Highlights
- Universal Studios Japan is introducing Pokemon-themed food items for the first time ever, adding to its already popular pop culture offerings.
- The Halloween Party menu will feature five food items and one drink, all exquisitely themed with spooky Halloween colors and motifs of popular ghost-type Pokemon.
- The park will also have a Pokemon DJ Party event and a kid-friendly Halloween Party, along with new goods and foods featuring My Melody, Kuromi, and Resident Evil.
Japan may have plenty of Pokemon-themed foods and restaurants all the time, but that does not make news about new ones any less sweet - especially when they have great theming. This latest reveal from Universal Studios Japan is exactly that! For the first time ever, the popular theme park will have Pokemon-themed foods available in the park to eat, and they have made dishes that will make any Pokémon fan fall in love.
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) is already a mecca for pop culture nerds and otaku alike, with sections dedicated to Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Jaws, and most recently, Super Mario Bros. It also has had a number of limited-time anime and video game rides, menu items, and goods in the past, namely Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and even Final Fantasy. What it has been missing, despite being one of the biggest names in Japan, was Pokemon.
But this Halloween, Pikachu and his friends will finally be making their debut at USJ with a spread of special menu items! In addition to these food items, the park will also be posting its first-ever Pokemon DJ Party event, and a kid-friendly daytime event called "Hahaha! Halloween Party!" that is hinted at having characters joining.
Considering the huge number of Pokemon mascot characters that were in a parade in Yokohama just last month, it is not a stretch of the imagination to imagine something similar happening at USJ this fall.
So far, five food items and one drink have been revealed by USJ. They are DJ Pikachu's Halloween Party Plate (beef stew), DJ Gengar's Halloween Party Plate (three types of curry), Imitation! Mimikyu's Milk Mousse and Crêpe, DJ Pikachu and DJ Gengar's Jumpin' Halloween Party Kids' Plate (hamburger and a donut), Banette's Jumpin' Chocolate Cake, and finally Misdreavus' Prank?! Grape Jelly and Soda.
Each menu item is exquisitely themed, featuring motifs of the characters either on the food or the packaging, and a spooky Halloween color scheme of black, gray, purple, and orange.
The Pokemon that were chosen for the Halloween Party menu were all great choices, too. Of course, Pikachu will always be included regardless of the theme. But the other four, Mimikyu, Gengar, Misdreavus, and Banette, are all popular ghost-type Pokemon. It makes perfect sense to see them as the mascots for a Halloween party! Hopefully, some great goods featuring these Pokemon will release soon, especially Misdreavus and Banette, who rarely appear on merchandise.
In addition to the new Pokemon items coming to USJ this fall, there will also be a few new goods and foods featuring Sanrio's My Melody and Kuromi, as well as a new Resident Evil churro. Every year for Halloween, USJ has a huge zombie outbreak in the park after dark to celebrate the season with Resident Evil, and this year they are promising to have the largest number of zombies yet! The usual USJ characters like Snoopy and the Minions will also join the Halloween party in special costumes.
Universal Studios Japan is definitely going to be a top destination for nerds and otaku alike this fall, with all new things to eat, see, and buy - with Pokemon taking the center stage! The new goods have already gone on sale from this week, and the food and drink items will release in the park on September 4th. The Halloween parties and events will run from September 8th to November 5th, so that's two months' time to celebrate!
Source: PR Times