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Lucky Bags (Page 2)

Starbucks Japan saves the best for last in our fukubukuro lucky bag haul

• Oona McGee
  Jan 10, 2025
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We finally have a winner.

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• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • limited edition • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Village Vanguard possibly tops its own record for most useless junk in a lucky bag this year

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 8, 2025

The bar was set very low, but we still managed to clear this pointless game of limbo.

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • COK • crazy • drinking • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • funny • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • silly • SNJO • Village Vanguard • wacky • weird)

Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expecting

• Oona McGee
  Jan 7, 2025

You win some, you lose some, and it’s all in the luck of the bag.

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• Japan
• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • limited edition • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Lingerie lucky bag from Japan’s Peach John includes anime cosplay bra/panty set, maybe by accident

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 7, 2025

Intentional or not, there’s one anime icon we’ll always think of when we see this intimate apparel.

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• Japan
• (anime • cosplay • crazy • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • fashion • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • funny • lingerie • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • Peach John • weird)

There’s an official PlayStation lucky bag, but what’s inside?【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 7, 2025

Official pop-up shop opens as part of PlayStation’s 30th anniversary celebration, and its fukubukuro is a tremendous value.

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• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • playstation • SNJO • Sony • video games)

The One Piece Mos Burger lucky bag basically gives you exclusive anime merch for free

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 6, 2025

Pre-paying for burgers gets you a trove of Straw Hat Pirate treasures.

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• (anime • burgers • COK • food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • hamburgers • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • Mos Burger • One Piece • SNJO)

The dark kawaii fashions of the Ank Rouge lucky bag are here!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 6, 2025

A yami-kei infusion to start the New Year!

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• (Ank Rouge • COK • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Ikuna Kamezawa • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • SNJO • yami kawaii • yami-kei)

The Häagen-Dazs Japan fukubukuro lucky bag is filled with…ice creams from 2023

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

A unique way to get a taste of limited-edition flavours from the past.

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• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Gotemba • Gotemba Premium Outlets • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese ice cream • konbini • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO)

Is the Krispy Kreme fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan good value for money?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

There’s more than just doughnuts in this fukubukuro.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • seasonal • SNJO • sweets)

Family Mart releases a fukubukuro lucky bag packed with cool Convenience Wear

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

Chain’s viral fashion now comes in a convenient limited-edition pack that fans are scrambling for.

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• (clothes • COK • combini • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO • socks • taste test)

Square Enix releases a Final Fantasy fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year’s in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2025

A new adventure begins for video game fans…

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• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XVI • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO • Square Enix • video games)

Animate Akihabara releases a lucky bag for the first time in years, and it’s amazing

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2025

Giant store draws huge crowd of anime and manga fans in Tokyo’s otaku neighbourhood.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • Animate • anime • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO)

What’s so special about Japan’s Muji “Fukukan”?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

A lucky can that’s super hard to get, and for some, not worth the trouble.

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • new year • New Year 2025 • SNJO)

McDonald’s Japan has a fukubukuro lucky bag that everyone wants to get their hands on

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

There’s good reason why this is one of the most sought-after bags of 2025. Read More

• Japan
• (COK • fast food • food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news • SNJO)

What’s in Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

Celebrate the start of a new year with one of the hardest-to-get lucky bags in Japan.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • limited edition • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)

Pokémon fans aren’t happy with the Mister Donut fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025

• Oona McGee
  Dec 31, 2024

Anime fans are left digging for goods in Japan.

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• Japan
• (anime • donuts • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • manga • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Nakano Broadway sells a fukubukuro lucky bag for foreigners, but is it a good deal or a scam?

• SoraNews24
  Dec 21, 2024

We get an expert opinion on the worth of the anime and voclaoid figures in the Kawaii Lucky Bag.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • anime • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Hatsune Miku • Kawaii • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • mange • Nakano • Nakano Broadway • Oshi no Ko • overlord • SNJO • Tokyo)

Pokémon Mister Donut lucky bags essentially pay you with Pokémon merch for eating dessert

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 2, 2024

Japan’s sweetest deal in the fukubukuro sphere is back!

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• Japan
• (anime • donuts • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • manga • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Taking revenge on Starbucks in Japan with 10,000 yen at the Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Dec 1, 2024

Risky revenge visit leaves us with some newfound revelations.

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• (COK • desserts • drinks • fukubukuro • limited edition • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sweets • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2024

Cute details that konbini lovers will go mad for.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience stores • cool • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • SNJO)

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