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The Madoka Magica Café is an event taking 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 of course, but also special food served for the occasion, and even some goodies for sale.
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.
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 [http://twitter.com/#!/gsc_cafe], the event was extended to August 14, 2011.  The Madoka Magica cafe event ended on [http://twitpic.com/65zk0h August 14, 2011].  The cafe is now continuing with normal operations. 


==Special Menu==
==Special Menu==


Along with the usual menu (omelettes, traditionnal meals, desserts and usual drinks), the café proposed a "special menu", a lot more Madoka-related. Note that all products weren't necessarily available at all times.
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===
===Soul Gem Drinks===


{|
{|style="width: 100%"
|[[File:Sayaka's drink.jpg|100px]]
|style="width: 10%"|[[File:Sayaka's drink.jpg|100px]]
|style="width: 50%"|
|style="width: 40%"|
;There's no way I'd regret (後悔なんて、あるわけない)
;There's no way I'd regret this (後悔なんて、あるわけない)
''Coming soon''
''Available from May 24th until June 12th''
:Blue drink, a reference to Sayaka.
:Blue drink, a reference to Sayaka.
:Content yet unknown
:Content yet unknown
:Sold 350 yens
:Sold 350 yens
|
|style="width: 10%"|[[File:Kyouko's drink.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Kyouko's drink.jpg|100px]]
|style="width: 40%"|
|
;I'll never allow that (そんなの、あたしが許さない)
;I'll never forgive that (そんなの、あたしが許さない)
''Available from May 24th until June 12th''
''Coming soon''
:Kyoko's drink. Red colored.
:Kyouko's drink. Red colored.
:Content yet unknown
:Content yet unknown
:Sold 350 yens
:Sold 350 yens
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|
|
;That sounds wonderful (それはとっても嬉しいなって)
;That sounds wonderful (それはとっても嬉しいなって)
''Available from May 3rd till May 22nd''
''Available from May 3rd till May 22nd and from June 13th till July 10th''
:Pink-colored Madoka drink
:Pink-colored Madoka drink
:Tropical peach flavor (トロピカルピーチ味)
:Tropical peach flavor (トロピカルピーチ味)
:Sold 350 yens
:Sold 350 yens
|
|[[File:Mami's drink.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Mami's drink.jpg|100px]]
|
|
;I'm not afraid anymore (もう何も怖くない)
;I'm not afraid of anything anymore (もう何も怖くない)
''Available from May 3rd till May 22nd''
''Available from May 3rd till May 22nd''
:Mami's drink. Yellow.
:Mami's drink. Yellow.
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|
|
;My best friend　(わたしの最高のともだち)
;My best friend　(わたしの最高のともだち)
''Coming soon''
''Available from June 13th until July 10th''
:Homura's drink. A suspicious dark drink.  
:Homura's drink. A suspicious dark drink.  
:Content yet unknown
:Content yet unknown
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===Dishes and desserts===
===Dishes and desserts===
{|
{|style="width: 100%"
|
|style="width: 10%"|[[File:Kyubey Plate.png|150px]]
[[File:Kyubey Plate.png|150px]]
|style="width: 40%"|
|style="width: 50%"|
;Kyubey's plate (キュゥべぇプレート)
;Kyubey's plate (キュゥべぇプレート)
''Home made hashed beef with rice'' (自家製ハヤシライス)
''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!
:Did you ever rage so much by seeing Kyubey's face that you wanted to eat him? Now is your chance to do so!
:Exact content unknown. Kyubey seems to be made of rice
:Home made hashed beef with rice (自家製ハヤシライス)
:Sold 850 yens
:Sold 850 yens
|-
|style="width: 10%"|[[File:Dessert witch's obsession.png|150px]]
|[[File:Dessert witch's obsession.png|150px]]
|style="width: 40%"|
|
;Dessert witch's obsession dessert (お菓子の魔女の執着デザート)
;Dessert witch's obsession (お菓子の魔女の執着)
''Available starting May 3rd. Usually sold out.''
''Chocolate rollcake'' (チョオレートロールケーキ)
:A dessert plate with Charlotte's face on it.
:A dessert plate with Charlotte's face on it.
:Exact content unknown. Looks like some sort of cake with chocolate sauce.
:Chocolate rollcake (チョコレートロールケーキ)
:Sold 700 yens.
:Sold 700 yens.
|}
|}
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{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; width: 15%;"|Image
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; width: 0;"|Image
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; width: 30%;"|Transcription
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; width: 30%;"|Transcription
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; width: 35%;"|Explanation/Translation
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef;"|Explanation/Translation
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; width: 20%;"|Item
! style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; width: 20%;"|Item
|-
|-
|[[File:Shop Card Back Info Cafe Du Madoka Magica.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Shop Card Back Info Cafe Du Madoka Magica.jpg|150px]]
|[Archaic]<br /><span style="font-size:large">{{Runes|CAFE DU<br>MADOKA<br>MAGICA}}</span><br/>Cafe du Madoka Magica
|[Archaic]<br /><span style="font-size:large">{{Runes|CAFE DU<br>MADOKA<br>MAGICA}}</span><br/>Cafe du Madoka Magica
|This is a failed attempt at french for "Madoka Magica Cafe".<br>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).<br>
|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.
|The back of the Shop Card, with information about the surrounding area.
|-
|-
|[[File:21.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:21.jpg|150px]]
|[Archaic]<br /><span style="font-size:large">{{Runes|PUELLA MAGI}}</span><br/>Puella Magi
|[Archaic]<br /><span style="font-size:large">{{Runes|PUELLA MAGI}}</span><br/>Puella Magi
|Note that below the runes, the line is translated in Japanese (魔法少女, Magical Girls)
|The text below the runes reads 「魔法少女」 (''Mahō Shōjo''), meaning "Magical Girl".
|The ladies bathroom sign.
|The ladies' bathroom sign
|-
|-
|[[File:Cafe_19.jpg‎|150px|]]
|[[File:Cafe_19.jpg‎|150px|]]
|[Modern]<br /><span style="font-size:large">{{Runes|incubator}}</span><br/>Incubator
|[Modern]<br /><span style="font-size:large">{{Runes|incubator}}</span><br/>Incubator
|Here too, the runes are translated in Japanese below
|The text below the runes reads 「インキュベーター」 (''inkyubētā''), which is "incubator" spelled in Japanese katakana.
|The gents bathroom
|The gentlemen bathroom
|-
|-
|colspan=4|Notice the runes are written with the font from the [[Deciphering the runes|Runes]] page.
|colspan=4|
* The runes are believed to be written using the fanmade font file, a newer version of which can be found on [[Deciphering the runes|Runes]] page.
* 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.
|}
|}


