KIDDYLAND has announced the opening of the first official shops themed on the popular character Chiikawa. Named Chiikawa Land, the two stores will open at the Harajuku and Osaka Umeda branches of KIDDYLAND on August 7.

Chiikawa is a popular character first revealed by Japanese illustrator Nagano on Twitter. In December 2020, the official online store Chiikawa Market opened, and Nagano released a book compiling the manga panels they drew and posted on Twitter. With over 550,000 follows on Twitter, Chiikawa has become extremely popular, with even themed cafes and an exhibition, Chiikawa’s Forest, having taken place.

Now Chiikawa get its own official shops at KIDDYLAND with merchandise featuring new and exclusive artwork drawn by Nagano and more.

Get your paws on exclusive merch at Chiikawa Land

Smartphone Stickers | 3 Designs | ¥385 Each (Tax Included)

Acrylic Stands | 3 Designs | ¥770 Each (Tax Included)

Pins | 3 Designs | ¥330 Each (Tax Included)

Acrylic Keyrings | 3 Designs | ¥660 Each (Tax Included)

Large Hand Towels | 2 Designs | ¥770 Each (Tax Included)

Mug | ¥1,650 (Tax Included)

T-Shirts | 3 Designs | ¥3,080 Each (Tax Included)

Positively adorable frames for pre-order

Chiikawa Art Frame – Clouds | ¥16,500 (Tax Included)

Chiikawa Art Frame – Faces | ¥16,500 (Tax Included)

Chiikawa Art Frame – Ramen | ¥16,500 (Tax Included)

Buyer bonuses

For every ¥1,100 spent in a single transaction, receive one of three possible Umaibo corn sticks.

For every ¥3,300-¥5,499 spent in a single transaction, receive an exclusive hologram pin.

Spend over ¥5,500 to receive a random special gift: one of four possible lunch boxes or one of five plush pins.

Chiikawa Land shopping bag

Snap a photo at one of the photo spots

Get a stamp at both KIDDYLAND branches

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Juice has opened a pop-up shop centred on the popular character Chiikawa at EKIHAKO inside EKI MARCHÉ SHIN-OSAKA where it is set to stay until August 26.

Get your paws on some exclusive items

New merch for July 2021

Cushion | ¥4,180 (Tax Included)

Hand Puppets | ¥1,980 (Tax Included)

Free acrylic key ring for buyers

Chiikawa fans can get their hands on a variety of items from pouches to plush toys, apparel, kitchenware, and more. The items are exclusive to the pop-up store and Chiikawa online shop. And if you spend over ¥3,300 at the pop-up sto9re, you’ll get a free glittery acrylic key ring.

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Virtual YouTuber talent agency Hololive Production is set to release a new exclusive collection at Atre Akihabara in Tokyo on August 1.

The Line-Up

Acrylic Panel / B2 Tapestries / Acrylic Chibi Figures

Big Silhouette T-Shirts / Holostars T-Shirt / Key Visual Graphic T-Shirt

Key Visual Acrylic Panel

Chibi Character Illustration Acrylic Figures

B2 Tapestries

hololy Photo Contest

Hololive fans can get their hands on merchandise of all their favourite VTubers with this collection that will be sold exclusively at Atre Akihabara. To promote the collection, giant poster will be plastered up outside and around Atre Akihabara, with a giant one at the north entrance 3D illustrations at the south entrance. And for every ¥500 spent in a single transaction on the items, fans will receive a free character card.

Two branches of Animate Cafe, Good Smile x Animate Cafe Akihabara and Good Smile x Animate Cafe Osaka Nipponbashi, are collaborating with Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- from June 23 to August 2, serving up food, drinks, and desserts inspired by the game as well as selling exclusive merchandise.

