The district is a known hub for “otakus,” obsessive members of anime and manga fandom, a worldwide group of avid followers of the genre.ĭown a set of stairs, there are rows and rows of manga, many containing popular themes and images. To see what’s being openly sold on Japanese shelves, CNN took a hidden camera to one of the many manga stores in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. However, it doesn’t include possession of anime or manga depicting child abuse, no matter how sexually explicit.
