Ungh. Knock it off with the blue food, will ya? Recently, we've seen blue hamburgers and blue ramen. And now, here's some blue curry. » 9/11/14 5:00am 9/11/14 5:00am

After seeing cute Dragon Quest » 10/16/12 6:30am 10/16/12 6:30am Slime and meat buns, it was only a matter of time before Hello Kitty hit Japanese convenience stores.

Fit's is a brand of Lotte chewing gum, and this August, there will be "Slime flavored" gum for you to chomp on. But it's not really "Slime flavored". PHEW.

"Slime" (スライム or "suraimu") is used as a pun: "suppai-raimu" (スっぱいライム). "Suppai" (here, スっぱい) means "sour" and "raimu" (ライム) is Japanese for "lime". The flavor… » 6/28/12 7:30am 6/28/12 7:30am

Every now and then Speak Up on Kotaku eschews the long-winded for the shorter, sweeter things in life, like commenter Paradox Me's single sentence ode to the ones that get away. » 4/04/12 5:30pm 4/04/12 5:30pm

For a limited time, McDonalds in Japan will be distributing free game content for customers with Nintendo 3DS handhelds. The DLC will be exclusive to the 3DS game Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3 » 2/13/12 4:40am 2/13/12 4:40am but they will also be distributing a free original game, .

Square Enix, the studio behind role-playing games Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, is allowing one of its most iconic characters, a Dragon Quest Slime, to be sold as a meat bun. » 11/29/11 1:30am 11/29/11 1:30am

　Starting this November, Dragon Quest's cute blue Slime character is getting its own meat buns. The blue buns will go on sale at convenience stores across the country. » 9/20/11 5:00am 9/20/11 5:00am

The Rocket Slime spin-off was an enjoyable Nintendo DS outing. Its 3DS sequel aims to be the same, but for the 3DS. » 9/05/11 8:00pm 9/05/11 8:00pm

Nintendo DS title Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional is an upcoming expanded version of role-playing game Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. Wonder how they're different? The "pro" version has a "Diamond Slime", which is a harder version of the iconic DQ character. [via オレ的ゲーム情報] » 4/05/11 8:20am 4/05/11 8:20am

This month, Shibuya retailer Parco is holding "Dragon Quest For Girls + Artist", which features Dragon Quest goods and threads aimed at Japanese females. As seen on 4Gamer.net. » 8/11/10 5:00am 8/11/10 5:00am

Hori's very necessary Dragon Quest Slime Speaker Stand heads stateside, just after the North American release date of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. Support your Nintendo DS with a slime for just $49.99—whatta bargain! [Amazon via GoNintendo] » 6/03/10 11:30pm 6/03/10 11:30pm

Want to cover your cell phone in Slime? Dragon Quest Slime's smily face has been put on stickers designed specifically for cell phones. » 5/31/10 3:30pm 5/31/10 3:30pm

For many gamers, this year's Jump Festa was about more than Dragon Quest IX — it was about experiencing the Dragon Quest IX Slime DS Stand / Speaker that Hori announced last week. » 12/22/08 10:00am 12/22/08 10:00am