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Well, the fact that it's still being published after 26 years must mean that it's appealing to someone. lol It starts off with Super Mario World. It's too crude for me to enjoy. The name of the series is called, "Super Mario-kun."

I'm going to say Hong Kong 97 for the Super Famicom. Never played, but man! Look it up. lol ><

Sorry I couldn't answer this more properly. I'm using my tablet. I seldom use my computer these days. I used my work computer yesterday. ^^ So yeah, if you don't openly talk about it, then no one will know about it. As for doctors, I would definitely research that prior to coming over. Look into places that would cater to your needs that also has English-speaking staff. I would also bring a translation of your medical records. I guess in this case, living in a big city would be more beneficial since you have a condition that may be difficult to explain in Japanese and you would be able to blend in more compared to the inaka where you'd stand out like a sore thumb. lol . As for medication, I'm not sure if there's a limitation as to how much you can bring in. I recall it being a month or something like that but that may be the case for travelers, not residents, but I would check with the closest Japanese embassy to you.. Anyway, I only mentioned it since seemingly you'd run out eventually. I know years ago seems people were having trouble regarding birth control meds and being limited on how much they could bring. That aside, hopefully you'll be able to do a transfer from the university you're looking into. I think be here as a student would be more fun without having to worry about work responsibilities. Good luck on getting in when the time comes.

There's a Mario manga too that's been running since about 1991.

Yep, Twilight Princess.

Okay, I think I can answer some of these. As for living in Japan being overwhelming is definitely a case by case situation as it truly depends on the individual in question. I wasn’t too overwhelmed my first time living here. I also doubt people would belittle you or get on you just for your hobbies…not Japanese people, anyway. They probably wouldn’t care because you are a foreigner. If anything, other foreigners may be critical or whatever…but for the most part, I highly doubt you’ll be bothered for this, especially since people here like anime and manga and J-dramas and Japanese history, etc. Both foreigners and Japanese have some of the same hobbies as you, I’m sure. As for the mental disability thing, I also wouldn’t worry about that as far as Japanese people are concerned…other foreigners too for that matter. Here, people just don’t talk about it openly, seemingly, unlike say, the US where it isn’t much of a taboo. Unless you openly discuss it, no one will know about it. The only concern I would have in your situation is treatment and if you’ll be able to continue any treatment you may be receiving for your condition once in the country. As for what you were saying earlier, I think the best bet would be to come over as a student. There are places like Waseda University you could look into. Anyway, at least as a student, you’ll be able to get a place to stay, I would assume, as the only way to live in this country, you have to be a student, working, or married to someone with a proper visa as a dependent, or married to a Japanese citizen. Other than those particular things, you can only visit. Oh, and might I recommend not living in Tokyo? There’s more to this country than just Tokyo. IMO, to understand the “true Japan”, you need to get away from the city and try going for the more rural areas. Places like Tokyo does have more conveniences, but the Japanese countryside is always nice and relaxing.

Okay, I think I can answer some of these. As for living in Japan being overwhelming is definitely a case by case situation as it truly depends on the individual in question. I wasn’t too overwhelmed my first time living here. I also doubt people would belittle you or get on you just for your hobbies…not Japanese people, anyway. They probably wouldn’t care because you are a foreigner. If anything, other foreigners may be critical or whatever…but for the most part, I highly doubt you’ll be bothered for this, especially since people here like anime and manga and J-dramas and Japanese history, etc. Both foreigners and Japanese have some of the same hobbies as you, I’m sure. As for the mental disability thing, I also wouldn’t worry about that as far as Japanese people are concerned…other foreigners too for that matter. Here, people just don’t talk about it openly, seemingly, unlike say, the US where it isn’t much of a taboo. Unless you openly discuss it, no one will know about it. The only concern I would have in your situation is treatment and if you’ll be able to continue any treatment you may be receiving for your condition once in the country. As for what you were saying earlier, I think the best bet would be to come over as a student. There are places like Waseda University you could look into. Anyway, at least as a student, you’ll be able to get a place to stay, I would assume, as the only way to live in this country, you have to be a student, working, or married to someone with a proper visa as a dependent, or married to a Japanese citizen. Other than those particular things, you can only visit. Oh, and might I recommend not living in Tokyo? There’s more to this country than just Tokyo. IMO, to understand the “true Japan”, you need to get away from the city and try going for the more rural areas. Places like Tokyo does have more conveniences, but the Japanese countryside is always nice and relaxing.

