The roughly mid-90's and earlier (generally pre-Toonami, pre-anime boom) era of anime & manga fandom: early cons, clubs, tape trading, Nth Generation VHS fansubs, old magazines & fanzines, fandubs, ancient merchandise, rec.arts.anime, and more!
Actually, I applied for a Rakuten credit card and I think their prompt decision was ruled in my favor. At least that's what the e-mail led me to believe. I've yet to receive it, but I hope I get it soon. Maybe last year I had so much trouble getting a credit card because I didn't have even a year of work with one employer at the time. I also applied for a Hatsune Miku Family Mart credit card. Hopefully I'll get that, but I'll be satisfied with at least the Rakuten one.