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Three Star Wars-themed collaborations from a galaxy far, far away appeal to both longtime and newer fans of the franchise.
We’ve known about Japanese dessert chain Ginza Cozy Corner‘s penchant for mini cake sets for a while now. From home-grown cuties such as Pokémon to international collaborations like Marvel’s Avengers and Pixar films, it seems no characters are safe from getting the Cozy Corner cake treatment–which now includes iconic members of the Star Wars franchise.
In celebration of the simultaneous U.S. and Japanese premiere on May 22 of The Mandalorian and Grogu film, a direct sequel to the three seasons of the hit Disney+ live-action TV series The Mandalorian, three special Star Wars-themed items are currently available at Ginza Cozy Corner locations throughout Japan and on its online shop. The pièce de résistance is a Nine-Piece Mini Cake Set for 3,564 yen (US$22.49) that pays homage to classic heroes and villains that appear in Episodes I through IX of the core Star Wars film series, spanning over 40 years of film history.
▼ Star Wars Nine-Piece Mini Cake Set
Pictured below, the character contents and flavors are as follows:
● Chewbacca (top left): chocolate and caramel whipped cream cake
● Ahsoka Tano (top center): coffee sponge cake with a layer of caramel whipped cream
● BB-8 (top right): mango whipped cream and yogurt-flavored whipped cream roll cake
● Stormtrooper (middle left): cheese-flavored cream tart
● Darth Vader (middle center): cocoa sponge cake with a layer of chocolate whipped cream
● C-3PO (middle right): tropical mousse cake topped with orange and lemon-flavored jelly
● Darth Maul (bottom left): cake topped with raspberry jelly, berry jam, and mousse
● Yoda (bottom center): matcha whipped cream and matcha-an (sweet bean paste) tart
● R2-D2 with a Porg (bottom right): yogurt-flavored whipped cake with freshly whipped cream
▼ Darth Vader getting the kawaii treatment wasn’t on our bingo card, but we’ll take it.
Meanwhile, for viewers who have fallen in love with the more recent cast addition of Grogu, popularly dubbed “Baby Yoda,” a single serving-sized Grogu Chocolate Cake is available for 777 yen.
▼ Grogu Chocolate Cake
This treat is a fluffy cocoa sponge cake stuffed with a layer of chocolate flake-filled cream and chocolate cream adorning the top.
Finally, for those who want a keepsake once the dessert is gone, the Star Wars Sweets Box is the perfect grab for 1,320 yen. It contains eight individually packaged baked goods including two butter madeleines, three Earl Grey madeleines, and three cookies printed with an illustration of the Mandalorian and Grogu that come inside a metallic box designed to look like it was made from Beskar, aka Mandalorian iron.
▼ Star Wars Sweets Box
A stylish two-sided charm reflector keychain is a bonus souvenir.
The above items will be available for purchase through approximately June 25, so place your order before they vanish from this galaxy.
The anticipation for the new film coming out also has us hoping that the Star Wars kabuki play will make a comeback in due time…this time with Grogu.
Source: Ginza Cozy Corner via Entabe
Images: Ginza Cozy Corner
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NEW DELHI, May 15 — India’s JioStar, the TV and online entertainment venture of Reliance and Walt Disney, has initiated legal measures against rival Zee Entertainment for alleged unauthorised broadcast of Bollywood films it has the rights to, documents show.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s JioStar is the No. 1 player in India’s vibrant US$30 billion (RM118 billion) media and entertainment industry, while Zee, one of India’s oldest media groups, is a smaller rival. They are already locked in a US$1 billion arbitration in London over a collapsed cricket licensing deal in 2024.
In April, Zee sued JioStar in a Delhi court for unauthorised use of its copyrighted music. In an apparent tit-for-tat move, JioStar filed a case on May 4 with a legal mediation committee challenging Zee’s broadcast of some Bollywood movies last year even though their rights at the time vested with the Reliance-led entity, according to legal documents reviewed by Reuters.
JioStar alleges Zee telecast 12 distinct films around 20 times, including some blockbusters starring popular Bollywood film actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.
Zee “is a habitual infringer”, JioStar said in its 120-page plea, accusing Zee of continuing to “engage in the unauthorised broadcast and exploitation of the films”.
The filing has not been reported previously.
The plea was filed at the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee, which provides a dispute resolution mechanism aimed at amicable settlements. If it is unresolved, JioStar could escalate the case to a court.
The documents said the committee has asked Zee to appear before it on May 25, adding that a failure to do so will be considered a refusal to participate in the mediation.
Shares in Zee extended losses after the Reuters story, falling 3.4 per cent in Mumbai trading.
JioStar, formed from Reliance and Disney’s US$8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets in 2024, and Zee both declined to comment.
Big players, many legal notices
JioStar and Zee reach hundreds of millions of viewers through scores of TV channels and a streaming platform each. Reliance says JioStar has a 34.2 per cent market share of India’s TV market, while Zee says its share is at a four-year high of 18 per cent.
In the music case filed in April, Zee is seeking US$3 million from JioStar for allegedly using its music at least 50 times after certain licensing agreements expired.
Two sources with direct knowledge said JioStar is likely to seek upwards of 250 million rupees (US$2.61 million) for alleged infringement of its rights to the Bollywood films, though a number is yet to be finalised.
The Bollywood film case reached the court committee stage after the two sides exchanged more than a dozen legal notices and letters starting February 2025, documents show.
The films involved include runaway hits like the 1975 Deewaar (Wall), starring Amitabh Bachchan, and Tridev (Trinity). Jio said it has the rights to these films and Zee allegedly broadcast them without having permission to do so.
Zee said the broadcasts were “inadvertent and unintentional” and it would exercise due caution, but declined any liability for damages that Reliance was seeking.
JioStar has also accused Zee of unauthorised broadcast of Aamir Khan starrer Dangal (Wrestling Bout). The 2016 movie, based on a real-life Indian wrestler, was a big Bollywood hit and won several awards.
Zee denied any wrongdoing, and argued it had permission from the production house to broadcast the movie. — Reuters
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