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Beetle Rex

- from HoneHoneZaurus Series 40

- by Kabaya

This was a Sunday afternoon project. We entered the Hone Zone.

One of these days I'll complete a wave and build that ultimate figure.

You'd think it would be this one - consisting of only 4 figures, pulling from the series earliest entries in celebration of their 20th anniversary.

An easy one to collect and build - but still I only picked up this one.

I guess I have trouble committing.

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[nuo2x2]

HoneHoneGelion Project 01 SP by Kabaya

Taken by nuo2x2 with Realme 6

gonna end this year with a blast!!!

hope you enjoy HoneHoneGelion box art, this is a collaboration from HoneHoneZaurus franchise from Kabaya with Evangelion series, a collaboration that I strongly believed defined 2020 to 2021 for any Evangelion fans...

this version is recolor of the original/OG Project 01, but personally I really love this recolor version... mostly because they are using their notoriously cooler second color of HoneHoneZAurus, the blackish lacquer...

ps: for photo purposes, I only put 4, while I got the whole set/characters... and yes, I haven't build em, ooops ^^’

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#Kabaya MicroLuger Jet...one of the two now extremely rare and hard to find licensed #Microman #MicroChange gun designs to come out from Kabaya that have no Takara toy version, both of which turning into more Diaclone "Inch-Man"-esque scale vehicles--a Luger jet and a Magnum tank-like mecha. This sample is missing a number of parts: a pair of turrets on the slanted portion, a winged drone or projectile and the original muzzle to the pistol. I have substituted a rubber earbud piece to make the tip a bit less unfinished looking. I might see about 3D printing replacement parts someday if I can get some good reference images. I saw it pointed out on Twitter that the instructions that came with this set had text which may suggest that there might have been Acroyear enemy AcroChange toys in the further future...could these have a connection? It was not unusual for Kabaya to go in some creative directions with their licenses. Their version of MicroChange Jaguar came with tiny wing accessories for his ankles, and the StealthHeli had missile attachments. So these could be fully original to Kabaya, though it does bear a Takara stamp molded into the gun body. (from my current collection) #ミクロマン　#ミクロチェンジ

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☆Coming to the Mandarake Zenbu 96 Auction☆ Tokyo 1964 Ford Olympic Truck Container truck with an Olympic theme. For your chance to buy this and over 1500 other amazing items, be sure to check out the link below to get your copy of the Mandarake Zenbu catalogue. As usual, the Mandarake Zenbu catalogue isn't a mere auction guide, but it also has lots of interesting features, articles and interviews! The live auction gets underway on January 4 at 8pm, so be sure to get your pre-bids in if you can't join us for the big event. Pre-bids are open from December 20. Mandarake Zenbu 96: http://www.mandarake.co.jp/publish/zenbu/indexEn.html ● Special Feature - Service Vehicles and Trucks A collection of bold and delicate looking tin trucks. All of these items are going to move. There also are lots that are actually in working order. Check out the pictures on the boxes of items that come with those precious boxes. We've gathered lots of service trucks that suit a variety of working locations. ● Special Feature - Saint Seiya This key work dramatically increased female readers and was a key component of the Golden Age of Jump. Though the manga was only released in Japan, it still managed to spread throughout the world. Toys, cels, manga, doujinshi etc. ● Animation Cels and Anime Gengas The cel and anime genga corner has been refilled! Saint Seiya, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Osamu Tezuka, Evangelion! Also be sure to enjoy the 'Moe Cel Collection' and 'Pochi Auction'! ● Hand-drawn Illustrations, Shikishi and Manuscripts Hand drawn color shikishi by Osamu Tezuka, signed book, shikishi. Works from creators including Leiji Matsumoto, Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujiko Fujio A (Motoo Abiko), Toriyama, Hideaki Anno and Kenji Goto. ● Tankobon (Single Volume Books) A 36 book collection of early Osamu Tezuka B6 tankobons including Shin Takarajima First Edition, King Kong, Dr Mars, Apparitions Club, Ryusenkei Jiken, Crime and Punishment. A special feature on the popular kashihon manga 'Machi' based Kashi-hon Manga of the typical short magazine 'City', with a large number of books including part 1. ● New Size Books Part 4 of the special feature of Futabasha's Action Comics. Part one of a special feature on Kodansha's shojo comics Nakayoshi And Friends KC. ● Vintage Comic Magazines and Supplements Shonen Gaho (1957-1959) and Monkey Punch cover editions of Weekly Manga Action (1970-1983). Hiroo Terada supplement manga special feature! ● Doujinshi There are Saint Seiya parody doujinshi, doujin art books etc. Shojo Doujinshi - a special feature from when aspiring writers routinely exchanged information and criticism of their work. Written work from Ochazukenori. ● Cards Shanghai Kanteidan G x S Nazo no Zipangu Densetsu sticker, Kabaya Momotaro Densetsu card, Fujiya Ninja Chochomaru and other cards, Bruce Lee and other fighting hero mini cards, Jump-based cards and stickers. ● Dolls Art Doll Special Feature. There's a first edition, still in an unopened boxed, Blythe that was first sold in America by Kenner 47 years ago! ● Voice Actor Goods Signed goods from popular young voice actors and revered veteran actors. ● Records and Cassettes Cassette tapes a la carte. ● Vehicle Goods Cargo plastic models. Mini cars and catalogs. ● Railway Goods Commemorative IC cards, such as Suica and Pasmo, and other items. ● Kaiba and Other Books Yukiko Okada special feature. Still within our hearts, we have some wonderful Yukiko Okada items. Nobuyoshi Araki's private print of the photograph collection 'Sentimental na Tabi'. There is a wide variety of other items including art, spirituality and books signed by popular actresses. https://www.facebook.com/mandarake/photos/a.621554837994524/1503098709840128/?type=3 Mandarake http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/621549997995008

