Cafe801 Event

The Ai no Kusabi x Cafe801 Collaboration Event (「間の楔」×「CAFE801」コラボイベント「間の喫茶」) was held from 14 March 2010 till 11 April 2010 in Tokyo as part of promotions for the Ai no Kusabi remake. During the event, the café was decorated with the AnK theme, and even had a menu inspired by the series. A preview of the anime was also supposed to be shown at the café between 20-22 March. In order to enter a ticket draw, the fans needed to fill a little survey about the upcoming release. Unfortunately, the viewing event was cancelled by the production, presumably because they weren't ready.

### The Menu

The available menu during the event had a Tanagura Set and a Ceres Set, each containing two menus, and a special card would come with each of the 4. Below is a description from the club's blog.

1. Tanagura Set #1 - Sangria that looks like Muir. First the alcohol had been burnt off of the wine, and then oranges and apples were soaked in it. In the end, the wine was diluted with soda. It's a dink that takes a lot of time and effort to make.
2. Tanagura Set #2 - Rosé Champagne (Non-alcoholic). A drink inspired by Tanagura's "White World". Light pink is a sensual colour. When you drink the sweet taste of Rosé, it will make you feel elegant.
3. Ceres Set #1 - Honestly, it's nothing but junk food. Inspired by fast food wrapped in western newspapers. Since a certain Mr. ○○ from the production once said, "Isn't Stout shaped like a bottle of Ramune?" - we prepared Ramune!
4. Ceres Set #2 - Farrot which appears in the Drama CD. Riki's favourite food - a crepe-like wrap. (Big thank you to the staff for confirming it) We have disguised some Tacos.

It's an adventurous food menu. We hope you enjoy this glimpse of the world as much as possible. In fact, we even decorated the café with pink, purple and blue lights, to try to create the atmosphere of Midas, the city that never sleeps.

(translation by Darcy)

## The Survey

The survey was part of the chance to get the tickets for an AnK preview event, which was subsequently cancelled. These were the survey questions:

Q1 Where do you usually buy DVD?

* a) Animate
* b) Amazon
* c) Consumer electronic and discount house
* d) Net shop
* If you can’t find the answer here, just fill in what you want in the box below:

Q2 Please share what are the reasons that make you buy the DVD.

* a) Story
* b) Character
* c) Voice actor
* d) Original work
* e) Quality
* f) DVD specials
* If you can’t find the answer here, just fill in what you want in the box below:

Q3 Which of the following do you want as DVD special?

* a) Setting
* b) Drama CD
* c) Special movie clips
* If you can’t find the answer here, just fill in what you want in the box below:

Q4 Where did you learn about Ai no Kusabi?

* a) Homepage
* b) Net
* c) Magazine
* If you can’t find the answer here, just fill in what you want in the box below:

Q5 Are you going to buy Ai no Kusabi DVD?

* a) Definitely buy
* b) Probably buy
* c) I don’t know
* d) Not buying
* If you can’t find the answer here, just fill in what you want in the box below:

Q6 How much are you willing to pay for a 30 minute episode per DVD?

* a) Below ¥ 3000
* b) Below ¥ 5000
* c) Below ¥ 8000
* d) Below ¥ 10000
* e) More than ¥ 10000

Q7 Any other comments, please write here:

(Translation by LalaParadise)

## Promotional Material

Goods were being sold both at the café, and eventually could be ordered by mail. The sale of goods was extended past the original given date.

Following goods were available at the event:

* 1 x Mini Poster (B4 size) [1] ¥ 500
* 5 x Postcards (set) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] ¥ 500
* 1 x Exclusive Postcard (Given only upon purchasing the Ai no Kusabi postcard set and mini poster.) [1]
* 3 x Clear File (set) (2 types of A4 size + 1 type of B6 size) [1] [2] [3] ¥ 1000
* 1 x Tosho Card [1] ￥ 1500
* 4 x Illustration Card (given with Tanagura/Ceres Sets) [1] [2] [3] [4]
* 2 x Illustration Card (given with the purchase of any other goods) [1] [2]