“Otaku Power – Trivia, Desire, and Transformation” is the title of a lecture given by Patrick Macias at Temple University Japan Campus (in Tokyo).

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It covers 50 years of otaku history in 40 minutes. From the original 60’s science fiction/space battle otaku to the 00’s maid café/Moe otaku.

The end of an era for Akihabara ? That’s what Patrick Macias is writing about this month in the Japan Times online.

Akihabara has apparently become too famous for it’s own sake : it is now alienating the very otaku that made it what it is. The big money is here : corporations are reshaping the neighborhood, massive uniformisation is underway and akiba is progressively loosing what made it unique. Otaku never intended to be part of the mainstream, they just wanted a place of their own, and if Macias is right on this, it won’t be long before they have to look elsewhere for it.

My Little Cthulhu Vinyl Figure : yes, it’s another Great Extraterrestrial Being of Cosmic Evil toy. Nerds can now worship without leaving the house. Cthulhu fhtagn !