At the moment on the 52nd floor at Mori Arts Centre in Roppongi is a Sailor Moon pop up cafe and exhibition until June 19th. The official name is ‘The exhibition of pretty guardian Sailor Moon’ and there is a 1,800yen ticket fee to enter the exhibition, this also needs to be paid in order to go up to the 52nd floor so even if you only plan to eat at the cafe you will need to buy a ticket on the ground floor.
We arrived there around 3pm on a Thursday and while downstairs there was a sign saying to expect a 120 minute wait we actually only waited less than 20 minutes before being seated. I would assume the wait would be much longer on the weekends however.
I ordered the Sailor Moon Special Burger which is apparently limited to 100 orders per day. The burger itself has a hamburger, lettuce, bacon, egg and tomato sauce and comes with star shaped hash browns and a corn chip in the shape of a moon. The burger tastes just like a McDonalds hamburger and was quite delicious, and the star hash browns were crisp and good.
My friend ordered the Tuxedo mask pasta which was just a tomato based pasta with rose petals and a pastry mask. She said it was nothing special but not bad if you like this kind of pasta sauce.
The other main dish which we didn’t order was the 3 types of talisman curry which featured the talismans of Sailor Pluto, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus. I snapped this photo of the plastic model as we left~
We couldn’t decide which dessert to order so we just got all three~ The first one was Luna P ball berry mouse which was delicious! The mousse is mixed berry and sits on top of chocolate mouse and a layer of plain cake, which is surrounded by fruit.
The next dessert was the Sky’s miracle romance parfait which was made up of different flavoured jellies, yoghurt, strawberries, berry sorbet and a fondant moon. This was surprisingly good and I enjoyed eating it, however I did notice that we and most other tables didn’t finish all of the jelly.
The last dessert was Chibiusa’s pudding a la mode which was made up of custard pudding, vanilla and strawberry icecream, fresh fruit and half a macaron with fondant heart with jelly centre. The pudding itself was very similar to the type of custard or creme caramel puddings that you can buy in convenience stores. Which isn’t to say it’s bad, they are delicious! It’s also served in an ice cold glass bowl which is very fancy.
Overall I was really impressed with the level of detail of all the menu items and I was pleasantly surprised by the taste. My friend had read a few mediocre reviews about the food but I found it to be quite good and better value for money than other character cafes that I’ve been to. Our total bill was 6,450yen.
After lunch we had a look at the exhibition which begins in the City Sky View so you get the bonus of a fantastic panoramic view of Tokyo. There are a number of items on display and you can have your photo taken with a large cutout of Sailor Moon and the other girls.
After entering the exhibition they showed a number of original paintings, merchandise from throughout the years, magazines, and drawings to show the evolution of the characters from paper to anime. Even though I am not a Sailor Moon fan I found it quite interesting, and my friend who has read the manga since she was young helped explain a lot to me.
At the end of the exhibition there is of course a Sailor Moon merchandise store with a huge array of goods such as cookies, stickers, pens, badges, coin purses, paper stationary, clothing and even marriage certificates!
If you’re a fan of Sailor Moon and in Tokyo before the end of the exhibition I would highly recommend checking it out! Especially on a weekday when the queue is shorter 😉
Name: Chibiusa Cafe & Exhibition of pretty guardian Sailor Moon
Address: Tokyo City View Observatory at Mori Arts Centre, nearby Roppongi Station.