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File:Cafe 22.jpg|Another interior view
File:Cafe 22.jpg|Another interior view
File:Cafe 23.jpg|Wall of witches
File:Cafe 23.jpg|Wall of witches
File:Cafe 26.jpg|The most infamous witch from the anime: Charlotte from episode 3
File:Urobuchi punch charlotte.jpg|Not even Charlotte can defeat [[Gen Urobuchi]].
File:Cafe 24.jpg|View at table
File:Cafe 24.jpg|View at table
File:Cafe 14.jpg|Bathrooms
File:Cafe 14.jpg|Bathrooms
File:21.jpg|Ladies bathroom in runes
</gallery>
</gallery>


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File:Cafe 8.jpg|The menu
File:Cafe 8.jpg|The menu
File:Cafe 15.jpg|Food and drinks served
File:Cafe 15.jpg|Food and drinks served
File:Soul gem drinks cafe madoka.jpg|Soul Gem Drinks, each named after 5 episodes in the series with respective Puella Magi color.
File:Soul gem drinks cafe madoka.jpg|Soul Gem Drinks, each named after an episode in the series with respective Puella Magi color.
File:House special.jpg|The House Special: Kyubey's Plate and Dessert witch's obsession
File:House special.jpg|The House Special: Kyubey's Plate and Dessert Witch's Obsession
</gallery>
</gallery>


