- Japanese reporters annually review "fukubukuro" lucky bags from Village Vanguard, often finding them filled with useless items.
- The latest "Red Lucky Bag," themed around magical girl anime, contained a poorly designed ribbon cushion and other impractical items like a star-shaped toothbrush.
- A second reviewer, dressed as a magical girl, surprisingly enjoyed the bag's contents, highlighting the subjective nature of the purchases.

A: Did you hear about the news? About Village Vanguard’s lucky bags?
B: No, what happened? Is it New Year’s again already?
A: Yeah! Apparently, P.K. and Ahiruneko, our reporters, had to open *seven* lucky bags from Village Vanguard again this year!
B: Oh, wow! That sounds rough! They always complain about them, right?
A: Exactly! They say most of the stuff inside is useless. But Village Vanguard keeps sending them more!
B: Haha! So, what was in this year's bags?
A: Well, the last one was a red bag – they thought it would be the best! It was supposed to be magical girl themed.
B: Magical girl? That's…specific!
A: Right? But the cushion inside was super weird! Shaped like a ribbon, so it wasn’t comfy at all.
B: Seriously? How bad was it?
A: Apparently, it was a huge design flaw! And the mirror was bulky with a plastic ribbon on it. Even the toothbrush had star-shaped bristles!
B: Oh my gosh! Sounds terrible! Anything good?
A: Just a hair iron and some stickers – P.K. said he could give them to his daughter.
B: So, another disappointing lucky bag then?
A: Pretty much! But then, they got Ikuna Kamezawa, another writer, to look at it. She loves magical girl stuff!
B: Oh really? What did she think?
A: She thought it was all nice! And she wanted to take everything! She especially liked the hair iron.
B: Wow! One person's trash is another person’s treasure! Maybe they were just meant for someone else?
A: That’s what they were thinking! Maybe they’re too harsh on Village Vanguard. But they still said it was "Magically Disappointing"!