Japan Crate April 2015 Subscription Box Review

Japan Crate is a monthly Japanese candy subscription box. Depending on your box, Japan Crate will send you at least two pounds of various Japanese snacks, candies, and including one or more DIY kit(s)!

Cost: $12.00 (mini) / $25.00 (original) / $30.00 (premium)

Ships to: All around the world. (Free shipping in the U.S. / $15 shipping fee internationally)

Ships via: USPS. Japan Crate ships on the 5th of every month.

Japan Crate forgot to ship my box... But, here it is!

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

April 2015 First look

April 2015 Second look

April 2015 Comic

April 2015 Item Content
(There is a typo on the card. It is April, not March)

Mini content

Konpeito: Do not think if these are flavored. They are all just sugar candy. (I've received this item in September 2014's Japan Crate.)

Hi-Chew Minis (Morinaga Hi-Chew Mini): I never knew there was this kind of Hi-Chews! This sort of reminds me of Skittles. On the item content list, there is a mention of pineapple as one of the flavors. I believe it's lemon.

Fujiya Fruit Drops: First glance, I thought it was sour candy. I found a green candy in the bag! Hm... that's probably apple flavor (I hope) (It wasn't). Meh... you can hardly taste the flavors.

Kantorimaamu Crispy: Yay, cookie... but I didn't enjoy it. You can just find this type of cookie in any markets.

Original contents

Meiji White Chocolate: I enjoyed the regular chocolate flavor in January's Japan Crate, so I know I'll like this!

On Shokora Houjun Berry (Lotte On Chocolat Hojun Berry): Raspberry and strawberry bits are on the chocolate. And... it wasn't that good.

Animal Cake DIY (Kracie Puchitto Doubutsu Pancake): This was fun to make. The animal I got was a monkey. Make sure you don't microwave it too long or the pancake will be hard to bite into.

Kami Bikkuriman Wafer (Lotte Kami Bikkuriman): Three pieces of wafers with chocolate in between. I liked it. It also contained a trading card.

Premium contents

Ramune Grape Soda: Yay for another ramune drink! But ever since I tried the strawberry one, I'm not sure if I want to drink this...

NeruNeru Ichigo DIY (Otanoshimi Neruneru Ichigo Cake): This DIY reminds me of Nerunerunerune from November's Japan Crate. Really simple DIY.

Glico Kapuriko: Basically a miniture version of Calpico Strawberry, which I received in September's Japan Crate. I prefer the mini version than the giant. It's really sweet.

Bonus Item

Koume Chan Plum Gummy (Lotte Koume Chan Gummy): Out of all the snacks, this and the Meiji White Chocolate caught my eyes. I think it's just me, but it tasted like I was eating purfume.

Overall: I don't know how I feel about this month's Japan Crate... Most of the snacks aren't appealing to me.

Honestly, if you want to get a mini crate, subscribe to Skoshbox. They provide more items and variety.

If you've subscribed to Japan Crate, what do you think of the snacks this month?

Update on Japan Crate

I have not received this month's Japan Crate. Japan Crate has emailed tracking numbers, which I did not get. I think they forgot to ship mine...
I emailed them yesterday regarding my crate. Hopefully they resolve the issue!

Edit: They've shipped my box!

I received March's Japan Crate last month (which I did not review). But here's a quick review...

The only item I enjoyed was the Kabaya Panda Cookie DIY. Other than that, I wasn't a fan of the crate. It was all sweets. It would be nice to have some chips or salt related Japanese snacks.

I may upload a picture of the card and explain in detail of the items.