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[30 Jul 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Samurai Maid Cafe

Fancy going to a Maid Cafe? Or have you already went to one before? Looks like it’s a “sengoku-boom” now, that someone actually started a Sengoku Maid Cafe =O

Could this be due to the anime series Sengoku Basara? LOL.
Sengoku Style Cafe & Bar Mononopu has cute girls who cosplay in a combination of maid costumes and samurai armor. The cafe is only a 5 minutes walk away from Akihabara Station.
I only went to the Meido Cafe here.. and well the food is okay? It’s not a Japanese Meido Cafe so …

Diary/Sitely »

[25 Apr 2009 | 13 Comments | ]
I am Going to Japan!

I will be visiting Japan next month ^_^. It will be sort of my first time overseas by PLANE. Yes I sound pathetic; Since I was schooling, I didn’t have time to fly to other countries for holidays. I had extra curricular activities commitments. So this time round, it will be a pretty exciting trip for me! ^_^

I will be following a tour with my mother, so meh, the trip will be pretty short and all, but still, this is a trip sponsored by my parents, so why not? =D
I …

Events, Fandom News »

[17 Oct 2008 | 5 Comments | ]
Anime Festival Asia Pre-Registration Begins!

Tickets are now opened for registration. You can register a ticket for yourself to head to AFA this November. This is done so that entrance to the convention would be done quickly and smoothly since the AFA would be a BIG event. Seriously, BIG. But I’m kinda disappointed. I thought that there would be a chance for us to buy the tickets online and get em delivered directly. I believed this would urge people to buy the 2 days ticket instead of just going down for 1 day XD.

Meh, but …

Fandom News »

[13 Oct 2008 | 2 Comments | ]
Strike Witches First Volume DVD a Big Hit!

September 26 2008 – Strike Witches First Volume DVD of the anime was released for sales. It was a mashing success because sales reports have reported up to 10,961 copies sold in Japan. Strike Witches is said to be the first anime produced by GONZO to ever sell 10,000 copies of a single volume.

And who says piracy is wrong? In addition to this, GONZO has taken another step in order to acquire more sales for Strike Witches, Blassreiter and The Tower of Druga: the Aegis of Uruk. Streaming videos would …

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[10 Oct 2008 | 4 Comments | ]
Akihabara – Past & Present

Akihabara, the place for otakus for anime goodies, figurines, games and many more! Presently – that is our vision of that wonderful Otaku Land. Chanced upon this at Akiba Today. Did you know the past Akihabara used to be all about PC parts? People went there mainly for computer stuff, and not figurines or anime-related goods.

Akihabara has moved from DIY electronics to entertainment media like video games, figures or anime goods.
Makers of independent games or manga however are gathering around Chuo Dori, turning Akiba into the Otaku Mecca it is …