Calling all anime fans! Come to Osaka and break the fourth wall!

🎪 Step 1: Visit themed stores/parks to meet your favorite anime characters face-to-face. 1. Universal Studios Japan (USJ) is a must-see ✋ ● Super Nintendo World: High-five Mario and Luigi. ● Universal Wonderland: Take photos with Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, and Snoopy. ● Minion Park: Perfect for quirky selfies. ● The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: After buying a wand, be sure to cast your favorite spell! ● Limited-time collaborations: Collaborations with "Detective Conan" and "Doraemon" were launched in the first half of the year, and collaborations with "One Piece", "The Apothecary Diaries", and "Spy × Family" are scheduled for the second half of the year. 2. Themed stores in Shinsaibashi are worth visiting 🤳 ● Crayon Shin-chan Official Shop: Take photos with life-size Shin-chan, Misae, and Hiroshi. ● Donguri Kyowakoku: "Wait for the bus" with the Totoro statue and sit side-by-side with No-Face. (The Umeda Lucua store recreates the bakery from "Kiki's Delivery Service". The decorations and merchandise in the two stores are not exactly the same, so if you have time, you can visit both.) ● Other IPs: chiikawa, Ultraman, Godzilla, and LEGO themed stores are all great for photos! P.S. Shinsaibashi also has themed restaurants for Pokémon, Detective Conan, Kirby, Cinnamoroll, chiikawa, and other anime. The food is super exquisite! 📸 Step 2: Sacred Site Pilgrimage - Step into the World of Anime 1. "Detective Conan" spots (Black Chicken Yanxuan) Osaka Castle ● Anime scene: The location of "Crossroad in the Labyrinth", Heiji Hattori's home field! ● Must-do: Kansai high school detective-style shot in front of the Osaka Castle 👍🏾 Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters Anime scene: The place where Heiji and Kazuha's father work (within walking distance of Osaka Castle, you can take photos of the exterior 📸) Tsutenkaku Tower & Shinsekai Hondori Shopping Street ● Anime scene: The place where Shinichi and Heiji teamed up to solve a case for the first time ● Must-do: Experience the "human touch of Osaka" and taste the kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers) that Heiji brought to Conan. Dotonbori Glico Running Man Sign ● Anime scene: The backdrop for the famous scene "What are you going to do to my Kazuha!" ● Must-do: Proposing here may not be romantic enough, but you can't miss the takoyaki and Osaka ramen nearby! 2. "Cardcaptor Sakura" spots Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan ● Anime scene: The aquarium where Sakura and Syaoran went on a date! It is also the place where her brother, the king of part-time jobs, tore up the water sign. ● Must-see: Whale sharks swim through the main tank, filling it with a dreamy feeling. Going here = seeing Sakura and Syaoran on a date with your own eyes 🐋 🛍️ Step 3: Crazy Shopping - Anime Merchandise Shopping Guide 1. Nipponbashi 🌟Animate Osaka Store Suitable for buying manga/audio-visual products, anime merchandise, and fan-made books of various new and old anime. 🌟Mandarake Suitable for buying used figurines, out-of-print manga, and merchandise. 🌟Suruga-ya Suitable for treasure hunters, with the opportunity to find rare merchandise at low prices. 2. Shinsaibashi 🌟 PARCO 6F Anime Theme Floor ● A concentration of popular IPs: Crayon Shin-chan, Chiikawa, Ghibli, Godzilla, LEGO, Snoopy, etc. ● Capcom Store: Features "Monster Hunter", "The King of Fighters", and "Ace Attorney" themed products. 🌟 Daimaru Department Store 9F ● Jump Shop: Features official merchandise from "Demon Slayer", "Jujutsu Kaisen", and "Haikyu!!". ● Pokémon Center: Osaka-limited Pikachu plush toys are a must-buy! 3. Umeda Area 🌟Umeda Lucua Donguri Kyowakoku: Official Ghibli store, where you can buy merchandise from "Howl's Moving Castle", "Totoro", and "Spirited Away". 🌟Daimaru Department Store 13F Special areas for major IPs such as Nintendo and Pokémon. 🌟Hankyu Sanbangai You can buy chiikawa, and you can also go to Kiddy Land to buy Sanrio Family, Kirby, Miffy and other cute merchandise. Search 🔍 [Osaka Local Guide] to get more authentic Osaka travel tips~