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clampnowbackupHello! My friend and I went to the Cardcaptor Sakura x Animate cafe in Tenjin, Fukuoka last April 30 and it was really awesome! It was so good and it was really worth the time and effort to go. I cannot recommend this cafe enough, especially for all the CCS fans!
The previous review post's cafe is actually the same cafe I went to, so I'll try to spare your eyes and cut down on the pictures, lol. (click on the pictures for the full size!)
We had reserved for the 12:00 slot so we got at Animate around 11:30 and looked around the shop while waiting. At 11:50, a staff member came out and told us all to get into two lines. They double checked the names on the tickets with the identification documents we have - in my case, I had my alien registration card with me. I was a little bit apprehensive though because I usually get comments that the photo on my ARC doesn't look like me. XD;;;
We were given a table number and then ushered into the cafe, and as another staff member tore off the stub on our tickets, they handed us an Animate paper bag containing the limited goods that came with the reservation: a mug and the cafe's official illustration in the size of an autograph board.
Front and back of the mug. I know it doesn't look like it, but it's bigger than the usual mugs we have.
There were also other limited goods on sale, and there were the manga volumes as well. I might have missed them, I'm not sure, but I wasn't able to spot the little green and pink SxS teddy bears. Hopefully when I manage to go catch the Osaka one, I can finally find them!
We were shown to our seats, and after placing our orders, we squealed about everything inside the cafe: the Clow card menu book and the table, posters of the chibi cafe versions of our main characters, figures of Suppi and Kero, a lifesize model of the Sakura wand (personally I think it's a little bigger), and various CCS manga illustrations (these ones prohibited picture-taking, but then again we already had billions of copies of these XD). My personal highlights were the Clow card photo booth and the magic circle, though it had a flaw: it was a bit short, so unless you want the ray of sun at the top of the card to cover your face, you'll either have to stoop down or pose in such a way that your face won't be covered. I did the first option even though it was a bit uncomfortable.
(Because I blanked out and was starstruck with the place, I wasn't too creative with my poses. Haha XD)
(Too many pictures zomg, so sorry! I did try to restrain myself! >.<)
When we got inside the cafe, we were handed a slip of paper with a list of the limited goods. If we were to purchase stuff on the list, they would cross those items out (I think it's to prevent some people from hoarding all of them?) Some stuff I got were the clearfile, the rubber straps A and B sets, the Sakura circle earring case, and the 20th anniversary artbook. I was particularly happy to get the last one because all the bookstores near me had run out of them and I couldn't get my hands on a copy elsewhere.
(These are the coasters that came with every menu item you order. I actually got four, but the fourth one is a duplicate of the Sakura coaster and I wasn't able to request for a swap until it was too late.)
After taking pictures, we went back to our table and waited for our food. I ordered the Syaoran-themed cold noodles, Sakura drink (the Syaoran's feelings for Sakura melon soda later on) and the Zettai Daijoubu clow card parfait, while my friend ordered the Suppi/Kero egg and salad set plus the Yukito drink. For each menu item you get a coaster.
I love cold noodles, so this was really good!
We had a little debate on whether the Kero / Suppi heads could be eaten, but finally decided they were inedible. Not entirely sure, though. XD
(The wing is purely cotton candy, and the Clow Card is a biscuit, so yes, they're completely edible XD)
Unfortunately I wasn't able to order the Happy Birthday Sakura cake roll because I forgot it was a limited menu. :/
You can order over and over again within the cafe time limit. Our entire stay in the cafe was an hour and a half, and when we were done we paid for the food we ate at the counter near the exit.
And that's my experience in the Cardcaptor Sakura cafe! Hopefully I will be able to go to the Osaka leg in the summer.
Just a reminder that if you want to go to the CCS cafe, you have to make a prior reservation via eplus (past post by our![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cutesherry here). If you have any questions regarding the reservation process, I can try and answer them the best I can. :)
Mods, please let me know if I made a mistake in tagging and I'll fix them!
The previous review post's cafe is actually the same cafe I went to, so I'll try to spare your eyes and cut down on the pictures, lol. (click on the pictures for the full size!)
We had reserved for the 12:00 slot so we got at Animate around 11:30 and looked around the shop while waiting. At 11:50, a staff member came out and told us all to get into two lines. They double checked the names on the tickets with the identification documents we have - in my case, I had my alien registration card with me. I was a little bit apprehensive though because I usually get comments that the photo on my ARC doesn't look like me. XD;;;
We were given a table number and then ushered into the cafe, and as another staff member tore off the stub on our tickets, they handed us an Animate paper bag containing the limited goods that came with the reservation: a mug and the cafe's official illustration in the size of an autograph board.
Front and back of the mug. I know it doesn't look like it, but it's bigger than the usual mugs we have.
There were also other limited goods on sale, and there were the manga volumes as well. I might have missed them, I'm not sure, but I wasn't able to spot the little green and pink SxS teddy bears. Hopefully when I manage to go catch the Osaka one, I can finally find them!
