"What is your major malfunction, Otaku!?"
(Lest you start drooling at the prospect of Full Metal Jacket figures, this totally custom machine vends mini-sized "emergency rations" to the denziens of Nakano Broadway. Click for a closer look.)
Author of Yokai Attack!, Ninja Attack! and Yurei Attack!
That is really odd. Is it actually licensed? And what do they taste like?
Posted by: Roger | April 21, 2006 at 04:52 AM
Taste? You won't catch me putting anything that comes out of a Nakano Broadway vending machine in my mouth.
On that note, just down the hall at the Mandarake cereal-premium specialty shop, they're selling VINTAGE GUM FROM THE EIGHTIES. Wave of the future, my man. Invest now.
Posted by: Matt | April 21, 2006 at 10:02 AM
Hey, I've still got unopened Star Wars cards from the late '70s to '83, the kind with the stick of gum inside...think I could sell that to the Japanese for way too much money?
Or just use the gum sticks as ninja weapons....
Posted by: Steve Harrison | April 22, 2006 at 09:21 AM
The gum that came with those cards was stale in 1977.
Posted by: Roger | April 23, 2006 at 10:43 AM
Gum from 1977? Good lord. Tell you what: you have a few packs to spare, I'll sell 'em to Mandarake and split the ill-gotten gains. WE'LL BE RICH, MAN!
Posted by: Matt | April 23, 2006 at 01:47 PM