


The “Gamers” main store located in Akihabara has celebrated the BD release of the Love Live! movie by opening up a museum of sorts, naturally boasting all kinds of goods ranging from standees to manga and other such collectibles that will surely cause hordes of obsessed otaku to swarm the event.
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A wondrous art exhibit has opened in celebration of the 15th anniversary of revered animation studio P.A. Works, naturally boasting a wealth of tasteful illustrations and goods that hardcore fans will undoubtedly find both nostalgic and impressive.
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Akihabara has spawned a hefty new maid cafe for crazed otaku to clamor over, recruiting maids of a “BBW” body type as its main draw, a rare enough gimmick to have attracted some attention, along with both encouragement and ridicule.
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The latest exhibit to hit Akihabara has starred the super moe girls of Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? along with a distinct Halloween theme, featuring character panels, limited edition goods and of course an abundance of fantastic illustrations bound to coincide well with the recent arrival of the anime’s 2nd season.
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The otaku holy land of Akihabara has wished the lovely Eli Ayase of cute idol anime Love Live! a joyous birthday, although this probably has more to do with her immense marketing possibilities than actual joy at her anniversary.
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An exhibition for top anime studio Trigger has opened at the Akihabara Tokyo Anime Center, showcasing a variety of fascinating content for all the studio’s original works but seemingly possessing more Kill la Kill paraphernalia than anything else – an observation that has shocked few considering the anime’s astounding popularity.
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The festivities of the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival have unsurprisingly catered to devout otaku as the event offered not just sundry announcements and promotions for current anime, but also an exhibit of impressive figures and other such anime-inspired creations that should instill awe and wonder in any aspiring aficionado.
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The recently concluded airing of Gakkou Gurashi has provided an opportunity for art exhibition in its honor to grace Akihabara, the event boasting a plethora of illustrations and goods related to the cute slice-of-life horror anime, possibly to attract the attention of even those unfamiliar with the series even if only to wonder about the presence of a signed shovel.
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An art exhibition for the currently airing Key original anime Charlotte has emerged, hosting a variety of art, illustrations and tributes to the new anime and truly heralding the arrival of the latest addition to the Key pantheon.
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Patrons of Akiba store Lashin Yokohama have tallied their favorite Cinderella Girls from the rampantly popular Idolmaster spinoff, resulting in something of an unexpected result as the legion of underground idols fall prey to their own overwhelming numbers…
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A parkour video based on the recent “Akiba Stealth” event held in Akihabara has been released, depicting how the event may have panned out if its participants were as acrobatically-inclined as the franchise’s protagonists, and the local police as permissive as those overseas.
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The latest birthday to be honoured by otaku is none other than Love Live’s cute Nico Yazawa, seeing plenty of shrines erected and lonely dinners eaten – with even Animate Akihabara being completely engulfed in paraphernalia dedicated to the energetic idol.
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