#melon soda tamagotchi

[puripudding]

Melon Soda 🧊

I finally got my hands on the Tamagotchi Keitai Melon Soda Version! It's one of my favourites ♥

[ninvtchi]

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[tamapalace]

Bandai Introduces the Tamagotchi Connection with a 20th Anniversary Global Re-Release

The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here! Bandai has officially announced the re-release of the Tamagotchi Connection with a 20th anniversary device! That’s right, can you believe it has been 20 years? We’re BEYOND ECSTATIC, and Bandai did NOT disappoint!

Physically the design of the Tamagotchi Connection 20th anniversary looks like a Tamagotchi Connection V3 with the iconic antenna, but it’s clear that Bandai has put together this model to give us a taste of what the Tamagotchi Connection was like! We’re not entirely sure on the programming, but it looks like it will take characteristics from several models and mash them together.

The re-release of the Tamagotchi Connection for the 20th anniversary features unique programming that includes over 50 characters, 10 mini games, and 150 items! Your favorite characters will be back and raisable, and of course you can connect them together!

Lets talk packaging, reminiscent of the Tamagotchi Original packaging, the Tamagotchi Connection 20th anniversary ditches the early 2000’s plastic packaging in favor of a more eco friendly paper packaging with. Brand new Tamagotchi logo, and yes look at the beautiful Connection graphics on the packaging! Colors of packaging include blue stripes that faces into white.How cute are Mametchi and Memetchi in the upper left-hand corner?

The back of the packaging is super cute as it details the functionality of the Tamagotchi Connection which includes detailing the growth chart, samples some characters and some mini games, along with items. The packaging also mentions that there is a password for the item on the side flap inside the box, so perhaps we’re going to get some new passwords?

The packaging does call out that we will be able to shop for new items directly on the Tamagotchi, so the shop has returned. You’ll earn those Gotchi Points and then purchase some new items to spoil your Tamagotchi!

Unpack your CR2032 batteries, because the Tamagotchi Connection 20th anniversary is powered by the same batteries you know and love. The packaging also calls out that programming is in both English and Japanese. Perhaps it’ll ask which language on boot, which would make the most sense, similar to the Tamagotchi Uni.

Let’s talk shells! Bandai is releasing the initial Tamagotchi Connection 20th anniversary wave with 6 shells. Two of which are returning from 2006, these include Bubbles and Ice Cream. The new shells include Clear Retro which features a clear translucent shell and cute retro like graphics in white, orange, purple, and green around the display along with pink buttons. Then you’ve got Rainbow Sky which is so cute and features a shell completely painted in a red, yellow, green, and blue rainbow along with some clouds and hearts, purple buttons and the top of the antenna is blue.

Lastly, Bandai has brought back the True Friends pack, how creative is that? These two graffiti shells are unique as they are excuse to the true friends two pack, one is a blue graffiti shell, the other is a pink graffiti shell. They both feature Tamagotchi characters include Mametchi, Kuchipatchi, Memetchi, and Mimitchi.

There will be four shells exclusive to Japan that are all reminiscent of shells released in the 2000’s! That includes the iconic melon soda!

The Bubbles shell includes a password to download soda, the Ice cream shell includes a password to download ice cream, the Rainbow Sky shell includes a password to download an umbrella, the Clear Retro shell includes a password to download a waffle, and the True Friends Blue Graffiti and Pink Graffiti True Friends pack incudes a password to download a pencil!

All of the shells include the new logo to match the packaging of the Tamagotchi Connection 20th anniversary.

It is important to note that the wallpaper behind the screen on these will be a bit different from one another. Both Bubbles and Ice Cream uses the numbered background featured on the Tamagotchi Connection V1, whereas the new shells have backgrounds that are unique to their shells. That’s an awesome attention to detail.

Another thing to call out is that the chain on these devices is the same as the Tamagotchi Original, or Tamagotchi Connexion in Europe. This model does not feature the same chain as the Tamagotchi Connection with the chainlink design and ring.

