A search for "Tokyo World Tour" on the Epomaker website might as well lead you to the weeb store because they offer a lot of Akko products with this theme, including more keyboards and another keycap set in addition to everything covered here. Say what you will, no one can deny that Akko did not go all in with the design theme with plenty of keyboards and accessories. This includes the more common TKL and full-size keyboards, but also a 60% keyboard and the rarely seen 80% and 96% truncated keyboards.

The Akko 3084 is an 80% keyboard in that it takes the TKL form factor and squeezes the keys together, which has it lose out on only three keys (Insert, Scroll Lock, and Menu) while taking up less room as a result. You can even get the Menu key back with a simple toggle, making it comfortable to use with basically all the average end user will ever need while still being small enough to take around if need be. Adding to the portability is the adoption of Bluetooth connectivity on top of USB, although it is still a point of contention whether Bluetooth 3.0 or 5.1 is used. Regardless, the 1800 mAh battery is absolutely massive once you realize there is no RGB lighting, or even any proper backlighting. So battery life is even better than for your average wireless membrane OEM keyboard, being on the order of weeks to months.

A few pre-programmed functions are built in to aid with the user experience, including media and volume controls, shortcuts to some commonly used programs, and an onboard macro-recording option, even if it is not the easiest to use. It would not be a stretch to say thus that the keyboard itself is fairly basic, with the form factor the main selling point here. The very name of the keyboard tells you this is a Japanese-inspired keyboard, with Akko aiming to integrate as many Japanese cultural elements as possible here, mostly in the form of dye-sublimed designs on the stock PBT keycaps, as well as ten included novelty keycaps in the box for further customization. The pink case, steel plate, and cable go a long way in adding to the effect, with the Sakura petals being the inspiration. There is a predominant pink and white color scheme that may be polarizing, as others might think this is going too far for their tastes.

The thing to note is that the matter of personal taste is as relevant as with any other peripheral these days, especially for mechanical keyboards you go out of your way to buy. RGB lighting is one of the various ways companies market this, and custom keycap sets are only just grabbing mainstream attention. More novel keycaps such as this Akko World Tour Tokyo set can cost as much as a keyboard, if not more for limited runs that are harder to make. Take the 114-key set for example, which sells for $55 by itself. The keyboard comes with 94 keycaps in the box, including some that are not even part of the replacement set, so about half the cost of the keyboard is down to the keycaps alone here. Cherry switches are still among the more expensive switches today for even the non-RGB versions, so those add another significant chunk to the cost. Add the Bluetooth transceiver, custom 80% keyboard form factor, and pink one-off case/plate/cable for manufacturing and the $119 pricing suddenly seems like a deal of sorts. This keyboard is not for everyone, but there is enough going on here to where it merits a strong recommendation if the design appeals to you.