The Watami group is transforming two of its izakaya chains into post-apocalyptic taverns. From September 16 to October 29, 2026, the Miraizaka and Sandaime Torimero brands are hosting a collaboration with the anime Hokuto no Ken – Fist of the North Star, rolled out across 185 locations throughout Japan.
The promotion bears a name that sets the tone: “Tavern of the Dying Century, you are already drinking!”, a twist on the most famous line from the series.
Twelve items on the menu
The menu features eight alcoholic drinks, three non-alcoholic ones, and one dessert. Two items are exclusive to one of the two restaurant brands.
| Character | Item | Price (tax included) |
|---|---|---|
| Kenshiro | Hokuto Hyakuretsuken Sour, Japanese gin Sui, ramune, and popping candy | 658 ¥ |
| Raoh | Double ginger sour, gari and grated ginger | 658 ¥ / 878 ¥ in Kenoh size |
| Toki | White Ujoken gin soda, gin Sui, Calpis, and lemon | 548 ¥ |
| Jagi | Black gin cola, gin Sui, and iced lemon | 658 ¥ |
| Shin | Nanto Koshuken Sour, gin soda with a citrus kick | 658 ¥ |
| Rei | Nanto Suichoken Sour, gin Sui, grapefruit, and soda | 548 ¥ |
| Yuria | Non-alcoholic pineapple Calpis soda, Sandaime Torimero exclusive | 438 ¥ |
| Rin | Non-alcoholic white peach sour, Miraizaka exclusive | 438 ¥ |
| Heart | Non-alcoholic vanilla tea float, ice cream, and popping candy | 548 ¥ |
| Zako | Zako-hai, umeboshi to crush with the stirrer | 548 ¥ |
| Zako | Gin soda carafe, approximately three glasses | 768 ¥ |
| Kenshiro | Vanilla and mango frozen dessert with popping candy | 385 ¥ |
Menu names built on references from the franchise
Each item plays on a quote or a technique. Raoh’s sour plays on the resemblance between shogai, one’s entire existence, and shoga, ginger: his last words become a flavor argument, justified by the presence of gari and grated ginger. Toki’s replaces the peaceful water that tames the torrent with gin. Jagi no longer demands that you say his brother’s name but the name of the drink, while Rei questions the color not of his opponents’ blood but of their glass.
The concept peaks with the two items dedicated to the henchmen. The zako-hai, a contraction of the tako-hai popular in Japan, ends with crushing a salted plum using the stirrer, a gesture renamed Hokuto Hyakuretsuken, allowing one to announce that the opponent is already crushed. As for Kenshiro’s dessert, it announces that you are already finishing the meal.
Nine stirrers included with the drinks
Each drink on the collaborative menu comes with a decorative stirrer featuring a character, available in nine designs. Watami specifies that these items are not sold separately, that they are offered in limited quantities while supplies last, and that the design received cannot be chosen and does not correspond to the drink ordered.
A contest reserved for successors
Called the “Successor Campaign,” a parallel promotion invites customers who have spent at least 3,000 yen to attach their receipt to a dedicated postcard to enter a drawing. Three prizes are up for grabs: an ink wash-style illustrated T-shirt for ten winners, an acrylic block for ten others, and a mug featuring the campaign slogan for twenty people.
Entries are accepted until November 6, 2026, with the postmark serving as proof of date.
Practical information
A dedicated website for the promotion is expected to launch in early September. Watami notes that some locations may not participate and that the campaign’s content is subject to change without notice. Both restaurant brands are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year.
