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Tofugu Comments: Win some Tasty Japanese Candy: Follow us on Twitter!

  • JackTamaki · 1 year ago
    I've had a bunch of those gummies before. I can attest to their unbeatable flavor.
  • JohnP · 1 year ago
    The Muscat gumi are notable for having the description "Its translucent color so alluring and taste and aroma so gentle and mellow offer admiring feelings of a graceful lady. "

    I remember the Apple one being pretty great too
  • emiko · 1 year ago
    I love candy! Yay! Don't feel bad about the Koichiben, I'll start watching it more often, it is harder for a lot of my friends to watch since they don't speak Japanese, but I'll try to get them to watch too!

    Good Luck
  • emiko · 1 year ago
    btw my fav gumi is kiwi!
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    I love how each Kiwi gumi has a single kiwi seed in it. They even advertise this "feature" on the front of the package - i love it! haha.
  • emiko · 1 year ago
    I know! It is just so awesome! My sister and I are always arguing over the last piece! One time she hid a piece outside of the bag, so after I finished eating the last piece, she pulled the hidden piece out from behind her back and ate it in front of me!

    I was really sad after that! T.T
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    That's sneaky D:
  • emiko · 1 year ago
    I know! I trained her too well. *Sigh*
  • Mai · 1 year ago
    LYCHEE FTWWWW!!

    :D. I can get these at my own free will & $3, but free stuff is free, & yummy :]. Subscribed.
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    Ahhhh! I'm not the only one that loves the lychee flavor!
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    Everyone loves lychee flavor.
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    Maybe in Hawaii.
  • Mai · 1 year ago
    Well the only flavor's I've ever had are apple & lychee. Apple used to be my favorite until my friend force fed me lychee.

    It sucks how lychee is only a circle though :(. Apples are heart-shaped.
  • Bruce A · 1 year ago
    You are not alone. Lychee is sublime. I think I'm going to look for some at Marukai tomorrow. Yum!
  • lawnmowerlatte · 1 year ago
    Sounds good. I've never had Gumi before. If I'd known you were on Twitter I would have followed you earlier. Then again, I wouldn't be eligible for candy now.
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    nahh, even previous subscribers are entered, well, besides people who write on Tofugu, anyways.
  • bunnyb · 1 year ago
    Following you! :)
  • blauereiter · 1 year ago
    Ok ! Following you too !
  • JohtoKen · 1 year ago
    I saw that mango bag open. =O

    I think I saw some Gumi at a sandwich place near my sister's boyfriend's work. I didn't buy them, unfortunately, but if I could have, I would have. Also, I'm trying to cut back on my sweets, so I probably might not join in.

    Also, Koichiben is, of course, a Japanese blog/vlog about America, so surely the audience is, of course, the Japanese people in Japan. Here's an idea...ask for your Koichiben peeps to spread the love of "I wanna know about America" if you can!
  • WOTDsctoo · 1 year ago
    Coolio! Contests rock.

    I'll go and make an account now!
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    High school politics? Using candy to lure peeps is the MO for perverts and child molesters.
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    Ouch Viet, Ouch. Not like I'm offering puppies in windowless vans.

    The ironic thing is, offering candy to strangers on the Internet is a lot less sketchy than in person. Finally, ONE thing that's less sketchy online.
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    So... Will you be giving out the individual little baggies or the actual bag of little baggies? Haha yeah... No need to answer.

    You know whats better than Gumi? Meiji Strawberry bar :D
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    pshh, meiji strawberry bar is a different type of candy. That's in the chocolate category. No comparing allowed.

    As for Gumi - definitely one big bag per person...though it would also be kind of cool to split up different flavors so everyone can try everything...hmmm.
  • Maciel · 1 year ago
    i got a question >.<
    how do u subscribe in a twitter thing?
    u put follow or somthing????
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    Yeah, sorry, you hit the follow button
  • Maciel · 1 year ago
    alright thanks
    and if like someone wins how do u know where to send the candy???? o.O
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    I'll ask you for your address - if you don't give it to me, I'll just have to choose someone else :(
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    Hey. I have your Pocari Sweat. Do you want me to mail it to you?
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    I know you do! (sadd). You can just bring it with you if you want. I still have some.

    Wait a sec, if you sent this 8 hours ago, you were up till 4am your time?
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    I was definitely not up until 4am, haha. I was up until about 12:30am. Your math must be wonky. Anyway, I'm sad that I can't win this contest. I guess I'll just have to steal your gumi when I come to see you.
  • sokout · 1 year ago
    I had promised myself I wasn't entering once another social network website but that candy seems so delicious...
  • stshores24 · 1 year ago
    OK, what if I already subscribe to your Twitter account? Do I block you and then resubscribe? :)
  • stshores24 · 1 year ago
    Oh, I saw the video...apparently subscribing to koichiben (which I just did) accomplishes the same result. Hoping I can try some of that awesome candy soon.
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    and current / previous followers are automatically entered. Win on both fronts!
  • mistawang · 1 year ago
    GUMI ARE AMAZING, lolol. I usually get them from time to time at Lee's Sandwich Shop in monterey park, but they only carry strawberry and orange, so those are the only ones I've tried. I love the strawberry ones because they taste like real strawberries with a hint of honey xD. It would be nice to get a taste of that lychee flavor, though >=).
  • fangirl801 · 1 year ago
    This sounds sooo cool!! I can't get yummy candy because I live NOWHERE near...anyplace. So there are NO Asians here. At all. I kid not. So I only had ramune once because I had money to order it online. And I get pocky because Wal-Mart carries it now (how cool is that?!). Otherwise....there is nothing more Asian around here than the "Chinese" take-out. :'( I'm loving the koichiben twitter though...I can't believe I missed this!! I can practice Japanese with twitter-coolness!!!!
    *fangirl squeee*
  • murasaki · 1 year ago
    Oh! I've had those before! They are available at the local Asian food market here, and we go there every week. My favorite flavor is the mango. :)
  • Racing School · 11 months ago
    This is an interesting proposition. Unique and way cool.
  • SEO · 8 months ago
    I am planning to follow you but that seems a little difficult.. Can you tell how to follow people there..??
  • puppies for sale · 5 months ago
    hmmm........i love candy...specially of fruit flavours! but you didn't mentioned how do we subscribe to twitter??????? i have a great interes in Japanese language! so i would like to know more about it.i had watched that video as well. but like to know more of it.plsss let me know more about it.
  • club penguine cheats · 2 months ago
    Don't feel bad about the Koichiben, I'll start watching it more often, it is harder for a lot of my friends to watch since they don't speak Japanese, but I'll try to get them to watch too!