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Akihabara Shops 14

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Its that time where we go walkies around the holy land - Akihabara in Tokyo!
Get off at Akihabara station on the JR Yamanote line to place yourself instantly in the center of Japanese Pop Culture.

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Places visited today includes Radio Kaikan, Mulan, Kotobukiya, Sega, Sofmap, Akiba Cultures Zone, Animate, Toranoana, Gamers and other small otaku stores in the back alleyways.

First up is Mulan - the entire building is dedicated to new and second-hand otaku goodies.

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Remember that "the accounts become every each floor."

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Basement floor stocked with second hand prize figures - most of the ichiban kuji and game center variety.

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Dakimakura brides mean no more ronery nights.


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IDOLM@STER in traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e [浮世絵] form - yay or nay?

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If you looking for a rare figure then it may just be here.

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Health care product by G Project - illustration by Takanae-sensei.

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Eroge (Visual Novels) and more.

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View of Chuo-dori from Radio Kaikan.

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If you can't be bothered with buying an entire Nendoroid for certain parts (or you lost some) then you can opt for second-hand shops like these which have a load of Nendoroid accessories, face plates, hair parts and wot not.

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Vocaloid Nendoroid puchis.

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1/6 scale poseable Real Action Heroes Hatsune Miku Project Diva F figure.

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Azone's Picco Neemo brand.

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Variety of wigs in all styles and colors.

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An example of how ecchi figures are censored in Akihabara.

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Anime billboards up above Gamers.

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Akihabara by night outside Club Sega.

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Hatsune Miku x CuteRody collaboration prizes.

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Some doodles by Miku fans celebrating her 7th anniversary.

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Peace Keeper "Daisy" 1/6th scale figure by Kotobukiya.

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Asuna ALO ver. 1/8th scale figure by Alphamax.

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Saber Lily 1/7th scale figure by Alphamax.

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The revamped eroge corner at Sofmap - full of cuties.

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Akiba Cultures Zone's dakimakura corner.

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Miss Monochrome from Miss Monochrome - The Animation. How many of you have watched the anime?

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Its been a long Winter and is still chilly.

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Huge Buddy Complex billboard outside Sofmap.

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Gamers entrance.

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Manga from Kantai Collection (Kancolle).

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Battleship Kongo ita-umbrella by Seasonal Plants.

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Loads more Kancolle goodies at Kotobukiya on the 3rd floor.

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Nendoroid Shimakaze - have you got yours yet?

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Huge Shimakaze tapestry by Ensky.

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Kancolle Rensouhou-chan figure by Aquamarine.

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Kancolle trading rubber strap by Animate.

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Kancolle 12.7cm Rensouhou prize plushie.

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Kancolle Inazuma keyholders.

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Kancolle Yudachi and Wo-class posters.

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Date A Live Kurumi Tokisaki and Chinsuko-chan dakimakura.

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Dakimakura cushions by A&J.

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Do you prefer posters or tapestries?

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Senran Kagura bedsheet.

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Eroge Sakigake Generation illustrated by Oshiki Hitoshi-sensei - will be released on May 30th by Clochette.


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Illustration paperboards (called Shikishi) each signed by their sensei. How many of you keep boards like these in your collection?

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Wake Up Girls! how many of you became a fan and which of the girls would you most like to wake up next to?

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View of Chuo-dori and its ever-changing anime billboards.

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A random doodle spotted at Sofmap's paint tablet area - as these tablets are free to try out, artsome folks would draw on the spot for others to see.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 2. I used Windows many moons before switching to Mac. Been a Mac user for 10 years now.
These days I've lost touch of what Windows is doing and can't tell the difference between their desktop and tablet products anymore ^^;
Its like Windows is being branded as a tablet enabled OS but they have a separate tablet based OS? @.@

We do have Windows in the office through which we use for QA of the websites we build and some 3D work.

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Astell & Kern AK120 for audiophiles.

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How many of you are playing or thinking of getting PS4?

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The old and new Hatsune Miku DTM software.

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Stacks of the latest anime magazines - Newtype, Nyantype, Animedia and Magazine.

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Fresh batch of new figurines.

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And rows of nendoroids.

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"Please buy me!!"

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Evangelion 3.33 Bluray.

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Evangelion themed paper holders.

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Cutie from the eroge Jyukishi Cutie Bullet by Yuuki Hagure-sensei who also drew our Mirai-chan.


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And as with many eroge, Jyukishi also comes with the loli's too.

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Melonbooks - the one stop for educational magazines and books.

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Eroge Clover Days by Alcot - out on March 28th.


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Soul Eater Not! (Soul Eater spinoff) anime begins on April.

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Monthly issue of Dengeki Maoh and Comic Alive.

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Enjoyed Mahou Sensou?

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Hozuki no Reitetsu corner at Animate. How many of you enjoyed it?

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Senran Kagura Ikaruga figure by Chara-ani - comes with soft oppai that can come in handy.

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SoniAni (Super Sonico The Animation) which aired on AT-X, Sun TV, Tokyo MX and more.

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Cuties from the eroge Majokoi Nikki illustrated by Kira Inugami-sensei, Asakura Hayate-sensei and Kozakura Ryo-sensei. Will be released on April 25th.


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Dakimakura covers from the previous Winter Comiket.

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The Kotobukiya Akihabara store filled to the brim with latest anime goodies.

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Ghibli goodies.

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Ghibli Mononoke-hime Kodama charmstone balls.

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Kotobukiya's Cu-poche series.

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Goodies from IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls.

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Meet Nipako-chan [ニパ子ちゃん] - the moe anthropomorphism of nippers...

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Eroge Shuki Shuki Daishuki for loli fans - will be released in April 25th. Hmmm. Not sure if I should be posting this ^^ Ah silly me - these girls are all 20 years old.


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Eroge Anoko wa Orekara Hanarenai for Vita - out on March 27th.


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Japanese traditional and animu masks.

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Love Live itasha spotted outside Akiba Cultures Zone.

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Mekakucityactors - begins airing in April 12th.

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Previous instalments of Akihabara Shops listed up below.


And all Akihabara related posts listed up below.

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