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

	There's no way I'd regret this (後悔なんて、あるわけない) Available from May 24th until June 12th Blue drink, a reference to Sayaka. Content yet unknown Sold 350 yens		I'll never allow that (そんなの、あたしが許さない) Available from May 24th until June 12th Kyoko's drink. Red colored. Content yet unknown Sold 350 yens
	That sounds wonderful (それはとっても嬉しいなって) Available from May 3rd till May 22nd and from June 13th till July 10th Pink-colored Madoka drink Tropical peach flavor (トロピカルピーチ味) Sold 350 yens		I'm not afraid of anything anymore (もう何も怖くない) Available from May 3rd till May 22nd Mami's drink. Yellow. Mango flavor (マンゴー味) Sold 350 yens
	My best friend　(わたしの最高のともだち) Available from June 13th until July 10th Homura's drink. A suspicious dark drink. Content yet unknown Sold 350 yens

Dishes and desserts

Kyubey's plate (キュゥべぇプレート) Available starting May 3rd. Did you ever rage so much by seeing Kyubey's face that you wanted to eat him? Now is your chance to do so! Home made hashed beef with rice (自家製ハヤシライス) Sold 850 yens

Dessert witch's obsession dessert (お菓子の魔女の執着デザート) Available starting May 3rd. Usually sold out. A dessert plate with Charlotte's face on it. Chocolate rollcake (チョコレートロールケーキ) Sold 700 yens.

Witch Runes

Image	Transcription	Explanation/Translation	Item
	[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.
	[Archaic] PUELLA MAGI Puella Magi	The text below the Witch Runes reads 「魔法少女」 (Mahō Shōjo), meaning "Magical Girl".	The ladies' bathroom sign
	[Modern] incubator Incubator	The text below the Witch Runes reads 「インキュベーター」 (inkyubētā), which is "incubator" spelled in Japanese katakana.	The gentlemen bathroom
	[Archaic] CAFE DU MADOKA MAGICA Cafe du Madoka Magica	This is a failed attempt at french for "Madoka Magica Cafe". The grammar error here is that "du" is only used as a possessive for a male possessor, i.e. the sentence litterally translates to "Cafe of the Madoka Magica" (with the implication that Madoka is a male).
The signs are written in singular rather than seemingly more appropriate plural form. This is probably because the Japanese language does not have a concept of singular and plural forms, so both are identical.

Images

Advertisement and Promotional Products

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  Advertisement for the Madoka cafe event

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  Complementary coasters

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  Other goodies

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  The front of the Shop Card

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  The back of the Shop Card with information

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  Your own "Witch's Kiss" in sticker form!

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  Advertisement

The Café

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  Outside the front entrance

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  different angle

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  Green Board Menu Advertising Sign

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  The other side of Green Board Menu Advertising Sign

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  Long line of fans. Reported wait 2.5hrs on day of opening, May 3rd, a public holiday in Japan (part of the Golden Week).

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  Inside the cafe

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  Another interior view

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  Wall of witches

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  The most infamous witch from the anime: Charlotte from episode 3

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  Not even Charlotte can defeat Gen Urobuchi.

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  View at table

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  Bathrooms

Drinks and Food

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  The menu

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  Food and drinks served

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  Soul Gem Drinks, each named after an episode in the series with respective Puella Magi color.

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  The House Special: Kyubey's Plate and Dessert Witch's Obsession

Merchandise for Display and Items for Sale

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  Official merchandise

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  More official merchandise

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  Homura weapons

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  Scripts

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  Close-up view of scripts

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  An Exchange Notebook where patrons get to draw in it

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  Items for sale

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  More items for sale

Oversea Good Smile Cafes

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  In Taipei

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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.