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Mega-Man Energy Canned
Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 9:00 PM on August 18, 2008
Drink Mega Man's in-game E Tanks! This August, a Mega Man sports drink called "Rockman E Can Drink" is hitting Japanese beverage retailers to mark the launch of downloadable title Megal Man 9. It's made by "original drink" maker Apris and priced at ¥137 ($US 1.24). But can you really put a price on a Mega Man drink? Yes, yes you can.
Oh, and do check out the Apris website. They've got like Astro Boy and GeGeGe no Kitaro cans. So cool.
E缶だけは最後まで取っておく? 「ロックマン E缶 飲料」発売 [Dengeki Online]

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ShaggE
Posted 9:45 PM 18/8/08
That can is cool as hell.
ShaggE
KeroseneClimax
Posted 9:43 PM 18/8/08
Will this taste just as rancid as Final Fantasy Potions are said to be?
KeroseneClimax
shaunomacx
Posted 9:37 PM 18/8/08
ah Megal Man 9!! That sounds like Megan Man in which case is more of a cross dresser!!
But seriously why dont the rest of the world get Megaman 9 soft drink LOVE!!!
shaunomacx
penty85
Posted 9:36 PM 18/8/08
Well that's nice. And how would we go about ordering said cans (horribly marked up of course) through the tubes of the internets?
penty85
kojirodensetsu
Posted 9:36 PM 18/8/08
I want one just for the can.
kojirodensetsu
Tycoonalex1337
Posted 9:30 PM 18/8/08
Megal Man 9? Sweet, I loved the first 8 Megal Mans. Better than Mega Man. He sucked. :D
Didn't they already do this with both Final Fantasy and Mario? As I recall, the Mario 1-Up drink tasted like washing-up liquid.
Tycoonalex1337
My name changed for an unknown reason
Posted 9:13 PM 18/8/08
@Ashurahori: They're pretty much the potions of the Megaman universe, so most every boss battle will require at least one of those (aside from the ones that don't even fight back, like Toadman and Top man)
Also, I love the simple design of the can. I'm not fond of energy drinks, but that thing looks good enough to frame.
My name changed for an unknown reason
Pattypie
Posted 9:10 PM 18/8/08
@Ashurahori: If I remember correctly they're used to refill health whenever you want. Granted you collected one.
I wouldn't drink it, it's probably a gross energy drink (I hate every single kind of energy drink). Although the can looks cool.
Pattypie
Ashurahori
Posted 9:05 PM 18/8/08
I'd like to make a clever joke, but I don't play Megaman.
What are these tanks for again?
Ashurahori
Kent
Posted 9:04 PM 18/8/08
I still want to try one of those potions.
If for no other reason than to be able to say I did.
Although, the look of these E cans is actually pretty awesome.
Kent
Dogysamich
Posted 9:04 PM 18/8/08
oh lawd.
are they going to sell metal blades too?
Dogysamich
WittyUserName
Posted 9:03 PM 18/8/08
You Got...Sports Drink? You can't be serious. I remember those Final Fantasy Potions. That was weird enough.
WittyUserName
CheckersMcGavern
Posted 10:09 PM 18/8/08
Must.... try.... drink....
CheckersMcGavern
arazzor
Posted 10:09 PM 18/8/08
@Channing: WTF is that vid?
arazzor
pandafresh
Posted 9:59 PM 18/8/08
i wish to drink this. i love energy drinks, they taste so awful so its like an instant challenge to finish them.
pandafresh
bigman88zz
Posted 9:53 PM 18/8/08
@bigman88zz: *kids
bigman88zz
bigman88zz
Posted 9:52 PM 18/8/08
they probably should have released this years ago in soda form, like back that megaman cartoon aired in the U.S. kida would have ate it up like that ecto cooler hi-c stuff.
bigman88zz
Channing
Posted 9:49 PM 18/8/08
2:50, the drink? That guy is CRAZY. I'd be wary of drinking anything he drinks.
+ Watch video
Channing
chemical_eng_mx
Posted 10:29 PM 18/8/08
Though you're limited to buying 4 of them...
chemical_eng_mx
gr8asianman
Posted 10:29 PM 18/8/08
I want one! It never ceases to amaze me how many interesting marketing gimmicks Japan pulls. They get stuff linked to Mega Man, Final Fantasy etc...and we get Steven Segal's Lightning Bolt...
gr8asianman
TRT-X
Posted 10:26 PM 18/8/08
I hear these are almost near impossible to come by in stores, and when you do finally find one, it's at the other side of a spike pit with those damned disappearing blocks.
TRT-X
Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.
Posted 10:58 PM 18/8/08
I want Metroid missiles now.
Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.
dowingba
Posted 10:52 PM 18/8/08
@gr8asianman: We got the Halo Mountain Dew...
dowingba
emuc64
Posted 10:39 PM 18/8/08
It kind of looks like Megaman is giving the finger and the E can is there to censor it.
emuc64
dowingba
Posted 11:25 PM 18/8/08
@YoYoBoY: Yeah cause Megaman games aren't hard enough already! I mean, I beat one once. Me.
dowingba
Lord Thayer
Posted 11:15 PM 18/8/08
Gotta get one of these guys and sit it comfortably next to my Final Fantasy Potion.
Lord Thayer
excaliburps
Posted 11:11 PM 18/8/08
Hey the can looks awesome! I'd rather have it as a collectible than actually drink it...
@Bash:
Any chance procuring some and giving it away? =D
excaliburps
BlackMage66652
Posted 11:04 PM 18/8/08
If we're lucky it'll taste like Oil or whatever Robots use for sustenance.