The Menu

Utage no Maku no Nai Bento | ¥1,100 (Tax Included)

Kasyuu Kiyomitsu’s Stylish Tomato Stew w/Focaccia | ¥1,100 (Tax Included)

Kasen Kanesada’s Elegant Sea Bream Chazuke | ¥1,100 (Tax Included)

Honmaru Elegance ~Everyday Garden~ | ¥900 (Tax Included)

Honmaru Elegance ~Spring Garden~ | ¥900 (Tax Included)

I Discovered a New Sword! | ¥800 (Tax Included)

Kebiishi Subjugation | ¥650 (Tax Included)

Special Investigation: Tenpou Edo | ¥650 (Tax Included) | Suishinshi Masahide & Kyomaro Minamoto Versions

Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms ~Touken Ranbu~ | ¥650 (Tax Included)

Special Investigation Jurakudai | ¥650 (Tax Included)

Freebies for ordering from the menu

Coasters (42 Designs) | Available: June 23-July 13

Coasters (43 Designs) | Available: July 14-August 2

Exclusive merchandise

Acrylic Keyrings (42 Designs) | ¥700 Each (Tax Included)

Pins (42 Designs) | ¥700 Each (Tax Included)

Acrylic Stand Keyrings (43 Designs) | ¥700 Each (Tax Included)

Pins (43 Designs) | ¥700 Each (Tax Included)

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PARCO has announced an exhibition based on the popular Japanese character Chiikawa which will take place on the 7th floor of their Sapporo branch from July 3.

Entrance photospot

Chiikawa Diagnosis

Game

Bye Bye Photospot

Message board

Entrance ticket pochette bag bonus

Game stickers

Exclusive shopping bag

Event exclusive merchandise

Pins (10 Designs)

Chiikawa no Mori Postcard Book – Event Exclusive Edition

Chiikawa no Mori Postcard Book – Regular Edition

Folder

Hand Towels (2 Designs)

Face Towel

Acrylic Clock

Large Tote Bag

T-Shirt

Puzzle

Chiikawa is a popular character by Japanese illustrator Nagano. In Chiikawa no Mori, or Chiikawa Forest, lives Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi, who enjoy relaxed lives there. Nagano’s stories of them have drawn much attention on Twitter. The event will include newly-drawn artwork, photo spots, a new animation, a game, a corner where you can write messages to Chiikawa and his friends, and much more. Pre-sales of postcard books are also available. And if you spend over ¥2,200 at the event, you get a free exclusive shopping bag.

Two pop-up shops, the SSSS.DYNAZENON @ Dash Store and SSSS.GRIDMAN @ Dash Store, are now open at Animate Akihabara and Animate Osaka Nipponbashi until June 24. The stores are themed on Tsuburaya Productions and Studio Triggers’ anime series SSSS.DYNAZENON, which began airing in April, and SSSS.GRIDMAN.

SSSS.DYNAZENON @ Dash Store

SSSS.GRIDMAN @ Dash Store

Fans of the series can get their hands on a range of pre-sale and exclusive merchandise. For every ¥2,000 spent, they can get their hands on one of five possible bromide illustrations, and if they spend over ¥3,000, they’ll enter for a chance to win a special poster.

Bromides (5 Designs)

Special Poster

The Line-Up

Dash Store Exclusive T-Shirts | 5 Designs | ¥7,150 Each (Tax Included)

Dash Store Exclusive Bottles | 2 Designs | ¥2,200 Each (Tax Included) (All come with one of 3 possible illustrated cards)

Dash Store Exclusive Metal Sticker Sets | 2 Designs | DYNAZENON ¥1,320 – GRIDMAN ¥880 (Tax Included)

Dash Store Exclusive T-Shirt | ¥2,750 (Tax Included)

Dash Store Exclusive Stainless Thermo Tumbler | ¥2,750 (Tax Included)

Pre-Sale Acrylic Stands | 5 Designs | ¥1,980 Each (Tax Included)

Pre-Sale Tapestries | 5 Designs | ¥3,850 Each (Tax Included)

Pre-Sale Pin Set | DYNAZENON ¥1,320 – GRIDMAN ¥880 (Tax Included)

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Akihabara’s famous maid cafe @home has announced a collaboration Tanuqn Friends, a fictional idol unit led by the cute mint green Tanuki known as Tanuqn. The collaboration will run from April 2 to 25 and will welcome customers with an original menu line-up, merchandise, and more.

Cute maid outfit arrangement for the collaboration

Tanuqn Friends maid outfit illustration created for the collab　(c)yumeminemu

A cute menu line-up

Omurice | ¥1,450 (Tax Included)

Ramen | ¥1,300 (Tax Included)

Chocolate Mint Parfait | ¥1,100 (Tax Included)

Pudding | ¥1,000 (Tax Included)

Mint Latte – Mango Passion Latte – Black Sesame Latte | ¥750 Each (Tax Included)

Free name tags with the Tanuqn course menu

Novelties

Customers will receive a free lunch mat for every dish and dessert ordered.

