Notoriously anime-friendly convenience store chain Lawson has launched what looks to be Japan’s first widely distributed line of anime-themed booze, boasting art by no less than Miku originator Kei.
What Beaujolais Nouveau 2013 boasts in classy naming and art it more than makes up for in cheap swill pricing of ¥1380 and a delightful 500ml PET bottle, however.
I’ll buy one.
If anyone who lives in Japan can get me one in perfect condition, I’d so buy it from them!
So, if you drink this wine will you sound like a Vocaloid?
No, no more. Miku and Lily’s illustrations are now drawn by different people, and new boxarts for Luka and twins are on its way, to be expected this year.
I can see these cheap swills flying off the shelves by hoards of otakus, so they can have drink with their favorite 2D character!
A little currency conversion shows these are $10-$15 Canadian. For that price, I can get a 750ml British Columbia or California wine that probably won’t taste like antifreeze filtered through campfire ashes.