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Cutie Reviews: Blippo.com #3

Hi everyone, I hope you’re having a nice day. Today we’ll be looking at the order I placed on Blippo.com in January. I actually got this a week or so ago, but I’m just doing it now.  

For anyone new or unfamiliar, Blippo is the online store for the subscription box “Kawaii Box”. You can look on my blog for reviews I’ve done on its contents.

This is the second box that was packed by Chun x3 I’ve been collecting these cards I get, I like getting to add a new one~

The Minion sticker is from my first item, which you can find below the cut.

Before I begin, I took notice of something that I wanted to bring up. If you saw my previous review from Blippo.com you’ll notice how I was praising their inclusion of colorful heart packing peanuts; I loved that feature so much!

This time however, they were the basic white. I’m not sure what made the difference but it was a little disappointing.

Kuriyama Minions Bakauke Rice Crackers

I’ve said this before, but I actually do not like Minions. Like at all. Sometimes they can be a little cute, but any other time they kind of annoy me. I just don’t see their popularity at all- but, I do like rice/rice snacks, these were too good to pass up!

This came from a large bag of 15, 5 of each flavor: soy sauce, pizza, and corn potage. The bag also included a sticker, as you can see above.

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I really, really liked these! Each flavor was very yummy, the corn potage and soy sauce snacks were basic (and my favorites), while the “surprise“ flavor was the pizza one, but it was pretty good. It had a sort of... cheese pizza with light Italian herb flavor. It didn’t taste like an actual pizza first bite, but the more you eat, the more it does.

Pureral Gummy - Grape

These ulra-cute gummies are from Kabaya. The Pureral (pure and natural) gummies are unique, featuring a pale exterior with juicy globs of jelly-esque spots on both the outside and inside. The entire bag is 188kcal, which might be a lot since we actually don’t get a lot, but compared to other things it still seems to be pretty healthy.

They come in other flavors, like peach, strawberry, pear, apple, mango, melon, lemon, and white peach, so there’s a lot of variety. You’re guaranteed to find a flavor you like.

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Very delicious, I loved these! I should have ordered multiple bags, I really wish they came with more. I downed them pretty quick after opening, it feels like a snack that you could just sit and eat without care. I also like how soft they are, hard gummies do not sit well with me.

If you prefer realistic/Asian grape flavors then you’d love this. They didn’t taste medicinal at all.

Cherimee Heart-Shaped Scented Lip Cream

It was love at first sight when I saw this x3 you guys know how much I love hearts, so I’ve really been into things like heart-shaped lip products, and seeing this made me want it a lot.

Actually, besides this one, I also saw a bunch of other lip products on Blippo that I also wanted to order, but I resisted to avoid spending too much at once.

Anyway, this is a scented lip cream featuring a lovely pastel decorative tube with shiny gold detail to accent the inner-tube. The lip cream itself was available in 4 pastel colors/scents: light pink - rose, hot pink - strawberry, yellow - honey lemon, and gold - I don’t know, because a glare from the light partially covered it. It has a heart sticker while the others didn’t though, so it might be a special variant or un-scented.

