We already know about the two otaku heavens - Akihabara and Nakano Broadway but there is another place which may become the 3rd Otaku heaven west of Tokyo in a city called Tachikawa.
The latest edition of Windows 100% had a wee article on what they called "the 3rd otaku city" and seeing that I was in the area anyway, I thought I'd check it out. Sure enough, I was greeted with a load of Gunpla when I arrived on the third floor of Daiichi Department store.
The 3rd Akihabara
Taken at the Kotobukiya store.
Yikes. I'm loosing track of my Gundams - cant remember this one! Freedom?
Yikes. I'm loosing track of my Gundams - cant remember this one! Freedom?
Infinite Justice Gundam. The proportions look odd on this - I guess this is the 1/100 scale?
Not sure about this one but looking at the blaster I guess its form the seed series.
Shelf O goodies.
Stack O figures.
Wall O limited edition telephone cards.
Many of them are Ero or Anime.
Currently watching the current run of Nanoha - turned out better than I thought.
Yum! The Mirei-san figure is taking its time to be released - supposed to be out this month. I've got the brunette on pre-order but if I see it while in Akihabara tomorrow, I'm going to get the blonde too ^^;
The Kotobukiya store also has loads of equipment for model building.
New Queens Blade item out this Saturday.
More Queens Blade.
If you happen to be in the Tachikawa area, you may want to pop in but you may be dissapointed if you make the trip expecting to see a "3rd Akihabara." I do think that over time, more otaku shops may move into the department store but for now its Kotobukiya, some shop that sells idol stuff and a large bookshop with loadsa manga. I was at Showa Kinen park which is in the same area so poping in was not a bother.