{"rewrite":{"id":"r_695ed2790193c09f64c0cf79","clusterId":"c_cf0234e482f0871539b9f8b2","slug":"usj-opens-r-18-attraction-afterimage-with-signed-contract-required","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"USJ Opens R-18 Attraction Afterimage With Signed Contract Required","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuests 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"USJ drafted a written contract for Afterimage. The paper is the attraction's real scare: it asks guests to accept what they'll do to you before the door opens.","twitterPost":"Afterimage's signed contract does more work than the maze. It shifts consent and risk onto the guest before the door opens.","threadsPost":"USJ is running Afterimage through November 8, 30 minutes a cycle, 1,900 yen and up. The contract is the part that lingers: the park asks guests to put their name to the fear before they walk in.","newsletterBlurb":"Universal Studios Japan opened Afterimage on September 11 as part of Halloween Horror Nights, which the park marks as its 15th anniversary. The R-18 designated attraction requires guests to sign a written contract at reception and put on a gown before entering. The dedicated ticket starts at 1,900 yen, and the run lasts about 30 minutes through November 8.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/preview/2139872.html\",\"title\":\"USJ's First Ever R-18 \\u0026 Contract-Required New Attraction \\\"Afterimage\\\" Experience Report\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4744,"outputTokens":552,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789022664,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T06:38:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T06:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T06:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cf0234e482f0871539b9f8b2","canonicalTitle":"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","representativeArticleId":"a_35345ef50052e7384088823d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"残像\"],\"studios\":[\"Universal Studios Japan\"],\"people\":[\"さいとうよしかず\"],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-10T05:51:27.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-10T05:51:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T06:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/preview/2139872.html","title":"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"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["残像"],"studios":["Universal Studios Japan"],"people":["さいとうよしかず"],"type":"review","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}