The unique event is being held in conjunction with Fantasia Bunko, a publisher of light novels, Japan’s equivalent to young adult fiction and currently the most fertile ground for anime adaptation source material.
In any case, I can honestly say my life is better for being open about my interests with my parents.
So in a way it’s kind of heart-warming to see that Animate, Japan’s largest chain of anime specialty stores, is running a promotion that also encourages otaku to come shopping with their moms.
Shoppers who show up at Animate without their mother will have to buy three of the four novels in order to get the art book.