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Yet this reality of doubt began to shift when a serendipitous lead surfaced from a Discord message. A friend, known only as Derf, located a restaurant in Osaka, Japan—Chika Soa—that he believed housed one of these elusive TVs. Upon investigation, this noodle restaurant had a rich history of over 300 years and a peculiar charm that struck a chord with the nostalgia-infused CRT enthusiast community.