The manga Vesta de Cooking, an isekai cooking series based on the VTubers of hololive, is currently doing a collaborative cafe in Japan. I happened to be in the country recently (albeit not in time for 7th fes), and the chance to do something Haachama-related was too good to pass up. The event has been […]
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