Pricing! The Tamagotchi Connection is priced at $29.99, and the Tamagotchi Connection True Friends pack is priced at $57.99. This is a global release and preorders are already open on Amazon with an official release date of July 9th, 2024. Japan will be releasing them a bit later on August 3rd, 2024! It’s about to be an AMAZING SUMMER! The Tamagotchi Connection is already the  Amazon #1 Best Seller in Toys & Games before it was even officially announced by Bandai! Don’t call it a comeback, call it a takeover.

[fuckyeah-tamagotchi]

Okay, and now for part 2!

[siamesebeans]

I was embracing some old vibes this summer with "Jazz" and Tamagotchi, so have Tristan in this summer fit with one of his "Melon Soda" themed Tamagotchi!

Tristan is my Siamese cat fursona.

🎨 Art is by RafuBrunito!

[healingvisionangelicmix]

as soon as i saw the melon soda bag available in the pre-order kickstarter for luke ge’s tamagotchi school bags, i knew that owning it was my destiny... melon soda has been my favorite shell for years but is near-unattainable for reasons that i am sure would be obvious to anyone who spends as much time looking at tamagotchi shells as i do. i am so excited to see some merchandise inspired by it and am very happy with this purchase! i just need to get a little mimitchi plush to display in the window and maybe some thematically consistent keychains.

[xockpuppet]

glamour shot of one of my favorite gotchis feat a cool rock i bought earlier today

[hazel2468]

Finally!

This has been my dream shell for YEARS and today, the Melon Soda joins my collection!

[liches-be-trippin]

My V3 melon soda came in yesterday 😱😍

[oldschoolvpq]

Kuchipatchi Home Café

Yes, hello, welcome! It's finally time to cover Namjatown's Tamagotchi✩Fes. But first, a snack.

Kuchipatchi is the star this time around, with a special doughnut by IkumiMama and a nice cool drink in a round Kuchipatchi glass, both sold at Namjatown only for the duration of the Tamagotchi✩Fes event!

The doughnut is a basic cake that's not super sweet. The most prominent flavor is the chocolate that makes up Kuchipatchi's eyes and the slab filling the doughnut hole across the front.

For those who think it looks familiar, it's IDENTICAL to the doughnuts sold at the old Harajuku TamaDepa in 2015! A true blast from the past.

Still have that laptop and plate...shut up, it hasn't been 7 years since then!

The doughnut cost 650 yen plus tax at the cafe, which I feel is a bit high for something so small. They gave it to me to take home frozen, and advised me to keep it in the fridge until I was ready to eat it. Aside from Kuchipatchi, Mametchi and Lovelitchi were also available, but they had a limit of one doughnut per customer...which I mean, fair, the event still had two weeks to go...but I wanted to bite all of them!

Now for the drink! Available in the Hugood gift shop, the "~25th Anniversary~ Tamagotchi Fes. IN NAMJATOWN Tamagotchi Kuchipatchi Yurayura Glass" is a mouthful of a name for a 300mL cup. Available in a bright green unmarked cardboard box for only 500 yen, one can't help but buy multiple...(but they limited it to 2 per person)!

The fact that it's Made in Japan is a great touch. Shame it's not microwave or dishwasher safe, though.

The navy blue Kuchipatchi print on the clear glass looks great when filled with melon soda, iced green tea, matcha latte...basically any other chilled yellow-green drink you can think of!

Of course, the true joy of this glass comes from its rounded shape, which rocks back and forth without falling over in a manner that mimics Kuchipatchi's waddling gait!

SO CUTE.

I think it's great when you're able to bring the fun of an event home with you to make the good times last even just a little bit longer. Also, I want more Tamagotchi tableware...!

[puripudding]

How it started vs How it's going

January 2023 vs December 2023

[misspoohkudo]

Color Changing food in Tamagotchi mix

Orange: 

Shrimp chili (Ebi chiri)  (Meal at Restaurant )

Neapolitan (Restaurant)

☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...

Green: 

Genovese (Jenobēze)  (Meal at Restaurant)

Melon Soda クリームソーダ (Snack at Restaurant)

☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...

Purple:

Sweet Potato Jelly  べにいもようかん (Snack at Gozaru Hills)

☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...☆...★... 

White:

Flap flap cotton candy わたわたわたあめ  (Snack at Rainbow Hills )

☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...

