- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, H, News
- Date: Apr 4, 2011 17:16 JST
- Tags: Auctions, Garage Kits, Hatsune Miku, Nude Filter, Oppai, Otaku, PVC, Shopping


A nude filter modded figure of virtual diva Hatsune Miku has fetched a rather impressive sum at auction.
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Nintendo is claiming people who exchange save data are infringing its copyright.
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Police have arrested 2 hobbyists for the grievous crime of modifying a figure to look like another character, charging them with criminal copyright infringement.
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A guitar signed by the cast of K-ON! has reached over ¥20,000,000 at auction.
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A rather unique poster of the Keion-bu sidelining as spokesmodels for the Japanese National Census has recently sold on Yahoo Auctions for ¥71,000 (approx. $860 USD); while definitely not a record for impassioned otaku auctions, still surely a princely sum for a B2-sized poster with governmental text obscuring much of the artwork.
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Scarce stocks of the Love Plus+ Ita-DS iLL bundle have resulted in chaos at Akihabara, with police having to be called to disperse enraged otaku.
Online the situation is no better – instantly sold out stocks provoked further fury when it became apparent a large proportion of stocks had found their way into the hands of online auctioneers who proceeded to impose a markup of several hundred percent.
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A belle offering to “stay two days and a night” with the winning bidder in her auction has attracted bids amounting to ¥9,999,999,999 ($110 million) - Yahoo’s price counter will apparrently go no higher, although the auction still has days to go…
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Ayanami Rei‘s left breast has fetched ¥403,000 at auction, probably some sort of record.
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Frenzied otaku have collectively spent many thousands of dollars on limited distribution film cuttings of the Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi, with the ambiguous Nagato Yuki scene pictured finally changing hands for ¥356,000 in an online auction.
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The mania of doll fetishists and the fervency of Louise infatuated Kugimiya Syndrome sufferers combines to produce some staggering prices for Dollfies.
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- Author: linkinstreet
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 15, 2009 11:06 JST
- Tags: Anime Goods, Asuka Langley, Auctions, Evangelion, Fender, Guitars, Music, Otaku, Rei Ayanami

Famous K-ON! goods maker Fender has announced an Evangelion collaboration, with Ayanami Rei themed ita-guitars set for release.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Sep 19, 2009 18:18 JST
- Tags: Auctions, Bizarre, Chikan, Crime, Kanagawa, Pantsu, Police, Rape, Theft

A man arrested for 300 acts of pantsu theft, totalling goods worth some $20,000, has had his collection opened to the public thanks to tireless police.
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