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Another winner in my books! Not only is it really cute to look at, but it’s ultra-smooth, moisturizes the lips, and adds just a bit of shine to make them lovely and soft. For a moment or so you can taste the scent/flavor after application but it doesn’t last as long, the only tiny thing I wish they’d change.

Right now, only the honey lemon and the gold are available. I really would have loved to get the strawberry one, but I’d recommend any of them.

Stars & Pearl Hair Clip Set

This is our last item for today, and the entire reason I actually went through with the order. I saw them and just had to have it!

This cute set of hair clips came in this variation only. They sold out very quick and are handmade, they’re just so pretty. I’ve been taking turns wearing them since I got them~

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Everything went fine, besides a couple of broken rice crackers. No serious damages or issues to report. As I stated above, the plain packing peanuts was kinda boring and unexpected after the prior review, but it’s such a minor detail that it would be silly to make a big fuss over it.

Okay, so up next I have the pictures for NMNL, but I completely forgot about the Gacha Gacha crate that I got. So you can expect to see one of those two up next, followed by the other. My goal is to get one up either later tonight or tomorrow morning.

[nuo2x2]

HoneHoneGelion Project EXP by Kabaya

Taken by nuo2x2 with Galaxy A51

gonna end this year with a blast!!!

hope you enjoy HoneHoneGelion box art, this is a collaboration from HoneHoneZaurus franchise from Kabaya with Evangelion series, a collaboration that I strongly believed defined 2020 to 2021 for any Evangelion fans...

last but not least version, the EXP... they got new character assortment, but the main problem to me personally, they are bigger.. including the box.. wish they released a similar sized model, but oh well.. can’t complain, really

ps: for photo purposes, I only put 4, while I got the whole set/characters... and yes, I haven't build em, ooops ^^’

[nuo2x2]

HoneHoneGelion Project 01 by Kabaya

Taken by nuo2x2 with Realme 6

gonna end this year with a blast!!!

hope you enjoy HoneHoneGelion box art, this is a collaboration from HoneHoneZaurus franchise from Kabaya with Evangelion series, a collaboration that I strongly believed defined 2020 to 2021 for any Evangelion fans...

ps: for photo purposes, I only put 4, while I got the whole set/characters... and yes, I haven't build em, ooops ^^’

[mandarake-en]

Zenbu 96 Big Web Auction Starts! Pre-bidding is over and it's time for the Mandarake Zenbu 96 Big Web Auction to begin! ... well almost ... there are still a few hours to go. But if you haven't registered for the auction yet and want to get your hands on some of these sweet items, be sure to head to the 'Authentication' tab of the Auction My Page area to register! https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/mypage/myPageAuthEn.html ● Special Feature - Service Vehicles and Trucks A collection of bold and delicate looking tin trucks. All of these items are going to move. There also are lots that are actually in working order. Check out the pictures on the boxes of items that come with those precious boxes. We've gathered lots of service trucks that suit a variety of working locations. ● Special Feature - Saint Seiya This key work dramatically increased female readers and was a key component of the Golden Age of Jump. Though the manga was only released in Japan, it still managed to spread throughout the world. Toys, cels, manga, doujinshi etc. ● Animation Cels and Anime Gengas The cel and anime genga corner has been refilled! Saint Seiya, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Osamu Tezuka, Evangelion! Also be sure to enjoy the 'Moe Cel Collection' and 'Pochi Auction'! ● Hand-drawn Illustrations, Shikishi and Manuscripts Hand drawn color shikishi by Osamu Tezuka, signed book, shikishi. Works from creators including Leiji Matsumoto, Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujiko Fujio A (Motoo Abiko), Toriyama, Hideaki Anno and Kenji Goto. ● Tankobon (Single Volume Books) A 36 book collection of early Osamu Tezuka B6 tankobons including Shin Takarajima First Edition, King Kong, Dr Mars, Apparitions Club, Ryusenkei Jiken, Crime and Punishment. A special feature on the popular kashihon manga 'Machi' based Kashi-hon Manga of the typical short magazine "City", with a large number of books including part 1. ● New Size Books Part 4 of the special feature of Futabasha's Action Comics. Part one of a special feature on Kodansha's shojo comics Nakayoshi And Friends KC. ● Vintage Comic Magazines and Supplements Shonen Gaho (1957-1959) and Monkey Punch cover editions of Weekly Manga Action (1970-1983). Hiroo Terada supplement manga special feature! ● Doujinshi There are Saint Seiya parody doujinshi, doujin art books etc. Shojo Doujinshi - a special feature from when aspiring writers routinely exchanged information and criticism of their work. Written work from Ochazukenori. ● Cards Shanghai Kanteidan G x S Nazo no Zipangu Densetsu sticker, Kabaya Momotaro Densetsu card, Fujiya Ninja Chochomaru and other cards, Bruce Lee and other fighting hero mini cards, Jump-based cards and sticke . ● Dolls Art Doll Special Feature. There's a first edition, still in an unopened boxed, Blythe that was first sold in America by Kenner 47 years ago! ● Voice Actor Goods Signed goods from popular young voice actors and revered veteran actors. ● Records and Cassettes Cassette tapes a la carte. ● Vehicle Goods Cargo plastic models. Mini cars and catalogs. ● Railway Goods Commemorative IC cards, such as Suica and Pasmo, and other items. ● Kaiba and Other Books Yukiko Okada special feature. Still within our hearts, we have some wonderful Yukiko Okada items. Nobuyoshi Araki's private print of the photograph collection 'Sentimental na Tabi'. There is a wide variety of other items including art, spirituality and books signed by popular actresses. https://www.facebook.com/mandarake/photos/a.621554837994524/1532682876881711/?type=3 Mandarake http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/621549997995008

