"Attention passengers, please note passengers, Akihabara Station, arrived, Akihabara Station, arrived, passengers who got off the train, bring their belongings, and get off in turn."

The tram slowly drove into the station, and the subsequent sound of the radio interrupted Jiang Yu's thoughts, and also interrupted the lively conversation between An Yilun and Tsuchima.

After regretting that he would talk about it later when he had time, An Yilun also walked out first, followed by Doma and Jiang Yu, and also walked outside the tram station with the crowded flow of people.

After leaving the station, the first thing that caught Jiang Yu's eyes was the rows of high-rise buildings. Unlike the high-rise buildings of other metropolises, most of the buildings here have an otaku atmosphere.

There are large posters outside, hot new episodes playing on the LED screen, and a huge crowd of people wearing various T-shirts and jackets printed with ACG characters.

Akihabara, commonly known as AKIBA, is located in the southwestern part of Taito-ku, Tokyo, an island country, but geographically belongs to Chiyoda Ward, which is close to Taito Ward.

Akihabara is located on the Yamanote Line, a high-speed tram line that loops around central Tokyo, a JR East tram line that runs around the entire city of Tokyo.

Jiang Yu: The train line they took to Akihabara was the Yamanote Line.

From the 50s to the 80s of the 20th century, the shops here first supplied televisions and refrigerators, followed by VCRs and game consoles.

Today, electronics stores, model toy stores, animation stores and themed cafes coexist side by side, while new office and retail complexes are being built.

To put it simply, Akihabara is a place where traditional electric towns and ACG culture meet, and is loved by travel enthusiasts from all over the world for a wide range of people and abundant resources.

As people living in Chiyoda Ward and as members of the otaku clan, Jiang Yu and An Yilun are obviously not here for the first time.

In Jiang Yu's memory, since the two met in high school, they often came to visit Akihabara together on weekends. It's just that most of them are just to snap up some games with limited bonuses or some new popular character figures.

Although the predecessor was shy most of the time, he just accompanied An Yilun to go around and buy it.

In his previous life, Jiang Yu also had the intention of going to Akihabara, and even made a plan, but due to various reasons, he couldn't make the trip.

Therefore, in a sense, this is the first time that Jiang Yu has come to this holy place in the hearts of otaku all over the world.

When Jiang Yu was still able to keep calm and just looked around with curious eyes, Tsuchima was already excitedly looking at the various shops not far away, his eyes lit up, and he was about to move.

After grabbing Doma's hand to prevent her from disappearing without paying attention, Jiang Yu looked at An Yilun, who was also excited, and asked, "So, which store do you want to go to buy things first?" ”

In other words, it's not the first time you've been like this, it's better to say that you're simply a frequent visitor here, so you don't need to be so excited~

At the same time, Jiang Yu secretly complained in his heart.

An Yilun also smiled confidently when he heard this, and said: "I have planned the purchase route this time to ensure that we can buy everything in the least amount of time." First of all, we went to a large figure shop near the exit......"

Jiang Yu looked at An Yilun, who would become extremely confident as soon as he arrived at his home stadium, causing his conversation to be completely different, and began to chatter about his plans again, and sighed helplessly.

On the other hand, he was buried in the soil, listening carefully to the route that An Yilun had also planned, and he looked like he was relishing.

Is this the difference between me and a real senior otaku?

Obviously in the warm sunshine of early spring, Jiang Yu felt that he was shivering.

Finally, An Yilun finally finished his plan unsatisfactorily, and then patted Jiang Yu's shoulder who was wandering in the world, and said with a smile: "Let's go, Ah Yu!" ”

“…… Yes~Yes~"

Jiang Yu replied weakly.

That's why I've always hated shopping......

After walking a few steps, I came to the large figure store in An Yilun's mouth, which was filled with a dazzling array of figure models.

is similar to what Jiang Yu thought, most of them are cute heroines of ACG works. Of course, there are also a few strange figure models of curious works.

Probably because it's close to noon, there aren't many people in the store, and because of the location of the store, most people who come to Akihabara probably have this shop in the first few stores they visit.

And those who come early in the morning to shop purposefully must have already visited here.

Jiang Yu looked at An Yilun, only to see that An Yilun also showed a "everything is under control" expression, and couldn't help laughing.

It turns out that you have figured out the movement patterns and times of tourists and otaku in Akihabara? No wonder there is a confidence that they can buy the most complete things in the least amount of time.

After scanning the surrounding figures, Jiang Yu didn't have much desire to buy.

After all, what essentially attracts a person to buy a figure is whether the original character gives the buyer a good enough impression that it can cost a certain amount of money to buy a genuine figure model.

And this impression can come from all sides, and consumers can learn about this character through light novels, anime, games, and so on.

If he is "cute" by this character, or has feelings of appreciation and love, he will also have a potential desire to buy.

Maybe some people who are not otaku will not take the initiative to contact the news about this character. However, if you happen to see a prototype model of a related character while shopping, and the price is acceptable, it is possible to buy it directly because of the momentary consumption impulse.

Of course, will there be regrets after the purchase...... Well, it's still about people.

After all, it's a large shop in Akihabara, and the figurines sold here are all exquisitely made, and of course, the prices are good.

Most figurines cost around 10,000 yen to 20,000 yen, or 500 to 1,000 yuan in RMB, depending on the publisher and character.

And the most direct embodiment of the popularity of a two-dimensional character, in addition to a variety of "cute battle" rankings, is the sales of figure models.

The reason why Jiang Yu can't mention the desire to buy is partly because he is shy in his pocket, but most of it is because many of the characters here are from anime and games he hasn't watched.

can't even have a basic sense of identity, and he can't even say that he doesn't know these characters, so Jiang Yu is naturally even less likely to have the idea of buying.

On the contrary, he looked at the earth burial with excitement and looked east and west, and An Yilun also went straight to the place where he wanted to buy the figure with a purpose.