
CGM Night: CrunchGear visits Otaku party in Tokyo (photo report)

Being based in Tokyo has its advantages, and one of them is being close to Akihabara , the world’s paradise for all things geek: Video games, anime, manga, Cosplay , figures, maid cafes etc. etc. And over the weekend, I was fortunate to be invited by one of Japan’s most famous otaku (and Japan) culture bloggers, an Englishman called Danny Choo , to “CGM Night”. My apologies for the low …




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Moossye (Moossye) : DAY 20 : photos d'Akihabara et de Super Potato ! http://bit.ly/c8o8M9 : Gaming inside ! cc @Motor_Mike.. Updated : 2010-07-31T14:08:48Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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nakazaty (???? K.Nakazato) : I'm at AKIHABARA UDX (???UDX) (???4-14-1, ????). http://4sq.com/9ROf8W.. Updated : 2010-07-31T13:13:39Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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jajamaru2001 (?????????@???) : ????????????????AKB???????RT @akb48_in: AKB48????? AKB48SHOP??????????: 8/1??????AKB48SHOP??????????????????http://bit.ly/9GOjYu.. Updated : 2010-07-31T13:00:38Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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bunnyninjin (bunnyninjin) : I didn't realize until just two days ago that the Akihabara Killer is my age. Ugh. Still freaks me that I was going to go there that day... Updated : 2010-07-31T12:57:44Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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hat_cham (hat) : ????????????????AKB48SHOP??????????http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10606282233.html.. Updated : 2010-07-31T12:53:06Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Future of Browser Based Games on the iPhone
[Apple]Game examples from Akihabara show some of the possibilities of browser-based gaming on an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. One can only hope that others can build on this foundation to create something truly captivating.
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Japanese 'Maid Trains' dust off the competition
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Yowza! Kirsten Dunst in Sailor Moon Cosplay (VIDEO)
[Music]All Dunst has to do is wear a wig, a Sailor Moon-type outfit, and hop around Akihabara for a little while singing “Turning Japanese.” The video was commissioned for the artist Takashi Murakami and thus bears his signature aesthetic.
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Male Maids At Japan's First Cross-Dressing Maid Cafe
[Travel & Places]At Hibari-kei, your maid just might be a master - actually they ALL are, since this Maid Cafe is the first to feature cross-dressing male maid servers. Tokyo's Akihabara district is famed for its Maid Cafes - small, often themed restaurants staffed by young women wearing maid costumes. Gender equality is intruding into this particular world.
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Exploring Akihabara, Tokyo's Nerd Mecca
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