17.05.2010 · Blog
Nippombashi in Akihabara
Just walking on a side street in Akiba and looked up to see a giant billboard featuring Neon-chan from ita laptop I have been lusting after...
28.04.2010 · Blog
Evil behind the Akiba Smile!
This advertisement is rich, given the "Evangelion" - "God's in his Heaven. All's right with the world!" Who are they trying to convince? We...
24.04.2010 · Blog
Akihabara Gundam Cafe & Bar Opens Tomorrow!
Look out Starbucks the grand opening of the Akihabara Gundam Cafe and Bar starts tomorrow at 8:30am. I've lived here long enough to never...
25.03.2010 · Blog
Sexy legs, no faces
Just walking through Akihabara and saw this sign for an independently produced erotic video. It is of the sentai-hentai variety, or mixing...
26.02.2010 · Blog
Too much time in maid cafes = moe poisoning
This must be a record. I counted, and I now have 15 full membership cards at Cos-Cha. Actually, 14 full and two half full. 20 stamps per...
21.02.2010 · Blog
Kaiju/Musume Event in Akihabara
Kaiju/Musume In the heartland of anime, manga and games, Akihabara, Schatz Kiste is a maid cafe dedicated to spreading Akihabara's culture...
15.02.2010 · Blog
Akihabara Yamato Expo 2010 Valentine's Day Event & Giveaway!
The Yamato Expo 2010 Valentine Special Event was held over this past weekend at Bellesalle Akihabara building. The event's primary goal was...
08.02.2010 · Blog
Miku cosplay, kigurumer and balloons
All three of these were one the first floor of Don Quixote in Akihabara while I was doing the tour on Sunday. I have no idea why there was...
30.01.2010 · Blog
Akibaland Tours?
I just thought this was a funny sign. "Akibaland" Tours? And with a castle in the background?! Seems like someone is taking the analogy...
13.01.2010 · Blog
Miku and Kenketsu-chan
The Electric Town Entrance of JR Akihabara Station has been undergoing some vast renovations these past few months. The downside is really...
19.12.2009 · Blog
Gundam Christmas Tree Akihabara UDX
It's no secret that I'm no Gundam fan, but I do like this Gundam Christmas Tree. It's located on the back side second floor deck of the...
06.12.2009 · Blog
Hatune Miku at the blood bank
I reported a while back that the blood bank in Akihabara is targeting otaku men (story here). Since then, the humble little Red Cross room...
28.11.2009 · Blog
Yodabashi Camera Akihabara stats
I was talking to the people who do the signage for Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara, and I heard some very interesting things: 1) Yodobashi...
23.11.2009 · Blog
Gigantor - Japan's pride
I was walking through Akihabara today, my birthday, and happened to notice this ad from Docomo. Gigantor is flying across the skies with...
12.11.2009 · Blog
Momoi Halko in Akihabara
I met Momoi Halko, idol, seiyuu and self-described Akiba-kei otaku, in Akihabara to discuss moe. She had some fascinating things to say,...
07.11.2009 · Blog
K-Books Akihabara Renewal Ikebukuro Style
K-Books Akiba in the Radio Kaikan recently went under the re-grand opening knife and was closed from Oct. 27th and re-opened on this past...
03.11.2009 · Blog
Know Akiba, get chicks
Newsflash from "R-25," a free information magazine in Tokyo: "If you understand Akiba, then you might be popular overseas?"...
31.10.2009 · Blog
Neon-chan in Akihabara
It was just last month that I visited Nippombashi and fell in love with their image character, Neon-chan. Now she is in Akihabara, courtesy...
