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Explain Anime Philosophy first. I think I understand but I probably don't....

Looks like Funimation is starting their sale. Lots of stuff on sale, but only three items on the Black Friday list. And SentaiFilmworks has started their Black Friday online sale. With some very very good prices.

Don't give up yet....Rightstuf still has their "12 days of Christmas" sale (in which things go on sale on daily basis as well as daily megadeals) to do in December so if you are lucky those two will be in there (heavily discounted). I'm hoping one anime series will go on sale this year, but the likelihood of it happening is slim to never haha....

Sterkenburg for sure! Sterk was my favorite right up there with Rorona in the Arland Trilogy (video game). I was so mad how things ended up in Meruru. I think it might have colored my perception of that game a little black.... I'll have to think on any anime related ones.

Ooh...Overlord is on my Christmas list this year.

That is without a doubt Maria the Virgin Witch. I really enjoyed it personally.

I want a xbox one, but I barely play my ps4 these days and I'm not sold on the exclusives yet either. I have a "must buy 5 games first" policy with new consoles (that I regretfully broke with the Wii...lesson learned) so it might be a long time before I dive in. I've been seeing some good gaming deals in this area too.

Welcome Any favorites to speak of?

Haha, I find you refreshingly honest . Good luck tracking it down

Happy birthday! I hope you get to enjoy it with the holiday craze all around. We'll have to sing to you now that we know I don't leave the house on Black Friday. I shop online only! My sister might have given them up by now too (my ever practical once she became a mom sister who targets toilet paper, paper towels, and laundry detergents on the sales). The online sales usually are better, have more variety, and aren't sold out by the time you wake up. I pity the campers every year. No tv or anything is woth camping in a parking lot for a week during November. I already have my first Black Friday Friday sale purchase on the way. Too many good prices to pass up.

I imagine you probably have, but ever tried a character search on anime-planet? You can put parameters and tags in to narrow the search though you'll get a ton of pages to sift through so if you really are okay with days of searching you could try it. I'm out of guesses here

Chizuru from Bleach maybe and one of the other girls from Bleach?

Welcome to the forums. We're a pretty laid back group. I also like cats (they grew up my husband like a tumor after I married him - he now may love them more than me).

Hey all, anyone else save up for the sales this year? Looks like Rightstuf has now started their sale and a quick look tells me I might target bundles this time (and just regift any repeats in my collection) since the prices are just right. I'm going to have trouble holding out a little bit of cash for their daily mega deals and daily additions. Anyone else shopping the sale or planning to shop one?

Welcome to the forums. I hope you enjoy your time here.

I think Shinkai also does not like the comparison if I remember correctly (out of respect and admiration for Miyazaki, not out of arrogance). Still can't stop people from doing it. I'm glad his films are reaching people, regardless. They are a good starter anime for most people. Doesn't require commitment but shows you all the good things anime is capable of.

Don't say old fart....I'll be there in just a few years! I'm 32 and I know people who love anime older than me so you are not alone! Welcome to the forums

Actually watching Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. Started last night. Only got 5 minutes in earlier. Today's a bad day. I've got neck problems that are flaring up but now that I'm all iced up I could probably enjoy it with lunch. I'm no longer cursing my existence so I'm going to give it another try. I was really enjoying it last night. I've got to get the rest this Christmas for sure

So it was an aortic dissection. She had no chance. I feel bad for her family to have lost her so suddenly.

Haha, I admit I'd probably fall in love with the guy wearing glasses instead. That was part of what ticked me off with Pretear. My type was canon in the Manga but they switched to the cool guy for the anime. What a cruel world we live in! Do you prefer your "prince" in swim trunks or speedos? Or do you ~gasp~ head to the nude beach instead? And... If you were a fly would you rather die by swatting, die by bug zapper, die by pitcher plant, or die by fly tape? Keep in mind, your days are numbered. I'm having too much fun with this.

How in the world did I get Maid!? Have you seen my house!?

