Category: AKIBA NEWS

There will be an offline meetup with 300 people, seven circles including “Ponderonium Laboratory” and “EXTENSION CLOTHING” will exhibit in person for the first time, and VR-related companies including “VRChat Inc.” will hold exhibitions and experience sessions.   Polygon Tailor Consulting Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kazunari Kita), which supports companies in entering the metaverse, and Ourai Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tomomi Azuma), are pleased to announce that they will be holding the “VRC Big Exchange Event” on Saturday, December 21st at Akihabara UDX 2F AKIBA SQUARE for the purpose of three-way interaction between VR users, VR creators, and VR-related companies.   What is the VRC Big […]

A collaboration cafe to commemorate the broadcast of the TV anime “BLEACH: The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc – Conflict Story” will be held at Barizum from Monday, November 18, 2024 to Wednesday, November 27, 2024!   Collaboration Menu For details and reservations, click here Information on participating stores Bar Rhythm Akihabara Electric Town Store (Karaoke Pasela Akihabara Electric Town Store B1F) 0120-759-626 1-13-2 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021 Pasela Resorts Akihabara Electric Town Store B1F NS Group Co., Ltd. NS Group Co., Ltd. is strategically developing over 50 business brands, including bridal, hotels, restaurants, karaoke, cafes, and studios, with the service industry at its core. In each business, we create a […]

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 […]