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Many doujinshi creators have criticized Shogakukan for taking legal actions and generally making a big deal out of one doujinshi.

The doujinshi was sold at a doujin shop in Akihabara and via internet for around 500 yen, and managed to sell over over 13,000 copies before being stopped by Shogakukan.

he will pay an undisclosed amount of money for the settlement based on the sales generated by the doujins

Most agree that Japanese maids are not direct imports from Europe but that they have come to embody 'moe' elements to become an original concept.  This concept may not comply with the kind of maids that the Japan Maid Association is preaching for. Indeed, it is the diversity of maids that makes it interesting. The variety and types of maid is probably exactly what is needed to cater to the diverse clientele. Despite these activities in the maid industry, the peak of the maid boom has been long over. Two or three years ago there were once about 70 maid cafes in Akiba. Prospects for the maid cafe industry are bleak as many in the scene predict maid establishments to decrease to a third of their number by next year. One only wonders how that would change the energy and liveliness of Akiba.

The pressure on Akiba Walker's Paradise has been heating up, and the media has also joined in the game by adding more spice to the weekly Sunday drama. Today at Akiba, an interesting phenomenon has happened; a group of policemen whom the otaku calls the 'blue people' were followed by groups of reporters from TV stations and behind them is an even bigger group of curious crowd.

Sure, one could easily focus on all of the negative aspects of people who are called or call themselves otaku--people have been making fun of otaku for over 25 years--but considering that most otaku around the world aren't criminals but are instead doing some very cool and creative things,

Some in Akihabara wondered how long it would take for the scars to heal."There will be some negative impact for now," said Takuma Kobayashi, an 18-year-old university student. "But it will be erased as time goes by."