This itasha, spotted parked in Akihabara, sports an interesting motif, incorporating as it does Kyonko, the long suffering gender swapped companion of Haruhi. Feminised Koizumi also makes an appearance.
Pilgrims to Akihabara are delighted by the fact that curious sign board sleeping cat, of no small fame, has suddenly gained comrades, now bringing the number of perching neko to three. Swarms of onlookers have increased correspondingly, now forming a considerable throng.
Just what is it they find so appealing about sleeping in such a spot?
The latest cosplay themed café to appear in Akihabara is set to provide a full Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch experience; Café Geass will offer cosplay service, with all staff portraying a Geass character, as well as a fitting menu of food and drinks to match the milieu (presumably something vaguely British?), and each character.
Itasha fans seem to concentrate on bishoujo games and majokko anime, so seeing this Touhou itasha on the streets of Akihabara is something of an unusual sight. Nicely done, too.
Who is the most otaku of them all? There seem to be a number capable of giving the ardent Mrs Wide Open fan here a run for his money, so by all means take a look and decide for yourself.
Neon Genesis Evangelion merchandising certainly seems to occupy the leading edge; we hear that Evangelion fans are soon to be treated to some futuristic (?) NGE culinary delights in the form of licensed canned bread.
Finally, this technology is applied to the world of anime figures: doujin figures are born. You may be familiar with the rapidly developing technologies of personal fabrication, where “3D printing” allows objects to be cheaply fabricated from 3D models created on computer. You may also be familiar with the intriguing and highly innovative company, FigurePrints, offering 3D prints of your World of Warcraft characters (though with a huge waiting list) – I must admit it occurred to me on seeing those that they would make a essential addition to the world of anime figurines, and it seems that this development has finally taken place, provided by Tsukulus.
Idols, particularly those of an aspiring or hard up bent, are not exactly known for their reticence in ensuring their paying customers get due incentive to keep paying; so it is with little surprise that we read of idols virtually prostituting themselves for a song…
Unfortunately, not the pool water squeezed from delicious schoolgirl swimwear, but a close second (?): two new drinks promise to capture the taste of Akiba, with one being the maid themed “Pure Akiba Style Beer” (actually not beer) and the other “The Refreshing Taste of Akiba: Sukumizu” (flavour: “Everlasting Summer”, that is, pineapple flavour). All very Akiba so far.
Looking to learn some Fun-Fun Otaku Engrish with the assistance of a cosplay performer/teacher, maybe even also a foreigner? Alternatively, perhaps you are foreigner and wanna exproler more Japanese social? In either case, it looks as if innovative eikaiwa outfit Cosplish has just the gimmick for you.
In one of the more unusual applications of Eva merchandising, it is now possible to store your miscellaneous objects in Evangelion branded coin lockers, with Rei, Asuka and company notionally watching over them.
