Antic Café (アンティック-珈琲店-, Antikku Kafe, nicknamed An Cafe)[2] is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2003[3] and signed to Sony Music Japan.

On September 1, 2009, the band announced that after their live show on January 4, 2010 at the Nippon Budokan, they would suspend activities and put the group on hiatus, however they stated they will not disband.

[10][1] An Cafe's EP, Harajuku Dance Rock, was released by the Los Angeles based Maru Music on March 13, 2009.

[11] BB Parallel World, An Cafe's fourth studio album, was released in Japan on September 9, 2009; and in Europe on October 6, 2009.

The message, issued on their official homepage, claims that "after the Budokan show, each member will concentrate on their own activity to be prepared for the band to restart in the future."

[18] Later in the following year, they announced a three-month consecutive single release coupled with a large tour to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary.

[22] Their first major debut studio album under White café, a subsidiary of Being Inc. was released in 2017, titled Laugh Song.

They held their last concert Live Cafe 15th Anniversary Year Grand Finale at the EX Theater Roppongi, in Tokyo on January 9, 2019.

Takuya (guitar) uses many guitars, among those being a Royal Blue Paul Reed Smith Custom 24, Black Gibson Les Paul Custom, Candy Apple Red Fender American Standard Telecaster, Dean Z, and guitar pedals, including a Korg Pitchblack, Vox Wah, Boss Super Chorus CH-1, TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay, MXR Phase 90, Musicom Lab EFX MK III + Audio Controller, and previously a Boss Delay DM-2.

[1] It has also gained moderate success in Europe,[1] mainland Asia[1] (Korea, China), Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Canada and the United States.

[1] In 2008, the band visited Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, the US, and Korea on their first overseas tour, "Live Cafe-Tour '08 - Nyappy Go Around World".

[26] As of November 2008, An Cafe confirmed an overseas tour, "Live Cafe Tour '09 Nyappy Go Around the World II -Harajuku Dance Rock Night-" which encompassed twelve countries: Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, the UK, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and the USA.