This year's AKB48 Janken Taikai was was held on October 10, 2016 at the Kobe World Kinen Hall, with the idols cosplaying to do battle in rock-paper-scissors. Losing the competition, but winning the hearts of otaku, Team 4's Nana Okada got a lot of attention for her Re:ZERO Ram outfit.

This was the idol powerhouse's 7th tournament, and first held in the Kansai Region. From seve blocks, the winner of each block would form a unit and make a CD debut. 98 participated from AKB48 and sister groups participated with Tanabe Miku (AKB48), Nozawa Rena (AKB48), Shibuya Nagisa (NMB48, AKB48), Komiyama Haruka (AKB48), Yumoto Ami (AKB48), Fukuoka Seina (AKB48), and Takeuchi Saki (SKE48) winning the blocks. Tanabe, cosplaying as a drunk businessman was the grand champion.

Tanabe

Block Champions

Okada

じゃんけん大会 2016

in 神戸ワールド記念ホール

負けちゃったけど

悔いはありません



衣装は

RE: ゼロから始まる異世界生活の

レムとラムをやらせて

いただけて …

本当に幸せ者 #じゃんけん大会 #リゼロ pic.twitter.com/071bzyoiyE — 岡田 奈々 (@okadanana_1107) October 10, 2016

本当はレムりん

やりたかったんですが …

色々問題が … 笑



そういうところも

オリジナルに

忠実にさせて

いただきまし pic.twitter.com/HMXsYwzIrs — 岡田 奈々 (@okadanana_1107) October 10, 2016

More of the cosplay

Can't believe Manami saved the USA today pic.twitter.com/YBPmk0NhvU — DeJure (@DeJureDM) October 10, 2016

And, speaking of Rem and Ram, pre-orders for OtoMark mail order of parkas has launched.

via Yaraon



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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.