the inner anime, manga and gēmu otaku

My no-procrastination streak ended. I was doing so well too, but I guess I might just need a bit of a break. Once I get this IT assessment item out of the way, I'll give myself a couple of days before I move onto the final programming assessment, then exam preparation.


I've decided to let go of my geekling ways, and embrace the inner otaku I truly am! By the way, otaku refers to to a fan of any particular theme, topic, or hobby. And thanks to the influences of Bazz and Jelbie in particular, I am now ready to acknowledge my anime, manga and video game fandoms. Just a heads up to you all seeing as that's the direction this blog will probably take in future!


Provided all goes well with my assignment this afternoon, I'm off to Stop n Rock in Bathurst to pick up my first lot of One Piece dvds, and I'm checking out the comic store there as well. I doubt they will give me better prices on manga than what I can get online, but it doesn't hurt to try. So yeah, thanks to Jelbie I'm a tad obsessed with One Piece so I'm hoping to get all the available dvds (Funimation, not 4kids) and manga I can. Living at home does have it's advantages so I can save the money for it.


After One Piece, I will start saving for other anime:

• The Wallflower (collections 1 &2)
  
• Ah! My Goddess (season 2)
  
• Escaflowne
• Chrono Crusade
• Cowboy Bebop
• Elfen Lied
• Midori Days

That's for starters anyway. I only plan on buying anime I know I can watch over and over, so no Naruto. I will save for the manga though. I think that list is more than enough to start saving for right now, it'll take awhile!


I also want to find out exactly when One Piece games are available on the Wii in Australia. They'd have to be better than the PS2 game with the 4kids voiceovers!


Cosplay is another hobby I want to get into. My ultimate costume would be Lulu from Final Fantasy X, but I think Hinata, Nami, or even Lucy (Mew) might be better beginner ones.


But yeah. I digress.


Procrastination. Isn't it wonderful?