Monday, March 30, 2015

I think our home needs a set of these 'Smile Slime Yurayura' glasses, don't you?

I know I've said things like the above before and then failed to follow through on them, but this time I'm serious. Or at least I'm as serious as one can be when it comes to talking about possibly purchasing roly-poly glasses that resemble Dragon Quest Slimes.



That's because I now thoroughly regret passing on the Dragon Quest "Smile Slime" mugs--here's the regular one, and here's the one bearing the grinning visage of a liquid metal slime--that Square Enix offered for sale a couple of years ago. At the time, these vessels could be picked up for just $20 or so, while today they go for more than $40.

Anyway, these three-inch-by-three-inch "yurayura" (that's a Japanese onomatopoeia for “swaying,” “wavering” or “wobbling," according to crunchyroll.com) glasses potentially are less practical than the above-mentioned mugs--after all, I drink many cups of coffee each day, while I only drink wine (which is the liquid I'd most likely pour into these glasses) a couple of times per week--but I'm OK with that as they'd still be cool to own and even show off now and then.

They're pretty darn cheap, too, when all things are considered--with a single glass costing just 840 yen, which translates to about $7, if pre-ordered via amiami.com. (They'll supposedly start shipping in early July, so don't wait too long if you want to nab a couple.)



I'm also giving serious thought to buying one or more of the "Smile Slime" silicone ice trays that are being sold by amiami.com, too. I don't know about you, but I think 870 yen (again, around $7) is a small price to pay for something that's going to allow you to fill your drinking glasses with slime-shaped ice cubes.

9 comments:

ZACH said...

Oh my goodness, they're back! I wanted to pick these up a while ago but tarried too long til they sold out. Now that I'm especially inclined (as you know I've been playing DQV), I might have to pick up a couple!

thegaygamer.com said...

Ah, so they've been sold before, Zach? If so, that's interesting--especially since it gives me hope the "Smile Slime" mugs will be re-released at some point. Anyway, I think I may pre-order two of these suckers. Initially I thought I might order four of them, just for shits and giggles as they say, but I think two will be just fine...

Tom Badguy said...

I think every house needs those.

apricotsushi said...

You know me – I don't have any experience with the Dragon Quest games, so I don't know much about slimes aside from them being pretty cute.... but I've been eyeing those ice cube trays for ages!

thegaygamer.com said...

I love that you've been eyeing up the ice-cube trays even though you're not much of a DQ fan, Anne!


BTW, it's kind of weird that I *am* a DQ fan, as I've only played a few of its games. That was enough to make me fall in love with its characters, though.


Now I just need to play a few more of its mainline games...

TheGameroomBlitz said...

Judging from that picture, it's also where Walter White keeps his crystal meth. Whimsical and addictive!

thegaygamer.com said...

Oh, you! :P

Jester said...

Just so you guys know, I did get one of the silicon trays, they are smaller then a normal ice cube tray, like much smaller.. just a heads up..

thegaygamer.com said...

Thank you for the heads up, Jester! Sadly, that doesn't completely surprise me. I have a feeling the 'Smile Slime' glasses I recently pre-ordered are going to be smaller than I'm imagining, too, but I'm OK with that--I think...