Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area

[Tritone]

Anyone live in/around Tokyo? I just moved here (Arakawa ward).

Which arcades are the best? Are there any that are cheap?

Are there any weekly/monthly tournaments or ranbats that are entertaining?

[qwerty]

You're posting on the wrong site, lol. Try 2ch.

[BearsAreScary]

I'm not in Tokyo currently, but I've been there a couple times. If you're looking for Blazblue, the best arcades/competition I found were either in Akihabara or Ikebukuro. I entered a tourney in Akiba (they seemed to happen every other week or so) and watched a sweet 3v3 (featuring numerous SBO-qualified players!) in Ikebukuro.

The ones to visit in Akiba are the obvious ones - the 3 arcades near the Akihabara Electric Town exit (the 2 Sega arcades sandwiching another arcade..."Amusement Paradise" or something I forget the name)

In Ikebukuro the only hardcore fighting game arcade was in the B1 of a Sega arcade (the Sentimental Circus-themed one). I have no good description of its location outside of it being across the street from a Neko-themed girly arcade, and they sell crepes (they're pretty tasty :P) outside the 1F of the building. It's near the heart of the busy areas of Ikebukuro...near the Tokyu Hand department store. Good luck!

As far as other locations, I didn't find any significant arcades worth revisiting. I've heard that a lot of hardcore SF players play in Shinjuku, but I explored around there for a while with no luck. Shibuya has an arcade or two, but they're mediocre at best.

As for 50 yen play places....you'll only find those in failing arcades and a-cho (which is in Kyoto :P).

And I know BB has had a lot of really cool events lately - like bi-weekly ranbats/friendly tournaments (that are listed in the arcade), BB-revo last month, and Godsgarden a couple weeks back.

That's all the help a weary traveler and BB enthusiast can give you....there's usually GG/Aquapazza/MB in the same places if that's what you're looking for, so you can use those as a starting point if you've currently got nothing to go on. Good luck!

[Tritone]

Thanks, BearsAreScary. I:ll check those out. Grr. I can:t figure out how to make an apostrophe on this keyboard.