was to market toys as candy to avoid taxes. I'd heard candy either had lower tax or no tax compared to toys. Either way, I've bought lots of Sentai/Kamen Rider candy toys at an Asian grocery store every time I went to ACen, not for the toys, but for the candy. I LOVE the candy that comes in those. |
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crosswithyou
 Posts: 2892 Location: California |
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Haha. I might actually want the tiger one! (*is Year of the Tiger*)
This would be great to put on my desk at school. I hope they're not random and you can pick which one you get. |
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