FEATURE – AKIBA HUNTERS

Akihabara ( or Akiba as everyone calls it ) was like a second home to me for 4 years. I grew to know the place better than where I actually live and have watched it go through some dramatic and irreversible changes over that time. The Akiba of yesterday with its backstreets packed to the brim with odds and ends stores, teeming with colorful characters, is slowly being peeled off, like a snake shedding an old skin; becoming more and more a hub for corporate business. The old world charm is still there in great doses but these days you have to dig a little deeper into the many surrounding sub cultures to get a peek into what Akiba is really like underneath those glaring neon lights illuminating the ever increasing presence of faceless office buildings… Read more

WTF – ITASHA… FERRARI F360?

I really like the animated blockbuster franchise centered around the Evangelion series and I’m geek enough to admit that Asuka is my kind of gal but the flavor of this mix of Japanese Itasha and Italian Supercar may be too difficult for some palates to appreciate… Read more

Itasha Summit At Motor Sports Dream 2010

When anime and cars collide we get “Itasha” (pain cars) and in Japan it seems this kind of car culture is growing at a steady pace. If you head on down to Fuji Speedway in March though and you can witness one of the larger gatherings of Itasha to be held this year.

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Itasha Atsumari Part II

Lets take a look back at the second part of the Itasha meet in Odaiba.

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Ohh the pain! Part I

Earlier last month a group of around one thousand Otaku, or geeks as we know them, converged on the famous parking area of Odaiba to show off their painful prides and joys.
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