It wasn’t that many months ago that we encountered news of Ocean Bomb brand’s series of Sailor Moon sparkling waters. I have pursued with otaku single-mindedness getting all of these and drinking them. It’s been a bit of a challenge as nowhere seemed to have all of them. I found my first two at the Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ, then have used a variety of online shopping services for the remainders.
Back in November I did a full roundup of the Sailor Moon Sparkling Water Review – Inner Senshi Edition. Of them, Sailor Moon won fairly. And I learned an important lesson – what food you pair these with makes a difference. ^_^
In January, I found the Sailors Neptune and Uranus flavors. The Sailor Moon Sparkling Water – Outer Senshi Edition, Part 1 was a hit. Both Sailors Uranus and Neptune gave Sailor Moon a run for their money.
Now we have the final two flavors, Sailor Pluto and Saturn. Were the worth the wait? Keep reading our final chapter of
Thanks to Christian for the image. ^_^ It makes me laugh every time.
These cans were purchased from Umamicart, which seems to primarily be a Taiwanese and Korean vendor, with a little Japanese. We got some amazing items from them, but they shipped everything unwrapped or protected in a huge box, so Saturn is a bit dented. Okay, are we ready?
Sailor Pluto – Watermelon Flavor
I approached this one with caution. I love watermelon and don’t mind artificial watermelon flavor ( from years of surviving on watermelon Jolly Rancher in high school.) But…clearly this is unlikely to be yummy with random food. ^_^ So I took my first sip with a clear palate. It smelled very watermelony, sugary and not floral at all. Overall, it tasted like watermelon juice that has been carbonated.
After a while the flavor became a bit bitter, so I cleared my palate with almonds, so as to not affect the flavor. That allowed me to enjoy the rest of the can.
Gonna say, Pluto was a huge surprise and a great success!
8/10 Very refreshing, until it isn’t. Maybe share a can with a friend
Then it came time to have the final flavor and I had wildly unrealistic expectations. I love grapefruit soda (except Fresca, that shit’s nasty.) I like grapefruit in just about anything from a G&T to a salad, so Hotaru had a huge handicap. Was this going to be good? Or would it ruin grapefruit flavor forever for me?
Sailor Saturn – Grapefruit Flavor
Bing! Bing! We have a winner! Sailor Saturn wins with flying colors.
Okay, if you hate grapefruit, this will not be the sparkling water for you. But without a heavy floral perfume of the Inners flavors, the fruit is able to stand on it’s own. This is a crisp, pleasant, fruity sparkling water that I could drink without hesitation or pairing it carefully (like Uranus’ Pineapple flavor).
The Outers were clear winners here. No too sweet, not too floral, they felt less ornamental and more like an actual drink.
And now we have our final tally:
Sailor Chibi-Moon – 0/10
Sailor Venus – 4/10
Sailor Mars – 5/10
Sailor Mercury – 5/10
Sailor Jupiter – 6/10
Sailor Moon – 7/10
Sailor Pluto – 8/10
Sailor Neptune – 8/10
Sailor Uranus – 9/10
And our winner is…! Sailor Saturn 10/10
Epilogue
I ordered these last two cans and some other items, including Assam Oolong Milk Tea, which is now my favorite drink in the world. I liked it so much, I decided to go to an actual physical store to see if I could find (I couldn’t.) I haven’t been well enough to do a physical store, so this was a huge outing. My wife and I walked into the store…and saw this:
Maddening, right? ^_^ Well, at least I’ll be able to get an undented Saturn and maybe a whole set as a prize for something. ^_^
Thank you all for joining me on this journey and let me know your favorite Sailor Moon sparkling water flavor!
