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is a popular Japanese Soft Drink and Sports Drink , manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. . It was first sold in 1980 . Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, relatively light sweet drink. The "Arctic Shatter" variety of Powerade -brand Sports Drink very closely resembles it, in both color and flavor. Ingredients listed are Water , Stevia , flavourings, acids, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium lactate and magnesium carbonate. It is sold in liquid form, in Aluminium Can s and Plastic bottles, and also in Powder form. The drink is also produced and distributed in other regional countries, such as Hong Kong , South Korea , Taiwan , Thailand , Indonesia , United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate Of Oman . In addition the drink can be obtained in the ethnic Asian areas of many cities around the world. CURIOUS NAME The reference to the bodily fluid resulting from lost when sweating. (The first part of the name, Pocari, means "like a cloud floating in the sky" or "a situation in which a cloud is floating in the sky" in Japanese, and has a connotation of lightness, buoyancy, and ease. "Sweat" was apparently intended to suggest diligence and its fruits - the idea intending to connote to the user that Pocari Sweat works to make one feel fresh and relaxed. However, some Japanese apparently drop "Sweat" from the name in common usage. {Link without Title} ) IN CULTURE The Arcade Game '' Golden Axe '' featured a parody of Pocari Sweat. In the ending sequence when the characters run through the town, a variety of parody shops can be seen in the background, most notably a large "Hokari Sweat" sign (It should be noted, though, that the japanese katakana for looks identical for the character except for the Handakuten ). The Manga Slam Dunk (by Takehiko Inoue ) also features its characters drinking Pocari Sweat throughout the manga. Another manga, Crimson Hero (By Mitsuba Takanashi ), features Nobara buying Pocari Sweat and sharing it with Tomoyo's ex-boyfriend, Haibuki. The members the High School track team featured the series Suzuka by Kouji Seo often drink Pocari Sweat during and after practice. The vice-captain in the manga Battle Club (By Yuji Shiozaki ) is obsessed with Pocari and always has Tomako get it for her. In the cyberpunk novel '' Idoru '' (by William Gibson ) the character Gomi Boy drinks Pocari Sweat. When the character Chia sees him drinking it, she wonders to herself what a Pocari is. Squarepusher used it as a pun during the Fujirock Festival at Niigata in 2001. In the 7th volume of the manga Wild Act by Rie Takada , the main character Yuniko has a drink called "Poccari Sweet". Wu Zun from the Taiwanese drama version of Hana-Kimi drinks Pocari Sweat SEE ALSO
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