Akhibara isn't really that big an area in Tokyo, but it is very odd there.
One store I visited had videogames on the ground floor, manga and anime on the second. Various toys and plushies next. Then the replica weapons floor, complete with firing range. After that, there was the porn floor (at the top).
Much prefer the fashion otaku of Harakuju on a Sunday.
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No, nerddom has just surpassed the critical mass to be a profitable demographic over there. Though are you still a nerd if you form a social group?
the REAL nerddom has always been profitable, not only in a direct way but also in a passive way actually fueling the industries pleasing the mass (that sounds so overused, hey .. it is) with obediant workforce that is happy to work with others that "share" the same so I do think you can still be a nerd if you form a social group.
... You know, I wonder what that place will look like after robots have become commonplace. The japanese want their robots to look as humanlike as possible, would probably look like a scene out of Chobits or something then...
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I'm sure you'd make a killing selling these people some dignity...
/jzero
One store I visited had videogames on the ground floor, manga and anime on the second. Various toys and plushies next. Then the replica weapons floor, complete with firing range. After that, there was the porn floor (at the top).
Much prefer the fashion otaku of Harakuju on a Sunday.
Weird japanese. Real men use real guns!
No, nerddom has just surpassed the critical mass to be a profitable demographic over there. Though are you still a nerd if you form a social group?
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Only if its social group of nerds
Yea, it's kind of nice that nerdiness has become more socially acceptable. Such is reality with the tech biz expanding so much.
But I still don't think it's healthy to avoid good ol fashioned face to face interaction with human beings.