Animate Akihabara, a specialty store for anime, comics, and games, will have its grand opening tomorrow, April 28!　The final chapter of the renewal plan!

Animate Akihabara, a specialty store for anime, comics, and games, is scheduled to have its grand opening tomorrow, Friday, April 28. The location is along Chuo-dori Avenue. It is located along Chuo-dori Avenue, next to the " Taito Station Akihabara " amusement facility.

Animate" is a specialty store for anime, comics, and games with stores all over Japan. The store in Akihabara opened on December 20, 1997, and has been visited by many people over the years as a sacred place for anime in the Akihabara area.

Animate Akihabara" consists of two buildings, Building 1, which will open tomorrow, April 28, and Building 2, which opened in December 2022, with Building 1 selling character goods and audio/visual game products, while Building 2 houses books, an only store space, and Animate Cafe Gratte The second building houses not only shopping, but also hands-on facilities, making it a place where everyone's "fun" can come together.

In addition, "Space A la mode," which stocks apparel and household goods, will open on the third floor of the new "Animate Akihabara No. 1" building, following the opening of the Animate Ikebukuro main store, and original products that are popular in Ikebukuro can be purchased in Akihabara.

In addition, " Gratte " in the "Animate Akihabara No. 2" building will sell a variety of original products, including Shotaro Tokuno's latest work, "IDOL x IDOL STORY! The three titles will be on sale at the event, as well as a variety of other gratte items.

In addition, on the grand opening day tomorrow, April 28 (Friday), "Yumemiru Otoko ga Jissai-sha" and "Ojisan wa Oshita! and "Ojichan wa oshimasama!" and voice actress Natsuori Ishihara, who is also active as an artist, will take the stage at the opening event to give a mini talk at the opening ceremony!

(Added on 4/29!) Click here for the video of the ribbon-cutting and mini-talk opening event with Natsuori Ishihara on stage! ⇒ Voice actress Natsuori Ishihara: "Animate Akihabara is a "dreamlike place"! Ribbon-cutting & Mini Talk Opening Event was held at the grand opening of "Animate Akihabara"! Official Report

The scheduled events are as follows.

Animate Akihabara" Opening Event
Date: April 28, 2023 10:00-10:30 (tentative)
Guest: Natsuori Ishihara
The opening event will be broadcast live on YouTube
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*The event cannot be viewed at the venue.

■Grand Opening Commemorative Lottery
Date：April 28 - 30, 2023
Location：Animate Akihabara
During the event period, customers who bring a receipt for purchases of 3,300 yen (including tax) or more on the day of the event to animate Akihabara will be eligible to participate in the lottery once.
The raffle will end when all the prizes are gone.
Receipts are valid only on the day of the event.

Grand Opening Commemorative "Anime Store Manager" Special Can Badge: Free Store Commemorative Goods
Date: April 28 - 30, 2023
Location：Animate Akihabara
During the period, "Anime Store Manager" special can badges will be given to customers who visit the store on a first-come, first-served basis each day.

The badges will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The distribution will end when all the badges are gone.

Gratte Information
Customers can enjoy a graphic latte with characters printed on the cream on top of the drink. In addition to the gratte, icing cookies will also be available.

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Summary: Gratte and icing cookies will be sold.

・"Idol x Idol Story!"/April 27-May 28, 2023
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Re:Zero kara Hajimete no Isekai Seikatsu"/April 28-June 18, 2023
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Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu" (The Bad Guy in My Heart) / April 29 - May 21, 2023
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<Store Information
Animate Akihabara
4-3-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business hours: [Weekdays] 11:00 - 21:00 [Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays] 10:00 - 20:00

<Floor configuration of Building 1> 7F: Event space
7F：Event Space
6F：Character goods
5F：Character goods
4F：Character goods
3F：Character goods, Space A la mode
2F: Character goods
1F: Audio/Visual Character Goods
B1F: Audio/Visual/Games

＜Bldg. 2 Floor Structure
7F：Only store space
6F：Only store space
5F：Books
4F：Books
3F：Books
2F：Animate Cafe Glatte Akihabara
1F：Books
B1F: Only store space

Animate Cafe Glatte Akihabara
4-3-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Opening hours: [Weekdays] 12:00 - 20:00 (LO 19:30) [Weekends & Holidays] 11:00 - 19:00 (LO 18:30)