A crazed otaku fan of idol group AKB48 has been proudly showing off his ¥8,800,000 purchase of 5,500 of the group’s latest single.
The newly released AKB48 single “Everyday, Katyusha” retails for ¥1600 and sold 922,475 on its first day, securing Oricon’s number 1 spot.
Amongst the buyers, one fan posted on Mixi pictures purportedly showing himself with the 5,500 copies of the single he bought “to make absolutely sure Yuuko will win” (each copy contains a voting slip for a popularity contest for the girls of AKB48, giving him a possible 5,500 votes).
2ch airs a variety of alternatives to the obvious “crazy otaku” hypothesis:
“He’s crazy.”
“If you just offered this Yuuko girl 5 million yen to sleep with you she’d most likely go for it…”
“You could get a handjob from all 48 for that much.”
“How many times could you go to a soapland for that?”
“It must be a setup!”
“Perhaps this is stock for his own company?”
“AKB fans are truly insane.”
“It’s like a religion.”
“He’s got more money than you lot at any rate.”
“I’m jealous.”
“A real fan wouldn’t need to expose his purche to others!”
“What’ll he do with them all? A fan couldn’t just throw them away.”
“It doesn’t look like 5,500 – more like 500. His whole room would be piled high with 5,500.”
“Such greed.”
“You mean lust.”
“You get a handshaking ticket with one edition. Perhaps he intends to sell those to finance the purchase?”
“If you’ve got millions in the bank you can afford to play around, but he looks pretty poor…”
“With this much you could get a nice woman though.”
“With this much you could accomplish a lot. But he chose to use it on this…”
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I have a few questions on this. One what is he going to do with all that? won’t he run out of space soon?
Where does he get the money to finance it? His parents? Wouldn’t that bankrupt his parents?
And while I kinda understand you want to do anything possible to get your idol to win..but wouldn’t you want to play fair? This seems really unfair to me and it doesn’t show the individual’s true popularity. I mean if she does win wouldn’t that mean that most of the votes came from select individuals and the majority of AKB48 fans were voting for some other girl? I don’t see this is as anyway bragging how great the idol is when the results are corrupted. I mean if he’s trying to spread the greatness of his idol to all AKB48 fans all over the world, this is more like a cheap shot to win more than trying to get her popularity to rise. It seems like he more care about his own self satisfaction than the Yuuko’s feelings, pride, situation or whatever.
Call me be an idealist, but a true fan would want an idol to win by her talent, that captures the hearts of the people. This really feels like a punch in the stomach to both Yuuko and all other AKB48 idol girls.
Otakus live in their own reality and ideals. They dont know what is right and wong.
The worst kind of parasite that triumphs even nature.
I feel so insignificant, only having bought 2 copies just so I could vote for Shinoda twice? I bow to this guy’s dedication and love for Yuuko.
nice marketing
This is what it would look like when an anime shop goes out of business.
This is to crazy
And skinny children are dying from hunger every day in Africa
We now have suspect #1 for the Sony hack. All your cards are belong to him
This dude just spent as much as my parents have for my University education. WTF.
Is he rich? He should buy the girl instead.
All that so she can spend extra money going on dates with her boyfriend.
I only bought one…
CD?!
What the fuck is that!?
Is this a fake story…?
For real..
Otaku have money
that pose (http://img1.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/100905__468x_ak48-otaku-buys-5500-copies-1.jpg) is he gathering natural energy for Sennin mode?
his probably reselling them at a higher price…or fapping over them
akb48 is quantity,snsd is quality.
If you just offered this Yuuko girl 5 million yen to sleep with you she’d most likely go for it…”
Dudes loaded he should just do it XD
I wonder why does he feel the need to cover his face
If it is true let him be, its his cash and life after all, freedom of choice also gives you the freedom to waste money in any way you want
Hmm… I wonder if that applies to girls buying boyband CDs like Arashi, NEWS, or any Johnny’s or Korean boyband that you know of?
Still, no wonder AKB48 is always at the top spot!
AKB sells 900k copy on the first day.
This is NOT real. It’s just a RUMOR. This has already been proved FALSE. He’s just in charge delivering the CD’s to others.