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Cutie Reviews: TokyoTreat August 19

The other day I received what I assumed was my November NMNL box- but as it turns out, it was a REPEAT of my October box! I was so confused because I knew I already had this box, and as far as I know I wasn’t supposed to get a repeat. I contacted them, and according to what they found, the box I should have gotten was actually the November YumeTwins. Now, they are going to let me keep this box, as well as re-send the box I was supposed to get. So... I was thinking, instead of keeping it, I might do a giveaway :D

This months theme: Slice of SUmmer

“We hope you’ve been enjoying the summer weather where you live, we certainly are feeling the heat here in Japan! This month we wanted to bring you a box that conveys the feeling of summer in Japan and have brought together a number of fresh fruity flavors, and some salty savory treats as well! We hope you enjoy this month’s Slice of Summer TokyoTreat box!“ This month prize items include a few figurines and quality ramune candies, while the Lucky Treat is full on My Hero Academia and a couple other anime series. As you may notice in the picture, I got a brand new candy kit :3 so I’ll be covering this in a separate post.

Pepsi Refresh Shot

When you’re in need of a quick pick-me-up, this cute little Pepsi is just the drink you need! It features double the caffeine and a sweeter taste to give you the energy you need and a refreshed mind. ....I beg to differ though. It smells like an average Pepsi, but when I tried it out, it tasted like a stale or flat Pepsi <_< It wasn’t opened, nor did it expire until April, but I didn’t like it. I only had a small amount of it so I can’t say it did anything, and even when I had someone else try it they said the same thing. I didn’t finish it, but I did hang onto the can because I thought it was cute.

Mandarin Orange Gummies & Fruit Gummies

Our first item is an adorable cup of mandarin orange gummies. These are by the brand Kabaya and the entire cup is 158 calories. These gummies are made with fresh orange juice, and have the look and taste of a real mandarin orange! I have mixed opinions on these. I like mandarin oranges and they taste like them with a slight sweetness. The only problem is, due to the “injury“ my cup took, the lid was slightly peeled open and that caused the gummies to become hard (unless they were like that originally?). The gummies are still edible, but they’ve become tough and chewy and gummies like that are too much for my mouth to handle, I prefer the softer, smooth ones. But I find them pleasant enough to suck on until they soften. ------ I had bigger hopes for this next item, which I’ve seen a lot but never personally had before. They felt much softer in the bag, and for 81.7 calories I figured they’d be a good alternative. The fruits are chewy, but softer than the others. I know this will sound bizarre, but they reminded me of lemon hand or dish soap with juice from the fruit its supposed to be. I really liked the green apple/lime and strawberry ones, but the Pineapple was also really good. The only one that disappointed me was the grape one, because it had a weird taste.

