In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 The stick and bar evolution of salad chicken 🐥 Tartar sauce inside of chikis 🐥 Imaginary fruits 🐥 Mottainai chuhais Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

Back after a long break! In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Shrunken quantities and skimped qualities 🐥 Daily Yamazaki’s great UI renewal 🐥 The legend of Egashira 2:50 🐥 Ever increasing “sticks” of stuff Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Oden and its mysteries 🐥 Tomato lemonade 🐥 Butter ramen 🐥 Cheese and cod fish sticks Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Daily Yamazaki’s plan to cure natsubate 🐥 How never to eat a Famichiki 🐥 Pretzels 🐥 The return of Pierre Hermes Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Summer Festivals (Natsu Matsuri) in Japan (and at Ministop) 🐥 An (abnormally?) large Famichiki 🐥 The ongoing evolution of the Pizza Chip flavor 🐥 An unreal banana bread offering from Daily Yamazaki Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Natto Day at FamilyMart 🐥 Fish nuggets at Lawson 🐥 Flavorless? Candy 🐥 Double cheesecake at Lawson Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Black Thunder - one of Japan’s greatest chocolate snacks 🐥 Mini-chikis? 🐥 A rare dual winner/loser out of Daily Yamazaki 🐥 Yet another extraordinary dessert from Lawson Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Ministop’s Ode to Okinawa Campaign 🐥 Karapeño Nanachiki from 7-11 🐥 Nagano Grape Ice Cream from Ministop 🐥 A Very Weird Corn Bread from FamilyMart Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 Lawson’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom campaign 🐥 The most chikis we’ve ever seen in one week 🐥 Ever increasing abstractions of pizza 🐥 Regulating your body temperature with inarizushi and zarusoba Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we discuss: 🐥 7-11’s 50th anniversary and stories history 🐥 Yuzu Kosho Famichiki 🐥 Lawson’s attempt at a bagel 🐥 Giant eclairs Because I am an idiot, I messed up my audio. I used an AI tool to correct it, which did a swell job. But it’s not as good as should be. Watch the episode on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

This week, we decided to let AI to do our work for us. We asked ChatGPT to generate a script for an episode, and were really impressed with it came up with.  Follow us on Twitter Check out the Newsletter Watch us on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

After a long break we’re back talking conbini. We review Mother’s Day catalogs, celebrate 20 years of cheese Karaage-kun at Lawson, and look at a stale hot dog at FamilyMart. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conbiniboys Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSPvGGbEW7VKQ8Y4MTPBoQ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

This week, we take a look at a lost episode. We recorded this one a month or two ago, but couldn't get it out until now. Who knows what we talked about? Something about 4 billion Karaage-kun sold? Sour cream and onion Famichiki? No one knows, but I'm sure it was pretty cool. Follow us on Twitter Check out the Newsletter Watch us on YouTube Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode we take a look at a bonanza of seasoning and dorodoro ramen at Lawson. Mike issues a warning about spread of the Sugoonigiri and reviews the entire Juicy Asia lineup at McDonald’s. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conbiniboys Watch us on YouTube:  Read our newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com

This week, we take a look at an exciting campaign out of Family Mart featuring nazo – that is – mysterious fried chicken. Each region of Japan will have its contender, and the champion will see a nationwide release. We talk about some other mysterious items such as bonjiiri yakitori, Sugo-Oni, and drinkable slime, and then Matt and Mike try to decide if smoked sausage is an acceptable flavor for chicken. Follow us on Twitter Check out the Newsletter Watch us on YouTube

In this week’s episode, we celebrate the ConbinI World Cup champion and review some of the tournament’s surprising outcomes. We take a look at 3 new chikis, pull back the curtain on a dirty diaper from 7-11, and Mike has a hot take on the Yuzu Kosho Famichiki. Join dumb conversations on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conbiniboys Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@conbiniboys3092/featured

This week we check in on the first round of the Conbini World Cup. We pick up a couple of matches that stood out to us, including a few shockers that left us both speechless. Then, Matt introduces us to an amazing roast beef sandwich chain. Follow us on Twitter Check out the Newsletter Watch us on YouTube

This week, we celebrate our 100th episode by taking a walk down memory lane and looking back on some of our favorite episodes throughout the years. Then, Matt has a big announcement concerning the return of the much loved conbini tournament.  Follow us on Twitter Check out the Newsletter Watch us on YouTube

In this week’s episode we preview Christmas lineups from the Big Three Conbini. We announce the start of bone season. Mike promotes Mabo tofu and Matt finds one of the strangest conbini items to date. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conbiniboys Subscribe to our newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com

This week, we’re taking a look at a cheese campaign coming out of Lawson. Will it live up to the legendary Nice Cheese Grand Prix of yore? We’ll have to see. We talk soups and burgers, and on the topic of burgers, Matt relays his experience with an amazing new burger out of Shake Shack. Watch us on YouTube Check out the Newsletter See dumb stuff on Twitter Buy us a Chiki

In this week’s episode, we offer more love advice by sharing how to spot THE ONE based on conbini hauls. We take a look at pizza karagekun, Matt questions Monster energy drink rehab-flavor, and Mike hunts for the curry L-Chiki. Subscribe to the Conbini Boys newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com See dumb stuff like this on Twitter

In this week’s episode we offer dating advice to Zoomers, evaluate 192 new items from 7-11, and Mike takes a trip to 7-11’s headquarters. See dumb stuff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conbiniboys Subscribe to our newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com

This week, we’re catching up on the latest installment of a story that we’ve been following for a while – robots at the conbini. This time around, it seems like there’s been some progress, and Matt and Mike talk about what we can hope to expect with autonomous conbini machines. We talk Korean chikis, weird salad chickens, an amazing pudding selection from lawson, and a big development for Mike at the genba. Watch us on YouTube Check out the Newsletter See dumb stuff on Twitter Buy us a Chiki

In this week’s episode, we discuss two huge curry campaigns out of 7-11 and Ministop. We roast a five cheese tortilla. And Mike takes a deep dive into Lawson’s Machi Kado. Join the dumb convo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conbiniboys Read our awesome newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JQXOjrERYWA