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Bandai’s location scouting and events department is about to make a change to its BC-bakery Expocity cafe located in Suita near Osaka. From June 16, the store will change its name to Bakery Cafe Charabread!
The idea of the cafe remains unchanged - offering customers not only freshly baked bread and tasty drinks, but a healthy dose of fun too. However, the store is looking to boost the range of its activities by collaborating with various characters in the bread and other menu items on offer as well as making use of Bandai’s expertise to develop their merchandising.
The next character collaboration will be with Rascal the Raccoon which is about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its TV anime broadcast. The Rascal the Raccoon bread and themed menu will be on offer for a limited time only from June 16 to Nov. 24, 2016.
To truly immerse themselves in character goodness, the store is even changing its name! One of the most popular items on offer at BC-bakery since its opening in November 2015 has been their collaboration with Kapibarasan which has sold around 35,000 items so far (and is still on sale until June 15).
Sticking with the idea of freshly made character breads, the store has come up with a new name for this line of baked goods, Charabread, which emphases its character collaborations. Hoping to really get the most out of the change, the shop will also be renamed Bakery Cafe Charabread.
The first Bakery Cafe Charabread collaboration will be with Rascal the Raccoon, the sprightly creature about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its TV anime broadcast in 2017.
Starting with Rascal breads, the cafe will also offer a Rascal the Raccoon themed menu for a limited period only. Additional menu items are also expected to appear during the collaborative period.
If you want to grab something to take home with you, the cafe has also prepared a special souvenir set which comes with the character bread plus a mug packaged inside a Rascal-branded box - which would make a great gift, don’t you think? hint
Why not grab a drink too? As far as beverages go, you can choose from three character latte designs and two different drinks. The drinks and desserts also come with a coaster 1 which will change designs every month each featuring scenes from the anime and a cute illustration of Rascal. Of course, there will also be even more Rascal goods on sale in the merchandise corner.
Menu Highlights (prices include 8% tax):
Rascal Bread (324 yen)
Rascal Bread Wink (324 yen)
Rascal Shippo (tail) Bread (324 yen)
Rascal Korone (kifli) (270 yen)
Souvenir Set (all 3 colours - 1,620 yen)
Rascal Character Latte (Choose one of three different designs - 432 yen each)
Rascal Gochisou Parfait - Berry Mix & Cookie (680 yen)
Full Store Details
Name: Bakery Cafe Charabread
Location: LaLaport EXPOCITY, 2-1 Senribampaku Koen, Suita-shi, Osaka
Telephone Number: 06-4860-6025
Interior Space: 153.85 m2
Capacity: 60 (all non-smoking)
Business Hours: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm (in keeping with Expocity business hours)
Holidays: Same as Expocity
Bakery Cafe Charabread Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BC-bakery-1672605269676619/
Japan’s Biggest Complex - Expocity
Expocity is located close to the center of Osaka in front of Banpaku-Kinen-Koen Station and occupies a large area of around 172,000 square meters with 8 large-scale entertainment complexes and 305 stores in the Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport EXPOCITY. The vast complex opened on Nov. 19, 2015 and takes the theme of “Play, Learn, Discover” while aiming to blend the shopping and entertainment experience.
Rascal the Raccoon
*Rascal the Raccoon* was broadcast in 1977 as the third in the World Masterpiece Theater series. Set in Wisconsin in the United States, the anime follows the protagonists Sterling, a young boy, and the raccoon Rascal, over the course of a year. The series doesn’t just focus on the growth of the characters and Rascal’s cuteness, but also on the discord between human society and the animal world.
Original Broadcast Dates: Jan. 1 to Dec. 25, 1977
Number of Episodes: 52 30-minute episodes
^1^ You can’t choose the coaster design and each month is a limited edition so they might run out before you get one.
© Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.
Source: @Press