BlackMage66652
YoYoBoY
Posted 11:03 PM 18/8/08
Oh suck. I thought MegaMan was turning into a 1-hit, you lose affair.
YoYoBoY
FreakyFavabean
Posted 11:50 PM 18/8/08
I remember seeing a Resident Evil "T-Virus antidote" energy drink a while ago.
FreakyFavabean
You Cannot Untoast
Posted 11:39 PM 18/8/08
Nothing like slammin' a can of this and then launching giant scissors at people.
Just like in grade school.
You Cannot Untoast
MadonnaProject
Posted 12:55 AM 19/8/08
Bleh, gimme mountain dew anyday. Speaking of which why doesn't the damned U of K have mountain dew.
MadonnaProject
The Maginomicon
Posted 12:53 AM 19/8/08
Now that's something I'd actually want.
Final Fantasy "potions" sold in cans is a bit tacky, but E-tanks in something that actually resembles the in-game item? Classy.
The Maginomicon
urutapu
Posted 12:52 AM 19/8/08
@FreakyFavabean: Of course, it actually contains a concentrated sample of the T-Virus.
Freaking Umbrella.
urutapu
starman jr
Posted 1:26 AM 19/8/08
I'll be picking up a ton of this stuff as soon as it hits store shelves. Sounds awesome to me. Maybe I should start selling it on ebay... With interest like this, I could make a killing :D
starman jr
Simba Maliki
Posted 1:51 AM 19/8/08
Not to be the bad person, but I think whoever rendered the Can needs to work on their rendering skills. I mean it is okay to just "Wand" the white parts but you have to go deeper for a clear render ><
But the can is good... I want it just to have.
Simba Maliki
Karisu-Zero
Posted 1:48 AM 19/8/08
Red Bull, eat your heart out. It may give you wings, but can it let you beat Airman?!
Karisu-Zero
Daisuash
Posted 1:37 AM 19/8/08
I just wet my pants...I do want.
Daisuash
landonkun
Posted 2:04 AM 19/8/08
Oh MAN, that Japanese article is hilarious! The headline for it uses the line from the song Can't Beat Airman (エアーマンが倒せない)!
+ Watch video
Most may not remember when Brian posted it though..
landonkun
Morphie
Posted 2:40 AM 19/8/08
WANT
Morphie
caffolote
Posted 2:39 AM 19/8/08
Megal Man 9?
caffolote
Kaire
Posted 2:38 AM 19/8/08
Get Equiped!
Kaire
kainzero
Posted 2:31 AM 19/8/08
Energy tanks?
This is the year 20XX!
Energy tanks won't put my kids through college!
kainzero
TheWP
Posted 2:50 AM 19/8/08
I reserved the E-Can for the very last moment
But no matter how many times, no matter how many times
I just can't defeat Airman.
If I only had the Item 2 as well.
TheWP
Jaimz11785
Posted 4:43 AM 19/8/08
I don't care what anyone says. I need one.
Jaimz11785
Letiumtide
Posted 5:21 AM 19/8/08
I really want one, granted now that I look at it I believe the energy tank was simply a battery? Now that would be an awesome idea, make Energy Tank batteries. I'd buy them.
Letiumtide
BPMΣ
Posted 5:47 AM 19/8/08
CAPCOM!!
LISTEN TO ME!
MARKET THIS IN AMERICA, IMMEDIATELY!
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A REBRANDED VERSION OF THOSE OTHER GAME-BASED ENERGY DRINKS (Resident Evil T-Virus Antidote, Mario's 1-Up, DK Jungle Juice, etc.), I WILL STILL BUY IT LIKE CRAZY.
@TheWP:
Damn you, I was gonna bring up "Airman Can't be Defeated"...
@kainzero:
C'mon. Let me have just a couple spike traps!
BPMΣ
shiznit
Posted 6:28 AM 19/8/08
Lol, I want one, I wouldnt even drink it, its cool
shiznit
sir_carrot
Posted 6:12 AM 19/8/08
Nostalgia in a can.
Cap! Gimme!
sir_carrot
Styromaniac
Posted 7:39 AM 19/8/08
Do want, more for the can itself then the drink. Guess I'm going to have to import, though.
Styromaniac
Ionan
Posted 8:26 AM 19/8/08
Holy crap. I'll import at least a few. One to try and be disgusted with. A second one to try again and confirm that, in fact, it still tastes like shit. And one or two to keep around and display.
Ionan
rentahero1
Posted 9:34 AM 19/8/08
I'll have to keep an eye on the site and order a case when it comes out... and then my wife will kill me unless I can keep my last E-can until the very end!
rentahero1
Chef
Posted 2:16 PM 19/8/08
I got one of these 'E' canisters, but it didn't work on my grandpa.
*sniff*
Chef
ApocalypseVII
Posted 4:18 PM 19/8/08
Am I the only person who was excited ONLY when they read, "they got Gegege No Kitarou cans?"
I mean, seriously, loading page NOW.
-Adam
ApocalypseVII
keefry
Posted 12:57 PM 21/8/08
@ApocalypseVII:
Nope, same here! :D
I'll have to keep a look out when I'm in Japan in November. I wants me some Nezumi Otoko drink!
keefry
Ryodestined
Posted 1:47 PM 21/8/08
I am not importing a drink, but this is the first time I've ever had reason to have that thought. Why don't these promotional drinks come to US?
Ryodestined
smokinbettycrocker
Posted 8:18 PM 24/8/08
Must taste like battery acid XD !!!!!
smokinbettycrocker