Japanese HOTARU NO HAKA Full Candy TIN sealed fresh Grave of the Fireflies movie

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When they run out, he fills the tin up with water, using the residual sugar to create sweetened water for her to drink. While a sweet may not offer a solution to the desperate situation she is facing, it provides a moment of relief where she can savor something pure and innocent.

Many fans of the Sakuma Drop candy paid their resp ects on social media after hearing news of its discontinuation. Sadly, their time is coming to an end soon, as Sakuma Seika, the company that manufactures Sakumashiki Drops, says it will be going out of business early next year.

Both Seita and Setsuko are now at peace and no longer need to suffer from the harsh world they were living in. The candy started production in 1908, which was then halted during World War II due to sugar shortages. By the following year, The Food Management Law was enacted, which instituted a national food rationing system for all Japanese citizens. Tokyo-based company Sakumaseika — the manufacturer of the Sakuma Drop hard candies featured in Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies — is going out of business and will stop producing its iconic candy in January 2023. Last chance to acquire the famous retro Drops candies, made famous all over the world in the movie Grave of Fireflies.

Sakuma Seika began selling Sakumashiki Drops in 1908, but it wasn't until the release of the 1988 Ghibli film that sales began skyrocketing. On Etsy, you can find a wide range of sakuma drops online in India, from one-of-a-kind handcrafted options to vintage treasures ready to be loved again. Without these technologies, things like personalized recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly. There may be different types of sakuma drops sold by sellers on Etsy, and you’ll be sure to find something that fits your needs and aesthetic perfectly. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product.

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Once the last one is gone, her brother Seita uses the tin as a water canteen, letting his sister enjoy the residual sweetness on the inside of the container, and after Setsuko’s life come to a tragic end, the tin takes on a deeper meaning still.A report from Reuters notes that Sakumaseika cited rising production costs, a labor shortage and a drop in sales as reasons to go out of business. Likely compounding the problem is that Sakuma Seika offers only a modest number of products aside from Sakumashiki Drops, mostly other fruit-flavored hard candies and lozenges, but none have become sizable hits. The tin of fruit-flavored candies carried around by war orphan Setsuko contains one of the few sources of comforting happiness she has left. By 1908 (during the Meiji era), the Sakuma Candy Company would be formed and the sweets, with their distinctive tin-can packaging and unconventional taste, would take Japan by storm.