Taisho Romando

Taisho Romando (太正浪漫堂) is a store specializing in products related the Sakura Wars franchise

Overview
Operated on the 5th floor of the then Sega operated 'GIGO Ikebukuro' and the 4th floor of GIGO Shinsaibashi in Osaka. Sega also exhibited the 'Taisho Romando Ariake Branch' at the Comiket booth.

The store mainly sold character goods from the 'Sakura Wars' series. On a character's birthday, limited edition goods associated after the character were sold and a live birthday party shown on a monitor in store. Other products sold included Sakura Wars games, strategy guides, and related comics were also sold.

At the back of the store, there were other games such as Sakura Wars themed photo booths, darts, claw machines and the arcade version of Hanagumi Taisen Columns.

At the Sakura Cafe inside the store, customers could enjoy dishes related to the characters. Drinks came with themed coasters decorated with characters of the Imperial Combat Revue, Paris Combat Revue and the New York Combat Revue. The drinks were also based on the character designs.

The Shinsaibashi store closed on September 28, 2003 and the Ikebukuro Store closed on March 30, 2008, effectively closing the curtain on its 10 year history. It reopened as an online store on September 14, 2019. This will be the first comeback in 11 years since the closing of the Ikebukuro store.

History

 * June 13, 1998 Taisho Romando Ikebukuro store opened.
 * December 12, 1999 Opened Taisho Romando Shinsaibashi store.
 * July 18, 2003 Taisho Romando Ikebukuro store reopened with "Sakura Cafe".
 * September 28, 2003 Taisho Romando Shinsaibashi store closed.
 * March 30, 2008 Taisho Romando Ikebukuro store and Sakura Cafe closed.
 * September 14, 2019 Taisho Romando "Sakura Wars" series official online shop opens.

Resources
Taisho Romando wikipedia page

Taisho Romando (Old)

Taisho Romando "Sakura Wars" Series Official Online Shop

Notice of reopening of "Taisho Romando Ikebukuro Main Store" July 18, 2003 (Friday)

Notice of closing sale of Taisho Romando Shinsaibashi store

Notice of Taisho Romando closing sale

Taisho Romando is back and big news series“ New Sakura Wars ”stage 2nd day report [TGS2019 ]