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Indulge Your RPG Fantasies at Tokyo's Dark Souls Cafe

Oz Café, an Australian restaurant in Tokyo's West Azabu district, has turned into "Dark Souls Cafe," inspired by From Software's hit 2011 RPG. It is part of a promotion for Dark Souls's upcoming sequel, set for release in March. Its interior has been redecorated to evoke the dingy medieval aesthetic of Dark Souls, and a trailer for Dark Souls II played at the January 6 premiere (with attendees previously selected by lottery).

The guests were greeted by a cosplayer of Anastacia, the mute Fire-Keeper, although there is no guarantee that cosplayers will always be present.

For customers wishing to participate, though, they can always take photos of themselves wearing these Dark Souls costumes provided for their cosplaying pleasure.

These weapon replicas can also be touched and even unsheathed.

This relaxation corner has a "bonfire" and replica knights' equipment. They can be worn at forthcoming "surprise events."

The menu.

Dark Souls Cafe's special menu items are partially based off of the previous Australian fare, but are labeled as if they were foods imported from Lordran (the game's world) — for instance, hamburg steak is described as "Small Undead Rat Meatball." Many of them are darkened with squid ink or bamboo charcoal, neither of which influences the taste.

Especially popular at the reception was the "Fire Dragon Stone Original Platter" (an omelet stuffed with rice and covered with tomato sauce), which managed to disappear from plates each time it was passed around.

And the "Black Withered Something" (dried squid with squid ink):

The "Madhura-Style Black Fleeting Meat Buns" have a nasty surprise inside: "scarlet fruit" (chili peppers)!

The rarest item on the menu — and costing 4,800 yen (or $46) — is the "Black Dragon Kalameet's Arms," which in the restaurant's previous incarnation was known as "Crocodile Dundee's steak." It is in fact crocodile meat.

And what would a bonfire be without an Estus flask? This cocktail comes in two variations: beer-based and grapefruit juice-based for minors.

The reception was opened by two From Software representatives as well as the cafe's owner, who gave a toast to their guests from an Estus flask.

If you'd like to see more weird Dark Souls-inspired food, visit Famitsū's photo gallery and check out the cafe's official website.

[Via Famitsū; Images from Famitsū]