Madoka Magica Café
The Madoka Magica Café was an event that took place in Good Smile Café, a café specializing in otaku culture. Located in Matsudo-chi, Chiba prefecture, it was entirely devoted to the Madoka universe: signs and interior decorations, but also special food served for the occasion, official merchandise for display with some items available for purchase.
The event took place from May 3rd until July 18th, 2011. Because of its popularity, with waits commonly exceeding 2-3 hours according to cafe twitters [1], the event was extended to August 14, 2011. The Madoka Magica cafe event ended on August 14, 2011. The cafe is now continuing with normal operations.
Special Menu
In addition to their regular menu of traditional dishes and drinks, the café offers a "special menu" of Madoka-themed dishes for the event. Note that at times items were sold-out or otherwise not available.
Soul Gem Drinks
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Available from May 24th until June 12th
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Available from May 24th until June 12th
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Available from May 3rd till May 22nd and from June 13th till July 10th
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Available from May 3rd till May 22nd
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Available from June 13th until July 10th
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Dishes and desserts
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Available starting May 3rd.
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Available starting May 3rd. Usually sold out.
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Runes
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[Archaic] CAFE DU MADOKA MAGICA Cafe du Madoka Magica |
This is supposed to mean "Madoka Magica Café" in French, but there is a grammatical error.
The "du" article can be used only as a possessive for a male possessor, i.e. the grammar used implies male grammatical gender for "Madoka Magica". |
The back of the Shop Card, with information about the surrounding area. |
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[Archaic] PUELLA MAGI Puella Magi |
The text below the runes reads 「魔法少女」 (Mahō Shōjo), meaning "Magical Girl". | The ladies' bathroom sign |
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[Modern] incubator Incubator |
The text below the runes reads 「インキュベーター」 (inkyubētā), which is "incubator" spelled in Japanese katakana. | The gentlemen bathroom |
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Images
Advertisement and Promotional Products
Advertisement for the Madoka cafe event
Complementary coasters
Other goodies
The front of the Shop Card
The back of the Shop Card with information
Your own "Witch's Kiss" in sticker form!
Advertisement
The Café
Outside the front entrance
different angle
Green Board Menu Advertising Sign
The other side of Green Board Menu Advertising Sign
Long line of fans. Reported wait 2.5hrs on day of opening, May 3rd, a public holiday in Japan (part of the Golden Week).
Inside the cafe
Another interior view
Wall of witches
The most infamous witch from the anime: Charlotte from episode 3
Not even Charlotte can defeat Gen Urobuchi.
View at table
Bathrooms
Drinks and Food
The menu
Food and drinks served
Soul Gem Drinks, each named after an episode in the series with respective Puella Magi color.
The House Special: Kyubey's Plate and Dessert Witch's Obsession
Merchandise for Display and Items for Sale
Official merchandise
More official merchandise
Homura weapons
Scripts
Close-up view of scripts
An Exchange Notebook where patrons get to draw in it
Items for sale
More items for sale
Oversea Good Smile Cafes
In Taipei
Start of a New Madoka-Themed Cafe
According to sources, a collaboration between figure company Good Smile and a karaoke chain Tetsujin Keikaku will be starting a figure cafe in Akihabara and the first project is Madoka Cafe. It started from Oct 28 and ran for 3 months.
They now have an oversea cafe in Taipei, opening at Dec 18, 2011. The theme of the first season is Magical girls.
There may be future ones open in more countries, possibly Thailand and Singapore in the future.
See also
- Official website (in Japanese).
- One brave pilgrim decided to visit the holy site and wrote down the experience to be recorded in sacred digital text.
- Another pilgrim visits the Holy Site.
- The Madoka Café on Twitter.