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For the primary time, Star Wars Celebration is being held in Japan this 12 months. The brand new location is exciting all by itself, and it’s going to really feel much more particular with a meals corridor promoting “unique, genuine Japanese dishes.”

Lucasfilm posted the menu on Friday, which options somewhat one thing from all three movie trilogies and The Mandalorian. For OG followers, you’ve bought “It’s a Entice!” Takoyaki (octopus balls), Wookiee Yakisoba noodles, and Mild and Darkish onigiri balls. Prequel lovers can get the Forbidden Love onigiri balls, Jar Jar Males noodles, or drinks impressed by Obi-Wan, Mace Windu, and Yoda. Sequel heads can equally sip on some Rey and Kylo Ren-themed soda and iced espresso, however they don’t get a lot in the way in which of meals. Lastly, there’s the in-between treats like hen for Grogu, droids printed on Monaka wafers, and warabi-mochi impressed by everybody’s favourite sandy hellhole, Tatooine. You possibly can see the total menu under, whose costs vary from 800 yen ($5.50) to 1,200 yen ($8.25).

That is the first-ever Star Wars Celebration meals corridor, and it’s becoming Lucasfilm makes use of the event to rejoice Japanese meals. These’s quite a lot of Japan in Star Wars, which has just lately looped again round to letting Japanese creatives take their very own swing on the franchise with Star Wars Visions, whose third season will as soon as once more function shorts from completely Japanese studios. Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki, himself a fan of the franchise, mentioned in 2023 he’d be greater than considering helming a movie if Lucasfilm ever known as him up. Whether or not that really occurs, Lucasfilm’s definitely listening to how necessary Japan is to this franchise and desires to additional courtroom curiosity from that demographic.

Star Wars Celebration Japan runs from Friday, April 18-Sunday, April 20.

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