Interlude: Akiba Cosplay Off The Rack
by otaking on Sep.10, 2009, under Interlude
Sailor Fukus off the rack at Don Quixote? Yes please!
I stepped into the Don Quixote in Akihabara, out of the autumn cold. Unlike the seedy Shibuya outlet of Donkii, the Akiba branch, while still cramped, had escalators, a pachinko parlor at the ground floor (featuring the new hit Evangelion Pachinko), an arcade on the top floor, and a Maid cafe with an extremely long line waiting outside.
The floor 2nd to the top was devoted to two main themes: Sex toys (behind the ubiquitous black curtain), and cosplay goods.
Someday, they'll be selling Loligoth stuff at discount goods stores here too. Maybe.
The narrow aisles were stacked from top to bottom with sailor fukus, discount goth boots, and even the maid outfits worn by the maids in the cafe.
Wanted: A hot girl willing to try all of these out for me.
I stared at a snazzy pair of boots. I had the money to buy them. But they didn’t look like anything I’d ever seen back home. I would be laughed at, I thought. People would make fun of my shoes.
I slinked away, feel bad for not having enough Brave just to buy a pair of amazing J-rocker shoes for myself. I still feel bad.
I need to go back. Who’s with me? 
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