Talk:Pocky

message: The page claims that "In Europe Pocky is renamed Mikado". They are both similar and from Glice however these are not the same and just renamed. The stick is a completely different type of food (pretzel vs biscuit) and the Mikado stick is thinner and harder. The chocolate also tastes different, the Mikado tasting more like milk chocolate usually found in Europe.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.171.77.199 (talk) 23:17, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mikado vs Pocky 

message: Hi all, Im going to replace the list with a paragraph about certain flavors as I feel that the list distracts from the article. If you don't like this feel free to revert.
Graxe 16:36, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm gonna go ahead and cite WP:Be bold at you, but I'll fix it for you this time ;)64.231.109.245 (talk) 01:14, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pocky Flavors List 

message: I heard somewhere that it is a tradition to, when two people are eating pocky and the last stick is reached, for them to share it by eating it from opposite ends, eventually ending in a Lady and the Tramp-styled kiss. Is this true?
It's adorable anyway. 67.168.34.86 00:39, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I believe it is pronounced the way it's spelled. The Japanese may pronouce it a little different (like it generally happens with Japanese), but I'm pretty sure that's the right way. If you want to know they way the say it in Japanese, you can probably listen to it on one of those flash intros on Pocky's official site. You can find a link for it on the article. – Mackeriv 22:59, 13 Jun 2004 (UTC)

text: The English way rhymes with 'hocky' (at least as I've heard it), and the Japanese way is like poke-key ... so both you and your brother are sort-of right. solvent 01:09, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pocky 

message: I just noticed something I should have seen a long time ago:
"The fame behind Pocky lies on several reasons. Its constant association with the Engrish phenomenon and the oddness of some of its versions (like the "Men's Pocky" bittersweet flavour), as well as the several Pocky parodies seem on many anime/manga series, contribute for the worldwide reputation of this snack."
Am I the only one who thinks this reflects the reality of Pocky in the west, and that it shows no fanboying at all? It is true. Why take it off of the article and reduce it to almost nothing there? It might be as common as Hershey bars in the US, though for Japan, but you know what, this is the English Wikipedia. It should reflect much of what we experience in our reality. It might not be notable to the Japanese, but it is for us. And what plays a major role on that is, yes, anime and manga. So in sum, I think that bit of text shouldn't have been taken off the article. It looks crippled now, the way it is. It doesn't even say why it is popular among Japanophiles and anime fans there, which frankly, is pretty odd, in the very least. If what I'm saying isn't enough, I have a couple of posts up there. More info on them.
I'd like to see the opinion of other people on this. Thank you.--Kaonashi 02:38, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Fanboying", revisited 

message: Does anyone have a source for this (or, if you live in or have been to Korea, have you seen it)?  I lived in Korea for six years, and never saw a box of Pocky -- not in the big chain stores or otherwise.  --Zonath 06:37, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  A signifigant presence in Korea? 

message: Does anyone have a source on Pocky's fish content?  Queerwiki 23:13, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fish 

message: There is an anime series called Zatch Bell! in which one of the commonly seen items is a handmade toy called the "Volcan 3000". Superficially, its design is very much like that of a Pocky box, except that it seems a bit wider and has glued on limbs. Would anybody know if this toy is in fact a cultural reference to Pocky boxes? --Tachikoma 15:13, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  is the Volcan 3000 in [[Zatch Bell!]] based on Pocky? 

message: I think they changed it for the North American versions.  I just bought some Dark Chocolate pocky, and it just says Pocky on it now.  This makes me sad... :P SKS2K6 06:56, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Men's Pocky

message: Just wondering if this was notable:
I go across the (american/canadian) border a lot and I've noticed different variations of (actually japanese) pocky in FYE in Buffalo, and dark chocolate (clearly produced for north america) pocky in Zehrs (a chain of grocery stores) in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Is that remotely significant? Or is the subject covered enough by now? Bladestorm 04:33, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Places to find Pocky 

message: The Pocky logo sure looks a lot like the Coca-cola logo. (Red background, white swirl, white text...) Has there been any controversy about this? 65.95.166.11 00:48, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Has anyone else noticed... 

message: The lead para says "The name was changed to "Pocky,"", but doesn't say what it was changed *from*. 86.132.139.119 (talk) 00:08, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ha, I came here to post this too! --86.152.88.234 (talk) 14:12, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  What was it originally called? 

message: In the History section, a sentence reads "In its first two years." In its first two years what, exactly? I suspect the original editor meant the name was changed in its first two years, but am not editing it until I can confirm this. Anyone has an idea? x.qz (talk) 09:18, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "First two years"? 

message: Clean up is needed in "References to Pocky in popular culture" and "In manga and anime".  I delete the following entries.
* There is no linked article in the entry.
* There is no reference to a word "Pocky" in the linked article.Oda Mari (talk) 05:29, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: I heard from a friend that pocky makes you hyper. can someone reference that? -Cynthia (talk) 04:27, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesn't. I've had plenty of them before, and all it did was practically nothing. ZappaOMati 17:29, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  High?!?