外人「長い間憧れだった秋葉原に行ったけどかなりガッカリしたよ」

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Weird & long post, but I've spent a few days visiting Akihabara after moving to Tokyo from Brazil, and I'm in shock.

I'm 28 years and always was kind of an otaku/nerd/geek... I love games, RPGs, read manga, watch some anime, shitpost in forums online, etc.
So going to Akihabara was supposed to be a delight, a home coming!

Back in São Paulo we have an Asian neighborhood called Liberdade which we refered to as "Akihabara BR", since it's full of Japanese restaurants, karakokes and otaku shops.
It's a great place to hang out with friends, it's all very friendly and fun to explore.

But the real Akihabara didn't feel like that.

It's like half of the place is made of pachinkos, maid cafes and really disturbing +18 hentai stuff.
I'm not a ultra-sensible "SJW" or whatever, I even played some hentai games myself, but it was all so extreme - girls with boobs the size of beachballs glued on walls, stairs & elevators, TV screens with 3D girls moaning, naked girl figures, etc... it was honestly disgusting.

And the atmosphere was horrible, with store clerks looking ashamed or sick of their jobs and some of the buyers looking really creepy and awkward, barely able to look one in the eyes or hold a converation... definitely not a place to make friends.

I felt in a butcher's shop - I was getting fresh produce right at the source, but seeing it's source was so disheartening I feel like renouncing it altogether.

Am I alone in this really bad experience? I still hope to meet like-minded geeks/nerds in Tokyo, but I don't feel comfortable being called an otaku nor want to visit Akihabara anymore. :/