Praise for the Tour
Akihabara is one of the world's most densely intricate urban
enclaves, and producer Max Hodges has assembled a crack team of
uber-geeks from Japan and abroad to navigate its alleys and decode
its mysteries. The audio guide is an illuminating portal into the
neighborhood's colorful history and vibrant currents of
contemporary pizzazz.
- Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica
Patrick W. Galbraith reveals an Akihabara that even a long-term
resident like me didn't fully understand.
- Jean Snow, Editor-in-Chief snow-mag.com
Interviews with
Patrick Macias - Author of
"Cruising the Anime City" and editor of "Otaku USA Magazine"
Morikawa Kaichiro - Professor at
Meiji University & author of several books including "Learning
from Akihabara"
Danny Choo - blogger and Tokyo
Stormtrooper
Kobayashi Takaya - local ward
councilman
Kristina Dryza - consumer trend
researcher
Mei-chan- otaku and former little
sister at a sister café
Produced and Mixed by
Max Hodges
Written and Narrated by
Patrick W. Galbraith
About the Narrator
Patrick W. Galbraith is the author
of "The Otaku Encyclopedia" and is a Ph.D. candidate at the
University of Tokyo where he researches Akihabara and Otaku
culture. He is a frequent contributor to Metropolis, Otaku USA
Magazine and Otaku2.com
Music by
Nobot - Uke Falls
Donebestdone - M. Clifton
Pa letee of @HomeCafé - Happy Happy
Morning
Cutie Pai - Tokyo Refrain
Shane Berry - Canned Oden
Damn Dangerous - Nine to Five
Sound Design
Kyle Vande Slunt
Greg Sextro
Web Site
Fran Dios, programming
Special Thanks
Tomoko Okazaki
Kenn Delbridge
James Okubo
Martin Holtkamp
Ryoko Tsukada
Hunter Ontiveros
Philip Seifi
FreeSound files used in this project
Texas Radio Theatre Company - morse
code radio
Galeku - shortwave dial sweep
Elliot Lash aka Halleck - arc of
electricity
Xef6 - camera shutter