The Gundam Cafés offer food and drinks inspired by the anime and also sell a wide array of branded merchandise. The original show was a science fiction military drama that focused on the experimental giant robot known as 'Gundam.' In the decades since its release, the franchise has become wildly popular in Japan and has spawned dozens of TV series, films and OVAs, as well as manga, novels, video games and a whole industry of plastic model kits known as Gunpla. Mobile Suit Gundam began as a TV anime series created in 1979 by Yoshiyuki Tomino and animation studio Sunrise.

RELATED: First Details for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Part 2 Revealed The announcement was unexpected, coming only days after the company announced new menu items. Under normal circumstances, these locations receive large numbers of tourists traveling domestically and internationally, so while no official reason for closure was given in the letter, many have speculated that the severe travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic played a large part in the decision to close the chain.

There are currently four Gundam Café locations in Japan: two in Tokyo, specifically Akihabara and Odaiba, one in Osaka, and one in Fukuoka. After 11 years of service, Japan's chain of Gundam themed cafes has just three months left before they close down permanently.Īccording to SoraNews24, the Gundam Café announced the chain's closure on Nov.

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