Special Kaiju No. 8 Event Happening at Anime’s Real Life Location

Highlights

Kaiju No. 8 has taken the anime world by storm with its humor and action-packed episodes, successful followers throughout.
Tachikawa Metropolis performs an important position within the anime as an necessary setting, resulting in a particular collaboration occasion.
The Kaiju No. 8 x Tachikawa Metropolis occasion gives free stamp rallies, unique items, and photograph alternatives for followers to take pleasure in.

The enjoyable science fiction anime Kaiju No. 8 is without doubt one of the highest rated anime at the moment airing within the Spring 2024 anime season. With a enjoyable steadiness of humor and motion, its no shock that this anime has received over loads of followers – and that doesn’t even embody the followers it already had from a really profitable manga. In Japan, Kaiju No. 8 has been popping up increasingly more on posters, merchandise, and extra, and its first (of possible many) particular collaboration occasions is going on now.

What makes this primary occasion additional particular will not be essentially its contents, that are fairly enjoyable, too, however its location. The Kaiju No. 8 occasion took benefit of the anime being set in trendy Tokyo to carry its occasion in the identical place the place a serious a part of the present is ready. We’re speaking about Tachikawa, a metropolis within the Larger Tokyo Space. Tachikawa is a vital setting in the actual anime, and town has undoubtedly capitalized on that by creating an occasion actually known as “Kaiju No. 8 x Tachikawa Metropolis.”

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Tachikawa Metropolis in Kaiju No. 8

Kaiju No. 8 is on its fifth episode this week, and to date, the named areas have all been in Yokohama or the Western Larger Tokyo Space. Tachikawa is without doubt one of the locations within the latter, a suburb of Tokyo giant sufficient to be categorized as its personal metropolis. In Kaiju No. 8, it’s the house of the Japan Anti-Kaiju Protection Pressure‘s Western Tokyo base, the place the principle character, Kafka Hibino, goes to take his sensible examination to affix the Protection Pressure.

On the Tachikawa base, the viewers was additionally launched to the bigger facet solid of the anime, together with Kikoru Shinomiya, Iharu Furuhashi, and even Kaiju No. 9. It’s also the place the place we bought to see Kikoru’s spectacular kaiju-neutralizing expertise in motion for the primary time, and the place Kafka revealed his secret to her. Tachikawa is a vital location within the anime, and that’s the reason town has taken benefit of its significance to host this occasion.

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Kaiju No. 8 x Tachikawa Metropolis

The occasion itself started on April twenty sixth, simply in time for the Golden Week vacation in Japan, and elements of will probably be working by the top of June. One of many highlights of the Kaiju No. 8 x Tachikawa Metropolis is the stamp rally, the place individuals must go to sure areas to obtain a stamp (on this case, digitally), and when all of the stamps are collected, they’ll earn a prize. The stamp rally is free to take part in and might be accessed by way of the occasion’s official web site. All you need to do is open the map, journey to the six checkpoints round Tachikawa, after which present your accomplished map on the occasion change counter to obtain a free pin.

There’s additionally a particular pop-up store working by the top of June, with unique items for the Kaiju No. 8 x Tachikawa Metropolis that may solely be bought on the occasion. These embody particular postcards, pins, stickers, charms, t-shirts, and even fluffy slippers that appear to be Kafka in his kaiju type. If you happen to spend greater than 2000 yen, additionally, you will get a personality fan till June 14th, which is nice to beat Japan’s summer season warmth.

Across the metropolis of Tachikawa, particularly on the factors visited for the stamp rally, there are additionally cardboard standees of the main characters for nice photograph ops. A couple of of those locations can even have extra unique items on the market. These shops can even be making a gift of free character coasters for each 500 yen spent within the shops, with completely different designs accessible from completely different shops. Lastly, very impressively, proper in Tachikawa station there’s a life-size sculpture of Kafka in his kaiju type.

Tachikawa will not be a ordinary place for individuals to go to, however for Kaiju No. 8 followers, it’s undoubtedly definitely worth the particular journey between now and the top of June. The stamp rally can be completely free, as are taking photographs of the Kafka statue and different standees, so the occasion is accessible to anybody who needs to take part and get a free souvenir unique to this occasion. Tachikawa might be accessed simply from Shinjuku Station on the Chuo Speedy line with out altering trains, and the occasion can be working till June thirtieth.

Watch Kaiju No. 8 now on Crunchyroll.