Grey: 

Clam chowder (Kuramu chaudā) 160₲ (Meal at Restaurant )

Shinobi Sezame Pudding しのびごまプリン 110₲ (Snack at Gozaru Hills) 

☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...☆...★...

Reference:

https://www.tamatalk.com/IB/topic/194510-color-changing-items-for-the-various-mixs/

https://www.tamatalk.com/IB/topic/194074-my-tamagotchi-mix-character-changed-colors/

https://tokyodirectdiary.tumblr.com/post/152444158877/color-changing-foods-in-tamagotchi-mx-im-listing

some pics are from https://tieba.baidu.com/p/4742004823

[oldschoolvpq]

Tamagotchi✩Fes. Special Menu

What's a character event without special themed food? LACKING, I say! Luckily, Namjatown's event had a modest Tamagotchi menu which I'll run you through briefly.

First up are drinks!

FortuneLatte is a cool treat that will print the full-color design of your choice on the foam of your latte as you wait. For Tamagotchi✩Fes., you can choose one of six characters to grace the center via a tablet, then the program will choose a fortune for you at random. Then you watch as your drink is made: there are cameras over each of the machines so you can watch the printer in action! It's super quick!! The drink choices are iced or hot cafe latte, matcha latte, or cocoa.

I chose Violetchi on an iced green tea latte to keep my Pix company. Look how vibrant those colors are! And the crispness of the outlines! Sometimes it's easy to forget we live in some spectacular times. My fortune was "Medium Luck: maybe there'll be something good?" I mean, I'll take it.

Next up is the "Kuchipatchi wobbly glass soft drink". Your choice of iced beverage in a Kuchipatchi glass for 500 yen. Glass sold separately for 1,500 yen in the gift shop! 500 yen for 1 cup of plain old Coca Cola is highway robbery, but hey, whatever works? You can't deny that glass was made for melon soda.

On to the food, or should I say, desserts!

You can get a little soft serve cone with your choice of character on a monaka wafer along with either yellow star or red heart decorative chocolate bits. Additional character monaka or fancy toppings (flower garland, rose, bunny ears) for 150 yen each, basic toppings (lemon leaf, blue/red ribbon, big yellow star, little flower) 100 yen a piece, and additional stars/hearts 50 yen for 3. Cool if you like white chocolate I guess? Makes for a great photo, but I'm not an ice cream fan so...pass.

Finally, a spectacular blast from the past, the mini character doughnuts just like they used to sell at the TamaDepa in Harajuku back in the mid-2010s! Mametchi's ears are chocolate-covered almonds...very cute. The doughnuts are purchased frozen so you can defrost and eat them at home. At 650 yen a piece you'd think they're substantially sized but actually they're smaller in diameter than a coffee mug. SUPER cute though.

So, not the most extensive menu ever, but better than nothing! There was no theming in the dining area and honestly, it's pretty depressing with all the acrylic COVID barrier walls, so you'll have to make do with the menu.

[hazel2468]

You know, I’m starting to think that the American Tamagotchis are just cheap. I’m running my Melon Soda now and I have to say, the buttons on this are WAY sturdier than on my American V3. Same goes for the buttons on my Akai- the American version is just... flimsy. Not to mention that the quality of plastic on the European and Japanese ones also seems better... 

[hazel2468]

I’m just sitting here looking at my new Tama like...

IDK the camera doesn’t do the beautiful color of the Melon Soda shell justice, it’s just SUCH a nice shade of... icey-teal? Maybe?

And like maybe it’s silly that I’m getting so much joy from a plastic virtual pet but you know what? I’ve wanted this shell for so long, it’s been a goal of mine since I was a kid and first saw the Melon Soda. And it makes me happy. 

I guess what I’m trying to say is do things that make you happy. Even if people think that a 24 year old you professional who signed a lease with her GF and is applying for jobs and graduation in 19 days is too “old” to be playing with a Tamagotchi... Do it. It brings you joy, do it. It makes your day just a little bit brighter, puts a smile on your face? Do it. The world sucks far too much and life is far too complicated for us to abandon things that we love, things that make us happy, because it’s too “childish” or “frivolous” or whatever.