Have A Drink With Ultraman (and His Kaiju Foes)

Above, an Ultraman display at the Bandai Museum. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Fans of Ultraman who also like to partake in "adult beverages" are in luck. An Ultraman-themed pub has opened in Kawasaki, Japan and it features Japan's premier super-hero along with several favorite kaiju villains.

RocketNews24 reports:

Among the many Japanese tales of heroes of justice battling giant monsters, Ultraman may just be the most popular. Since its television debut in 1966, hardly a year has gone by without a new Ultraman TV series or motion picture. 

The franchise’s longevity means that many long-time fans who started watching when they were young kids are now full-grown adults. On the one hand, growing up means more responsibility, but it also means more freedom, including the freedom to knock back a few cold beers at a new dining and drinking establishment where Ultraman’s monstrous foes take center stage. 

While Ultraman and his successors, including Ultraman Taro, Ultraman Leo, and Ultraman Ginga, are undeniably the hero of the franchise, many fans also have a favorite among the kaiju, or giant monsters, that the Ultramen battle at a workmanship like pace of roughly one per episode. 

The just-opened Kaiju Sakaba, or Kaiju Pub, in the city of Kawasaki was created to give fans a place to honor Ultraman’s worthy adversaries, plus knock back a few cold ones. To maximize the efficiency in doing so, the beer mugs are even decorated with pictures of the kaiju.

I was alerted to this pub a month ago, but it was not as yet opened during my Japan visit. They have an official website: http://www.kaiju-sakaba.com/

The Asahi Shimbun also has an article on the pub. To view it, go here.

To read more of RocketNews24's article, go here.