I remember this, but will rewatch it later. It's been years. For me personally, I'd rather put up with an animated character sounding this way, than encountering adult women in real life putting on that kind of voice since it's supposed to be cute. *coughs*maidcafes*coughs*

Anything specifically you want to know about that hasn't been answered yet in this thread?

The main religion here is a mix of Buddhism and Shintoism. There are beliefs in multiple gods, some good, some bad. You can't have good without bad. That's the balance. For whatever series you've watched where a God was portrayed as evil, did you look into why that was? What's the origin of said god? Is the God in question based on a real world spiritual Japanese equivalent? Japanese do believe in gods. Dang, they say that all of the emperors are descendants of gods...well maybe it's not said as much because of Japan's WWII loss, but um yeah.

Gundam Wing Watched it, still love it.

This is all I can truly come up with, and for the most part, it hasn't changed much over the years. Generally, I have favorite characters and non-favorite characters. It's rare for me to outright dislike or hate an actual character. It's mostly certain characteristics I may dislike, not the actual character. Anyway, this is as close as I can get, so let’s get started, and since I listed more than one, with reasons, I'll use the spoiler tag.

Sailor Moon, maybe?

Colorful and Orochuban Ebichu come to mind along with Highschool of the dead, Kanon (first version), and Super Street Fighter IV.

New film came out yesterday. What did you think of it?

Yeah. Onsen are very relaxing and nice. I haven't gone in a long time, though.

Manga > anime for me. It's been over 10 years since I've avidly watched anything, unless revisiting an older series. Anime just doesn't hold my attention like it used to. I did get some recommendations like Joker's Game and I was legit interested in Attorney Phoenix, but grew bored of both. I was recently recommended Gintama. I may check it out. The only anime I'm still semi keeping up with are the Detective Conan films (stopped watching the anime about 6 or 7 years ago, but still read it) and Digimon Adventure Tri, which I would be ditching if my curiosity wasn't so high. As a matter of fact, I'm going to the theater today to watch the latter's fourth installment. Seems manga holds my attention more than anime. I tend to eventually finish those. lol So anyway, I do feel manga deserves more credit.

You are very honest, I feel. A commendable trait, IMO.

lol The fans so insistent on that should go to a video store in Japan and go to its anime section. Their minds would probably explode as western stuff is generally lumped in together with it since anime is short for animation.

Sorry, forgot something. Tales of Symphonia is an OVA, and there's more than one. Tales of Symphonia the Animation: Sylvarant-hen Tales of Symphonia the Animation: Tethe'alla-hen Tales of Symphonia the Animation: Sekai Tougo-hen That's the order you should watch them. The other Tales of Symphonia OVAs are just silly specials. If you want, you could look at the junk on my list. It isn't much compared to most here, but you can check for things you haven't seen. https://myanimelist.net/animelist/ssjup81

Hm... .hack//SIGN Tales of Symphonia Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Kai Youkai Watch Digimon Tamers Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Cowboy Bebop Slayers Slayers Next Slayers Try Jigoku Shoujo Ragnarok the Animation Monster Farm: Enbanseki no Himitsu (Monster Rancher for the dub) For a manga recommendation, I highly recommend +Anima.

For me, I have no preference.

An anime is a cartoon. A Japanese-animated cartoon. I didn't know what "anime" was until maybe the mid-90s, where I heard the term "Japanimation" and "Japanime".

Nothing. What is the oldest anime series that you've seen and like?

Probably Voltron back in the mid-80s.