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NEWS: Akiba Performers Dwindle after Public Pressure




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crilix



Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:55 pm Reply with quote
Policemen were pretty easy on street performers there for the past several years, occasionally scolding them if they were to run amok. The "sexy idol" street performer is already out of jail, but what ended the party were mass media and fear of exposure that they carry with them. Many otaku and people working in the otaku industry fear it for obvious social reasons.
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Spacemonkey1023



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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 5:41 pm Reply with quote
Sigh, there's always one idiot who takes it too far...
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 8:50 pm Reply with quote
Moral of the Day:

Fetishes should always be kept in moderation.
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daxomni



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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:01 pm Reply with quote
You know, this is actually a huge disappointment to me. I really enjoyed the Anything Goes Sunday atmosphere. Half of what made Akiba so amusing were all the cosplayers, singers, cameramen, fanboys and general weirdos. There is nothing quite like walking through Akiba as a sea of public nuisance suddenly swarms around you in a massive swell of impromptu idiocy.

Then again, maybe it was getting to be a bit much...

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Sven Viking



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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:06 am Reply with quote
Spacemonkey1023 wrote:
Sigh, there's always one idiot who takes it too far...

Agreed. Hopefully things'll calm down after a while, and more innocuous performances will begin to return. One less reason to visit Tokyo, otherwise :p.
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ENJN



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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:45 am Reply with quote
I can kind of understand why they did it, but then the same guys are also marching around with signs telling people not to ride their bikes. Each time I walk past and see them I just shake my head.
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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:49 pm Reply with quote
Is that what this was all about?
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