And every drink ordered will get you an original coaster.

Collab Merch

tiny tot toys x @home cafe Plush Toy | ¥7,150 (Tax Included)

Acrylic Key Rings | ¥880 Each (Tax Included)

Acrylic Stand Set of 3 | ¥2,200 (Tax Included)

Pins | ¥440 Each (Tax Included)

Hand Towels | ¥1,320 Each (Tax Included)

Pouch | ¥1,760 (Tax Included)

The collaboration is taking place on the 6th floor of the main branch of @home cafe in Akihabara, where customers get to see the maids wearing animal ears based on the three characters of Tanuqn Friends.

International figure and hobby shop AmiAmi has announced a list of events taking place this month both on their official website and at AmiAmi Akihabara Radio Kaikan.

Events @ AmiAmi Akihabara Radio Kaikan

“Arune no Jikenbo” – AmiAmi Puzzle Solving Fair ~A Riddle From Jishe~

Running: February 27, 2021 – March 31, 2021

Content: For every ¥1,000 (tax included) spent on Arune no Jikenbo merchandise, fans can receive one of four possible postcards.

Event Page: Click Here

Ami Kono Monthly Card Present

Running: From March 1, 2021

Content: If you buy something from AmiAmi Akihabara Radio Kaikan and AmiAmi Akihabara 2nd, you can receive an Ami Kono Monthly Card.

Event Page: Click Here

OBSOLETE Pop-Up Store

Running: March 12, 2021 – March 28, 2021

Content: Receive a free postcard when you spend over ¥2,200 (tax included) on OBSOLETE products.

Details: Click Here

Events @ AmiAmi Online Shop

Gintama The Final AmiAmi Postcard Campaign

Running: From February 22, 2021

Content: Receive one of four possible AmiAmi-exclusive Gintama The Final postcards for every ¥3,000 (tax included) spent on Gintama The Final merchandise.

Campaign Details: Click Here

D4DJ Anime OP & ED Single Simultaneous Release Fair

Running: From February 22, 2021

Content: For every D4DJ CD bought, receive one of 24 possible disk stickers.

Event Details: Click Here

Girls und Panzer das FINALE Episode 3 Campaign

Content: Receive a set of three postcards for every Girls und Panzer CD bought. Also receive an A3 poster for every Girls und Panzer DVD and Blu-ray bought.

Campaign Details: Click Here

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The popular anime, manga, and game-collaborating Animate Cafe launched a new collaboration with Sakura Miku last Wednesday which is set to run until April 12.

Fans of the cherry blossom-adorned Hatsune Miku will find her decorating the inside of the cafe everywhere they look with tapestries, boards, and more.

There’s plenty of exclusive merchandise to get your hands on from key rings to chocolate boxes and more.

And of course, since this is Animate Cafe, there’s an absolutely adorable menu being served inspired by Sakura Miku, Japanese cherry blossom season, Hanami, and more.

Customers can get their hands on some freebies too like coasters and even an original happi coat.

If you’re in Akihabara or Osaka this spring, don’t miss out!

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Royal Host, a family restaurant in Akihabara, is collaborating with the popular TV anime series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War to serve two different menu line-ups. The first is currently running right now until July 5, which we covered recently. This time we’ll be taking a look at the upcoming second menu which will be served from July 6.

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is a romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Aka Akasaka. A 12-episode anime adaptation premiered in January. The series’s collaboration with Royal Host last year was such a success that the restaurant chain decided to bring it back again.

2nd Collaboration Menu

Five items make up this second Kaguya-sama: Love Is War x Royal Host menu.

~I Wanna Feed Miyuki Shirogane~ Kaguya Shinomiya’s Handmade Pasta: ¥1,800 (Before Tax)

A tomato cream pasta topped with salted salmon roe and seafood, and served with a side of salad and garlic bread.

~Save the Student Council~ Student Council Member’s Bonding Curry: ¥1,800 (Before Tax)

Butter rice topped with curry, spinach, melted cheese, boiled egg, and spicy onion rings. Served with a side of salad and mango dessert.

