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...
24.10.2009 · Blog
Asobit City is sinking fast
Here's a statement on where Akihabara might be going. The new Aoki suit store on Chuo Dori, with its transparent glassy exterior that...
12.10.2009 · Blog
Akihabara Audio Tour
Our Akihabara tour, founded in 2007 as the first regular English-language tour of the area, has now been made into an audio tour by White...
06.10.2009 · Blog
Honda Toru in Akihabara
I met the man, the myth, the legend, Honda Toru, a light novel writer who married a two-dimensional character and advocates other join in...
26.09.2009 · Blog
Akiba Game Fair
I missed Tokyo Game Show due to business, but was able to catch this smaller gathering in Akihabara. Lots of moe moe contents! It was my...
30.08.2009 · Features
Super Cosplay Fest at Bellbara (billingual)
8/2にベルサール秋葉原(通称ベルバラ)で行われた「超コスプレ博」に行ってきました。ベルバラオープン
09.07.2009 · Blog
CafeDoll Tokyo becomes Doll Tokyo AV Actress Cafe
The maid cafe was replaced by something akin to a hostess bar. Sexy chicks who appear in Japanese porn are available for chat and drinks....
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14.06.2009 · Blog
Game Bar A-Button has anniversary
The game bar we all have come to know and love had its anniversary party on June 7. I neglected to visit until today after the weekly Akiba...
12.06.2009 · Features
The Otaku Encyclopedia Launch Event
Last night was the official launching event for The Otaku Encyclopedia written by none other than our very own Otaku2 co-founder Patrick W....
08.06.2009 · Blog
Akihabara Incident one-year anniversary
Today marked the first year anniversary of the Akihabara stabbing incident leaving the intersection where everything happened flooded with...
07.06.2009 · Blog
Akiba Memory photo exhibit
The week before the one-year anniversary of the Akihabara Incident, Art Jeuness unveiled a photo exhibition of the Pedestrian Paradise...
07.06.2009 · Blog
Alice in Wonderland Event
Venerable cosplay pub Little BSD in Akihabara was transformed into a scene from Alice in Wonderland on June 7. A group of eight, including...
31.05.2009 · Blog
Otaku court room TV drama Samayoi Zakura aired
Tonight Fuji TV aired "Samayoi Zakura" a fictional one off television court room drama adapted from a weekly serialized manga of the same...
27.05.2009 · Blog
Moe, maids and coffee
A sign in Akihabara station. It reads: "You, all moe in Akihabara. We haven't any maids or butlers, but this is a delicious new meeting....
16.05.2009 · Blog
Passive-aggressive finger to the law!
My opinions on the police presence in Akihabara are well known, as is my insistence on wearing a costume and walking the streets when I...