Shopping in Akihabara

Member meronpan goes on a spending spree in Akihabara and shows us his goodies with more details at kare no burogu.

I remember the first few times I went to Akihabara - spend most of my money in one visit!
Back in those days, there wasn't really any more stuff (over 15 years ago) and I spent most of my dosh on Idol VHS tapes and gravure photo books called Shashinshu [写真集].

One of the groups that I really liked was Ribbon - still listen to their tunes from time to time.

And of course Nishida Hikaru - the girl I chased after on roller blades.

She was a Japanese Idol called Nishida Hikaru who I previously talked about before. Came to Japan to meet her every year. The first time I met her was at the backstage entrance of the Kousei Nenkin Hall in Shinjuku. Managed to pass her some presents. That night, I got a huge bunch of flowers and waited outside the hall after her concert with rollerblades on - the intent of chasing her car and handing her the flowers.
The guards at the hall didnt like the look of me and just before her car came out, 7 or so guards rushed and pinned me to the ground until her car was out of site. They left with the words "This is Japan - you cant do this sort of thing here."

The flowers still looked decent so I got up battered, bruised and skated in the direction of the car as fast as I could. Fate was on my side and her car was stuck at some traffic lights. She opened the window for me with a sorry look and accepted my flowers. I dont think it was her decision to set the guards on me - or at least thats what I like to think ^^;

I tried the same thing the next year at the same time and place but this time I hid well out of site. Unfortunately fate was not on my side and the traffic lights were greener than green - I remember chasing her on my roller blades through Shinjuku in the middle of the road with this huge bunch of flowers until my lungs started to ache - my ashtma got the better of me.

I retreated to sitting infront of a pachinko parlor crying my eyes out until a lady came up to me and asked if I was alright. I said I was fine and offered her the flowers.

Have you met your eternal partner yet or are still looking or do you intend not to marry or are you happy with 2D girls?

Yikes - completely hijacked meronpan's post - handing over to you below ^^;

Original text from meronpan below.

Recently came back from a trip to Tokyo, the majority of which was spent in Akiba ^__^

Surprised myself by not getting any figures, instead winding up with a ton of manga, cd's and other random stuff.

I've gone through and broken down/annotated the picture at my blog if you want the full rundown complete with in depth coverage of some of the more interesting items.

Otherwise, here's what I got (numbers apply to the annotated pics at my blog ^^;):

1. Code Geass Complete Best - all OP and ED songs from the series. Also included all those postcards surrounding feena’s face and some story booklets.
2. Fate/Device Metal Charm Collection 01, 05, and 08 - (bardiche (assault form), laevantein (schwertform), and Excalibur)
3. Feena dakimakura cover - from G’s Festival
4. Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikau Vol 6
5. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu Vol 7
6. GUNNM Vol 6
7. Mahou Sensei Negima Vol 25
8. Some pins that came with an okazu purchase at K-Books ^^;
9. Ikkitousen Vol 14
10. Poster that came free with the CDs (12)
11. Some mamori from Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū - One for traffic safety and the other just for general goodness (or was it against evil? hmmm ^^;;)
12. Trance Anime CDs - CODE SPEED Anime Trance BEST, SPEED Anime Trance BEST 5, SPEED Anime Trance Ecstasy, Animage 30th anniversary Anime Dance request countdown, and umauma dekiru trance wo tsukuttemita 3 smune de yoyuu deshita.
13. Nagasarete Airantou Vol 14
14. These extra case covers came with my Idol Master purchase (21)
15. To Aru Majutsu no Index Vol 3
16. Kimi no iru Machi Vol 3
17. Figma & Nendoroid Cycles from WonHobby 9
18. Shakugan no Shana Light Novels Vol 5 & 6 - Used books from Book Off - both of them together cost… 210 yen ^_^
19. Toradora Light Novel Vol 1
20. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Light Novel Vol 1
21. The iDOLM@STER ~ Missing Moon
22. Asu no Yoichi Vol 1-8 - been liking the anime, so decided to start up the manga.
23. Nanoha StikerS THE COMICS Vol 1
24. G’s Festival Vol 15 - Feena dakimakura (3) included! Also came with a mouse pad (not oppai :P) and a cell phone cleaner.
25. Fate stay/Night Vol 6-8
26. Majikano Vol 1
27. Makenki! Vol 1
28. ef Vol 7
29. Kemeko Deluxe Vol 2-5
30. DAIKICHI! ^_^
31. Sekirei Vol 7
32. Doujin Work Vol 1-6
33. Haruhi gachapon - Got this little guy in either bic or yodobashi camera ^^; Makes a mikuru squeal or haruhi proclaiming, “iwayuru hitotsu no moeyouso!”
34. Final Fantasy Dissidia
35. Erika Sendo cushion cover
36. Replicant 2009-2010 calendar - figure calendar that came with Replicant (40)
37. Another free poster from my CD purchases. This one is macademi wasshoi?
38. Yoake mae yori ruri iro na -Moonlight Cradle- Bookmarks - came free with manga purchases at Gamers.
39. Asu no Yoichi… cards?
40. Replicant - was in a book store and happened upon this magazine. Full of great pics of figures, both pvc and some garage kits, happened to include aforementioned figure calendar (36).
41. ef wallscrolls

All told less than 100,000 yen, but a bit more than I expected.

What's your target spending level in Akiba?