12 moments of anime 2009: #1 My first time at Akihabara


Posters inside an elevator at the Animate store in Akihabara

Completing my 12 moments of anime for 2009, here’s my most significant moment, #1:

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Autobiography of How I Became an Anime Fan (2009 edition): chapter 7

Chapter 7, the final chapter, of my newly revised anime autobiography…

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Back from Japan (here’s all the anime goodies I bought!)


Me in front of a big K-ON! poster ad in Akihabara

I got back from my 3-week stay in Japan a couple of days ago. To say the least, I had an awesome time but it’ll take me a while to gather all the photos and write complete coverage of my trip. So for now, I decided to simply share photos and info about the anime goodies I bought while I was there, particularly at the anime center of the world, Akihabara.

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