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
登録日: 2006/12/11 11:06
ソフトウェアエンジニア
登録日: 2007/12/30 07:26
i like cats and all... but really? that's quite a crowd ^^;;;
Supervisor
登録日: 2008/02/06 11:32
Maybe the main reason is that the CAT is so calm...
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
登録日: 2008/01/29 07:28
Makes sense to me I guess....
Lasersword operator
登録日: 2008/03/22 08:03
i like cats... and i have one...
but wtf?!?!
Student
登録日: 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
登録日: 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
登録日: 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
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
The replacement for Ms. "Old Maid" Wide open?!
Approved! Hell yeah!!
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
登録日: 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.....
登録日: 2008/02/02 00:26
i so agree...
APPROVED!!!
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Umm... I fear you contradict your thoughts with what you wrote. ^^;
Deathseeker
登録日: 2007/12/24 09:20
CATS? "How are you gentlemen? All your base are belong to us."
Student
登録日: 2008/01/19 15:28
HAHA
I swear
the japanese
are something
else
lol...........
crazy
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
登録日: 2006/12/24 12:02
That's what the Japanese say about us Americans. ^_-
Mind Navigator
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/10/28 14:55
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Don't forget the lunacy. ;)
Student, Spiral Warrior
登録日: 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.
hmm...what otaku do, fellows otaku follow...^_^
CyberStudent
登録日: 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
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/01/09 14:33
well cos it is a pussy....
haha sorry bad bad pun :P
Photography
登録日: 2007/11/01 15:55
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
登録日: 2007/01/09 14:33
A thinker & Anime Watcher/collector
登録日: 2008/01/29 16:03
Meat Puppet
登録日: 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. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
登録日: 2008/02/02 00:26
Student (for-ev-er)
登録日: 2008/02/21 08:37
Awwww! It's a kitty!
Heck yah I'd be taking pictures.
Student
登録日: 2007/12/06 15:31
Ditto, I take pictues of random cats all the time. ^_^
Xacur in Mérida, Yucatán, México
student
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
probably went for lunch.('~')
Student (for-ev-er)
登録日: 2008/02/21 08:37
Pictures of the cat are free...for the moment anyway.
Student by day, Superhero by night.
登録日: 2008/05/04 13:52
I guess they got bored with the maids, lol.
Deathseeker
登録日: 2007/12/24 09:20
The words directly below the cat says "Emergency Guide Board." It is a conspiracy.
Hikikomori
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/08/22 05:30
... also, I'll name this cat "Mr.Cat". Why? Because all internet cats must have a name.
Student
登録日: 2007/11/25 06:34
wonder what is so special about this cat? It seems like a normal regular cat to me.
Engineering student
登録日: 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
登録日: 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. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
Student
登録日: 2008/04/16 00:02
Student
登録日: 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
登録日: 2008/01/04 16:17
People are so amused easily. Cat on top of a sign...
Still...
It's cute...
Marine Biologist
登録日: 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)
登録日: 2008/02/21 08:37
Well anyone that has a phone has a camera phone right?
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
Wow even a cat can attract some crowd that big....
Plastic train engineer
登録日: 2008/02/01 08:13
Aimless Traveler
登録日: 2007/04/21 21:19
Otaku
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/04/22 12:13
i thought so too...apparently that meme isnt that well known
freelance digital artist
登録日: 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
登録日: 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
登録日: 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
登録日: 2008/04/16 16:31
Maybe the crackdown on street performance has left the photographers bored...
Tami in Germany - Cologne
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/11/11 03:20
Good thing I don't react to pack-effect *stares with interest at the trash bin*
uni student
登録日: 2007/11/08 20:25
I strongly urge the authorities in Akihabara to arrest that cat for indecent public exposure!
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
登録日: 2007/12/25 23:02
i see that the cat is attracting as huge crowd as miss wide open...
They believe thats yourichi(Bleach).
Deathseeker
登録日: 2007/12/24 09:20
Lies. Yoruichi's cat form is black with yellow eyes.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
A Yoruichi fan has spoken. ^^
Student and Miku Guardian
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/11/18 11:58
they looked like they've never seen a cat before in their life. Ever.
"student"
登録日: 2008/03/27 06:19
...and the cat is still there with those photographers??
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
登録日: 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
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/12/19 00:24
Honestly, don't these people have jobs to get to?
Student
登録日: 2008/03/30 10:05
maybe it's because they are cat lovers?
College Student
登録日: 2008/04/18 10:15
i want nekomata girl lol :P
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
登録日: 2007/11/08 03:37
What makes that cat so popular there?? The nekomimi??? XD
Student ( Electrical Engineering )
登録日: 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
登録日: 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.
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
登録日: 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
登録日: 2007/10/22 02:10
Meimi132 in Back end of nowhere, aka Norfolk, England
Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
登録日: 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
登録日: 2008/04/29 10:59
I think I should try lying down on my belly on top of a sign?
