On October 3 in Japan, the birthday of the character Madoka Kaname, the protagonist of the 2011 series Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, was celebrated again. How do Japanese fans of the series celebrate it? It turns out that in Akihabara there is a pachinko machine establishment known as "Island", renowned for its large number of series-based pachinko machines.
Putting both on the table, what do you get? Well this year a line of more than 2,400 people gathered quietly waiting to access the establishment. In fact, hundreds of posts on Twitter were made denoting this long line.
パチンコ＆スロットAKIBAアイランド、店頭抽選に戻ったらしく、整理券番号からたぶん2,400人くらいの長い列。最後尾は富士ソフトビル前 pic.twitter.com/lJkZyz76kH— ﾂﾙﾐﾛﾎﾞ (@kaztsu) October 3, 2020
One Twitter user even traced the route that spanned the waiting line of more than 2,400 people on a map.
Finally, the establishment issued a statement regarding the event: “Today, 2,400 people have gathered to enter our facilities, with the count made at 09:10 hours. For customers in line, when they finally enter, please present your entrance ticket, remove your caps and glasses, and temporarily remove your mask for identification. Remember that smoking is prohibited in Chiyoda neighborhood, so please refrain from doing it while you wait. "
It is worth mentioning that this amount was much lower compared to previous years, mainly due to prevention measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, since last year more than 4,200 visitors were registered in a row.本日、9:10に2400名様で抽選会参加を〆切させて頂きました。— アイランド秋葉原店 (@akiba_island) October 3, 2020
整列中のお客様、抽選機が近づきましたら券を広げて帽子を取り、抽選機の前ではマスクを一時ずらしてペダルを踏んで下さい。
また千代田区は路上喫煙禁止区域ですので今暫くお控え下さい。
On the other hand, the original twelve episode anime series was produced by Shaft Studios, under the direction of Yukihiro Miyamoto and scripts written by Gen Urobuchi, released in January 2011.さすがに全員総出だったもので…途中ツイートできず申し訳ありません。— アイランド秋葉原店 (@akiba_island) October 3, 2019
本日は多数様にお並び頂き、誠にありがとうございます。
整列打切りは店舗の努力目標である9時には届きませんでしたが、8時42分…4200名様にお並び頂きました。
(続く)
Source: Otakomu
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