Potion
09 Mar 2006 |Final Fantasy XII, the latest installment of the popular role-playing game series, is scheduled to release in Japan just one week from today, but I’ve already had a little taste of the action!
On my way to work the other day I stopped at my local convenience store and picked up a bottle of Final Fantasy Potion. Suntory, a Japanese beverage company, has teamed up with the creators of Final Fantasy to produce the fictional health restoring drink from the series.
When I was a kid playing Final Fantasy, I always wondered what potion must taste like. I don’t know how Suntory found out, but I imagine they got the formula just about right. The verdict? It’s yucky!!! Just like I imagined. Good job, Suntory!!!
To be fair though, Potion fits into the health drink category of Japanese beverages although it’s hard to imagine any blue liquid being good for you. Potion has a fairly herby taste that kinda reminds me of Absinthe. I did feel a little bit of an energy boost after drinking it, but I doubt that it restored my HP like it does in the game.
All things considered, Potion is becoming a great commercial success. It launched two days ago, but it’s already sold out nationwide! Potion comes in single 120ml bottles, six-packs and in deluxe bottle sets.
April 23rd, 2006 at 7:32 pm
Hello!
Nice to meet you!
I’m Japanese man studying English.
I browsed your blog.
You have original idea, I guess.
Althogh I am strange to write blog in English, I write blog in English and Japanese.
So native speakers who are visiting constantly point out the mistakes on my blog!
They flatters me!
I think I could learn from you.
Have a good day!
Japanglish Times from Tokyo Japan
http://japanglishtimes.blogspot.com/