USJ Opens R-18 Attraction Afterimage With Signed Contract Required
Afterimage is the park's first R-18 designated attraction and requires a signed contract, so USJ is testing whether horror aimed squarely at adults can run as a normal paid, ticketed attraction inside a family park.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
Universal Studios Japan opened Afterimage on September 11 as part of Halloween Horror Nights, which the park marks as its 15th anniversary. The horror attraction is R-18 designated and requires guests to sign a written contract, and a dedicated ticket starts at 1,900 yen. It runs about 30 minutes, from 10:00 to park close, through November 8.
The event period runs September 11 to November 8, with entry from 10:00 until park close and a dedicated paid ticket starting at 1,900 yen. The experience lasts about 30 minutes.
Guests sign a contract at reception, then put on a gown like the kind worn for a hospital checkup before entering. The venue is described as a facility that studies nightmares, and the park says guests are eroded by endless fear amid isolation and confinement.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) USJ史上初、R-18＆誓約書必須の新アトラクション「残像」体験レポート