I bet ya he just stole the stock.
Well, I hope it was worth it.
Reminds me of that scene from Perfect Blue when the otaku bought all the copies of the same magazine .
My only guess is he plans to sell them on ebay or something when the album sells out but still it’s crazy.
He’s a chinese net shop owner who is gonna sell them in to Otakus in China because AKB doesn’t have a release for them in China so this is just a shop owner’s stock of wares he’s gonna sell.
He will never be laid…. Such a waste of good air
i bet he’s soooo fucking proud right now and in a couple of days he’ll realize that he needs to buy food and pay for his rent…survivability takes priority you idiot. i wonder what’s it like living in a constant haze of stupidity???
no wonder akb48 has always high ranking in oriconchart
It’d be funny if there was fine print for the voting that says “only 1 vote per address” lol
LOL, I call troll, dude has to either be a store owner or someone who is going to resale those CDs.
Three points to note:-
1) has appartment is so small he shouldn’t have that kind of money lying around and even if he does to spend it on 5,500 CDs is beyond logic.
2) He is hiding has face, why be ashamed NOW, you do realize that a fan does not give a fuck unless there is shame invovled.
3) he appears to be young (has features) and wouldn’t have that kind of money, just so, he could spent it on this.
and if hes real then dude is just fucking crazy.
The girls in the band should really give him a lay for all his blindfolded devotion.
Pretty sure he already admitted to being a reseller, so he did it to resell all the photos (because you get random photos & different photos from different stores) on auctions later.
I wonder how did he get these kind of money to spend. It feels like his income magically appears out of nowhere.
With that amount of money, he could get laid with real girls many times
Receipt or it didn’t happen.
proof idol-otaku are the saddest creatures known to man.
Just me or anyone else think, 2ch block vote for the ugliest girl to ruin his dreams coming up after this?
I’m a little disappointed.., so the whole Yuko beating Maeda in 2010 probably had something to do with him..? Don’t blame us for not warning you if the Greeeds come to your house and extract a Yummy out of you to fulfill your “dreams”..
with that money he could have paid for a gangbang with the entire group. otaku are dumb
Probably stock for some retailer.. if not then this is just wasting resources.
that picture with the so called 500 only is just one box of many,lol
Wota (ヲタ) = Idol
Otaku = Anime…
Do the math dickhead.
O…k… he’s nuts.
This otaku fandom is disgusting..
He got those ” MIDAS Money “???
Well, it’s his money…
But, really, if I was gonna blow that amount of $ on personal frivolity…
He’s way beyond any redemption, what a low life retard
If he was truely a fan,he would let other people buy the CDs, instead of buying them all for himself. He is preventing people from enjoying their music!
He doesn’t need to. That single sold over a million in 2 days. 5,500 is very little compared to that monstrous number.
Why do these bums have so much money?
have he heard of Tosho or Nipponsei before???
He needs something that doesn’t cost a penny:
A life.:P
The second pic makes me think of those old WAZZZZZUUUUP Bud ads…
XD
What the fuck.
Just wow.
And I thought it was a sick person to buy the normal edition and special edition of a single of my favorite idol
that would fall under the “normal fandom” category
he falls under the “self-destructive fandom” category
Isn’t there a good chance that evil 2chaners will manipulate the ranking to make her not 1st?
he probably sells them
“You get a handshaking ticket with one edition. Perhaps he intends to sell those to finance the purchase?”
Or he intends to shake her hand 5,500 times.
All. night. long.
I’ll Never Let Go, Yuuko, Never let go…
…why are all the boxes they came in different sizes?
Shame is what this man must feel, otherwise he would’t mask his face, a true fan does not shame of showing his persona alongside with his beloved stuff, but this man is just a stupid one indeed.
besides that, Why in the fucking hell to have 5.500 copies of the same CD (or even 500)………….that is way to mutch for even a hardcore collector, this man is just beyond any bonds os stupidity and boredom.
