我相信，很多我這個世代的朋友，當問到最熟悉的卡通人物時，哆啦A夢大概很難被遺漏掉，這隻來自22世紀，對吧？所以、擁有四次元口袋的機器貓，陪伴著我們成長，對啦，我提到它來自22世紀，對吧？所以它還需要86年才會正式誕生，因此網路上常趣味地稱他為「負86歲」，有意思吧？
這個快閃店活動是朋友告知我的，因為他想去買東京賣到缺貨的「櫻花版哆啦A夢」，我剛好有空，也想去看看，於是，就前往朝聖，結果一到入口處，我就後悔了，因為還要排隊入場，我是最討厭排隊的，但是，既然已經到了，不進去看看，好像更浪費時間，所以，我也只能硬著頭皮排隊，快閃店並沒有做很好的人流控管，所以，一堆粉絲們擠在商品區，排隊的人潮只能緩慢移動，結帳區也是一堆人等著結帳出來，整個展場擠死人了，我很快地，就認輸出來。
至於我的朋友呢？則在裡面廝殺一個多小時，但是，最熱門的櫻花版哆啦A夢已經賣完了，但是店內還是有不少限定商品還未售完，所以，他還算是滿載而歸，我只有在粉色櫻花小屋前，快快地拍了幾張照片，作為紀念，相較於去年哆啦A夢快閃活動，可能是我去的時間點，該活動已經快要結束了，所以，人沒那麼多，逛起來比較舒服，而這次算是撞在槍口，不過，不在活動一開始時去，也搶不到限量商品，真是兩難啊！
I believe that for many people from my generation, when you ask them which cartoon character they are most familiar with, Doraemon would be pretty hard to leave out. This blue robotic cat comes from the 22nd century, right? And he has that famous Anywhere Door, and all those amazing gadgets in his four-dimensional pocket. Wait, did I mention that he comes from the 22nd century? That means we still have 86 years to go before he is officially born! So, people online jokingly call him “minus 86 years old”. Pretty funny, right?
I found out about this pop-up store from a friend. He wanted to get the “Sakura Edition Doraemon,” which had reportedly sold out in Tokyo, so when he told me about the event, I happened to have some free time and decided to go check it out with him. But as soon as I arrived at the entrance, I regretted coming. Why? Because there was a long line just to get inside. And if there’s one thing I really hate, it’s waiting in line. But since I was already there, I figured it would be an even bigger waste of time to leave without seeing anything, so I bit the bullet and joined the line. Unfortunately, the pop-up store didn’t seem to have very good crowd control. A huge number of fans were packed into the merchandise area, while the entrance line could only move forward very slowly. There was also another long line at the checkout area, with people waiting to pay and leave. The whole place was absolutely packed. I gave up pretty quickly and decided to get out.
As for my friend, he stayed inside and battled the crowds for more than an hour. Unfortunately, the popular Sakura Edition Doraemon was already sold out. However, there were still quite a few limited-edition items available, so he still managed to come out with a pretty good haul. As for me, I only took a few quick photos in front of the pink cherry-blossom-themed Doraemon house as a souvenir. Compared with the Doraemon pop-up event I visited last year, this time was a completely different experience. Maybe it was because I went near the end of the event last year, so there weren’t nearly as many people, and I could walk around much more comfortably. This time, though, I basically walked straight into the busiest period. But then again, if you don’t go near the beginning of the event, you probably won’t have a chance to get the limited-edition items. So what can I say? It’s a real dilemma!