It's not like manga that are all about glorifying otaku and Akihabara are anything new, as this manga clearly demonstrates.
MANIAC ROAD (Manii Roudo), by Shinsuke Kurihashi. First published in 2002 and first published in North America in 2005.
PLOT:
Takeru was an otaku on his last thread when he passed out in front of the Kinushima sisters' shop. He was originally hoping to score an ultra-rare video game collectable, but instead he finds an opportunity. The girls inherited their father's hobby shop, but since his death it's fallen on hard time. If they can combine the shop's merchandise with Takeru's talent for model-making and a bit of promotional cosplay, then maybe they can turn around all of their fortunes for the better.
