And we all know what Kabukicho is known for (no not that) - crime! Akihabara has risen to the 2nd most dangerous place in Tokyo due to the recent surge in weapons related offensives. The most common crime is extortion at knife point, aimed at the geeks who call akiba home. This has given rise to the term "Otaku-hunting". Another popular varient of this is called "maid-hunting" in which the legions of young women dressed as maids to serve the geeks are threatened until they submit to sexual assualt.
Also the geeks themselves are to blame for this rise in crime, as they may lose their sense of right and wrong when they are dressed in cosplay. There have been an incidence of one anime character stabbing the other in a computer shop. All this violence has been good for the weapons dealers however, as the otaku feel they need to arm themselves for protection. It isn't addressed if any gaijin touring in Akiba have been targeted.
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