The New Era's Guest Attraction Method Is Too Unique! The Surprising “UFO Summoning Phrase” Draws Laughs in Episode 7 of the Anime "APOCALYPSEHOTEL"

Episode 7 of the anime "APOCALYPSEHOTEL" began airing on May 20. The unique method used by the hotelier robot Yachiyo (voiced by Saho Shirasu) and her team to attract customers has sparked attention with people commenting, “Is this the new era's way of guest attraction...!?”

Episode 7, "Deep Bows and Lofty Aspirations," portrays a day in which Yachiyo and her colleagues are engaged in customer solicitation. The employee robots, Ponko the Tanuki Alien (voiced by Sumire Morohoshi), and her family form a circle in front of the hotel. They then repeatedly chant, in a somewhat monotone manner, “Bentora, Bentora, Space People...”

What Yachiyo and the others are chanting is a classic spell for summoning UFOs. Since the hotel's guests are aliens from beyond Earth, this method may make sense as a way of attracting customers. However, because the approach is so vastly different from conventional marketing, viewers responded enthusiastically, saying things like, “Bentora in the Reiwa era,” “So this is how you attract guests in the new era…!?” and “Wait, ‘Bentora’ is a guest solicitation technique! lol”