AKIHABARA SHINTO BUNNY MAID CAFE: ANDREW ZIMMERN’S BIZARRE WORLD TV SHOW FILMING & PRODUCTION. MARU MUSIC COSPLAY CONTEST & AN CAFE.
Everyone has been asking me when my Tokyo appearance on Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World will air. I wish I knew! At the moment, I’m working with the show writer on my segment. Rest assured I’ll give you plenty of notice before it hits TV screens (on Travel Channel, Discovery and other networks worldwide).
On the second day of the shoot, I met Andrew Zimmern at the Shinto Bunny Temple Girls cosplay cafe in Akihabara. I wore a Baby, the Stars Shine Bright dress and (appropriately) a pink bunny sticker on my cheek.
The cafe was… not normal. The bunny maid told us there were three instructions: don’t use your cell phone, don’t speak loudly, and keep going forward. We took the elevator down and instead of a cheery restaurant, we found ourselves in pitch darkness. Thank goodness I’m not claustrophobic — because what happened next was as chilling as the trapped-in-a-coffin scene from Kill Bill. You’ll have to wait until the episode airs to find out!
Cosplay queen Yunmao Ayakawa (left) took part in another segment, and we ended up having dinner together. She ordered a dainty cake and sweet tea… aww! Coming up next: photos from the final location of the Bizarre World shoot.
La Carmina’s friends at Maru Music are hosting a costume/cosplay contest — come enter! The winner will receive a prize pack from Maru Music that includes Visual Kei CDs, DVDs and posters. You can submit a photo of yourself in costume here, then visit the site to vote for your favorite entry. Hurry: the contest ends November 2.
Maru Music has also just released An Cafe’s fourth full-length album: BB Parallel World — which has 11 Visual Kei tracks and a DVD with five music videos! You can find out more and purchase it from their site.
If you’ve been enjoying these recent blog posts, please Stumble, Tweet and share — domo!
I went to a Steampunk Haunted House in NYC and was mighty impressed. A haunted theater, accordion player, girl in glass box, man in a toxic mask dragging a shovel until sparks flew… don’t miss this.
More festivities ahead — what are your Halloween plans? What will you be wearing?
Song of the Day #227: Still catching up on V-Rock 2009 footage. D’espairsRay Redeemer LIVE is really great.
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October 28th, 2009 at 22:37
megan says:“what happened next was as chilling as the trapped-in-a-coffin scene from Kill Bill.”
Ah! Just thinking about that makes me cringe.
That haunted house sounds neat, but I don't like being spooked like that…
October 29th, 2009 at 06:06
blovetbeauty says:Yea, I can't wait to catch u and AZ on the travel channel! wat fuN!
October 29th, 2009 at 08:27
gilimalili says:Love this dress. Can't wait for this episode :)
October 29th, 2009 at 08:35
Moon Maiden 90 says:that sticker is a cute little touch! lol
I want that dress.
can't wait for the episode to air.
October 29th, 2009 at 08:42
lacarmina says:The dress was a find from Closet Child Harajuku… the cute detail – the lace, bows, etc – made me get it immediately!
October 29th, 2009 at 08:45
lacarmina says:I honestly think what ensued at the Shinto maid cafe (which wasn't even supposed to be scary…) ended up being more bone-chilling than any haunted house! It really took us by surprise… and was just so weird! Again, I am really glad I am not claustrophobic!
October 29th, 2009 at 14:53
Sara Mari says:Andrew's ema is really cute, did he do the drawing? Oh and that cafe sounds very interesting indeed!
October 29th, 2009 at 14:54
lacarmina says:Yes, he did! ^__^
I explained the Shinto tradition of leaving wishes on the wall. Many of the plaques had kawaii drawings on them, so he made one himself.
October 29th, 2009 at 15:42
ceruleanthought says:AWEsome. I love your dress :) It's adorable! I can't wait for the episode XD
October 29th, 2009 at 16:03
karolinaalek says:I know people had said this already but I love your btssb dress :) :)
October 29th, 2009 at 16:22
lacarmina says:Aw thank you! I was waiting for an occasion to wear it… and I figured this was the right time. The sailor collar was the first thing that got my attention…
October 29th, 2009 at 17:36
Thomas says:Uhh I think I'm going to that Steampunk Haunted House for Halloween! I've been torn between a LI Halloween house party and a night in the City (my daily life is torn between LI and NYC why should Halloween be different?). I was thinking your book signing than a night with friends, but who needs friends if they don't come with you to Steampunk haunted house! And/or “Dances of Vice” a glam tribute to Oscar Wilde or the Scarlette Parlour Day of the Dead Feast.
Although truth be told if I do all of that on Halloween I'll impress myself, and wind up having to take off work on Monday as I have to fill out progress reports for my aprox. 120 students ugghh.
October 29th, 2009 at 21:53
Sara Mari says:Andrew's ema is really cute, did he do the drawing? Oh and that cafe sounds very interesting indeed!
October 29th, 2009 at 21:54
lacarmina says:Yes, he did! ^__^
I explained the Shinto tradition of leaving wishes on the wall. Many of the plaques had kawaii drawings on them, so he made one himself.
October 29th, 2009 at 22:42
ceruleanthought says:AWEsome. I love your dress :) It's adorable! I can't wait for the episode XD
October 29th, 2009 at 23:03
karolinaalek says:I know people had said this already but I love your btssb dress :) :)
October 29th, 2009 at 23:22
lacarmina says:Aw thank you! I was waiting for an occasion to wear it… and I figured this was the right time. The sailor collar was the first thing that got my attention…
October 30th, 2009 at 00:36
Thomas says:Uhh I think I'm going to that Steampunk Haunted House for Halloween! I've been torn between a LI Halloween house party and a night in the City (my daily life is torn between LI and NYC why should Halloween be different?). I was thinking your book signing than a night with friends, but who needs friends if they don't come with you to Steampunk haunted house! And/or “Dances of Vice” a glam tribute to Oscar Wilde or the Scarlette Parlour Day of the Dead Feast.
Although truth be told if I do all of that on Halloween I'll impress myself, and wind up having to take off work on Monday as I have to fill out progress reports for my aprox. 120 students ugghh.
January 24th, 2010 at 14:19
kittiechan says:Hey, where exactly is the Shinto bunny maid cafe? I'm thinking of going tomorrow.
January 24th, 2010 at 22:03
lacarmina says:Akiba Usagi Jinja (bunny temple girl sweets teashop/ rabbit shrine)
〒101-0021 東京都千代田区外神田4-6-1 愁満ビル 1F・Shuman bldg, Soto-Kanda 4-6-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo-to,101-0021
B1http://www.akibausagi.com/index.html
TEL: 03-3254-5531