Nendoroid Reimu PVC Sneak Preview
Fri, 3/07/09 – 21:57 | 4 Comments

Mika-tan has uploaded one preview photo of the upcoming Nendoroid Reimu that will be release at Comiket 76. OMG she is so darn cute that I can foresee that there will be a long queue …

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Cute Asobit Staff Promotes BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Sunday, 28 Jun, 2009 – 3:39 | 2 Comments
Cute Asobit Staff Promotes BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

The arcade fighting game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger[ブレイブルー] was released in Akihabara today and our favorite cosplaying Asobit staff is here to promote the game. This time she cosplay as Noel Vermillion, one of the in-game …

Otaku Tanabata Wishes
Monday, 22 Jun, 2009 – 20:38 | 6 Comments
Otaku Tanabata Wishes

Those who have recently caught the second season of Haruhi would be familiar with Tanabata [七夕] and its customs of writing your wishes on small pieces of paper.

Recently otakus who visited Akihabara’s Kaiyodo Hobby Store …

Cute Asobit Staff Cosplays Mio Akiyama During Cultural Festival
Thursday, 18 Jun, 2009 – 22:16 | One Comment
Cute Asobit Staff Cosplays Mio Akiyama During Cultural Festival

Last month, we spotted the Cute Asobit Staff Cosplay As Mio Akiyama. Now the cute cosplay has updated her wardrobe to feature the costume Mio wore during the school’s cultural festival concert.

Source: AkibaOS
Here’s the clip …

1st Anniversary of Deadly Stabbing In Akihabara
Monday, 8 Jun, 2009 – 20:26 | One Comment
1st Anniversary of Deadly Stabbing In Akihabara

Yesterday was the 1st anniversary of the unfortunate Deadly Stabbing In Akihabara. The stabbing rampage in Akihabara on 8 June 2008 ended with seven people killed and 10 others injured.

As you can see from the …

Cute Asobit Staff Cosplay As Yuna
Thursday, 4 Jun, 2009 – 3:35 | 3 Comments
Cute Asobit Staff Cosplay As Yuna

Last week we featured the cute Asobit staff who was cosplaying as Mio Akiyama, seems like the management at Asobit are convinced their strategy has worked. So this week, the staff is back on the …

S.I.C Vol 50: Kamen Rider Kiva
Saturday, 30 May, 2009 – 19:35 | One Comment
S.I.C Vol 50: Kamen Rider Kiva

After the complete release of Den-O series, Bandai S.I.C figure line-up will be moving onto the Kiva series. Here’s a scan that previews the sculpt and the accessories that accompanies the figure.

From the scan, I …

Cute Asobit Staff Cosplay As Mio Akiyama
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 9:52 | 6 Comments
Cute Asobit Staff Cosplay As Mio Akiyama

The folks at AsobitCity アソビットゲームシティ sure knows how to convince otakus to purchase their stock K-On! soundtrack – get their cutest staff to cosplay as Mio Akiyama. She looks very cute with her shy expression …