~Kaguya Shinomiya is Happy~ Kawaii Strawberry Parfait: ¥800 (Before Tax)

Bright-red sweet and sour strawberry sorbet topped with fresh strawberries.

~I Wanna Befriend Kei Shirigane~ Blue Lychee: ¥500 (Before Tax)

Lychee-flavoured soda topped with whipped cream.

~I Wanna Make Ai Hayasaka Feel Better~ Lonely Person’s Cheesecake: ¥580 (Before Tax)

A slice of cheesecake drizzled in blueberry sauce.

When you order from this second collaboration menu you will receive a free and exclusive coaster.

Mug: ¥1,580 (Before Tax)

Before Tax: ¥3,500

There’s also a selection of exclusive merchandise for fans to get their hands on too, like a mug, cushion, or acrylic stand.

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Royal Host, a family restaurant in Akihabara, is collaborating with the popular TV anime series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War to serve two different menu line-ups: the first is running from June 13 to July 5 while the second will begin on July 6.

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is a romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Aka Akasaka. A 12-episode anime adaptation premiered in January. The series’s collaboration with Royal Host last year was such a success that the restaurant chain decided to bring it back again.

~Kaguya Shinomiya Itadakitai~ Miyuki Shirogane’s Special Lunch: ¥1,800 (Before Tax)～

Chicken rice served with a hamburger, vegetables, and the student council president’s favourite: fried oyster.

~Chika Fujiwara wa Mazaritai~ Love Detective’s Paella: ¥1,800 (Before Tax)

Authentic paella with saffron rice served with shrimp, crab cream korokke, and other tasty treats.

~Miyuki Shirogane wa Nemurenai~ Gakkou Koujou Winner Coffee: ¥500 (Before Tax)

Wake up with a glass of refreshing iced coffee sweetened with cream.

~Miyuki Shirogane o Iwaitai~ Kaguya Shinomiya’s Shortcake: ¥580 (Before Tax)

A super cute strawberry shortcake perfect for a birthday treat.

Ordering anything from the collaboration menu will get you one of the above coasters. If you collect all nine and put them together, it makes a picture.

Fans can get their hands on some exclusive Kaguya-sama: Love Is War merchandise too, like this cute mug.

©Aka Akasaka / Shueisha・Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Production Committee

Akihabara’s popular maid café @Home Cafe is partnering up with the world’s favourite Sanrio character Hello Kitty, creating a beautiful collaboration café that will open on January 21 and run for a limited time. The new café will see a new original menu, café-limited goods and much more.

@Home Cafe collaborated with Sanrio characters My Melody and Cinnamoroll in 2018, and with Pompompurin in 2019. Each year, the collaboration café was very popular. As 2020 marks the year of the Tokyo 2020 Games, Sanrio has stepped up their game, sending in their legendary Hello Kitty to the café to ensure that 2020 is celebrated to the max.

The collaboration café features illustrations of Hello Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy dressed as maids and serving customers in the café. The collaboration café will see the walls dressed in pink and yellow gingham checkered patterns and lots of sweet and cute illustrations.

Hello Kitty’s KAWAII ♡ Pink Curry (Comes with Certificate Card): ¥1,400

Hello Kitty and Mimmy’s Moe Moe Ribbon Pasta Plate: ¥1,300

Hello Kitty’s Lovely Sandwich with Sweet and Sour Soup: ¥1,300

Hello Kitty’s Moe Moe Parfait: ¥1,000　Mimmy’s Kyun Kyun Parfait: ¥1,000

Bright Red Apple Okyumuka Cake: ¥1,000

As the café’s main theme is “moe” (feeling of strong affection),  Hello Kitty and Mimmy are sure to enhance your moe experience to the max.

Masters and mistresses who visit the café will also be presented with one of two designs of free collaboration placemat.

There are three varieties of original drink coasters at the café too. Masters and mistresses who order a drink will be given one for free.

Lunch Tote Bag: ¥1,500

Acrylic Keyings (Three Varieties): ¥600 Each

The café is also full of a wide range of collaboration merchandise so make sure to check them out after filling up on some delicious kawaii food.

The maids at the café will also be wearing original Hello Kitty and Mimmy-themed maid outfits that you just cannot miss if you are a Hello Kitty fan.

*All prices stated above are prices before tax.

*The English names of the dishes and merchandise mentioned above have been translated.

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