Round One’s ‘Familiar of Zero’ collab stirs nostalgia on 5ch: “That show’s already 20 years old”

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In the 5ch live-commentary thread ‘Shiomegu Wonderland,’ posters reported that amusement chain Round One is still running a collaboration with the anime The Familiar of Zero, sparking a wave of nostalgia alongside questions about whether today’s customer base actually matches the franchise’s fanbase. The same thread saw a string of unrelated posts roll in one after another — a report from manga artist Nene Amazuki’s autograph session, food reports from izakaya and ramen shops in Sapporo, and Halloween cosplay photos — keeping the conversation sprawling rather than focused on one topic.

What people said

30AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:14
Michiko came through for me 😭
41AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:14
Re: #30
What's the point of a water gun if you don't put water in it 🤔
59AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:17
WOOOOOOOW 😭
147AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:23
Re: #59
Are swimsuit versions made for every single character?
76AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:18
98AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:20
Re: #76
Soooo good 😋
100AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:20
Re: #76
Rip-off-priced tantanmen?
104AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:20
Got an autograph from artist Nene Amazuki at Komagome Tenso Shrine!
112AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:21
Halloween's almost here 🎃
Dropping a pic of Saten cosplaying as Hestia 🎃
117AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:21
Re: #112
Speaking of cosplay~?
123AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:22
Re: #112
Kuroko looks done with her lol
116AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:21
Trusted Google's ratings and went to an izakaya in Sapporo — it was mediocre, should've just had ramen instead.
Ended up over 10,000 yen a head too.
149AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:23
Re: #116
This place is insanely good for Sapporo, but it's always packed.
https://s.tabelog.com/hokkaido/A0101/A010102/1008321/
157AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:24
Re: #149
So you came to Tousukou because Youshikou was too crowded, huh lol
175AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:26
Re: #149
Of course Youshikou's crowded, it's been in magazines.
It's like going to Junren.
200AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:27
Re: #191
The evidentiary trial principle? Article 317 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?
213AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:29
Re: #200
The way Nene Amazuki's characters immediately start citing "Penal Code Article XX" really shows the limits of Nene-chan's smarts, and I kinda love it ("suko" = net slang for "I'm into it")
222AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:30
Re: #213
That one's insult/defamation — Penal Code Article 231
203AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:28
That To Aru x Round One collab the other day was great 😚
217AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:29
Re: #203
Saten really does suit a metal bat
221AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:30
Re: #203
This one was great too ☺
233AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:30
Re: #203
Why's she holding a bat? That's just copying Pekora
214AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:29
Might take a trip around Oita sometime
243AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:31
Re: #214
Looping around the Kunisaki Peninsula is great — hit up Himeshima, Beppu's good too, and Yufuin's nice as well
250AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:32
Re: #243
Got it, I'll sightsee around the other spots then
269AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:34
Round One's running a Familiar of Zero collab right now, feels like there's some old-man otaku on the management board
That show's already 20 years old 😭
280AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:35
Re: #269
Does that actually match the customer base?
282AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:35
Re: #269
Is that Mikochi in the middle?
303AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:37
Re: #282
Don't you dare disrespect Louise — she's the character who was even floated as a design for the UK flag
311AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:37
Re: #303
Not sure what's going on but she's cute
375AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:41
Re: #303
She looks like Mikochi, cute 😍
363AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:40
Is The Familiar of Zero still fun watching it today?
369AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:41
Re: #363
Where can you even watch it now?
370AnonymousOct 3, 2026 20:41
Re: #363
If you're into Kugimiya's tsundere voice acting, then yeah (Rie Kugimiya, famed tsundere-role voice actress)

Background and Key Points of This Topic

Threads like this one aren’t built around a single topic — they’re freewheeling live-commentary threads where posters bring whatever they’ve seen, heard, or photographed that day, ranging from anime and games to travel and food. The one point where opinions actually diverged this time was Round One’s long-running habit of collaborating with anime titles: some posters welcomed the nostalgia, while others pointed out a possible mismatch between the chain’s current customer base and the age of the franchise’s fans. The reports on attending Nene Amazuki’s autograph session and on Sapporo restaurants are personal accounts based on each poster’s own experience, with shop and title names quoted directly from the thread. Since chat threads like this don’t arrive at a single conclusion, readers are best off treating it as a collection of individual anecdotes to dip into rather than a single narrative.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Live Commentary General) thread “🏡Shiomegu Wonderland👊👶🤜.”

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