Neat Puyo Puyo stuff found at Daiso

Neat Puyo Puyo loot from Daiso! I was at Daiso this week and noticed that they had these items. I’ve seen Puyo Puyo items at Daiso before, but these are new. I didn’t buy everything, but this is what I got.

First up, let’s look at these sticky notes. I bought both varieties. On the left is a drop pattern of Puyo Puyos and on the right it’s like a plastic model with Arle, Carbunkle, and Puyos on a sprue! Retrogaming + plastic models = awesome.

This is “design paper,” so basically origami paper. Here below are the designs:

This is “mini design paper,” which is small origami paper. Here you see the same plamo motif as before, but with darker colors since these aren’t sticky notes meant to be written upon. Neat stuff is neat.

Numata Matsuri 2026

Last night was the final night for the Numata Matsuri. Seeing so many people I know and talking to them makes me feel good. Cheerful greetings from students who are excited to see me. It’s always a great time. The funny thing is that since I really only know these kids in the context of school and them wearing their school uniforms, the girls especially can be difficult to recognize because they dress up so beautifully with their hair done differently, wearing makeup, and wearing summer yukata robes. This year, my daughter Ulan and I discovered cheese balls. Oh man, those were so good with ketchup and Korean-style honey mustard. I think I’d like to visit the Takasaki Matsuri at the end of this month.