Comments on: Inside Akihabara’s Ero Stores

By: windbell

windbell — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:42:44 +0000

@Moe Otaku!: Thanks! By the way, how did you get permission to record in the end? Do you need official documents and such? The “No Photography” rule in Japan is a real double edged sword.

By: Moe Otaku!

Moe Otaku! — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:28:11 +0000

>>These photos are well, all taken discreetly as I didn’t want to get thrown out of the stores ^^; Used the 17-40mm lens and did point-and-shoot. Might have gotten more pictures if I had a compact digital camera instead of the DSLR.

haha I was about to say “wow, they let you take pictures there?”, I remember getting kicked out of a few shops when I was trying to make a documentary… eventually got permission to record and they didn’t seem to mind much once they knew I was plotting to rob the shop xD

I love how you censored the second picture and yet again another great post :)

By: windbell

windbell — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:29:06 +0000

@D_Blade: Didn’t spend alot on them. Just visited the stores and such ^^;

I did experience a “No Photography” thing which happened when I was in Lashinbang.

I took out my cellphone to type a message with my right-hand while holding a Lucy Maria Misora/Ruko Kireinasora WF figure on my left. The store clerk probably though I was going to take a photo and walked up to me and told me off.

The store clerks don’t really care much about you bringing a camera in I guess. Just take the photos discreetly.

@Adun: I just left my camera hanging around my neck and walked in. They probably looked at me but didn’t do anything about it, just the usual “いらっしゃいませ”. About the clicking noise, I muffled it by coughing ^^;

@GARbej: LOL. Must have been a bad experience for him.

@Chraen: If only they ship in eroge over here. Would probably require revising some laws ^^;

@Rakugakid: If you look old and is tall, I think they won’t be able to tell.

By: Rakugakid

Rakugakid — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:02:32 +0000

I am not of age yet but I will still try my luck if I ever go to Japan. Long ago I heard the Japanese were short so maybe if I stand up straight (my height is 181cm) and try to act mature maybe they will think that I am older, despite the fact that people often say I have a immature face.

By: AS

AS — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:38:17 +0000

Nostalgic ^^, I remember going into a bunch of these stores when I was in Denden town and Nishiki market in Japan. Just wish I took more pictures of the ero stores but was already pushing it by actually taking pictures in the stores that don’t allow it lol.

By: Chraen

Chraen — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:02:18 +0000

Wish Singapore had shops selling eroge. I’d spend all my savings there since eroge are so bloody expensive (well, new ones anyway)

By: Belela-san

Belela-san — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:21:21 +0000

Hope when I go to Japan in a couple years I get to go to these stores, I wouldn’t spend much, probably get two or three books, eroge or not doesn’t mind, what I look for is good art inside them

By: GARbej

GARbej — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:40:36 +0000

The one store looks like Animate.

I had no problems buying ero stuff, but one of my friends got some weird looks. Sucks to look like middle schooler.

By: Akiraman

Akiraman — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:43:38 +0000

@Adun I think if you shoot discretely it should be ok maybe use a camera phone?

By: double

double — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:22:21 +0000

They didn’t even check my age. They just shooed me out >_>