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The story
A thread discussing favorite energy drinks popped up on 5ch’s Newsoku VIP board. The poster wrote, “I love Monster Energy too, but ZONe is my favorite,” and other users chimed in with a string of brand names reflecting all kinds of preferences — Monster Energy’s classic flavors, the budget-friendly Predator Energy, and the hard-to-find Godzilla Energy. Nostalgic comments about the original ZONe flavor, plus word that a reissue was being sold at Don Quijote, turned the thread into a mini brand-by-brand discussion.
What people said
Never used one
I collected all of this round's
Having a lid on it helps too
Tried it once, wasn't bad
But since it's a can, it's rough not finishing it all
That's Predator Energy
I still haven't managed to find Godzilla
Though there's a lot of volume, so it's not great before doing sports.
For that, Monster Energy's M3 is best, but it's not sold much
The early ZONe was tasty, right? I wish they'd bring that back
Apparently ver.1 got re-released at Don Quijote (a discount retail chain) this year
Seriously? I wonder if it's still on sale
I like the green and pink ones
Background and Key Points
The energy drink market has so many competing brands that price range and where a product is sold often become the deciding factor in people’s preferences, more than flavor itself. In this thread, comments like “it’s cheap and comes in lots of varieties” and “I collected all the collab cans” stood out, suggesting that availability and promotions sway brand loyalty as much as taste does. Nostalgic comments about the original ZONe flavor, along with the news that a reissue was sold at Don Quijote (a discount retail chain), show how “memories from back then” can shape energy drink preferences too. Midway through the thread there was a run of posts that were just meaningless numbers, which the original poster themselves flagged as trolling — those unrelated posts have been excluded from this article.
※This article is an excerpt and summary based on the 5ch (Newsoku VIP) thread “I Like ZONe Energy Drinks.”
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