Category: AKIBA NEWS

Arii Corporation’s Trading Card Business Division (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takao Arai) has opened “Toreka Mall Akihabara 1st Store”, a commercial facility with a concentration of trading card specialty stores, on the basement floor of Laox Akihabara Main Store. ◾ Facility Overview Name: Trecamoor Akihabara 1st store Address: 1-2-9 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Laox Akihabara Main Store, 1st basement floor Business area: Approximately 80 tsubo Access: 2 minutes walk from JR Akihabara Station, Electric Town Exit ◾︎Features 1. A first in Japan ・Japan’s first specialized mall that brings together only trading card specialty stores ・Many industry-leading famous stores will open ②A rich lineup of tenants ・Shinsoku (https://x.com/shinsoku_akb2nd ) ・CARD […]

~Famous guests from “CONNECT V” and winners of the new VTuber audition “CONNECT V NEXT” will also be participating!~   “CONNECT V,” a streaming program hosted by the virtual artist unit “Tacitly” operated by NTT QONOQ Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “CONNECT V”), will hold the “CONNECT V Fes” on Saturday, November 9, 2024. This event will be a fan-participation live event with a total of eight people, including six guests who have appeared on “CONNECT V” in the past and Tacitly’s Lilia and Ciel. In addition, as a first attempt, the opening act will be performed by the winners of the “CONNECT V NEXT” audition, which was organized by […]

~Relaunching under new name “Sushi Bar FUJIYAMA TOKYO” Akihabara store~   “Spreading Japanese sushi culture from Akihabara to the world”—The first step towards a new stage Sushi Bar Fujiyama Akihabara, operated by Globridge Co., Ltd. (Head office: Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Makoto Otsuka), will undergo a rebranding and will reopen as Sushi Bar FUJIYAMA TOKYO Akihabara on Friday, November 1, 2024. *The official brand website is here Our mission is to “deliver Japanese sushi to the world from Akihabara.” We have incorporated this idea into our new store name, and have incorporated English notation so that it can be familiar to more people around the world. This makes the […]

Cinnamoroll, the No. 1 character in the 2024 Sanrio Character Awards, is collaborating with the popular futuristic and magical worldview of the classic moe moe maid cafe MAID MADE.   The maid cafe “MAID MADE” operated by Middletro Co., Ltd. will start selling collaboration products with Sanrio’s popular character “Cinnamoroll” exclusively at its Akihabara Station store.   Cinnamoroll x MAID MADE collaboration products ✅Product name Cinnamoroll Acrylic Keychain MAID MADE Uniform Version 3 Types ✅Price 500 yen (tax included) ✅How to purchase Available for purchase at the capsule machine installed at the MAID√MADE Akihabara Station store. Each design on the acrylic key chain is a specially drawn collaboration illustration that […]

Click here for details about the Only Shop Animate Co., Ltd. will hold the “Shikanokokonokokoshitantan Only Shop in animate ~ Is there a demand for deer x maid? ~” at Animate Akihabara from October 19, 2024. “Shikanokokonokokoshitantan” is a girl-meets-deer story in which the life of a former delinquent, Torako Koshi, who pretends to be an honor student, is disrupted by a girl named Kanoko who has “horns” growing out of her. The TV anime series began airing in July, and the opening theme song “Shikairo Days” has been viewed over 26 million times on YouTube, making it a hot topic right now. Animate Akihabara will be holding the “Shikanokonokokoshitantan […]

New merchandise featuring original photos of Fumi, Hoshikawa Sara, and Yamagami Karuta will also be on sale!   More details about the fair here Animate Co., Ltd. will hold the “Nijisanji Orihimeboshi 5th Anniversary Fair in animate” from October 17, 2024. “Orihimeboshi” is a VTuber unit consisting of three contemporaries, Fumi, Hoshikawa Sara, and Yamagami Karuta, who debuted in 2019 from Nijisanji, a VTuber/Virtual Liver project that has about 150 diverse influencers from Japan and abroad. The unit will celebrate its 5th anniversary in October 2024. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of “Orihimeboshi”, some Animate stores will be holding the “Nijisanji Orihimeboshi 5th Anniversary Fair in animate” from October 17th […]

Original “arti-mate” apparel and miscellaneous goods from the “Danganronpa” series will be on sale at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store 4F, Akihabara Building 1 3F, and Shibuya’s “Space A la mode.”   Almabianca Co., Ltd. will be selling original “arti-mate” apparel and miscellaneous goods from the “Danganronpa Series” in limited quantities at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store 4F, Akihabara Building 1 3F, and Shibuya “Space A la mode”.   Alma Bianca Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tomonari Sakai), which sells original manga and anime goods, will be selling original apparel and miscellaneous goods from the Danganronpa series, a joint brand of “arma bianca” and “Animate,” called “arti-mate,” at Animate Ikebukuro Main […]

The hugely popular “Magical Angel Creamy Mami” POP-UP store in Hong Kong is coming to Japan with a ton of new products! We have a wide variety of products under the theme of “Backstage.”   11JAN Limited (Headquarters: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, CEO: Suzuki Masashi), a group of creators that produces products based on Japanese anime and game IP and sells them worldwide from their base in Hong Kong, will be holding a limited-time pop-up store themed around Creamy Mami, the Magical Angel, an IP of Pierrot Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Mitaka City, Tokyo, President and CEO: Ueda Noriaki). This project is the first time that the company has planned […]

The stage guests for the Japanese sake tasting event “Tokyo SAKE Collection 2024 ~Sake Collection @ Akihabara Sake~” to be held on October 12th (Sat), October 13th (Sun), and October 14th (Mon, holiday) have been decided. Please enjoy a fun time drinking the proud sake of sake breweries from all over the country. Learn more ■1F Japanese Sake Tasting Event Stage Performers ・Saturday, October 12th: Day 1 ・October 13th (Sunday) Day 2 ・October 14th (Sun) Day 3 “The Solitary Gourmet Live in Akihabara!” <Approximately 100 types of sake from all over Japan will be gathered in Akihabara!> You can view all of the 1st floor stages with just a tasting […]

■ Genshin Impact: Hatchet Implementation Celebration Animate Fair https://www.animate-onlineshop.jp/contents/fair_event/detail.php?id=111746 Animate Co., Ltd. will be holding the “Genshin Impact Nata Implementation Commemoration Animate Fair” from September 14, 2024. Genshin Impact is a new generation open world RPG for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, and PC, brought to you by HoYoverse. The service began in September 2020, and it won the “Excellence Award” in the annual work category at the Japan Game Awards 2021 and the “Best Mobile Game” at The Game Awards 2021. A major update in August 2024 opened up the new region “Nata”, and new characters “Mualani”, “Kinichi”, and “Kachina” appeared, attracting attention. The “Genshin Impact Nata Implementation […]