Sorry to hear of your loss YA. Definitely is not something you want to ever happen.

Depends on what you enjoy really. If you like "Minecraft/Craft, Build, Survive" games I'd say 7 Days to Die is a good choice. If you are a fan of horror, maybe Until Dawn. If you like JRPGs, go with Tales of Berseria, the Atelier games, and Persona 5. So many choices....Too many choices haha...

You're the main protagonist in a reverse harem. Do you....fall in love with the "cool" guy, the "prince", the "no much to say athletic" guy, "the smart and wears glasses" guy, or the "cute, childish boy next door" guy?

Haha, things get deep fast, right? It's okay. I'm glad you were able to get into video games and anime at home. I admit, my parents had the same resistance but they eventually gave up on me. Stubborn always wins in the end So a bit of "background info" first to set the stage. Well, for me, I grew up in a fairly well-to-do neighborhood. Most of the people in the neighborhood were retirees or fairly well-off people who made smart money-choices early in life. A lot of people would call my family rich, but truth be told they worked very hard and turned that money around into farm and land purchases, building apartments to rent and so forth. It didn't come without effort and I never thought of us as "rich" seeing as my parents never spent extravagantly. always re-investing to build or buy a new asset. Their retirement plan isn't the stock market...it's the assets they've accumulated and cultivated over the years. Smart, I'd say. My grandparents lived across the street and that was why my parents decided to build a home there. They thought my grandfather would die first and my grandmother (whose health had never been great) would need to be cared for. My parents didn't want to put her in a nursing home (something I completely understand) and were completely prepared to be her caregivers in the last years of her life. Well, my grandmother died first and my grandfather looks like he's going to pass my great-grandmother in age (she was a month shy of 100 when she passed) and he's still spry and rowing 5 miles a night at the local gym, going out dancing every Tuesday night. Anyways, my neighborhood was full of elderly...and the few younger homeowners (not even a handful) had kids who were much older or much younger than me. In effect, I was all alone. I don't really think of this as a bad thing. This kind of childhood really hammered and forged me into the person I am today. Independent, happy to be a hermit but happy to be with people I trust and enjoy, I form strong opinions based on actual data, and I consider friendship extremely valuable (friend is not a word I throw around without deep consideration) and I read people's intentions rather than just listening to what they say. I think it's made me quite capable. When I was in preschool, I demanded that my mother teach me to read. She started by making me learn the alphabet and then every night we'd read the newspaper together and she'd teach me a few words here and there, and how words read. Truth be told, I have no idea how, but I took to it amazingly well (perhaps a mix of my extreme desire to learn and my mother's willingness to teach me). I still remember sitting her in lap as she rocked in that rocking chair by the fireplace, reading the obituaries (that was the first section we'd read every night haha). By the time I entered kindergarten, I was reading already at a 5th grade level and reading had opened my world. No longer was a limited to the confines of that neighborhood. Through books, I could go anywhere, and I fell in love with the story. Words are words and together you make sentences which can make paragraphs, but a story tells you something. It shows you something happened. I could imagine new worlds through books. This is what really made me love video games (especially ones with a story to tell) and what pulled me into anime. I tend to pull away from episodic anime unless it has an overarching story to tell. Most television shows (other than soap operas, and I can't stand Victor Newman, sorry mom) are episodic as are most content for kids and teenagers. Anime broke that trend and I have held onto my love of it for decades now and I don't regret that at all. If anything, my love of anime has grown with time. I can think of no other reason why I gravitated so strongly towards it. First anime boxset I ever owned was Escaflowne on DVD (my mother bought it for me for Christmas....years later she would regret it as I refused to give up anime). I still pull it out and watch it from time to time. Can't stand Alan Schizar (probably spelled that all wrong) but what can you do? So, to give you the back cover summary The story in books you read, in anime you watch, and in video games you experience. All things worth my time to me. I get very depressed immediately following the end of a book (or book series), an anime, or a video game. I think that's missing the story but there's always a new story out there to experience.