We were shown to our seats, and after placing our orders, we squealed about everything inside the cafe: the Clow card menu book and the table, posters of the chibi cafe versions of our main characters, figures of Suppi and Kero, a lifesize model of the Sakura wand (personally I think it's a little bigger), and various CCS manga illustrations (these ones prohibited picture-taking, but then again we already had billions of copies of these XD). My personal highlights were the Clow card photo booth and the magic circle, though it had a flaw: it was a bit short, so unless you want the ray of sun at the top of the card to cover your face, you'll either have to stoop down or pose in such a way that your face won't be covered. I did the first option even though it was a bit uncomfortable.
(Because I blanked out and was starstruck with the place, I wasn't too creative with my poses. Haha XD)
(Too many pictures zomg, so sorry! I did try to restrain myself! >.<)
When we got inside the cafe, we were handed a slip of paper with a list of the limited goods. If we were to purchase stuff on the list, they would cross those items out (I think it's to prevent some people from hoarding all of them?) Some stuff I got were the clearfile, the rubber straps A and B sets, the Sakura circle earring case, and the 20th anniversary artbook. I was particularly happy to get the last one because all the bookstores near me had run out of them and I couldn't get my hands on a copy elsewhere.
(These are the coasters that came with every menu item you order. I actually got four, but the fourth one is a duplicate of the Sakura coaster and I wasn't able to request for a swap until it was too late.)
After taking pictures, we went back to our table and waited for our food. I ordered the Syaoran-themed cold noodles, Sakura drink (the Syaoran's feelings for Sakura melon soda later on) and the Zettai Daijoubu clow card parfait, while my friend ordered the Suppi/Kero egg and salad set plus the Yukito drink. For each menu item you get a coaster.
I love cold noodles, so this was really good!
We had a little debate on whether the Kero / Suppi heads could be eaten, but finally decided they were inedible. Not entirely sure, though. XD
(The wing is purely cotton candy, and the Clow Card is a biscuit, so yes, they're completely edible XD)
Unfortunately I wasn't able to order the Happy Birthday Sakura cake roll because I forgot it was a limited menu. :/
You can order over and over again within the cafe time limit. Our entire stay in the cafe was an hour and a half, and when we were done we paid for the food we ate at the counter near the exit.
And that's my experience in the Cardcaptor Sakura cafe! Hopefully I will be able to go to the Osaka leg in the summer.
Just a reminder that if you want to go to the CCS cafe, you have to make a prior reservation via eplus (past post by our
cutesherry here). If you have any questions regarding the reservation process, I can try and answer them the best I can. :)Mods, please let me know if I made a mistake in tagging and I'll fix them!
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Date: 2016-05-03 11:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-05-04 02:28 am (UTC)I'm pretty sure they'll still have a lot of items even until the last day! Though I'm really not sure about the teddy bears, orz... We were given an hour and half inside the cafe, but I think it might depend on each cafe location. There weren't any restrictions so far, aside from the "no taking pictures" notice that they had for the original manga illustrations on display inside.
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Date: 2016-05-04 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-05-05 02:32 am (UTC)I'm curious, how did you go about buying the tickets? I'll be in Japan in a few weeks, and I looked at the website, but it seems like I'd have to pick up the tickets at a conbini. Do you think it's ok to just buy them once I get there, about a week before I'll be going to the restaurant? I'm guessing I could use a Loppi machine or something at Lawson.
Or can you buy them from abroad several weeks in advance and then pick up the tickets later at the conbini?
I'd love any advice, the eplus website was a little too complicated for me :/
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Date: 2016-05-05 03:48 am (UTC)You can pay in three ways: konbini payment, credit card and netbanking (with Japanese bank accounts I think). The system rejects foreign credit cards unfortunately (since it rejected mine), so the only option for temporary visitors is to pay via konbini (7-11, Lawson, FaMart, or Mini Stop are fine).
I currently live/work in Japan so I opted to have the tickets delivered to my address, because for some reason I had thought that the CCS cafe would have its own ticket style like some of the concerts I've gone to, but there was only a slight difference XD (I'll edit this comment once I get home and retrieve the ticket). For foreign visitors you can have the ticket printed out at Family Mart, so I think it'll be easier to pay AND have the ticket printed out there. If it's the same process as ordering movie tickets, then you should be able to get your tickets very fast and in less than 10 minutes. And, I think it's perfectly fine to order the tickets even less than a week before you come. I just visited eplus and they still have the reservations for May 1-7 open. XD
Reservations for some time slots run out very fast though, so you might want to take that into account especially if you are on a tight itinerary.
The eplus account should be in your name because they will use the registered name as the ticket holder. I tried ordering for a friend who is coming for a vacation, but it didn't let me change my name or even designate a different name on the ticket. Also, if one opts for ticket delivery, they need to know that the tickets are delivered via Yamato's security package, and I was asked for my ID before they handed me my tickets.
Sorry if that was long, but I hope that helps!
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Date: 2016-05-05 04:30 am (UTC)Thank you so much for sharing!
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Date: 2016-05-07 03:34 am (UTC)Ahhh, I managed to go to the Ikebukuro one April 11th and it's interesting noting a few differences. Ikebukuro didn't have the Suppi statue; so cute!!
(And it's strange, I also didn't see the teddy bears, as I was hoping. I wished they had them too. I wonder why. :O)
Thank you for sharing!
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Date: 2016-05-07 04:05 am (UTC)