★Saori Press Vol.32★A special article for Ikebukuro!

★The town where we can meet and part・A special article for Ikebukuro!★

 

Hello everyone!  It’s a complete winter here in Japan. 

Even though I told you at the last Saori Press, ‘Ice Character’, it’s become completely cold... (ノ)´Д'(ヾ) “Just cold, cold..”

 

 

I’m sure that we can enjoy something hot and delicious to eat or some gorgeous illumination when it’s cold, but I (Saori) am just not fond of being cold like this... I just want to play Pokémon Alpha Sapphire in a warm room...!! 

 

You know... ヽ(*´∀｀)ノ  It’s just amazing to know that they actually made a remake version!!! 

 

I’m just so happy!!  So now, I’m gonna choose Mudkip as my partner....

 

 

 

 

(　'ω')    “I’m sorry I might be interrupting your fun time, but...”

 

 

ヽ(*´∀｀)ノ

 

 

(　'ω')   “this time, can you write a different type of Saori Press from usual ones?”

 

 

ヽ(*´∀｀)ノ

 

 

(　'ω')  < “I’ll confiscate Pokémon until you finish this article.”

 

 

｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡My Lovly Mudkip!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

★The town where we can meet and part・A special article for Ikebukuro!★

 

 

 

 

(　'ω') “This is not about the anime characters but a special plan for the subscribers of Saori Press to know more about Japan.”

 

 

_(:3」∠)_

 

 

(　'ω') つ＜.;ﾟ;Д;ﾟ;.:) “Aaarrrggggh!!!!”

 

 

(　'ω') “This is not about the anime characters but a special plan for the subscribers of Saori Press to know more about Japan.”

 

 

(ノ)´Д'(ヾ) “Hmm... a special plan?  What should I actually be writing about?”

 

 

(　'ω') “I bet the subscribers should be interested in Japan, or Japanese anime at least. 

I thought it might be a great idea for them to have a little tour in Japan, by knowing about familiar places with Japanese anime.”

 

 

( ﾟ∀ﾟ) “I gotcha!  It’s like a little Christmas present for them from Otaku Republic!  Boss, I really want to share the famous places for the Onsen (Hot Spring) with them!  Let’s make a special article for some gorgeous hotels with delicious dinner too!!”

 

 

(　'ω') つ＜.;ﾟ;Д;ﾟ;.:) “Aaarrrggggh!!!!”

 

 

 

www.tokyoseikatsu.com

 

 

Lesson 1: What kind of town is Ikebukuro?

 

 

(　'ω') “I think you guys already know it from the title, but here is Ikebukuro Station.”

 

 

( ﾟ∀ﾟ) “Wow, it’s been a long time since I l saw Ikebukuro Station last!!”

 

 

(　'ω') “That long time?”

 

 

(゜д゜) “Yeah, I guess... To me (Saori), Ikeukuro is where I change trains or I visit some sightseeing spots.  Other than that, I don’t visit here so often.”

 

 

(　'ω') “Actually, I think that way too.  There are lots of famous sightseeing spots or event venues here in Ikebukuro.  Movie Theaters, Game Centers, and the Shopping spots.... it has everything.  It’s like a town where we can hang around spending the whole day.”

 

 

 

 

(　'ω') “And like this picture above, I have an image that there are always so many people like this; and with useful transportation, so many people from students and businessmen, to various types of people, gather with their own purposes.”

 

 

 

( ﾟ∀ﾟ) “Yes, that’s right!  It seems like this place is where so many types of people gather, such as just the regular students, fairies, the Mafia, mad scientists, monsters, the strongest men, or informants!!!!”

 

 

matome.naver.jp

 

 

 

(　'ω') “Hmm... I really don’t think so though..”

 

 

(`･д´･ ；) “What are you talking about?!!  There’s no impossibility!!!! There might be those kinds of people that we can’t see!!  It’s you, boss, who said Ikebukuro is where so many people gather!!!”

 

 

(　'ω') “Ahh... yeah, I said that but...  I just wanted to emphasize that it’s a place where so many people come, and which is one of the famous sightseeing spots in the Metropolitan area.”

 

 

 

 

Lesson 2: Some sightseeing spot in Ikebukuro

 

 

 

 

( ﾟ∀ﾟ) “Then, what kind of sightseeing spots are there in Ikebukuro?”

 

 

(　'ω') “The most famous one is Ikebukuro Sunshine City.”

 

http://blog.livedoor.jp/go_backdrop/archives/50994373.html

 

 

ヾ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉﾞ “This is where I (Saori) always go when I go to Ikebukuro!!”

 

 

(　'ω') “There are various kinds of places such as shopping malls, hotels, observation platforms, an aquarium, the inside of a theme park, the post office, offices, conference rooms, or the exhibition area.”

 

 

(`･д´･ ；) “I’ve only been to the inside of the theme park, aquarium and the observation platform...”

 

 

(　'ω') “Since I’m a boss, I often go to the conference rooms or the exhibition area for the events of other companies.”

 

 

(σゝ∀・)σ “I (Saori) especially recommend NAMJATOWN in the inside theme park!!”

 

 

yossy.cocolog-nifty.com

 

 

 

(　'ω') “I’ve just seen the entrance... I’ve never been inside of it.”

 

 

(o'ω`σ)σ “Hehehe... this inside theme park is famous for the collaboration projects of various anime!  You can see some time-limited attractions or sweets, collaborated with anime!”

