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by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:06 pm
Forum: Manga
Topic: How are you storing your manga?
Replies: 7
Views: 3725

Re: How are you storing your manga?

I have mine in shelves 2-rows deep, and even then I'm still running out of room. I really need to get some more shelves (not just for manga, but for other books and my DVD/blu-rays as well), but I mever seem to be able to find ones I like that don't cost a small fortune.
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:51 am
Forum: Anime
Topic: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop, etc
Replies: 53
Views: 16376

Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,

Oh man, I haven't listened to Mr. Children in ages! I should find their stuff again and give it another listen.

I love Zard but it's hard for me to listen to any of their stuff anymore without feeling super sad, now that Izumi Sakai is gone. :cry:
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:48 am
Forum: Video & Computer Games
Topic: The Best of the Best
Replies: 22
Views: 8137

Re: The Best of the Best

I have problems with being backlogged and owning multiple consoles that I end up being pulled away from the games. :( Don't feel too bad! I have the same problem! :lol: I have plenty of games that I've owned for ages and never fully finished (most recently Bayonetta...LOVE that game but I keep forg...
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:22 am
Forum: Anime
Topic: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop, etc
Replies: 53
Views: 16376

Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,

oh, GOSH, I was nutso for Japanese music when I was in high school. I still love a lot of Japanese music, but I'm not as fanatical about it as I once was. XD;; I got into the Japanese music scene with X-Japan, as many people did...I soon discovered Bo0wy (the band that influenced X-Japan the most) a...
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:45 am
Forum: Video & Computer Games
Topic: The Best of the Best
Replies: 22
Views: 8137

Re: The Best of the Best

FF6 is amazing and I still love it. <3 I can see how Chrono Trigger might not be for everyone. While I love it, I also played it back when it was still a "new" thing. A lot of other games have since come out that probably do that whole style better, but since it was the first game like tha...
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:32 am
Forum: Anime
Topic: The old-school anime DVD/BD news thread.
Replies: 714
Views: 170229

Re: The old-school anime DVD/BD news thread.

Much of the problem is the way anime companies make money. I think I once heard that up to 90% of their profits come from home DVD/BD sales, which is why they're so expensive. They also don't take the international market into consideration when calculating/estimating profits. I think that's ludicr...
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:43 am
Forum: Figures/Models & Other Misc. Merchandise
Topic: Game soundtracks
Replies: 21
Views: 6326

Re: Game soundtracks

I agree with Chrono Trigger (and Chrono Cross!) being a huge fave. Final Fantasy 6 is also a favorite of mine, esp. "Aria di Mezzo Carattere". <3

I also loved the Lunar soundtracks, I used to have all of them thanks to Napster/Audio Galaxy back in the day. XD
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:35 am
Forum: Anime
Topic: The old-school anime DVD/BD news thread.
Replies: 714
Views: 170229

Re: The old-school anime DVD/BD news thread.

I agree, I've been wondering for years why the prices of Japanese DVDs and CDs hasn't gone down significantly like it has in America. I remember before I moved to Texas, I saw some Japanese tourists in a Walmart once and they were amazed at the fact that we had an entire section of DVDs that were $5...
by usamimi
Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:23 am
Forum: Real World Stuff
Topic: Mari Iijima's post today was sad...
Replies: 17
Views: 5953

Re: Mari Iijima's post today was sad...

I can see how that's a frustrating thing, though...sometimes it's really hard for musicians to break free of the thing that first made them a house-hold name. Not a lot of actors/musicians that make it big with anime can escape that. But on the other hand, it's the anime fans that made her famous, s...
by usamimi
Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:47 pm
Forum: Real World Stuff
Topic: Megumi Hayashibara
Replies: 3
Views: 1584

Re: Megumi Hayashibara

Dude, I STILL love Megumi Hayashibara something hardcore :P Haha, I still do, too! But she doesn't seem to do nearly as much nowadays. It kinda makes me sad. ryoran, Ranma is actually one of the few series I like both the dub and the original of. (Well--I should say, I like the original dub cast. T...