Want some candy to remind you of dead kids?

Wednesday 14 June 2006 @ 5:32 pm | By Ivan 'Nahu' Lozano 2 Comments

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All right, remember Grave of the Fireflies? Yeah that epic tragic animation masterpiece of war-torn japan with the little kids who starve to death. Remember the can of candy where the little boy stores his sister’s remains? Well someone at Glico had a stroke of genius and decided to market a commemorative candy package in the likeness of said can. Awesome, candy that reminds me of a movie that took me to the brink of tears in less than 15 minutes! Marketing genius at its finest!

[The BEAT / Via BoingBoing]

Filed in: Web Notes Tags: Technorati: Anime, Technorati: Food, Technorati: otaku, Technorati: weird

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2 Replies to "Want some candy to remind you of dead kids?"

  1. Khaim says:
    July 7, 2007 at 10:04 pm

    A year later, i finally read it. Now THAT is evil…

    Reply
  2. It’s our Birthday And We’ve Got Presents For you! Join The Contest! | Dark Diamond says:
    June 5, 2009 at 8:42 am

    [...] One really inappropriate Sakuma Drop Grave For the Fireflies candy can. [...]

    Reply

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