 

 

★Danganronpa × NAMJATOWN

nijimen.net

 

 

★Hoozuki no Reitetsu × NAMJATOWN

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/nijimen/imgs/2/e/2e9b084c.png

 

 

★Yowamushi Pedal　× NAMJATOWN

nijimen.net

 

★Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji)　× NAMJATOWN　【Ciel  In  Wonderland】

http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/avene/diary/201010240006/

 

 

★Danganronpa × Zettai Zetsubo Shojo: Danganronpa AnotherEpisode ×NAMJATOWN　【Real Are You a Werewolf？Game】

 

yattarjapan.com

 

 

ヾ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉﾞ “How did you like them?!!  How did you like the fun events they had?!!  They reproduced the anime worlds so lifelike that we’re sorry that they were just time-limited!”

 

 

(　'ω') “I’ll go there this weekend.  And I’ll go back again taking a day off from work when they start showing the collaboration with Love Live.”

 

 

ヾ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉﾞ “Since they hold these events almost every day, you can enjoy any kind of anime collaboration projects there!  Unfortunately, even though all the attractions are shown in Japanese, you can enjoy all the sweets no matter what language you speak.  So, check it out at the 【Event】formal site below.”

 

 

NAMJATOWN Official website

 

 

(o'ω`σ)σ “ And what’s more!!  I also recommend a newly-opened J-WORLD TOKYO in 2013 too, which is on the upper flower of NAMJATOWN.”

 

 

ikebukuro.keizai.biz

 

 

 

(　'ω') “Really?  I didn’t know that!!!  When was it open??!!!”

 

 

ヾ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉﾞ “Just recently.  I would describe that this is the Shonen Jump version of NAMJATOWN.  Even though it’s a smaller scale from the NAMJATOWN, you will definitely like it, especially if you like the works of Shonen Jump!”

 

 

www.tripadvisor.co.uk

 

 

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

 

www.kita-colle.com

 

J-WORLD TOKYO Official website

 

 

ヾ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉﾞ “I showed you some spots that are very familiar with anime, but the aquarium on the very top floor is actually related with the anime so deeply.”

 

 

https://sites.google.com/site/soukarinbu/home/pingudoramuseitijyunreisuizokukan

 

https://sites.google.com/site/soukarinbu/home/pingudoramuseitijyunreisuizokukan

 

(`･ω･´)っ “They showed only the scene of the aquarium in the anime, but there are some other animals too!  Go there too, even though it might be affected by the weather, since it’s outside!”

 

 

(●´∀｀)σ “And here’s another one!  Speaking of Ikebukuro... you know that right?  It’s a famous spot for Otaku!!”

 

 

(  'ω') “...?”

 

 

m9(`･ω･´)っ  “Guess what the name is!!!  It’s Otome Road!!!!”

 

 

 

 

(  'ω')  “...so...hairy.”

 

 

(・A ・)  “You know what?  This is Shingo’s arm.  I went there with him.”

 

 

(  'ω')  “The strong arm that always replies to everybody’s mail, right?  But... maybe I want to see the pictures of Otome Road now.”

 

 

 

m9(`･ω･´)っ  “Okay, here is one!!”

 

 

ja.wikipedia.org

 

 

 

(  'ω')  “...it’s not like... a road.”

 

 

 

(・∀・) “Even though it’s called, ‘Otome Road’, it’s actually known generally as the area where you can buy anime goods, doujinshi, cosplaying goods or idol goods.”

 

 

(  'ω') “Then was that the wrist band that Shingo bought in one of the anime goods stores on Otome Road?”

 

 

( *´艸｀) “Yep!  By the way, I bought this Hinagarasu’s canned badge of Haikyuu!!.”

 

 

 

 

(  'ω') “...your fingers are thick.”

 

 

（´＾ω＾｀） “Ahh..excuse me?”

 

 

(  'ω') “What are other stores like?”

 

 

(・∀・) “There is a store called ‘Animate’, specializing in Japanese representative anime goods in this area.”

 

 

plaza.rakuten.co.jp

 

 

(・∀・) “There is also a store called, ‘MANDARAKE’, where we can buy used doujinshi and anime goods near the intersection when you walk past the Animate.”

 

 

 

 

(・∀・) “When you walk another 50m from there, you’ll see a store called, ‘K-BOOKS’, where you can buy used doujinshi and the latest doujinshi too.”

 

 

 

(  'ω') “It looks like the perfect place for people who visit Otaku Republic, doesn’t it?”

 

 

(・∀・) “I really recommend that you guys go there, since there are more stores!”

 

 

(  'ω') “How was it, Saori?  How did you like this little tour?”

 

 

m9(`･ω･´)っ “I felt like three hours passed in only 15 minutes.”

 

 

(  'ω') “...good for you.”

 

 

 

 

(・∀・) “Well well, how did you guys like the Saori Press this time?”

 

 

(  'ω') “Seeing like this, Ikebukuro seems like the place where we can enjoy spending a whole day, doesn’t it?”

 

 

╭( ・ㅂ・)و ̑̑  “Yeah, I guess.  I get the impression that they have more sightseeing spots related with anime or games related to Akihabara.  If you want to buy some electronics or anime goods a lot, you should go to Akihabara!  If you want to do fashionable shopping or the anime sightseeing, you should go to Ikebukuro!  I guess.”

 

 

(  'ω') “I see, that was great advice!”

 

 

(・∀・) “Maybe we should do a special tour of Akihabara too!  Akihabara is a good place to eat as well as anime goods!”

 

 

(  'ω') “Oh?  You gotta get going then... see you soon!”

 

 

““Go visit and hang out in Ikebukuro when you come to Japan, ok?  I’ll see you guys soon!!!””

 

 

:*:･｡,☆ﾟ'･:*:･｡,ヽ(  'ω'  )人(・∀・)ﾉ ,｡･:*:･ﾟ'☆,｡･:*:

 

 

ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ

 

 

ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ “...feels like something is missing...”

 

 

ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ

 

 

( ◞･౪･)◞ “Never mind!”

 

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