Osaka nerds can breathe easy. Hopefully. Two male suspects have been arrested for âotaku gariâ, AKA âotaku hunting.â
Back in 2006-7, there seemed to be several cases of otaku hunting, but since then, the streets have been relatively safe.
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This latest duo targeted their victims in Osakaâs Den-Den Town, the gaming/anime/manga/electronics district of the city akin to Tokyoâs Akihabara. One of their tactics included dropping their own already broken cell phone and asking for ârepair money.â Those otaku who didnât have any money to cough up, the suspects tried forcing the victims to take out a loan from a lending company.
The men, aged 20 and 22, have confessed to targeting approximately one hundred âotaku lookingâ individuals and mugging them to the tune of roughly US$30,000. And now theyâre arrested.
Shin Otaku Gari [AltJapan]
