When you’re in Japanese toy industory you tend to see a lot of weird or funny things that sometimes you just have to shake your head at .  This hopefully weekly post will be on some of those weird or funny things that we see in Japan.

The first post will be on a present we got at Bandai when they announced the release of there new Robot Series. I’ve put a report  on the blog about this announcement so if you haven’t seen it click on the link provided. (http://www.over-drive-inc.com/overdrive-blog/info/704.html)

Well anyway the session is over we’ve taken all the pictures we wanted and on our way out everyone is handed a large bag that contains something.  This is one of the largest toy companys in the world mind you and they’re not handing out things just for the heck of it.  We leave the building and look inside the bag and guess what’s inside? 

Giant Senbei with the words “Robot Damasi” burned onto it!!

For those of you unaware of what a senbei is think of it as a cracker made out of rice.  (For more details click here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senbei)

For a idea of how large this thing really is we’ll put a few items next to it to compare it to .  First up is a average senbei followed by a can of coke and finally our good friend the Revoltech VF-1S last seen during the GN-U review .

Just take a look at that!!  It’s more twice the size of that VF-1S and it’s perfectly eatable!! Give credit to Bandai they know how to leave a lasting inpression.  No way anyone who got this is forgetting about Robot Damasi (Robot Spirit) anytime soon.  You have to wonder though how much Bandai spent to have some poor guy burn these letters on it. 

Where’s the eating part were I struggle through the whole thing?  Sadly though I know I should be eating it as part of this post it’s still sitting on my desk waiting for the day I get crazy enough to eat it .   

We’ll be back next week with a report on the Megaman E Drink that’s just out this week in Japan. I’ll be drinking this one for sure.