

IdolMaster’s tsundere idol Iori Minase‘s birthday falls on the 5th of May, prompting the usual displays of obsessive jubilation amongst otaku fans.
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The doll heroines of Rozen Maiden have been recreated with near total authenticity as actual dolls, exquisite in every detail, along with such loli icons as Sakura, Ruri and Henrietta.
They can all be inspected below.
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The evolution of the otaku room from 1985 to the present is tackled in the below series of illustrations, showing just how far otaku have come (or, possibly, fallen).
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Japanese women asked what they would feel most dejected about finding in their boyfriend’s room or residence reveal they consider the presence of anime posters rather more troubling than cockroach infestation…
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The latest maniac to lay claim to some dubious record or other emerges – this time with a rather impressive collection of bishoujo games.
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One otaku seems to have taken his devotion to eroge heroine Feena Fam Earthlight to unheard of heights, turning his entire room into an eerie character shrine with Feena staring back from every surface.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Mar 11, 2010 09:16 JST
- Tags: Collections, Events, Hatsune Miku, Idol, Image Gallery, Music, Otaku, Tokyo, Vocaloid


Virtual idol Hatsune Miku’s latest live performance, “Miku’s Day,” has proven a huge success, with otaku attendees enthusiastically queueing by the the thousand and being driven into a frenzy by the spectacular performance the Vocaloids offered.
One particularly obsessive fan reported a virtual epiphany…
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A survey asking Japanese what they would be most aghast at encountering in a single woman’s room leaves little doubt about the kind of woman the masses despise.
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Ayanami Rei‘s left breast has fetched ¥403,000 at auction, probably some sort of record.
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Japanese asked what they consider the most unpleasant and shocking things to find in single man’s room deliver an unambiguous verdict: anything anime-related or girly is sure to reduce a man to pariah status.
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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 ronery hordes of 2ch have celebrated imaginary idol Chihaya‘s birthday (25th February) with the usual plethora of decorations and delicious cakes, including a full legion of Nendoroids…
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