One thing is to make a collection of things you like, but this, is a total waste of money…..becouse probably those AKB48 singles will cost less than the cash he inverted on them..
the truth was spoken. he can re-sell them, but still he would have a huge debt. plus that, he says he will vote for Yuko… c`mon, she`s one of the most popular of the group, so thousands will already vote for her… he could make a difference if he voted that much for an unknown girl, making her appear in the senbatsu for the first time or something along these lines.
I bet the guy’s someone who handles stocking for a major store and is just pulling people’s leg here.
Yep, later on it was found out that this guy is a deputy service, he’s sending out those 5500 CDs to the buyers.
Everyday, self-propelled Soviet WWII rocket artillery?
Idols are more violent than I thought.
This gives new meaning to the words “crazed otaku”.
I know it’s his money but what an asshole. Sure it’s not a publicity stunt?
Thoght it was idot otaku blah blah, but i was wrong. 🙁
Guys a fucking idiot. If he was at all smart, he would have done something like this:
1. Get in touch with the band’s owner/manager/agent. It probably wouldn’t be that hard if you mention having $100,000 involved.
2. Offer to donate the money to the charity of her choice. This way, they both look good.
3. He’d at the very least get a thank you letter from her, and when he told the internet about it he would end up looking like a pretty cool guy.
whoever think this is real should start to consider a possible troll…
the only people who can throw away 110000 dollars just for temporary fun and bragging are those who at least have earning of 3-5million dollars annually
this guy, with that small room, poorly design wooden floor, sofa, door, wall, lamp, t-shirt, pants….
he is just your average citizen, definitely not possible…
Now he will try to sell them on E-bay for some profit.
But seriously, that was just plain stupid.
I could understand less then 5 copies bought, but 5,500 is WAY to much.
I but you the store owners were thinking “That dude is crazy, but I’ll gladly take the money.”
Don’t be fooled lol..This guy a Chinese exporting the CDs overseas.
Well that’s just silly
don’t get tricked~ it may only be the boxes, no discs inside
Why does he bother hiding his identity.
If he’s gonna go that far he should at least be a little more proud about it.
Hell, one of the girls might have arranged a special thank you…
Or not…
Most probably not
honestly, if youre going to post a picture of yourself, you might as well make it your real face, otherwise youre just stroking your own ego rather than having other people do it for you
Now I am interested in listening to these songs.
But too cheap to buy a single copy.
Time to torrent.
Trollolololololololol.
Now I am interested in listening to these songs.
But too cheap to buy a single copy.
Time to torrent.
Trollolololololololol.
NO HE DIDN’T!
He’s acting as a shopping service for china he did not buy all of these.
the sickest thing here is him licking her image in pic #2…
By not showing his face he’s basically acknowledging that what he did is retarded and worth of embarassment.
how did he get so much money together?
if he’s so proud, why is he hiding his face?
If he paid this money for an anti-Ishihira campaign he woul be a hero in Tokyo.
well at first I thought he want resell it.. but then I was seeing, he only did it to vote for her.. .. well an idol life isn’t easy o_o
“You could get a handjob from all 48 for that much.” – best one.
Pizzsshhhh…
I have no respect for a bunch of prancing girls who only prance around the stage, doing public karaoke with little else. They ain’t much different from Backstreet Boys or *NSync at the core, yet these bitches get free passes for being pretty? Double fucking standard.
‘Idols’ are only good as sex fodders and contribute little to music.
Spending that much when he could just go to a AKB48 Concert with that money.
What an idiot!!!
well if i had 110k$ i would buy most expensive hooker in Japan and then maybe a car.
if i had 110k, i would pay someone to kill a certain banhammer wielding politician ….and then spend the other 109k on a house
If I had 110k I would of killed a certain Ishitmyface and then buy the entire idol group.
I’m struggling to understand why anyone would do something like this… Is it to show his dedication to the group? Would it not be better to directly give this Yuuko the 100k? As he just gave the company behind the group a ton of money, not really the girls themself.
And oh god….. 1 hand shake per cd? he will stand there whole day.
I pity this man.
all this for 3 tracks wowww
arguing whether its 500 or 5000 copies is irrelevant, the point is this guy bought a shit ton of the same CD, a single might one add. Which is fucking retarded any way you look at it.
