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You are not an anime lover unless you have watched (or at least tried to watch or heard about) Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). I actually knew about the anime first before I realised that the anime is actually a manga adaptation. The anime's story so far follows the storyline in the manga without any deviation so I don't think I will watch the manga for now. If you are a fan of Attack on Titan, you must go to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

10D9N Spring Japan Trip: Attack on Titan, Universal Studios Japan

Last year, you can see the epic battle between Eren (in Titan version) and

the woman titan (which turns out to be his fellow training-mate, Annie). Oops, I hope everyone's reading this has watched the anime or read the manga before because this is the biggest surprise in the first season of Attack on Titan anime. XD

Attack on Titan at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

Frontal shot but cropping both Eren's and Annie's legs. Yeah, this is how huge they are in Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. Oh well, they are titan so they must be huge right?

Epic battle of Eren vs Annie at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

If you are willing to queue (yes, queue!), you can take picture with the Corps. From one glance, I think there is Mikasa, Levi, Hange and Krista. It looks really fun. This is the only place where you can take picture with the Corps anyway.

Picture taking at Attack on Titan Universal Studios Japan Osaka

Another long queue (everything in USJ revolves around queueing, really) spotted for the chance to take picture with the...hungry titan. Well, they don't really need human flesh to fill their appetite actually. They eat because they are bored (wtf, right?). I have to say this is pretty cool and yet somewhat creepy way to take picture. #dilemma

Attack on Titan Phototaking at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

From USJ's website, it seems that they have added another installation from the famous anime and manga in Universal Studios Japan. It is the epic "Titan Wall" in life-sized. I don't think I can't help feeling a bit creeped out when I see the gaze of the Titan peering from the broken wall, but at the same time, I feel like looking at it too. LOL.

If you still have your appetite after all these "fun", you can eat a Titan as your snack. It costs 950 Japanese Yen per head.

Attack on Titan Snack at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

You can also buy the cape of the Survey Corps here. I nearly nearly nearly bought the cape until my friend reminded me that "nobody wears that on a broad daylight (and night) in Singapore". Haizz, I wish our culture can be more opened on applying some "anime fashion" into our daily fashion. =P

Official store of Attack on Titan in Universal Studios Japan

The store sells a lot of Attack on Titan merchandises which I seldom see anywhere so I guess if you want to buy some goods relating to this anime, you should buy them here.

Attack on Titan merchandises at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

The problem with coming to Universal Studios Japan on one of its peak period (i.e. school holiday, festive period, etc) is when you are tired of walking around and yet, there is nowhere to sit. All the benches are occupied, the restaurants are full and you start to wander around aimlessly just to find a place to sit for a while.

10D9N Spring Japan Trip: Taking a Break at Pink Cafe, Universal Studios Japan

Saw a dragon along the way which seems to come from inside one of the popular games in Japan. I don't mind sitting on a dragon but I don't think the park guard will let me do so.

Dragon Statue at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

Sitting on a roller coaster looks fun too but the problem is, you need to stand for probably at least two hours to be able to sit there for less than 5 minutes.

Roller Coaster Ride at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

In the middle of our wandering, we saw a place which looks very girly from outside. It's apparently a cafe which is named after its theme, Pink Cafe. Miraculously, we found a place to sit in this Pink Cafe. We don't care about the thing that Pink Cafe sells as long as we can get a seat. We actually sat for a good 5 - 10 minutes before wondering what does Pink Cafe actually sell.

Pink Cafe at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

There is a Baskin Robbins, a popular ice cream chain from the US. Baskin Robbins is not that popular in Singapore but they do have a lot of stores in Jakarta, so I am quite familiar with the ice cream parlour. In fact, I used to love their chocolate chip cookies ice cream the most when I was little. Baskin Robbins in Japan though, sells a lot of flavours which I have never seen before in my life. I chose the wacky green Tutti Frutti while my friend chose mango strawberry ice cream.

Baskin Robbins at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

We perked up after happily eating our share of ice cream. Baskin Robbins does taste yummy wherever they are located. We came out from the cafe and randomly saw a stall selling cute balloons. I was tempted to get myself a Snoopy balloon, really.

Character balloons at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

And that's when Hello Kitty, the most famous cat in the world I tell you, came out to make an appearance. The fans of this famous character are mostly school girls. They really follow Hello Kitty everywhere oh my goodness. This kinda makes taking picture with Hello Kitty a bit of a challenge because despite the worldwide impression that the Japanese is the master of queuing in an orderly line, the same culture does not apply when you are taking picture with a character in Japanese theme park.

Hello Kitty Photo with Character at Universal Studios Japan

If you have kids, they may come in handy in this time of needs. The characters tend to prioritize taking pictures with kids compared to adults. #utilizeallmeans

As far as I could remember, Sesame Street has been around for a long time (probably decades?). I remembered I watched them on telly before when I was done with my school. Although, to be honest, Sesame Street is not really my cup of tea. But kids are really amazing, they can remember all the details (like the main characters' names and unique traits) even though they may not really care about the story. Well as a result, I still remembered Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Elmo and the Big Bird. If you happen to be a fan of Sesame Street, you can watch the 4D show of Sesame Street at Universal Studios Japan.

10D9N Spring Japan Trip: Sesame Street 4D, Universal Studios Japan

This is one of those attractions where you don't really need to queue for a long time. We only queued for slightly longer than 30 minutes if I am not wrong. And you can just sit through the whole show. Oh yeah.

Sesame Street Attraction at Universal Studios Japan Osaka

Some characters' introduction, which only has the Japanese words. Oh right, did I tell you that the whole shows in Universal Studios Japan are spoken in Japanese? But don't worry, since it's a kid show, you can roughly guess what they are talking about. And the good thing about Sesame Street 4D show, there is a lot of singing involved.

Once you have finished watching the show, as usual, you will be directed to the souvenir store. You can find the Nano Block (nano size of Lego which caters more to adult) of Sesame Street's characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie and the Big Bird, which happened to be the only characters which I remembered from the show. Wait, I do remember the muppet who lives inside the trash can, but I forget his name though.

The souvenir store also has the Nano Block of Universal Globe. Looks pretty interesting but I don't really have the patience to deal with nano-sized items. LOL.

Plush toys seem to be a must-have in Japan. Well, I can't blame them because the plush toys sold in Japan are super cute. And they often sells those collaboration toys. Like a teddy bear in Cookie Monster attire.