WARNING: A few NSFW pics ahead.
Day 7: Shibuya & Akihabara
More sights from the streets of Shibuya…
… That row of vending machines with the accompanying art was the only time I think I actually saw any graffiti.
Here?s the menu of a masked wrestling themed bar that we would have checked out, but all of us were looking for food, not booze, which we didn?t think was offered…
Once we did eat (some soba noodle shop… the food was pretty damn amazing) we came across this back street…
It was guarded by both Pac Man…
And this guy in a wheelchair, who appeared to be the angriest man in all of Japan, at least during out entire trip…
You had lots of bars…
Clubs…
… That last one really makes you feel good about ogling breasts.
Love hotels (many allow you to rent by the hour in case you just want to, you know, bang prostitutes)…
And assorted sex shops. Don?t ask me why there?s a sign featuring a baby bottle up front…
Aside from having all the conventional stuff, like DVDS, comics, and pocket pussies, you had maid and schoolgirl outfits, capsule toys…
And this…
Hey, it?s an apple and a vagina! Genius!
You could also get bootlegs at this place…
And here?s an ad for perfume that is specifically for pets…
After a few hours, we decided to move onto the next leg of the day?s excursion, the one I was most looking forward to…
And while pulling into the Akihabara station on the JR line, I saw a brief glimpse of a building that had maid and Sailor Moon outfits lined all across the window? about eight floors worth. And all I could say was: Oh. My. God.
Even in the train stations, things were a little bit ?different? from before. Instead of just cutesy cartoon characters, you saw traces of animu all over…
… It was clear from the get-go that we were in heavy otaku country. And once you left the station, you saw this…
Here are two super cute street performers. Not pictured are the insanely creepy dudes that were just staring at them hardcore. Some literally had their jaws agape.
We went a shop that was literally across from the station opening, and it was filled to the brim with figures, based on cartoons, comics, and video games, some well known, and some I had stuff I knew nothing about…
As expected, there was a veritable mountain of figures of semi-clad, or pretty much flat out naked animu girls…
… As I might have mentioned already, I wanted to get the perviest one possible, to out-do what Dave and Jeremiah had brought back from their trips, but I quickly realized that the search would take many hours, if not days.
They also had a section dedicated to super fancy Japanese wristwatches, and I had to really fight back the urge to nab one, right then and there…
Shadow of the Colossus figures. Naturally I got myself a pair…
Range Murata busts (I?m a BIG fan of the guy)…
Like I said, there was lots of stuff I had no idea about, but some ?classics? were still to found…
Godzilla along with a few other characters I don?t recognize…
Star Wars is also pretty popular in Japan…
Those half animu girls, half WWII vehicles hybrids were also represented…
As well as more futuristic variations…
A major component to this entire world is the ?hobby? aspect, meaning lots of hardcore otakus like to make their own sexy little girls. So for those who need outfits?
And here?s a book that outlines how creature you own figures…