Buying even ONE extra copy sounds retarded enough. Lol.
He’s probably a CD store owner or something, and he’s simply taking photos with his stocks.
Or maybe it’s one of those marketing ploys to make the CDs popular.
But IF he’s buying them for himself as an otaku, then I dunno what to say… (/)-)
Maybe this is why they’re sad and ronery people all their life. >.<
you also have to wonder how old he is, considering his skin and lack of facial/body hair, he can’t be over 20, though one of his hands seems to have aged considerably
I wonder more on where he got all that money from!
… Hopefully not from his dead parents’ pension. :S
We Asians look young when we dress down. I’m an Asian (in Asia no less) and as a 30 year old I still get mistaken for a high schooler when I’m in a t-shirt and shorts.
Let’s not get into body hair. God I wish I could grow a beard.
i guess its environment and diet. im asian(in america), 21, and i have a pretty hairy face and legs, though i do look 16 when i shave off my stasche and beard >.>
but i know what youre talking about, i used to work with a asian girl at a hibachi place, looked, acted and sounded no older than 15. fcking other dudes came up one day and told me she was turning 40. SHOKKU!
What’s he doing for a living to be able to spend so much on something so pointless? O_o
Go Superfan! Go!
dude he could buy a brand new car or finance himself a new house. What a waste of money… Maybe that’s why they are always in top 10 in oricon chart
Actual AKB48 fan…though his intent to vote for someone other than Atsuko “Idolbot” Maeda surprises me.
No one thinking about the Japan disasters? No?
That he should’ve donated some money? No?
Oh well.
It would be such a waste if Yuuko didn’t win though.
(not that it isn’t a waste already)
And as always, epic comments are epic.
lol a month late but all/a portion of the profits from this single went to Japanese Red Cross for the disaster.
Yuko got second in the popularity contest to favorite Maeda Atsuko.
Maybe he plans on reselling them. He bought them in bulk, so he probably didn’t pay list price for them.
Either way, he got totally ripped off. I skimmed through some of their videos, and those girls can’t sing or dance particularly well. I guess the idea is to make up for quality with quantity.
welcome to the earth. it’s dirty little place.
Him buying all that shit helps the economy. It gets money flowing.
Rrrrrrrrreaganomics! It’s trickling down, it really is!
@01:09 – it’s /not/ trickling down. You’re just being pissed-on by the rich.
YAY ecomomy!
like if you paid for that XD
@Lonesnipa
Sane people
>”To be fair, it is his money, if he wants to spend it like this who are we to judge?”
We are the internets, we judge everything.
To be fair, it is his money, if he wants to spend it like this who are we to judge?
the economy is the only creature i know of that the whole world must continually feed.
Nice to know our dollars and taxes are sacrifices for the greater good.
This is SO japanese answer. xD
Ya spending drives economy. that’s why America has the best economy in the world with 3.something trillion dollar debt.
Or you could spend money on something useful not multiple copies of a CD.
Or someone that knows spending drives any economy.
And Japan needs it more than most.
raro! pero si tuviera el dinero para gastarlo lo haria = pero con las chicas de berriz lololol
Why do they have so much money? I want that fucking money!
And thats another threshold of fandom exceeded…
Don’t you mean “I’ve never seen someone so proud to waste all that money?”.
and still, he covers his face in shame, maybe ashamed of himself…
Out of all the Otakus I’ve seen… this is just crazy… nothing left to say… I can buy like a house (not a great one, but a house) in NA with that money. This is complete insanity.
…or new depths of insanity sunk to.
to insanity and beyond?
If you log on to the adress at the bottom-right of the photos you’ll find he’s just a owner of a chinese net-shop who’s about to sell all this CDs to fellow otakus in China (including me), beacuse there’s no official release in China.
Just a shop owner showing off his stockpile. Nothing special.
i belive i know that: mental unstability wich could be had to contain unless one have surpreme mental self controll, do NOT cross that border.
His insanity.
He could have had sex with atleast 3 AKB48’ers and still had about $10k left over….
>>Which makes me wonder, what exactly lies beyond insanity?
