JAPAN

Akihabara is probably a place that is synonymous with “otaku city” for most everyone. However, Ikebukuro is also quite the otaku city.

• 12 years ago

*Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion* released in theaters nationwide in Japan on Oct. 26 and is already a big hit. To match up with this release, many tie-in projects and new products are being announced in succession.

• 12 years ago

Hello Kitty has become a strawberry cream cake! It looks delicious, but it’s so cute that eating it would be a waste!

• 12 years ago

5,040 entries poured in for only 10 spots! We went to report on the employee cafeteria tour at Square Enix, which keeps putting out creative work.

• 12 years ago

A figure of Grandma from the popular browser game *Cookie Clicker* is on display now at Kaiyodo Hobby Lobby Tokyo on the seventh floor of Radio Kaikan Building No. 1 in Akihabara.

• 12 years ago

On Aug. 6, Sengoku Style Cafe & Bar Mononopu Tenchukaku opened in Japan.

• 12 years ago

Souvenirs from Tokyo-3, the setting for the latest *Evangelion* film, are now available in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.

• 12 years ago

Latte art created by Kohei Matsuno — also known as Mattsun — continues to amaze many people on the Internet.

• 12 years ago

Marshmallowshop Yawahada, a gourmet sweets online boutique from Japan, has created their own cat-inspired marshmallows.

• 12 years ago

J-World Tokyo, the new *Weekly Shonen Jump* indoor theme park, doesn’t just have exciting attractions to enjoy, but also a variety of delicious snacks and sweets themed after works from *Weekly Shonen Jump* and *Jump SQ*!

• 12 years ago

Miku Cafe Ver. 2 has opened for a limited time at Tokyo City View in Roppongi Hills.

• 12 years ago

Beginning on July 6, *Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya* will finally begin screening in Japan. In the two weeks leading up to its release, anticipation for the movie has been increasing more and more.

• 12 years ago

What kind of place is this restaurant owned by animation production company Ufotable? Following my visit to Ufotable Cafe, I also took a trip to Ufotable Dining in Shinjuku. My visit fell right in the middle of ClariS Dining, a collaborative promotion with the pop duo ClariS.

• 12 years ago

From Bandai’s “Chara Shoku” series comes an *Ultraman* curry themed after the first generation Ultraman: Deputy Captain Hayate.

• 12 years ago

Ufotable Cafe is a cafe run by the anime production studio Ufotable, which is responsible for continuing to create hit works such as *Fate/Zero* and *Kara no Kyokai*.

• 12 years ago

On YouTube’s main battle ground, there is an unusual family that’s trying to live only on video posting advertising fees.

• 12 years ago

This July, *Danganronpa Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei: The Animation* will begin broadcasting in Japan.

• 12 years ago

On May 27, Nissin Foods began selling “Cup Noodle Curry” with attached mini plastic models from *Mobile Suit Gundam*.

• 13 years ago

Recently, the game series *Steins;Gate* collaborated with the Western-style restaurant Kitchen Jiro Sotokanda in Akihabara.

• 13 years ago

In line with the “All You Need Is Love” exhibition being held in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Roppongi Hills, a limited time cafe named Miku Cafe is open at Tokyo City View on the 52nd floor of Mori Tower until June 16.

• 13 years ago