Ramune Caramel Corn & Crab Biscuit 4-Pack

Not everything we got in this box was super-bright and colorful; for example, we have these two crispy-crunchy snacks! Our first one is ramune-flavored Caramel Corn by Tohato. Caramel Corn is a caramel sweetened corn puff snack that can be found in several unique flavors; like ice creams, drinks, desserts, etc. You can even find normal/original caramel corn with nut pieces or clusters inside, usually peanuts. The only downside about these is that the calories are very high; this entire bag is 415 calories! It’s also a very sweet snack, so they can begin to taste cloying after a while. If you never tried caramel corn I would still recommend it though because it’s really yummy and would make a great “sharing snack”. This ramune flavor is perfect for summer because it brings to mind a refreshing ramune drink you might get after a long day walking through summer heat, or maybe for the commute home. ------ To balance the overly flavored snacks and sweets, this month we also get a 4-pack set of cute sea animal themed biscuits. The biscuits are also on the thicker side, so you get a really nice crunch when eating them. Each bag is 73 calories, and you get a nice handful so I think they would be a nice little snack. The booklet mentions they have a slightly sweetened taste- but I couldn’t notice anything of the sort. They just taste like really thick animal crackers to me. I’m not a huge fan of plain biscuits, but I don’t hate them either. Like I said, they counter-balance all the sweetness we did get in the box, so in a way they’re kind of nice.

Salt and Lemon Kit Kats

Yep, you read that right- SALT and lemon kit kats :D It might sound a little strange, but I guess it depends on the person because I’ve seen salt and lemon mixed before, but when I showed these to my dad he found it to be really strange. And yes, they are kinda warped because heat likes to melt kit kats. Each mini-pack ss 63 calories. These unique kit kats feature a delicious white chocolate coating on the outside with a yummy lemon flavoring that brings to mind the meringue of a lemon pie, or lemon cereal pieces. The wafer contains the saltiness, and together, you get a creamy lemon with a slight sourness and salty after-taste; it feels like you get a simple, yet still complex flavor profile while eating these. I really like them!

Lemon Umaibo

To go with our lemon theme (or perhaps citrus would be more accurate?), we also have a LEMON umaibo! Usually Umaibo have a savory taste, so it’s always weird trying the sweet ones. I’ve only tried chocolate, apple pie (which didn’t taste too sweet if I recall), and sugar rusk, so lemon is a new experience. Each stick is 43 calories. As you can see, it looks like a plain umaibo. There wasn’t really any physical sign of a coating or flavoring on it. It’s very crunchy, and it actually tastes a bit like the kit kat, but not as salty or sour. It didn’t have a sour taste at all, it kind of reminded me of a salty lemon meringue pie. Which might sound weird, but when you actually try it, it’s not terrible.

Fruit Ramune Powder Candy & Strawberry Soft Serve

These next items brought some nostalgia to me. Our first one, the strawberry-shaped container is full of strawberry ramune (powder pressed) candies. It was available in strawberry, grape, or green/muscat grape! I love strawberry, but I also really like grape and muscat so I would have been happen with any of them honestly. Now the reason I found these nostalgic is because when I was little we had candy like this at all the stores that sold candy. They had powdered tablets like these, as well as little pellets, and just straight up edible powder. My mom’s grandma even collected the containers and had a display of them; I remember spotting them the few times I saw her as a child and just loving how colorful they looked~ These ramune candies are very soft, so when you put them in your mouth/liquid they turn into a dis-solvable mushy texture before disappearing. They’re light on the tongue and pretty sweet, but you don’t get a strong fruity flavor from them. ----- Meanwhile, the other item is also very familiar to one I would get as a child a lot; they were little wafer ice cream cones with marshmallow “ice cream“ on top. They still make them but as an adult I never really get them, even though my marshmallow obsession has grown since I was a kid. What makes this one special is that no only is it a regular sized cone, but the marshmallow is strawberry and sugary, and features a tangy jelly on the inside. Each one is 65 calories. So, while I was eating this I noticed something funny. There was something inside the cone moving. I bit into it and a bunch of white pressed sweet powder came out. It was very delicious, and it did make the rest of the stuff taste better (considering I only took a few bites of it, then let it sit for a few days).

Grape Ramune Candies & Pokemon Gum

One of the things I enjoyed about this box was how a lot of the snacks went together in some shape or form. If i wasn’t the flavor it was the textures, or in the above case nostalgia behind it. The next item is one I had before- but never in this flavor. I’ve had it in soda, strawberry, mixed fruit, and now this grape, which is one I never saw prior to getting it here. I really like these ramune candies, because they taste good, come in an adorable ramune-shaped bottle, and some even have cute little droplet characters on them. The lid is also really fun to pop! The entire bottle is 100 calories, and there is grape and muscat flavors, as noted by the 2 alternate colors. I like how these taste, but I will admit that the grape flavor tastes a little like grape medicine. The muscat one is really good, and has a bit of sour fizziness to it. ------ To go with those crunchy ramune candies, we also got some ultra-soft grape gum! Each stick is 22 calories. So far I’ve come to really like Japanese gum, it’s very smooth. This gum is sweet, but the grape flavor is really light. Like if I didn’t know what it was, I’m not sure I would have known what it was <_< but the flavor lasted for a while, so I’ll give it that.

