Sometimes, zany Japanese game shows and counterculture come to mind when I think of Tokyo. In Akihabara, these fascinations escape from the TV set and become a strange reality. There is a whole society of social outcast nerds whose fascinations with electronics or cameras or anime, and social ineptitude have earned them the name "otaku." This is their home base. Some otaku even take their love for inanimate objects to the next level. Like Tommy Lee Jones in this informative commercial about Akihabara for Boss Coffee…