Austin’s quirky toy and novelty retailer Toy Joy® is launching its new Japanese toy and gift concept Akiba Texas™ located at 301 W. 2nd Street at Guadalupe. Akiba is the name often used in Japan as a nickname for the popular Akihabara District of Tokyo where electronic stores have now given way to toys, trinkets and Gashapon, enticing shoppers committed to the Otaku aesthetic. After an extremely well-received soft opening earlier this spring, AKIBA will officially open its doors on Sunday, June 7 at 10 a.m. with a public grand opening celebration that goes til 9 p.m. that evening –