Monday, April 20, 2009

Akihabara + misc. photos

I went to Akihabara once before, but I didn't get the chance to really look around, so the other day I decided to direct my shopping for new headphones to that location. My old headphones still work (which is amazing considering how old they are), but they are on their last leg. I really needed a new pair.

I went to several electronic stores to check out their prices and selections, though everywhere seemed to be just about the same. Every store had a place to try the headphones out, but some stores had certain brands while others didn't have but a few, so I had to travel around a bit to sample all of them. I originally was going to limit myself to 4000 yen, but ended up caving in and spend just under 5000 for a pair, but they're nice. They have a fantastic sound, and they're pretty nice looking. ♥ I figure if I'm going to buy headphones, I may as well get a decent pair.

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After I finally settled on this pair, I spent some time wandering around looking at different shops. I braved the creepiness and checked out some of the otaku stores, and they made me lol. They had a costume shop with maid, school girl, nurse etc. outfits and hentai merch for starters, and there were loads of general anime/manga/game stores filled with otaku. On my way back to the station, I went through a store that was filllled with figures. I wonder how well the prices compare to what people pay at cons. I saw a KH2 Sora figure that looked something like this I think, and it was about 3900 yen. About the same? Anyway, there were sooo many figures. I ventured up to a higher floor because it was labeled "Hobby Lobby Japan" so I wanted to see if it was the kind of Hobby Lobby we have in the States (though I doubted it XD). When I got off the elevator, I saw some coin machines, and one of them was a Soul Eater phone strap machine, so I was all "oooh :D" and decided to get one. Two hundred yen later (coin machines are expensive here D:), I got a Death the Kid strap!

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They had this DtK one, another version where he's making an "Oh god" face, Stein (I wanted that one - so cute!), Blair, Excalibur, Soul (in his suit - also wanted this one), and I think that was it. No Maka, Black Star, or Tsubaki. XD Yet two versions of DtK. Whatever. It's cute. XD I'm just glad I didn't get Excalibur or Blair.

After I left that shop, I took some pictures of the city and headed back home.
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View from the train platform.
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While I'm at it, I realized I hadn't posted pictures of my cell phone, so hurr you go.

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Behold my crappy phone.

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At least it has a decent camera.

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...I told you I brought all of my phone straps from home.

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For size comparison. It's pretty small.


Completely unrelated, but I was served a scallop the other night...still in its shell. And I thought that was fabulous.

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And now I'm caught up on my photos, lol.