Tokyo Anime Center in the Akihabara UDX building, a facility created to promote Japanese anime, has been holding an exhibition featuring two of the most popular 2011 summer anime, YuruYuri and Steins;Gate since September 6. It has become a must-go place for both Japanese and foreign otaku who visit the Akihabara town. In this article, I introduce the YuruYuri section of the exhibition. The Steins;Gate section will be up later.

Both YuruYuri and Steins;Gate have been simulcasted by Crunchyroll (where you are now!)

Akihabara UDX building. The giant video monitor playing a PV of "Love Live! School Idol Project".

Tokyo Anime Center is on the fourth floor of the building.

The entrance door

The inside (YuruYuri section)

YuruYuri poster with the anime voice actresses' autographs

The life size cardboard stand-ups

The monitor was playing "Yuriyurarararayuruyuri Daijiken" (YuruYuri OP song) over and over again.

The autographs and scripts

Hand-drawing key animations

Various character posters

Of course they were selling the YuruYuri manga!

The Steins;Gate section coming next!

Also, the Toranoana (doujinshi shop) Akihabara store displayed the life size cardboard stand-ups

of the other YuruYuri characters with the VA's autographs.

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