Yasu_Takagi

I'll just keep looking somewhere else. I don't know what that Twig persons issue is, but he/she doesn't have correct me on every message I post. Not really a great welcome to new people.

You know you didn't have to be nasty in private message, if you just want to correct people, I'm new I made a mistake.

Welcome piiachu! I enjoy the Gundam series a lot too! I haven't watched any of the newer series in quite sometime though; I think the last one I saw was the series right after Gundam Wing or G Gundam. Is the Unicorn season good?

Thanks Twig! I was looking over your list, that's really cool. I don't own too many figures except for a Super Sonico $70 dollar one, some plushies and a bunch of funkos. I'd love to buy more like the Berserk statues by Art of War, but they are usually $500 to $800 dollars, way too much for my wallet lol. Do you happen to know what the best website is for purchasing figures? Is there any in particular that has sales? Also, all of your photographs you did for your collection look great!

Hi leinwandname! I just joined recently too! Everyone seems really nice here and it has great discussions. I've been a fan of Serial Experiments Lain for sometime. I haven't rewatched it in quite a while (since the DVD collection came out) but I'll have to put at on my list. I thought the story was unique for the genre, and it's one of those series where you really need to check it out more then once to understand the themes, and ending especially. The intro song Duvet by Boa is awesome!

Wow there are a lot of great songs posted! This morning I was listening to the English version of "Fantasia of the Wind" by Lisa De Simone. I love a lot of the 90s English anime tracks.

Hey everyone! One thing that I've always enjoyed checking out are anime items that aren't necessarily the anime films or comics themselves, but other merchandise that has come out here. I've been on a journey to find a compiled list online of some of the items, like say, all of the official wallscrolls that have been distributed in the US. I haven't had any luck finding one, so I was wondering if anybody out there has seen this kind of list? If not I was thinking of making one myself, but I'm still missing a lot of stuff like certain T-shirts, apparel, etc. I don't know how much interest there is in collecting these, but I always enjoyed them, and figured I'd ask the community. Also one reason I found it to be difficult unless you've been on top of it is that it seems like there are quite a few bootleg / rip off wall scrolls, shirts, etc on Amazon, Ebay and such. I imagine thats the same for fans collecting figures too, but normally if I don't know it's not 100% genuine I typically look up older catalogs (if I can find them) of the makers. Thank you for listening!

Just wanted to say thanks again Optic, XII360, Beocat and Ryuji, I appreciate all the kindness and I'm thankful to have found this place! Ryuji if you like Romance, have you ever read Nana before? It was put on a long hiatus but it's a great love story. I also recommend Imadoki by Yuu Watase for a shorter story that's really beautiful. If you or others have a few suggestions for the visual novels then sign me up! I will check the Steam list like you mentioned too.

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and warm welcomes, I appreciate it! I'm still new to the site but I was browsing a lot of the topics, reviews and such and it's really nice. That's great there is a wide variety of fans on here. Ryuji posted a questionnaire so here are my answers! Now onto the interrogation. 1) Favorite anime? My number 1 would have to be Slayers, but if we can add a top 5 the rest would be: Princess Mononoke, Project A-KO, Robot Carnival and Panty/Stocking 2) Favorite genre of anime? That's difficult, I really love everything, from shoujo themes and romance to violent, dark stories. I'll say Shonen for the action. 3) Favorite manga? Berserk. Other honorable mentions: Lone Wolf & Cub, Love Hina and Nana. 4) Do you read Visual Novels? I have read some, but I'm not super knowledgeable in that area. I'd like to learn more though! 5) If the answer to number 4 is yes, what's your favorite Visual Novel? Does Katawa Shoujo count? I know it was a fan made game, but I can relate to having a similar disease/handicap since I was a child and I enjoyed the characters. 6) If the answer to number 4 is no, why not? 7) Is Ryu crazy? (The answer is yes) Sure! 9) Do you like math? I do, but I was never that good at it (or didn't take it seriously) back in school. I try to learn more now though! 10) Did you notice I skipped #8? No I didn't!

Thanks for the welcome Optic. I did check that, thanks that's good. I mainly am just asking like I said, because I didn't have a good experience with the anime Reddit, and I guess I just don't want to be made fun of or called a "weeb" since I feel it's a derogatory remark to people.

Hey everyone, I've been a fan of Japanese anime and manga for a little over 20 years now, and it's one of my main hobbies. Because of my career and life I never really got to go to conventions, or meet others who like what I like. I wanted to finally join a anime community just to chat with others and add my thoughts on stuff, along with maybe sharing some rare anime memorabilia since I've collected a lot over the years. I just have a couple questions: - Are there other folks who are closer to my age on here? I'm in my early 30s now, and i certainly don't mind talking to people younger then me about the hobby because I love seeing people become interested in it. I just found when I was searching through stuff like Discord channels, etc that it seems very difficult to find anyone who is over 20, just to have someone to relate to. It's not a huge issue, but I was hoping maybe there were at least a few others that were older adults; or maybe I just suck at looking for things. - Even though I haven't followed a community before, the only one I did try was the anime Reddit, and I was berated for saying that I'm not a big fan of calling people weeb, or at least others calling me it. I find it to be a derogatory term, and I'm not here to change other peoples minds about it, but I just don't want to be made fun of. I know they say you are suppose to wear it like a badge of honor or something like that, but I'm older and I find it to be self deprecating, on top of when I was younger I was bullied along with my friends many times back in the late 90s for liking anime, something that was still very uncommon. I just wanted to know if I decide to join this place, I won't be talked down to or at least used in a negative or demeaning way. Thanks again, I am really looking forward to talking about anime and manga with everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this!