Just finished the last Meiji chocolate bar bought during my Tokyo Trip. When I saw these going for cheap at Donki stores all over Tokyo, I got myself a couple (okay make that a lot) of bars. I may lust constantly for designer chocolate but I’ll take a cheap and good bar o’ choc any day!

The last time I checked, the supermarket near my apartment was still stocking bars bearing the old wordmark with serif typeface, framed by fancy flourishes (see here) but apparently they’ve come up with a new look.

The design looked kinda weird to me at first – the typeface is almost too friendly and cute for my liking. After the nth bar, however, I got used to seeing the new look Meiji, and honestly, I can’t recall how the old one looked like without referring to a picture (short-term memory induced by too much chocolate?).

The old packaging stood out from the rest of the pack (heh) because of its old school feel but I think the new one does the job equally well. The minimalistic design still stands out from the sea of other candy bars bearing loud colors and busy designs. Do you like the new look?

The good news is I did go to Tokyo; the bad news… I didn’t have enough time to find a Tokyo Banana. :(

Amongst all the things sweet, cute and frilly(Baby, the Stars Shine Bright et al) and all things dark, gothic and punk (Moi Meme Moitie et al) in Harajuku and Shinjuku, I fell in love with this tiered coat from Miho Matsuda at MaruiOne.

Unfortunately it was way above my budget… I did, however get a couple of these. :)

“I wanna go to Japan and eat a Tokyo Banana!”
“Why?”
“Because.”

My computer has risen from the ashes. YAY!