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During the interview conducted as part of the BanG Dream! Cafe Zoom event (click here to check it out), Aimi hinted at the (then upcoming) BanG Dream! 8th☆LIVE which was set for August 21-23. At that time it was still up in the air whether or not it would be held. Smaller lives have gotten through with restricted numbers but the larger events (and BanG Dream! definitely counts as "larger") were being delayed or postponed months out or to the following year. Spoiler: 8th☆LIVE happened.

As we posted earlier, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! joined together with Los Angeles' Cafe Dulce for a collaboration cafe event. Cafe events are standard in Japan and if you go to Akihabara you'll probably run into more than a few just walking around. If you can think of a franchise, it probably had a cafe. Because of COVID19 we unfortunately did not get the full cafe treatment with art displays, ambience, and a lot more goods to buy. To make up for it we did get something a little more unique - a Zoom call with none other than Poppin'Party's own Aimi (voice of Kasumi Toyama) and Ayasa Ito (voice of Arisa Ichigaya).

One of the cool things about Japan is that they have lots of random pop-up shops and cafe collaborations. If you can think of a popular show or franchise, it's probably had a cafe. You'll find themed food, drinks, and desserts and all in all it's a lot of fun. The cafe itself will be decorated according to the franchise and there's usually videos, art, and items on display. You can also buy special goods that are generally not seen overseas minus resellers or your lucky friends who have gone to Japan and back.

Bushiroad has decided to pair with Little Tokyo's Cafe Dulce to bring a BanG Dream collaboration to America and it's possible that this year's Anime Expo would have had an in-person version. Collaboration cafes are not things that come to America very often so this is a very special treat.

CharaExpo USA is still a relatively new convention but with some backing firepower it is poised to become a must-visit event for Bushiroad fans. They've announced not only BanG Dream's Roselia but Raise a Suilen as well.