The 9th themed cafe for Cookpad Studio in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, this time the theme is Bleach in order to celebrate its 20th anniversary. This cafe runs from the 7th of August 2020 until the 2nd of September 2020 with a special limited time menu and merchandise. In order to visit this cafe, you will need to make a (free) reservation which includes selecting which dishes you'd like to order ahead of time.
As for the menu, it features a selection of 3 dishes, 3 desserts, and 6 drinks. These menu items are each themed on various characters from Bleach. These characters include; Renji, Ichigo, Byakuya, Gin, Hitsugaya and Aizen.
'Hitsugaya's Sit Upon the Frozen Heavens! Hyourinmaru Cheesecake'
'Aizen's I will stand in heaven. Chocolate cake'
'I'm sorry... Gin's pure white Anmitsu'
'Getsuga Tenshou Lemon Mint Coke'
'Kyouka Suigetsu Blue Mojito'
'Senbonzakura Rush'
'Hikotsu Taihou Tapioca Red Apple'
'Shinsou Salty Lychee'
'Sennen Hyourou Pineapple Squash'
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I visited this cafe on the 29th of August 2020, the interior of the cafe was fairly plain, though they did have 2 screens displaying scenes from late in the Manga, as well as advertising Tite Kubo's new series 'Burn the Witch' getting an anime adaptation. Along with that, they also had a screen running a video guide on how to create Ichigo's Hamburger Steak dish if you wanted to try it yourself, which was pretty interesting!
For each dish you order, you'll receive a special random sticker of one of the characters. And for each drink, you'll get a postcard. (I was lucky enough to get all the characters I liked! Wow!)
I pre-ordered a main and a dessert. First was 'Renji's Roar Zabimaru! Tandori Chicken', which were skewers of chicken, zucchini and cherry tomatoes covered in cheese. They were slightly spicy and overall quite good.
As for the dessert, I went for 'Hitsugaya's Sit Upon the Frozen Heavens! Hyourinmaru Cheesecake'. It was just a plain cheesecake, but blue. No complaints, but not a stand out aside from it being quite pretty to look at.
Lastly, drinks can be ordered at any point during your stay at the cafe. I ordered two drinks, 'Getsuga Tenshou Lemon Mint Coke', and 'Shinsou Salty Lychee'. Both were very refreshing on such a hot day, but I think I preferred the Lemon Mint coke, the hint of mint and punch of lemon was a really nice combination.
In the end, while the cafe's appearance was quite plain, I was overall quite happy with the food and drinks. The staff were lovely, and I had a great time. I look forward to visiting the Cookpad Studio for more collab cafes in the future! (The Promised Neverland?!)
