Akihabara gained the nickname Akihabara Electric Town (ç§â¹Ã¨ââ°Ã¥Å½Å¸Ã©âºÂ»Ã¦Â°âè¡â Akihabara Denki Gai?) shortly after World War II for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market.[2][3] Nowadays, Akihabara is considered by many to be an otaku cultural center and a shopping district for video games, anime, manga, and computer goods. Icons from popular anime and manga are displayed prominently on the shops in the area, and numerous maid cafés are found throughout the district.
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