>Enlightenment.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom; for we never know what is enough until we know what is more than enough. ~ William Blake
>Enlightenment
I find Ishihara anything but remotely enlightened
>Which makes me wonder, what exactly lies beyond insanity?
Enlightenment.
Buying another 5,500 copies
Unicorns and the Easter bunny.
For the record, Santa is real.
Which makes me wonder, what exactly lies beyond insanity?
first of all how do does some loser afford all of this? for all we know, this guy could own a store and is planning on stocking these CDs. ever hear of trolls? if i were in his position i’d do the same shit just to pull a reaction.
“Perhaps this is stock for his own company?”
I’m with this guy. If you or your parents own a music/album store, it’d be way too easy to fake something like this.
yeah, it’s not that hard to imagine
Some of those comments were golden. I love AKB48. I’m pretty into them.. but this guy’s level is too high.
much too high..
“It doesn’t look like 5,500 – more like 500. His whole room would be piled high with 5,500.”
i thought asians were good at math, pic 6 has about 500 just in the little blue/green stack…
also:
“You could get a handjob from all 48 for that much.”
that right there is epic comment of the day (and the source of funds for the large purchases remains firmly confidential)
this makes me wander how real is todays artist popularity.
Regardless, the number is probably exaggerated by the Otaku himself.
And look at that living space! It’s tiny.
If he had that amount of money to spare, assuming he is sane, he could buy a better apartment or a nice car.
You could buy a Tesla Roadster or Corvette ZR1 for that much.
Never watched Genshiken? It is explained in it how otaku save money… 😀
But seriously, I also think he’s exaggarating with numbers but just that one box full of the same thing would be crazy, and he has many boxes!
Not possible. Taniguchi was voiced by Shiraishi Minoru, and Kyon by Sugita Tomokazu.
How do you suppose they’re going to explain that?
But yeah, Taniguchi does look like Kyon with combed back hair.
also… all the hassle in the 10th novel of suzumiya haruhi its cause they think Kyon is Taniguchi >.< lame book is lame
btw
i think i have to tell you
that the above text
is spoilers so dont read it please.
ahh the beauty of credit cards
If he still had to pay for shipping….. OTL
Dude, the box in the 7th image contains 100 copies. Now look at the pile og blue green ones on the floor. That’s not 500. More like 300.
Yes that mean the total is more than 500, but way less than 5 500…
If you want to believe, then it’s 5500.
If you need proof, you need to see all of them at once. he can move the boxes for them to appear on all the images. Picture 6 appears to have about 500.
i would say 2000-3000 copies total, considering the number and size of boxes, there might be more in the other corners of the room, but alas, pictures can only show so much.
of course this could also be like an FAS for idol otakus, since most of the boxes are either stacked up or folded in just a way so you cant see whats inside them. anyways, new albums are only $20 over there? i remember paying at least 25-30 for some of the crappy CDs over here
He clearly went shopping for groceries.
He just bought in bulk.
Hope he likes optical rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
i thought asians were good at math, pic 6 has about 500 just in the little blue/green stack…
just one japanese is bad at math, and you’re blaming asians ?
if you were asian too, you would realize, there is no excuse
i want to troll fuck u
Should have just gave the money Rina Nakanishi to have her made him a custom AV with him in it with that kind of money.
He could single-handedly fund several JAVs with her (or any JAV actress for that matter) with that kind of money.
Or just wait a couple of years until she’s too old to be an idol and make her your personal whore/maid/wife.
Why wait until she’s too old?
Just pay the Yakuza to blackmail/train her into your slave.
This is…unbelievable!
I have never seen such a person.
He is an outstanding fan. Respect for this.
But on the other hand…you could not waste money in a more senseless way lol.
lol crazyyyyyy
retard. seriously, how fucking stupid.
What a creep. Someone get him a real woman.
and let him reproduce? no thanks
@Scientifically illiterate anon:
You sound like Ishihara with his talk about Otaku having “corrupted DNA”. Maybe I should say “thankfully you’re never going to reproduce”? Then again, it doesn’t make a difference unless you’re the one to raise the kid.
Friggin wasteful.