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File:Cafe Sales.jpg|More items for sale
File:Cafe Sales.jpg|More items for sale
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Oversea Good Smile Cafes===
<gallery>
File:Tw GSC safe 01.jpg|In Taipei
File:Tw GSC safe 02.jpg
File:Tw GSC safe 03.jpg
File:Tw GSC safe 04.jpg
</gallery>
==Start of a New Madoka-Themed Cafe==
[http://twitter.com/#!/animeanimebiz/status/121011780058222593 According] to [http://japanimate.com/Entry/2150 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==
==See also==
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*[http://www.goodsmilecafe.jp/ Official website] (in Japanese).
*[http://www.goodsmilecafe.jp/ Official website] (in Japanese).
*One brave pilgrim decided to visit the holy site and [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/05/puella-magi-madoka-magica-cafe.html wrote down the experience] to be recorded in sacred digital text.
*One brave pilgrim decided to visit the holy site and [http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com/2011/05/puella-magi-madoka-magica-cafe.html wrote down the experience] to be recorded in sacred digital text.
*[http://tomopop.com/tomopop-about-town-good-smile-cafe-19549.phtml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Another pilgrim] visits the Holy Site.
*The Madoka Café on [http://twitter.com/#!/gsc_cafe Twitter].
*The Madoka Café on [http://twitter.com/#!/gsc_cafe Twitter].


[[Category:Runes]]
[[Category:Runes]]
[[Category:Promotion and marketing]]
[[Category:Events and venues]]

Latest revision as of 16:55, 27 December 2011

Cafe 1.jpg

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

Sayaka's drink.jpg
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
 Kyouko's drink.jpg
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
Madoka's drink.jpg
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
 Mami's drink.jpg
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
Homura's drink.jpg
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 Plate.png
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.png
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.

Runes

Image Transcription Explanation/Translation Item
Shop Card Back Info Cafe Du Madoka Magica.jpg [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.
21.jpg [Archaic]
PUELLA MAGI
Puella Magi 		The text below the runes reads 「魔法少女」 (Mahō Shōjo), meaning "Magical Girl". The ladies' bathroom sign
Cafe 19.jpg [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
  • The runes are believed to be written using the fanmade font file, a newer version of which can be found on Runes page.
  • 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 for the Madoka cafe event

    Advertisement for the Madoka cafe event

  • Complementary coasters

    Complementary coasters

  • Other goodies

    Other goodies

  • The front of the Shop Card

    The front of the Shop Card

  • The back of the Shop Card with information

    The back of the Shop Card with information

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

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

  • Advertisement

    Advertisement

The Café

  • Outside the front entrance

    Outside the front entrance

  • different angle

    different angle

  • Green Board Menu Advertising Sign

    Green Board Menu Advertising Sign

  • The other side of 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).

    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

    Inside the cafe

  • Another interior view

    Another interior view

  • Wall of witches

    Wall of witches

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

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

  • Not even Charlotte can defeat Gen Urobuchi.

    Not even Charlotte can defeat Gen Urobuchi.

  • View at table

    View at table

  • Bathrooms

    Bathrooms

Drinks and Food

  • The menu

    The menu

  • Food and drinks served

    Food and drinks served

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

    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

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

Merchandise for Display and Items for Sale

  • Official merchandise

    Official merchandise

  • More official merchandise

    More official merchandise

  • Homura weapons

    Homura weapons

  • Scripts

    Scripts

  • Close-up view of scripts

    Close-up view of scripts

  • An Exchange Notebook where patrons get to draw in it

    An Exchange Notebook where patrons get to draw in it

  • Items for sale

    Items for sale

  • More items for sale

    More items for sale

Oversea Good Smile Cafes

  • In Taipei

    In Taipei

  • Tw GSC safe 02.jpg
  • Tw GSC safe 03.jpg
  • Tw GSC safe 04.jpg

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

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