Akihabara - have you been there

[aquamarine]

Well if you're in my neck of the woods (Asakusa, next to Akihabara), let me know and we can meet up for a beer or three at Samurai Cafe Asakusa. I'll introduce you to the owner.

[nogimmickneeded4]

Originally Posted by vincent_z

Suidobashi? Really? OK - Inking that into my next foray.
I especially endorse Jimbocho {a/k/a Jinbocho}. I found JAVs going for ¥100 at a shop there. I've been inside AV Factorys in Jimbocho & Akiba. Its Jimbocho shops are more specialized. Nonetheless, I wound up buying JAVs at its Akiba shop back in March 2010. Keep your brain functional. The deal will often be a sliding scale of the more JAVs you buy, the less you spend for each succeeding one. I did well enough that when I brought my purchases to the register, I was signalled I had spent enough to select one more JAV from a selection in front of the register. Many of the pool were futanari, which I would have bought, but I found a CD Case of an "Art SM" video from the mid-1980s. That was my selection.

Suidobashi/Jimbocho are only about a mile or less apart, so yeah, we are essentially talking about the same area. I haven't gotten the chance to explore some of the used stores so much yet as I always go on the holidays and they are closed then, but looking forward to it!

I got free DVD's at AV Factory. Got two decent milf ones. It's a shame I didn't know about it as I could have found a few more dvd's to get!

Is there a good place to find gravure/idol videos in tokyo? I found one shop in suidobashi and one in Akihabara but when I inquired about it at most places, they looked at me like I was silly.

[antirad]

Abigaile Johnson has been to Akihabara as I saw the video of her already and she looks great.

Here's the front cover of her in YMDD-010.

[aquamarine]

Many people who aren't celebrities have been to Akiba.
Nick Scheilds
Demmy Moore
Bill Clinton
Mike Taylor
Bruce Johannson
Tim Grove

So? lol

[Famas130]

Most likely going to Tokyo this summer and was wondering if there is any specially good store that specialies in anime Blu-rays/figures?
Wich i'm mostly interested in.

I've heard a bit about Animate...?
Anything more?

[aquamarine]

Asobit City is pretty darn good. The 6th floor of Yodobashi Camera has a fairly good collection of BluRay cartoons too, so peek over there as well.

Hope you have fun here.

[KCRose]

It's definetly the place to spend money. I visited back in September (From America) and had lots of fun. There are a lot of 'no picture' signs about however so be careful before you decide to snap a photo. I spent much time in the arcades (5 stories FTW) and looking at the different maid cafe'. Make sure to wander the ally ways and plan to spend much of your day there. At least that's how it went for this american.

[vincent_z]

Originally Posted by nogimmickneeded4

Suidobashi/Jimbocho are only about a mile or less apart, so yeah, we are essentially talking about the same area. I haven't gotten the chance to explore some of the used stores so much yet as I always go on the holidays and they are closed then, but looking forward to it!

When walking north on Hakusan Dori, I got to the Kanda River & the JR Chuo/Sobu Line station, and figured, "That's it. Any further is the Dome, and probably no more JAV shops." Next time, I will cross the Kanda River.

Originally Posted by nogimmickneeded4

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Is there a good place to find gravure/idol videos in Tokyo? I found one shop in Suidobashi and one in Akihabara but when I inquired about it at most places, they looked at me like I was silly.

It is rough to say. I don't usually gravitate to those DVDs. The shops in Jimbocho and Akiba stock them, but they usually want full list price for them. This old thread here at A-O mentions the Oimoya shop in Akiba, in which I shopped because I am familiar with its Tweets on Twitter, but I didn't buy any there because, again, they were all selling at full list price.
Something has just flashed in my memory. Try a shop like Tsutaya. It just might have some ex-rental Idol DVDs being offloaded for around ¥500.

[nogimmickneeded4]

Idol DVD's are always full price and they are hard to find. There is a corner place that sells them on Hakusan-Dori and the big av place in Akiba sells them.

[aquamarine]

Idol DVDs are NOT always full price. If that is really what you think then you haven't been shopping in anywhere good.