Later on I learned that the pre-party had started at 9.30 … 9.30 AM that is! We arrived at 3PM, but even then it was a surprising sight, as I would normally associate dance ecstasy in a club with nighttime, but not with Sunday afternoons. …

What a party! 12 hours after I, Goetz, have arrived from London, I find myself in Shinjuku in the middle of 70 crazy “Nico chuus” (=“Nico junkies", devoted Nico Nico Douga fans). These fans are here to spend a whole night of Karaoke. But t…