Tag Archives: akihabara

The Complete Otaku’s Guide to Tsundere Linux

The moé self-help books just don’t stop coming. It has been scientifically proven that anything with the word “moé” or “tsundere” in its title will sell like hotcakes. Image from Akiba-blog From Akiba-blog: Enter 「ツンデレ☆りなっくす」 or “Tsundere Linux”, a book … Continue reading

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Maria-sama in Akiba

Taken from Akiba-Blog. Typhoon No. 7, also known as Typhoon Maria, is headings towards the Kantou region of Japan. Above is a sign from Akibao~ Store No.1 at Akihabara. In case you can’t read moonspeak, it says “maria-sama ga kiteru“, … Continue reading

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Save money, Buy secondhand – Part II

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Japan: Day Three – Akihabara Part II

Spent another day wandering around Akihabara. It’s amazing how you can waste so much time just looking through the stores…

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Japan: Day Two – Akihabara

I navigated the shops of Akihabara today without a map! *tears of joy mixed with self-pity* Some new maid cafes popping up all over the place and a new Yamagiwa building is apparently under construction (or maybe it has been … Continue reading

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Summer Days Event

My short report on today’s Summer Days event in Akihabara. We arrived at Akihabara Station at about 9.30am. The tickets for the event were given out at 10am, but there was already a queue of around 50 people by the … Continue reading

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To Heart 2 vs Xbox 360

It’s the question that has haunt men since the dawn of time: Would more people queue for a PC port of a PS2 game or a next-gen console made by Microsoft? (At least in Japan) Clash of the titans. *roar*

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