Dragon questers! Japan Centre London has teamed up with popular Japanese role play game, Dragon Quest to host a pop-up with special Slime-themed menu.
Japan Centre x Dragon Quest
Photo: Urban Adventurer
The Japan Centre x Dragon Quest collab is revolving around the game’s iconic slime characters.
The collab includes a special Slime-themed menu, so if you ever wondered what a slime would taste like, here’s your chance to find out.
The Menu
Photo: Urban Adventurer
The special menu includes Slime Bubble Lemonade (£4.50), Seaslime Mochi Donut (£4), Shell Slime Adzuki Matcha Shaved Ice (£4.75) and She-slime Lava Mountain Curry (Karaage £10.45 or Pumpkin Croquettes £9.95).
The menu items are available to purchase either on their own or as a meal deal.
There are two types of Dragon Quest meal deal available:
Photo: Urban Adventurer
Slime Meal Deal (£7.50) includes a Slime Bubble Lemonade and a Seaslime Mochi Donut. This one is available at both Japan Centre, Leicester Square and Ichiba London.
Photo: Urban Adventurer
Dragon Quest Meal Deal (£16.50) includes a Slime Bubble Lemonade, She-slime Lava Mountain Curry (with Karaage or pumpkin croquettes) and a Seaslime Mochi Donut. This one is only available at Ichiba London.
Photo: Urban Adventurer
Plus, you’ll get a FREE Slime sticker sheet when you purchase any meal deal.
To help you immerse into the Dragon Quest world, there are decorations and cut-outs all over the shops to take selfie with.
Japan Centre x Dragon Quest Competition
Photo: Urban Adventurer
Post your best selfie at the Dragon Quest pop-up (either at Japan Centre or Ichiba) and win Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake STANDARD EDITION Digital!
All you have to do is share your selfie on your channel and follow and tag @japancentre and @dragonquest. 5 winners will be randomly selected.
Ready for your next adventure? Whilst you’re at Westfield White City, why not visit the UK’s first Nintendo pop-up store? It’s located on the ground floor opposite the LEGO Store.
London has cool otaku shops. The only trouble is to find those hidden gems.
If you adore kawaii plushies, are an anime addict, a fan of manga, or a committed figure collector, these anime/manga shops are a must visit. Here are the best places to buy anime and manga props in London.
Japan Craft
Photo: Urban Adventurer
They sell wide range of Manga and Anime products. Plushies, figures, toys, merch, arts, posters, and other collectables.
TIP
Apart from manga and anime products, they have a massive selection of kimonos, yukatas, jewellery, homeware, and crafts. All straight from Japan.
Forbidden Planet is the largest cult entertainment megastore in the UK. Marvel and DC comics and graphic novels, manga, books, collectibles, exclusives and more. What’s your favourite series? Just name it.
TIP
On the hunt for something really special? Forbidden Planet sell signed copies of comics, graphic novels, and prints?
Forbidden Planet is a paradise for POP! Figurine and anime figure collectors.
Gosh! Comics is a small shop in the heart of Soho. Apart from the must-read manga series, they sell antique superhero comics, prints, and gifts.
TIP
They sell signed copies of books, such as The Iron Man signed by Bob Layton (the American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles such as Iron Man and Hercules)
Extremely limited exclusive signed and sketched comic books are also available. Wow!
Japan Centre incorporates a food hall full of month-watering authentic Japanese food and drink, homeware section that sells everything you will need to serve tea, sushi or ramen, a Japanese bakery, serving authentic yummy breads and desserts and a bookstore, offering wide range of beautifully illustrated books about Japan and a heathy selection of manga and Japanese magazines.
TIP
They have the widest selection of kawaii desserts, wrapped sweets and anime drinks.
They do home delivery and apart from the above products you can order DIY ramen kits (2 servings) and Japan inspired DIY cocktails. Plus, cooking videos are also available on their website for you to learn all the ins and outs of sushi making, Japanese pancakes and more. How cool that is!
Folyes has an extensive selection of manga series. You will find all of your recent favourites from Boruto to Fairy Tail, right next to the all time classics like Dragon Ball and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
TIP
You can find cool special editions, too. For example, Death Note black edition is available at an absolute affordable price.
Apart from manga series, Foyles has a huge selection of Marvel and DC comics.
Located in Kensington High Street, Japan House is a cultural home of Japan in London, offering an authentic encounter with Japanese culture, literature, fashion, art, design, gastronomy, pop culture, and more.
They host book exhibitions every year, including manga exhibitions. For example, “This is Manga” exhibition in 2019.
TIP
Japan House has a library FREE to all, offering up to date manga, books of literature, art as well as electric copies of articles about innovations, technology, and more. Both English and Japanese texts are available for visitors.
You can go to the stores mentioned in the article to buy your favourite manga and anime products. If you want unique anime products, you can choose to customise them yourself. For example, you can use pictures with your favourite anime elements to create custom enamel pins, keychains, lanyards and other products on the GS-JJ website platform. These products have novel patterns and very exquisite quality.
Customised anime patches are also a good choice. Use them to decorate your clothes or bags, and they will instantly make your clothes or bags look brand new. You can customise anime patches at Patches Co., which is a highly recommended patch website.
All in all, these products are great for collection and use in everyday life, and are the perfect way to show your support for your favourite comics. They also make great gifts for friends who share the same hobby!
Ready for your next adventure? Check out the coolest outside seating restaurants have re-opened so far in London.
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
