- published: 15 Oct 2015
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Akiba-kei (秋葉系?) or Akiba-chan (秋葉ちゃん?) is a Japanese slang term similar in meaning to otaku.
Akiba-kei is a Japanese slang term meaning "Akihabara style". It dates back to the early 80s and refers to a subset of otaku, now largely older males, who spend much of their time in and around the Akihabara area of Tokyo and are known for their strong interest in "fantasy worlds...anime, manga, maids, idols, and games". Akiba-kei have also been characterized as being "interested in ruminating about domestic items and creating fan works based on these existing elements."
The Akihabara area in central Tokyo is well known as a marketplace of cutting edge technology. In recent years, it has developed strong ties to the Japanese gaming industry, as well as to anime and manga publishers. These ties are one reason why Akiba-kei culture has expanded outside its geographic area, to manifest on the internet in the form of websites.
In addition to patronizing the famous electronics stores around them, Akiba-kei frequently open their own shops in Akihabara. Many of these shops are run by Akiba-kei in cosplay, who may claim that such attire is the rule for them rather than the exception. The shops offer a wide variety of goods and services: some sell model or ornamental weaponry; others are modeled after antique reading rooms; and still others sell quirky or innovative foodstuffs, such as the now-infamous watermelon milk stall that opened in mid-2008.
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Kei may refer to:
It goes like the clouds
It floats like the sky
I want to go someplace and find you there.
Don't go away
I need you to stay
I want to go someplace and find you there.
And, yes, you just run to him
And I'll be down on my knees begging you,
Begging you: Don't! I love you.
I saw through your lies
I saw through your disguise
I want to go someplace and find you there.
And, yes, you just run to him
And I'll be down on my knees begging you,
Begging you: Don't! I love you.
Don't go away,
I need you to stay.
I want to go someplace and find you there!