After yesterday’s Yuriten, it was time to shift into high gear and go shopping. I don’t have much time left here, so today was a frantic hike around various stores. 

I started at Tokyo Station with a visit to Character Street, where I yet again threw an unreasonable amount of money on Sailor Moon and Utena goods. I forgot to tell you this – many of the goods out now are Outers-focused, and so I’ve been picking up extras for the upcoming set of Lucky Boxes.  The picture on the left is some guy in a Nameko head outside the Nameko store on Character Street doing a “signing.” People were lined up for his autograph and everything.

I went back to Akihabara, primarily because it was Sunday and I have never managed to make Akihabara on Sunday. Lots of people, but nothing else exciting was happening at least while I was there. I got a copy of Wings magazine, in which a new Kase-san chapter debuted, “Yamada to Kase-san.” I’m really glad to be able to get this issue, if for no other reason than to see Yamada’s name in the title. ^_^ The station had one of those Gashapon cities that were popular in every station when I was here last, and I found some fun ones there to throw a few bucks away at. Then it was back to Ueno to pick up something at Yamashiroya at the wife’s request. I had taken the long way around to Tokyo station so as I made my way back on the Yamanote, I’d complete a circuit. Just because. :-)

Back in Ikebukuro, I hit up Book-Off and managed to find not one of the books I was looking for. Do you remember Shitsurakuen? I read the first volume in 2009 (and did not like it one bit), managed to catch pieces of it here and there in the magazine. I know how it ended, but have never had a chance to read it. I also refuse to pay a cent to find out. ^_^ I keep going to Book-Off, hoping they have the end so I can just read the last few pages, but they never have it.  They have increasing numbers of Volume 1, every time I go. (^_^); Oh well. Nor did they have any of the other books on my list, and the series they had, they had the wrong volumes, boo. :-( Its always a crapshoot with Book-Off anyway. It’s just fun to look through the shelves.

Then it was down to the Animate Yuribu once more just to see what was there. The current issue of Dengeki Mao has Nettaigyou ha Yuki ni Kogareru on the cover. Picked up a few more books, of course. ^_^ 

At which point I was fading from hunger, so I headed back to my hotel. But I finally got to check off something from my to-do in Tokyo list – I managed to buy a doughnut from Mister Donut. I’ve never managed to have one before in all my times here. Life goals!

Tomorrow is my last day and it will be more running around. I want to get back to the Yuriten once more, hit up Harajuku and make sure I everything on my list that can be get is gotten. Wish me luck!