THIS IS AKIBA: My imagining of how the Otaku will react to the Tsunami

Danny Choo

• Ita Controller September 2, 2010
  When you stick the kanji "Ita" [痛] in front of a noun, you get a new word that describes something that is plastered with 2D girls. For example:- 痛車 "Itasha" (Moe car) > example 痛チャリ "Itachari" (Moe Bicycle) > example 痛部屋 "Itabeya" (Moe room) > exampleAnd now we have Ita Controller [痛コントローラー] as made by Itabey […]
• Dogashima September 2, 2010
  On our recent trip to Izu, we visited an area called Dogashima [堂ヶ島] which is a popular scenic spot featuring a load of caves, cliffs, greenery and absolutely gorgeous clear water. Tis located very close to Koganezaki.One of the highlights of Dogashima are four islands called Sanshiro Jima [三四郎島] which can be reached by walking over the path of rocks that re […]
• Japanese Mac Rooms August 31, 2010
  Stumbled onto a BBS that had a load of Japanese users sharing photos of rooms with Macs. The otaku level for most of these photos are rather low though ^^; […]
• Ameyoko August 30, 2010
  The last time I visited Ameyoko was a couple O years ago - should probably visit more often as the food is great and there is lots (and lots) to see. Also wrote up a post on Ameyoko back in 2008 which lives here - going to cheat and copy/paste bits of it.Located between JR Okachimachi and Ueno station is Ameyoko - an outdoor shopping market filled with many […]
• Amaha Miu Dollfie August 30, 2010
  The recently released Amaha Miu Dollfie appeared on the doorstep the other day - thanks to Dollfie World for sending her over! They sent her out on a Monday from Hong Kong and she arrived a couple of days later on Thursday - speedy service @.@ Dollfie World still have one left if you are interested.This is what Miu-chan looks like after a change of wig and c […]
• Anime Expo - Behind The Scenes August 28, 2010
  One of America's largest anime events took place last month - Anime Expo was held between the 1st and 4th of July and was attended by over 100,000 anime fans from all over the world. Guests included MAY'N, Megumi Nakajima, Nabeshin, AKB48 and more. While I didn't feel that I deserved to be invited to such a prestigious event, I humbly accepted […]
• Dollfie Dream Sister August 27, 2010
  Just saw the post by Yui over at Figure.fm about the new 50cm bodies by Volks entitled Dollfie Dream Sister (DDS). Looks like they've come out with a completely revamped body - dying to get my hands on one ^^; More pics at the official DD Blog. […]
• Opera-tan Figure August 27, 2010
  Opera-tan is the unofficial mascot for the Opera browser created by illustrator temp_h. According to temp_h's latest blog entry, Hobby Link Japan will be bringing out a garage kit figure of Opera-tan this November and that comrade Modeller-T will be the sculptor. Is Opera the first browser to get its own figure then?Used to be a die-hard IE user until a […]
• Nitroplus Office Tour August 27, 2010
  Nitroplius - a Japanese company set up in the year 2000 which focuses on game, anime and character goods development. Some of the games they work on include titles like Phantom, Steins:Gate and Muramasa. One of their most popular character creations is Super Sonico.Today we have a gander around their gorgeous offices located in Akihabara and as usual look fo […]
• Lazona kawasaki August 27, 2010
  Today we take a gander at Lazona - a shopping complex located in Kawasaki within the Kanagawa prefecture. Designed by Spanish architect Richardo Bofill, Lazona Kawasaki opened for business in September 2006 and currently houses a ton of shops n restaurants and is also home to one of the few IMAX Digital cinemas available in Japan.To get to Lazona you can get […]