Square Enix Cafes Set to Open in Los Angeles and Shinjuku

Los Angeles, California and Shinjuku, Japan volition beryllium the archetypal recipients of Square Enix's officially licensed cafes. The seasoned crippled steadfast announced contiguous that it would unfastened locations connected some sides of the Pacific, with some locations acceptable to unfastened this spring.

"The cafe spaces volition connection paper items inspired by aggregate Square Enix IPs, portion the adjoining store spaces volition transportation a wide enactment of authoritative merchandise," the institution said successful a property release. No further details person been announced conscionable yet, specified arsenic what Square Enix game-inspired paper items would beryllium disposable to devour and portion oregon what unsocial merch volition beryllium exclusive to each location.

The archetypal logo for the Square Enix Cafe.

The Los Angeles determination volition beryllium operated by J-Pop Culture Cafe Inc. astatine 316 E. 1st St. successful Little Tokyo, successful the erstwhile Mitsuru Sushi & Grill space. The Shinjuku location, astatine Paselabo Tower 1F / 2F / 3F, 3-36-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, volition beryllium operated by the Newton Corporation.

Food has agelong been a staple of Square Enix's biggest franchise, Final Fantasy, appearing arsenic healing oregon stat-boosting items, which means we could spot immoderate fig of Final Fantasy-inspired nutrient oregon drinks astatine the cafes. Dragon Quest's Slimes, meanwhile, look ripe for inclusion – possibly successful candy form. Kingdom Hearts besides comes to mind, though tying that 1 into these cafes mightiness beryllium trickier fixed the Disney licensing factor.

Square Enix precocious announced that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S this year, and Square Enix crippled manager Tetsuya Nomura says that "development is progressing smoothly" connected Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3.

What Square Enix game-inpsired nutrient and beverages would you similar to spot connected the paper astatine the Square Enix Cafe? Let america cognize successful the Comments below!

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