[/floatl]Akihabara's place at the centre of the capital's culture has been given a surprising confirmation. The 11/9 edition of women's magazine Hanako contains a special Akiba feature - the first in the 18 year history of the biweekly. Hanako targets working women in their 20s and 30s and usually contains articles on the best shopping, dining and nightlife in the metropolitan area. Akihabara has up until now been the antithesis of what their readership looks for. Patrick Macias is interviewed for the feature and he had this to say on his blog:
"This issue has to be some kind of turning point for the whole mainstreaming of the otaku thing as HANAKO is mainly read by perfectly normal office ladies that crave sweets and skin care treatments and who would probably flee in terror if ever approached by the average cave troll or warlock commonly found in the Akiba area"
