Review: Go, but don't expect to see any robots. What you will see is a Japanese version of a Las Vegas-style review that for several minutes features a few people in robot costumes. But overall, I thought the show was an enjoyable PG-13 rated spectacle in a small room so you were close to the performers. It featured at least 20 girls who were mostly clad in bikinis, as well as a staff of at least 10 stagehands all in black. Decor, from the time you passed the entrance, was over the top.

The show was about 70 minutes long. It started with bikini-clad dancers who were supported by a bikini-clad taiko group. This was followed by the same girls dressed as a marching band. Then they set up a totally useless temporary fence between the stage and the audience, followed by four minutes of "robot wars" where assorted costumed robots battled a weapon-laden girl in a bikini, two bikini-clad girls on an electric armadillo (yes, they called it an armadillo), and a cute panda.

The fence was taken back down and some large robots came out and danced to a musical selection that terminated with "gagnam style." There was then a break so that audience members could take pictures with the robots.

When we went back to our seats, all the bikini-clad dancers were on seats just over our heads, revolving around the room. We were instructed in spoken Japanese and by an English sign that we could high-five the dancers as they went by, but if we smacked their butts or did anything else unseemly, we'd be thrown out.

Robots, dancers, cute pandas, and all then returned for a grand finale.

All told, it was a true "only in Japan" spectacle. The bento box was even not as bad as previously advised; you get a choice from 4 different types but to be on the safe side, I'd pick the cooked one (a hamburger with french fries), as refrigeration looked non-existent. Location is a few blocks into kabuki-cho, single males will have to dodge a few African touts to get to the place.

Despite myself, I enjoyed the show. It's really hard, no matter how down you might be at the time, not to get into the spirit of the thing. Definitely over-the-top, which was just what I wanted.

Edited to add: review on Huff Post with some photos -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gail-n...b_2674787.html

I was one of the audience members chosen to ride and control one of the so-called fembots.