Q: What can possibly get more attention than cute maids in Akiba?
A: A cat sitting on top of a sign. Check Akiba Blog for more pics including one of a low angler taking a snap of the cats bottom...
Posted on 2008/05/06 08:14
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
ソフトウェアエンジニア
Registered on 2007/12/30 07:26
i like cats and all... but really? that's quite a crowd ^^;;;
Supervisor
Registered on 2008/02/06 11:32
Maybe the main reason is that the CAT is so calm...
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
Registered on 2008/01/29 07:28
Makes sense to me I guess....
Lasersword operator
Registered on 2008/03/22 08:03
i like cats... and i have one...
but wtf?!?!
Student
Registered on 2007/08/09 05:36
This is hilarious!
I just imagined the photgraphers shooting at a cute maid and then they see a cat on a sign:
Photographers: "OMG NEKO!!! *multitude of photographers run to cat in excitement*"
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
And the cat saying to itself "Dang... Those humans, so noisy... Is the slightest nap in peace too much asking from you all? Sheesh!"
Photography
Registered on 2007/11/01 15:55
the cat's thinking "could you get my good side please?" then jumps down and starts texting away on her mobile phone.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
The replacement for Ms. "Old Maid" Wide open?!
Approved! Hell yeah!!
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/02 12:55
[takes out a stamp and a paper that says CATS replaced with ms wide open] posts [APROVED!!!!!!]
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Registered on 2008/02/02 00:26
i so agree...
APPROVED!!!
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Umm... I fear you contradict your thoughts with what you wrote. ^^;
Deathseeker
Registered on 2007/12/24 09:20
CATS? "How are you gentlemen? All your base are belong to us."
Student
Registered on 2008/01/19 15:28
HAHA
I swear
the japanese
are something
else
lol...........
crazy
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Registered on 2006/12/24 12:02
That's what the Japanese say about us Americans. ^_-
Mind Navigator
Registered on 2007/09/04 11:37
I wouldn't call myself crazy. Majorly delusional and insane with a slight touch of paranoia and psychosis topped with weird sauce, yes. But not crazy.
Failure
Registered on 2007/10/28 14:55
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Don't forget the lunacy. ;)
Student, Spiral Warrior
Registered on 2008/02/04 10:01
Even though cat cafes abound here in Taibei, I still see people gawking at the resident cats and taking pictures as if they'd never seen a housecat before.
This must be one brave (and patient) cat, to put up with all this hubbub.
Registered on 2008/04/02 18:00
hmm...what otaku do, fellows otaku follow...^_^
CyberStudent
Registered on 2008/01/04 12:17
Maybe they think it will do something magical like Blair from Soul Eater? That would be awesome though.
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
LOL
i guess cats are equally cute XD
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
well cos it is a pussy....
haha sorry bad bad pun :P
Photography
Registered on 2007/11/01 15:55
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
A thinker & Anime Watcher/collector
Registered on 2008/01/29 16:03
Meat Puppet
Registered on 2007/11/04 18:16
Nothin gets a crowd of otaku more excited than the prospect of Akiba pussy.
You are learning fast my young apprentice.
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:16
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Registered on 2008/02/02 00:26
Student (for-ev-er)
Registered on 2008/02/21 08:37
Awwww! It's a kitty!
Heck yah I'd be taking pictures.
Student
Registered on 2007/12/06 15:31
Ditto, I take pictues of random cats all the time. ^_^
Xacur in Mérida, Yucatán, México
student
Registered on 2007/11/11 10:47
Something have to be wrong with them.
Maybe a lack of maids in the moment
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
probably went for lunch.('~')
Student (for-ev-er)
Registered on 2008/02/21 08:37
Pictures of the cat are free...for the moment anyway.
Registered on 2006/12/24 23:42
Student by day, Superhero by night.
Registered on 2008/05/04 13:52
I guess they got bored with the maids, lol.
Deathseeker
Registered on 2007/12/24 09:20
The words directly below the cat says "Emergency Guide Board." It is a conspiracy.
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:30
Wow!
I know... I'll take a box filled with kittens to Akiba and charge hiakuen for pics....
I'LL MAKE ZILLIONS!!!
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:30
... also, I'll name this cat "Mr.Cat". Why? Because all internet cats must have a name.
Student
Registered on 2007/11/25 06:34
wonder what is so special about this cat? It seems like a normal regular cat to me.
Engineering student
Registered on 2008/02/27 11:26
even if he's a regular cat, he has the natural Nekomimi and we know how japanese fell about those.
Animation Student
Registered on 2008/03/10 13:26
There are two options:
- It might be a girl before that turned into a cat, or...
- They are hoping the cat turned into a girl with nekomimi...
=D
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:16
Student
Registered on 2008/04/16 00:02
Student
Registered on 2008/01/06 05:41
I remember seeing pictures of people flocking over to a guy with rabbits.
They must really love animals or something xD
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:17
People are so amused easily. Cat on top of a sign...
