Japanese Nerds Create Geek Ghetto in Akihabara.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060601767.html
Frightening.

The best part of the article: "I think we have a long way to go before the otaku themselves are considered cool," Morikawa said.

I love the people here that think Japan is nerd heaven and that they will be cool there. Ha.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060601767.html
Frightening.

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Oh, stop. You'd probably give up both your legs to have a place like that here on Long Island.

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waitresses greet patrons at the door with a curtsy and the words "Welcome home, master."

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Nothing new about that to me.

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Ishihara maintains a growing collection of 130 life-size pillows of female anime characters -- both purchased and self-designed.

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Really now.

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"For me, the pillows have been my source of unconditional love, a reminder of when I used to be hugged by my parents. There is nothing strange about it."

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Of course not.

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The place is a dream come true for Yamagata, whose passion is collecting comics and cartoons. He giggled with glee when his servers addressed him in the squeaky little character voices they use to delight their fantasy-loving clientele.

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lol

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At other cafes, waitresses greet patrons at the door with a curtsy and the words "Welcome home, master."

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Awesome.

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"In Akihabara, we don't need to be ashamed of who we are and what we like," he said. "We can feel comfortable because here, we outnumber everyone else."

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lol, again

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"I think we have a long way to go before the otaku themselves are considered cool," Morikawa said. "But the motifs of otaku culture have permeated Japanese society and beyond. Just look around you. They are everywhere."

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RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!

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That, along with the child pornography aspect of some adult manga, has led to allegations that some nerds are pedophiles.

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lol x 3

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Tetsu Ishihara, 34, a computer programmer whose three-room apartment in west Tokyo is filled from floor to ceiling with comic books, does not want to be associated with such charges. Ishihara maintains a growing collection of 130 life-size pillows of female anime characters -- both purchased and self-designed. His favorite is Mio-chan, a female character from a love-simulation computer game in which a high school boy builds up the courage to ask a girl for a first date.

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I've said this many times, and it bears repeating: "God bless Japan."

The bully-gene in me is itching for a trip to Japan. GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH MONEY!!!

I wouldn't doubt this is half the reason why shidoshi stayed there.

the other being local asian girls.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Oh, stop. You'd probably give up both your legs to have a place like that here on Long Island.

Nothing new about that to me.

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I'll say.

TNL greets me in the same way. So does Xbox live. So do RPGs. The list goes on and on...

I'm halfway to creating Itagaki land. The plans have been drawn.

While I do approve of Itagaki Land, it seems that I would fit in more with my fellow brethren in Akihabara. So I guess this is goodbye, Satsuki.

I can only hope that they can accept a Korean amongst their ranks.