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Akiba-kei is a Japanese slang term meaning "Akihabara style". It dates back to the early 80s and refers to a subculture of otaku that spends a significant amount of time in and around the Akihabara area of Tokyo and is known for their strong interest in "fantasy worlds...anime, manga, maids, idols, and games". [1]
Duck Town is a large town which resembles a city, and a town where SwaySway and Buhdeuce deliver a lot of their bread to. Everybody living in Duck Town is a photorealistic duck. Duck Town is said to contain a bad area called the "Lower Yeast Side" (a spoof of New York City's Lower East Side.) Ducktown Sitting Ducks: Cartoon Network
There is an administrative district called Akihabara (part of Taitō ward), located north of Akihabara Electric Town surrounding Akihabara Neribei Park. The name Akihabara is a shortening of Akibagahara (秋葉ヶ原), which comes from Akiba (秋葉), named after a fire-controlling deity of a firefighting shrine built after the area was ...
He takes odd part-time jobs to pay for his Otaku habits. His surname is a wordplay on 電気街 Denki Gai ("Electric Town"), which was Akihabara's post-war nickname. Towards the anime's end, Tamotsu develops feelings for Matome. Matome Mayonaka (万世架まとめ, Mayonaka Matome) Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English) [1]
Maid cafés were traditionally associated with Akihabara (秋葉原), a district in Tokyo famous for its extensive electronics and anime/manga related stores. Commonly a place for otaku to visit, Akihabara contains several themed cafes, including maid cafes. However, with the increasing media attention on these cafes, they have developed into ...
When it comes to naming towns, Americans aren't always the most original. Sure, some places are entirely unique. For example, the U.S. only has one Abanda, Nubieber, and Zwingle (those are in ...
Rick and Morty: The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara, or simply The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara, known in Japan as Akihabara Showdown (秋葉原大決戦, Akihabara Daisakusen), is a Japanese CGI-anime short film based on the American television series/franchise Rick and Morty, and parodying Pacific Rim, [3] produced by Sola Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film, released unannounced to ...
Cities and towns across the nation have terrifically dirty-sounding and laugh-inducing names. From Intercourse, Pennsylvania to Rough and Ready, California, you're sure to have a few laughs where ...