Still...
It's cute...
Marine Biologist
Registered on 2008/04/07 10:51
hhmm, that is something,I would luv to be walking down the street and seeing random people taking pictures of some cat like its a superstar haha,maybe they thought it was Tom from "tom and jerry" :p,Are cats rare in Japan??
and also,Their must be a lot of exciting and weird things going on in japan cuz everybody carries a camera
Man I luv Japan^-^
Student (for-ev-er)
Registered on 2008/02/21 08:37
Well anyone that has a phone has a camera phone right?
In Insanity Hell
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:33
Wow even a cat can attract some crowd that big....
Plastic train engineer
Registered on 2008/02/01 08:13
Aimless Traveler
Registered on 2007/04/21 21:19
Otaku
Registered on 2008/03/21 11:33
lol, why did it take so long for someone to say this? I was expecting it in the first five comments >_>
Stigmata Martyr
Registered on 2007/04/22 12:13
i thought so too...apparently that meme isnt that well known
freelance digital artist
Registered on 2007/12/21 02:48
Now i'm having an impression of once you're inside Akiba , you're off into a different world that is "welcome to - any thing that could be anything at any moment , anywhere" lol
Triddy in British Columbia, Canada
Student
Registered on 2007/11/28 12:25
I'm surprised nobody asked yet. How does a cat get in the middle of Akiba?
I've never been there, but I would imagine that there aren't many HOUSES close enough for a cat to walk to that place from. Seeing it get all the way down from an apartment and to the sign without freaking out? Seems impossible.
university student
Registered on 2008/03/24 22:59
omg~~ XD so the scary ones of akiba are gone, but now I'm scared of the photographers lol..
But this neko's expression is so cute.. *tries to resist taking out camera* gyaa~~
Military/米国空軍
Registered on 2008/04/16 16:31
Maybe the crackdown on street performance has left the photographers bored...
Tami in Germany - Cologne
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
Registered on 2007/12/16 10:42
Maybe it's jusu the pack-effect... once one starts everyone else has to follow... *starts to take pictures of a trash bin and waits for the crowd to gather*
Perv
Registered on 2007/11/11 03:20
Good thing I don't react to pack-effect *stares with interest at the trash bin*
uni student
Registered on 2007/11/08 20:25
I strongly urge the authorities in Akihabara to arrest that cat for indecent public exposure!
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
Registered on 2007/12/25 23:02
i see that the cat is attracting as huge crowd as miss wide open...
Registered on 2007/11/12 18:35
They believe thats yourichi(Bleach).
Deathseeker
Registered on 2007/12/24 09:20
Lies. Yoruichi's cat form is black with yellow eyes.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
A Yoruichi fan has spoken. ^^
Student and Miku Guardian
Registered on 2008/03/11 20:11
The cat seems so oblivious to his surrounding.. Or maybe he has something he had in mind? XD
McMaster Engineering Student Fall 08
Registered on 2007/11/18 11:58
QA
Registered on 2008/04/07 18:31
they looked like they've never seen a cat before in their life. Ever.
"student"
Registered on 2008/03/27 06:19
...and the cat is still there with those photographers??
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
I hope no well-meaning policeman in his crusade to uphold the law arrests the cat... O_O
Illustrator, Autobot envoy
Registered on 2008/03/24 16:50
???????
.....'Ms. Wide-Open', I could... somewhat understand, but... what's the deal with this?
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth
Student and full-time otaku
Registered on 2007/12/19 00:24
Honestly, don't these people have jobs to get to?
Student
Registered on 2008/03/30 10:05
maybe it's because they are cat lovers?
College Student
Registered on 2008/04/18 10:15
i want nekomata girl lol :P
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
Registered on 2007/11/08 03:37
What makes that cat so popular there?? The nekomimi??? XD
Student ( Electrical Engineering )
Registered on 2008/04/30 04:12
I wonder if there was another animal (a dog for example^^) sitting on that sign, would there be such a crowd, too? Or are they so curious 'cause it's a cute lil neko? Who knows...
Student at College
Registered on 2008/01/24 17:33
Ummm... Umm...
Nope, I thought hard and I can't come up with a single sane explanation for this behaviour.
Registered on 2008/04/14 05:19
I wish I was a cat and could take a nap in any location. How does it snooze and keep balance at the same time?
Limousine Driver
Registered on 2008/04/02 07:51
I was going to make a comment,...but i can't think of anything to say that would add to that picture. The mind reels!
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Registered on 2007/10/22 02:10
Meimi132 in Back end of nowhere, aka Norfolk, England
Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
Registered on 2007/12/04 04:17
Seriously, I would be there SO FAST its not even funny. Cat on a sign over gusset lady any day thank youz!!!
I wonder why the cat didnt jump down. Afraid? Sleepy? Annoyed by the crowd?
Programmer
Registered on 2008/04/29 10:59
I think I should try lying down on my belly on top of a sign?
