From what I've experienced (not much) with Jap candy... it's just not that great. It's really really over-rated. I think the anime fanboys/girls just eat it because it makes them more Japanese.
I have yet to try Pocky though, I can't bring myself to buy it.
Why can't anime fans be normal? Then maybe I won't have to convince people I meet that I am not a raving idiot when I tell them I like anime.
