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From Sept. 21 to Nov. 17, the event “Danganronpa 1 & 2 Reload in Namja Town” was held in the Namja Town indoor theme park in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Danganronpa has picked up popularity for being a high-speed mystery action game that tells a thrilling story that deals with characters each with special skills in separate fields who are vying for the special title of “Ultimate Student” and a dark mascot named Monokuma who holds “class trials.”
The series has many unique and charming characters. What’s more, the series doesn’t just stop at games, there is also a late-night anime produced by MBS called Danganronpa: The Animation that also became well talked about after it began broadcasting.
Namja Town is home to many collaborations with anime and games that recreate the world of the work through food items, attractions, and limited goods for sale. These collaborations are packed with content that is irresistible to fans! For the “Danganronpa 1 & 2 Reload in Namja Town” collaboration, a mystery attraction that recreated the “class trials” shown in the series called “Real Class Trial in Namja Town” was set up. This was a big success evidenced by the 120-minute wait time regardless of what day it was.
Those who participated in the attraction sat at seats designated with names of characters from the series and, following rules based on the game “Are You a Werewolf?” 1, a discussion was undertaken to find out who the culprit was.
The winner of the game was presented with a unique prize called “Deluxe Monokuma Sakechazuke.” Everyone who participated received a random original clear bookmark as a prize.
Character panels were set up all over the place, especially in the “class trial” area. In addition to the attraction, a “Mono Mono Garapon” 2 was taking place in which fabulous prizes such as round mini bags depicting Monokuma and Monomi , 75-millimeter pin badges, plastic student cards, and original postcards were up for grabs.
In addition to that, photo sticker machines equipped with character frames, and cranes games filled with prizes exclusive to the event such as cushions and purses were also set up.
The epitome of this collaboration event, the food and desserts, spanned a plentiful lineup of 15 items, and each one came as a set with a character postcard. Namja Town is home to many gyoza shops in the “Namja Gyoza Stadium,” and here, cute gyoza modeled after the characters Monokuma and Monomi could be found. Also, the “Fukubukuro Dessert Alley” was full of gelato and pancake dessert items.
At the “Hope’s Peak Academy Store Namja Town Branch,” named after the academy the series is set in, original goods like Hope’s Peak Academy game console pouches and microfiber cloths, as well as many character goods were for sale.
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^1^ “Are You a Werewolf?” is a party game created by an American game maker in which players take on the roles of werewolf, villager, and fortuneteller and debate to find out who is the werewolf.
^2^ Garapon is a type of raffle where participants spin the handle on a rotating box and can win prizes depending on the color of the ball that comes out.
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article written by Megumi Higashiashidani and translated by Jarrett Meuser.
