- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: May 14, 2012 07:47 JST
- Tags: Akihabara, Anime Goods, Bizarre, Crossdressing, Fetish, Fujoshi, Mouse Pads, Otaku

The “thinkopad,” a 3D mouse pad allowing users to rest their wrists on the scrotum and testes of a crossdressing bunnyboy, has lately been exercising the disgust and opprobrium (and in some cases, naturally, the desire) of Japanese online, being quite out there even by the standards of Akihabara and 3D mouse pads.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Apr 27, 2012 05:45 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Akihabara, Arson, Crime, Idol, Maids, NEETs, Otaku, Tokyo

A gang of otaku who robbed and burnt dozens of properties in Tokyo have confessed that they committed their crimes so they could afford to attend AKB48 concerts and visit Akiba maid cafes.
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Mar 19, 2012 13:05 JST
- Tags: 3DS, Akihabara, Bukkake, Events, Fighting Games, Oppai, Oshiri, Pantsu, Seifuku

Notoriously sexy 3DS fighting game Senran Kagura’s “excessively sexy” art has been the subject of its own raunchy exhibition, with bursting bikinis, shredded tights and white liquids splattered aplenty.
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A recently published study on the “otaku” market finds that as many as 25% of Japanese may now consider themselves otaku, an increase of 5% on the previous year.
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A list of the 8 worst fashion blunders a man can commit (according to Japanese women at least) have lately been the topic of much ponderous debate – not least the crucial importance accorded to not tucking in shirts.
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Kotobukiya has unveiled a new Kousaka Kirino figure fetchingly clad in the tantalising outfit she wore for her Akihabara outing, due in January 2012.
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Reportedly an Akihabara curry house is offering freebies to visitors who bring their girlfriends along to dine with them – with the caveat that the girlfriend in question can be a figure.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Jul 8, 2011 00:27 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Akihabara, Censorship, Doujin Soft, Eroge, Parody, Politics, Tokyo

Four term Tokyo governor and noted otaku hater Shintaro Ishihara has finally had the most notorious of his perverted rape novels adapted into an eroge, complete with paper screen penis penetration action.
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An eroge rag’s decision to bundle a free pair of “scented” pantsu with every copy has lately been causing waves, with reactions ranging from cheers of enthusiasm to the suggestion that its buyers should all be arrested.
The fact that some stores have been encouraging potential customers to take a sniff before they buy has aroused even more comment…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Apr 13, 2011 21:54 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Akihabara, Gravure, Idol, Image Gallery, Marketing, Mizugi, Oppai, Otaku

Idol fanciers are currently debating the rather dubious claim that AKB48 idol Yuki Kashiwagi (“Yukirin”) has an “F-cup” bust, the biggest AKB has to offer.
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Huke and Nitroplus designed visual novel Steins;Gate‘s much anticipated anime adaptation has aired to a generally positive reception.
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Akihabara has been swarmed by a mob of otaku and fujoshi desperate to attend a quake relief fund-raiser headlined by none other than Aya Hirano, in an event so chaotic it was almost cancelled…
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