All Whiny Giant Robot Pilots Are Welcome at the Gundam Caf
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?Tomorrow — which is only about an hour or two away in Japan from this article’s posting, I believe — the Gundam Caf? opens in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. You may be shocked to realized that the “theme” consists mostly of a few goofy Gundam-themed food items and plenty of Gundam merchandise for sale — along with a few famous Gundam creators’ signatures and art on the wall — but probably not. It’s still a mini-restaurant (which I’m 99% sure serves beer) based entirely on one anime series, and that ain’t bad. I just wonder how Bandai didn’t build one of these things before 2010. Thanks to everyone who sent in the tip; if you want to see more pics of the caf?, head to Akihabara News.
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