On the 4th floor of Akihabara UDX building, there is "Tokyo Anime Center" where you can see lots of anime-related stuff. Of course you can buy any anime things at other anime shops in Akihabara, but this center seemed to be meant for those who don't know much about such shops, and for people who are not so familiar with anime.
The admission fee is free, and when I came here I just saw some people.
Those who saw the first series of Gundam must be very familiar with this Mobil Suit called "Char Zaku". Probably you wouldn't see how big it is, but it was a bit shorter than a human.
Pikachu. Even those who don't know much about anime should know this mouse. I think there is two kinds of anime, namely one for ordinary people, and the other for hard-core anime fans. And I think the latter would give you Moe vibes.
This anime center seemed to be meant also for ordinary tourists. You can get those brochures on Akihabara or Tokyo for free, and as far as I saw there were some in English.
A life-size Ayanami from Evangelion. I just wondered if she was so popular enough to be recognized by lots of people. When it was broadcast in '95, it was known to a handful of anime fans, and it gradually started to be more popular as years passed by.
You know, the left is an SOS Brigade mug. As far as I know the Haruhi movie is still showed at some movie theaters in Japan. And it was reported a new episode of the Haruhi light novel started for the first time in 3 years on April 30. It's called "Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyougaku"."Kyougaku" means consternation. Here's a link to the cover picture.
K-ON! Zippo lighters. I'd love to have one, but I think anime fans including me are basically non-smokers. What do you think of the price 90 us dollars?
I think this is an Ayanami T-shirt. You can choose a different size and this was an L size. The kanji on the yellow paper says, "Everybody loves Rei Ayanami !!"
Evangelion canned coffees made by UCC. UCC is a coffee company that mainly sells coffee beans to coffee shops, but it also manufactures canned coffee as well. And the ones you see are the most popular UCC coffee. Maybe Aska would make it taste more delicious for you.
This Tokyo Anime center is mainly a place where you can see and buy anime-related stuff, but it also holds anime events, and for example it holds "Day of Seiyuu" event on May 5, when Saori Goto shows up. She is the Seiyuu for Bara Suishou from Rozen Maiden Traeumend.
