Ranma is again on TV with a brand new anime collection, and again in Japan’s character cafe circuit too!
In October, followers of Ranma 1/2 received a particular deal with because the martial arts/comedy/romance returned to tv with an anime remake of the collection whose authentic iteration premiered in 1989. Now there’s one other encore of kinds for the franchise, with a brand-new Ranma 1/2 themed cafe set to open quickly in Japan!
The primary Ranma-themed eatery since 2018, the brand new Ranma 1/2 Cafe might be a popup restaurant with three areas, in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. As is commonly the case with themed cafes, there’s a reservation system with a seating cost of 770 yen (US$5), but additionally some cool extras that come as a part of the deal, as ordering meals will get you two character artwork postcards, chosen randomly from a set of 5, and ordering drinks will get you one in all 5 coasters, additionally chosen at random.
▼ Coasters
▼ Postcards
The brand new Ranma anime retains the unique’s setting of the late ‘80s/early ‘90s, however the cafe’s character paintings turns the retro dial again a number of notches extra by dressing the solid in apparel evocative of the Taisho interval (1912-1926), for an extra-old college kissa (espresso store) aesthetic.
The cafe’s paintings is utilizing the character designs of the brand new Ranma 1/2 anime as its base, and with it nonetheless within the early levels of the story, the themed menu gadgets and merch spotlight 5 of probably the most central characters within the solid: protagonist Ranma (in female and male varieties), his fiance Akane, his rival Ryoga, and his second (although not his final) fiance Shampoo.
Ranma’s core plot level is that, attributable to a curse, he modifies from a boy to a lady with a splash of chilly water, and again right into a boy with sizzling water. Consistent with that, there are two completely different Ranma-themed dishes, every with a little bit of temperature-based transformation concerned. First up is the Ranma Omelet Pilaf (1,790 yen [US$11.70]), a variation of Japan’s conventional rice omelets with scrambled egg and cheese over rice, served with a kettle of sizzling beef inventory soup to pour over it.
There’s additionally the Ranma Chilled Omelet Pasta (1,790 yen), cream sauce pasta with egg and cheese served chilly with a bucket of chilled tomato soup so as to add.
Ranma’s not the one one with a water-based curse, as his rival Ryoga transforms into an cute little black pig, recognized to these unaware of his curse as P-chan. The Ryoga /P-chan Curry (1,790 yen) has black rice sculpted to appear to be P-chan, with a slice of kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) standing in for his bandana, together with meatballs, potatoes, and different veggies for a taste you possibly can lose your self in.
Shifting on to desserts, we come to Akane’s Dora-pancake (1,690 yen), a daring mishmash of japanese and western sweets. Sandwiched between the pair of compact pancakes is a complete lot of azuki (candy crimson bean jam) and a plopping of vanilla ice cream, whereas on prime there are white peach slices and matcha shiratama (mochi dumplings). As a nod to Akane’s standing as one of the vital terrifyingly unskilled cooks within the historical past of anime, the Dora-pancake purposely isn’t a lot to take a look at, however all the substances sound scrumptious, so it’s possible a dessert whose internal magnificence is what’s most vital.
Alternatively, you possibly can fulfill your candy tooth with Shampoo’s Anmitsu Parfait (1,690 yen), a tall glass of azuki, shiratama, fruit, and blakcurrant sherbert.
As for drinks, Ranma is represented with a butterfly pea tea accompanied by a slice of grapefruit, which modifications colour in case you add a squirt of the juice.
Additionally a part of the lineup of drinks (all 990 yen) are Akane’s sizzling matcha milk with strawberry flakes…
…Ryoga’s sizzling Vienna espresso with pumpkin powder and cocoa biscuit topping…
…and Shampoo’s almond tofu-style float with white peach sherbert.
Hooked up to the cafes might be a merch store with pins, key holders, acrylic mini character stands, stickers, drawstring pouches, and memo paper canisters.
The Ranma 1/2 Cafe opens in Osaka on December 5 on the Field Cafe & House venue throughout the Umeda Kitte procuring middle, the place it runs till January 13. The Nagoya location may even open on December 5, on the Lachic 1 Field Cafe & House, and be in operation till January 26. The Tokyo cafe doesn’t but have a gap date extra particular than someday in 2025 and no location has been introduced, although the Field Cafe & House within the Sola Machi procuring middle on the foot of the Tokyo Skytree looks like the most probably candidate.
Reservations will be made by way of the official Ranma 1/2 Cafe web site right here, which additionally has a storefront for on-line buy of the associated merch.
Associated: Ranma 1/2 Cafe official web site
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