Wasabi Chips & Texas Corn Salty

As the odd pair out I decided to save these last items. As you can tell they’re not fruit at all :D as much as I like sweets and fruity candies, I’ve come to find I love savory snacks (unless its fruity or chocolate pastry) way more, so I was very happy to see these and by this point I really wanted more salt/less-sugar. By Lucky Cone, we have a cute little bag of salty texas corn for 70 calories. They were definitely a good item to eat after trying everything else- but I was disappointed because they don’t taste like corn at all. I love Japanese corn snacks, while these just taste like salty puffed corn cereal. I didn’t hate them though. ----- Our final item is a bag of wasabi chips! Now these, I feel like I’ve tried before, but I have tried a couple up to this point so I can’t exactly confirm if these were one of them. Each bag is 359 calories, which is kind of a lot >3< but it’s not terrible if you ate the bag over the course of a few days/week, or shared it. As a person who only likes incredibly small amounts of wasabi (the overly strong mustard taste is a big turn-off for me), I always get a little uneasy about wasabi flavors since until you try them, you never know how much wasabi will be in there. You can’t smell the wasabi on the chips, but you can taste it. They’re not spicy at all (unless you eat several), but they do taste like wasabi. I really like these :3 I think they’re worth recommending if you’ve wanted to try wasabi but might have been too afraid of the real thing, or if you wanted to try to build up your wasabi-tolerance level, this might be a way to go.

♥ Cutie Ranking ♥

Content - 4.5 out of 5. After making so many complaints about repetition these prior boxes I was very glad to see that this wasn’t like them. As much as I prefer savory-sweet balance in boxes rather than one over the other, I did like the items, and I especially like getting cute containers. However, I feel like that even though we got several small items, I’m not sure it equals what we pay. I’m always iffy about that because I kind of have to “guesstimate“ prices. Quality - 5 out of 5. Everything was fine, with one item being barely damaged. But it was still edible and I’m not sure if it was my fault or maybe it happened during shipping. I almost opened everything about a week ago and snacking on it now as I write this, it all still tastes perfectly like it did upon opening. But other than 2 items, these aren’t re-sealable and will need some containers to keep fresh. Theme - 2 out of 5. I thought they kind of failed this time around. The theme was perfect for summer, but when I think of the beach I think of flavors like pineapple, mango, coconut (I hate coconut so I am thankful none of that was included), other fruits, and maybe grilled flavors. The mint, soda, and melon flavors were great for the theme to provide a refreshing and light taste, but I wish they had played that up some more. Total Rank: 6 or 7 out of 10. Lately the boxes are improving I think, I keep liking them more and more and I really loved this one (with the exception of the poteco rings and the DIY, they’re good but I’m just tired of seeing them!). The flavors are all very yummy, but the items correspondence with the theme needs some work. Let’s see if they do better next month with our last of the 3 summer boxes this year :3

♥ Cutie’s Scale of Yummy ♥

1. Wasabi Chips - I never thought I would like wasabi-flavoring the most out of everything, but here we are.  2. Lemon Salt Kit Kats - They were amazing~! 3. Caramel Corn Ramune - Yummy, but I could never eat a lot of these at once DX they’re so unhealthy, and cloyingly sweet. 4. Strawberry Ramune Candy -  They’re good, but the strawberry flavor could be a little stronger.

5. Grape Ramune Candies - They weren’t as yummy as I thought they would be, but I did like them.  6. Texas Corn Salty - I was disappointed because the images and branding implied corn flavoring and I didn’t get that at all. 7. Umaibo Lemon - It was worth trying, but nothing special.   8. Mandarin Orange Gummies - I loved their flavor, but they are too hard >3< 9. Pokemon Gum - I loved its texture but I really wish the flavor was stronger. 10. Pepsi - If I really didn’t have anything else I’d have drank it, but I didn’t have much of a positive opinion on it.  11. Fruit Gummies - They were good, but they could have been better?  12. Strawberry Soft Serve - When it was fresh it was delicious, but having sat, it kinda lost its quality. It was expected, but. . .  13. Crab Biscuits - They’re fine, but they were really bland. I can appreciate the difference they bring to the mix, but this would have been better with the prior box.