Gundam, Dragon Balls, Lightening, and...Minions?!
The Japanese word "otaku" is used to describe people who love anything to do with Japanese anime and manga (Japanese comics). Here are a few things that set our inner otakus buzzing with delight. Oh, and we also found a swarm of minions milling about...
We took a river cruise to the man-made island of Odaiba to see the life-size RX-78-2 Gundam in front of Diver City mall.
Amuro! Gundam!! Ikimasu!!!
Jim piloting a Gundam (actually an arcade game).
And finally, a quick snack at the Gundam Cafe in Akihabara.
Eternal Shenron making an appearance to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Dragon Ball anime series and to grant a few wishes.
Lord Frieza plotting in his pod...let it go, man!
Louis Vuitton's newest spokesperson is a video game character. Meet Lightening from Final Fantasy XIII.
We found minions. Lots and lots of minions. We found out later that it was a charity event.