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Idol-ing away the summer...

01.07.2010 by Patrick W. Galbraith


The other day I headed down to Asakusa to check out Marubell-dou (マルベル堂). I was looking for "promides" of Minami Saori and Moritaka Chisato. Oddly enough, they did not have Moritaka, despite her impeccable cuteness (c'mon, does it get better than "17"?), but they did have Minami. One thing is for sure, the older the performers, the better the stock. Marubell-dou kicks it old school. I have places in Nakano and Akihabara that I prefer for idol goods, but the atmosphere and staff are top notch in Asakusa.

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