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Conbini Boys

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Mike and Matt dive into their passion - Japan’s convenience stores, known as conbini. From canned coffee to fried chicken to seasonal one-offs, we’ll be hitting you with the biggest news across the conbini landscape.
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Behind the Scenes: The Anxiety of Choosing Top 3 Conbini Items

Conbini BoysMay 13, 2020

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The Lost Episode
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6X Seaweed and Flameball Pandas
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Mystery Fried Chicken
Jan 25, 202334:57
Crowning the Conbini World Cup Champion
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Dec 22, 202232:02
100 Episodes!
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Finding Love at the Conbini

Finding Love at the Conbini

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.


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Two Trips to Hokkaido
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Matcha Sweets and Cold Noodles
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Buon Appetito Viva Italiano

Buon Appetito Viva Italiano

In this week’s episode, we discuss 7-11’s Trattoria Open campaign — a celebration of Italian cuisine. The chiki wars heat back up with smoked fried chicken. We stare down a spam sandwich from Lawson and Mike reviews the Super Chuhai from FamilyMart.  

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May 11, 202227:12
Critical Infrastructure
May 04, 202240:31
Brown Sugar Bonanza
Apr 27, 202234:08
Who Doesn't Love April Fools (at the Conbini)?
Apr 06, 202236:57
Toilet Bowl or Gratin
Mar 30, 202232:49
A Little Happy and a Little Kyushu
Mar 23, 202234:11
Praise for Normal Strength Booze
Mar 09, 202229:12
White Day, Asian Cuisine, and Famichiki Fuel
Feb 23, 202233:56
Conbini Apocalypse
Feb 09, 202237:36
Back and Better Than Ever
Feb 02, 202233:43
Royal Farms, Au Jus, and Costco
Dec 24, 202137:60
The Conbini Boys America Tour
Dec 16, 202145:11
The Bones Are Back in Town
Dec 01, 202132:21
The Extreme Cheese Festival
Nov 17, 202136:47
Merry Christmas from the Conbini
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There Can Only Be One King (of Famichiki)
Oct 28, 202132:60
Paripari Pikotaro Chiki
Oct 20, 202139:14
A Celebration of Ramen
Oct 13, 202141:35
Updates from the Famichiki Competition
Oct 06, 202146:13
The King of the Famichiki
Sep 22, 202142:41
Final Fantasy Fried Chicken
Sep 15, 202141:40
It's Time to Talk About Cup Noodle
Sep 01, 202128:32
Nikuman-ia
Aug 25, 202132:18
Chikis for You, Chikis for Me
Aug 18, 202136:05
Keeping Cool at the Conbini
Aug 11, 202130:56
The Conbini Games Continue On

The Conbini Games Continue On

This week, in the spirit of the Olympics, we continue our Conbini games, where Matt and Mike offer each other scenarios and try to choose their gold, silver, and bronze conbini items for various situations. The Chiki wars are still hot, and we see the introduction of a Taiwanese chiki into the mix. In the winners and losers section, Daily Yamazaki and 7-11 continue to take hits, while sweets continue to make progress. Mike reviews the ketchup and mustard Karaage-kun, and finally, we take a look at a haul by the one and only, Conbini Ojisan.

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Aug 04, 202139:39
The Conbini Olympics
Jul 28, 202136:42
Hot Dog Summer

Hot Dog Summer

It’s getting hot out there, but our old friend the Gooodog is here to save the day, with Lawson proclaiming that this summer will be the “Summer of Hot Dogs.” The Chiki Wars are alive and well with a ton of new offerings, including a curry-infused Famichiki and a Final Fantasy themed Karaage-kun. Finally, in the winners and losers section, we see some winners sure to keep you cool, and some losers that make us once again question the photography team at 7-11.

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Jul 21, 202132:18
Conbini News Lightning Round
Jul 07, 202130:32
Jimoto Frappuccino

Jimoto Frappuccino

In this week's episode, Mike and Matt go Conbini adjacent and look at the Jimoto Frappuccino campaign at Starbucks featuring unique Frappuccinos from all 47 prefectures. We take a look at the new item scoreboard and share are winners and losers for the week, where Mike continues his assault on the 1/2 day vegetable claims.

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