Summer is time for anime

It wasn't until I entered middle school that I really became a serious anime fan, and by "serious" I mean having an established appreciation for the art form rather than "Oh, I like this/these shows and they just happen to be from Japan." It wasn't until I entered middle school that I was old enough to stay home during the summers and stay up late enough to watch [adult swim]. At the time the line-up was...

• Futurama (pre-Comedy Central revival)
• Family Guy (pre-Fox revival)
• Inuyasha
• Lupin the 3rd
• Trigun
• Cowboy Bebop

...and it was pure awesome. Soon after [as] changed their line-up and introduced FLCL, Kikaider, and Case Closed to name a few. These shows alone opened up an entirely new avenue of interests that has become a very influential corner stone for my own work: Japanese Culture. Obsessions with J-Pop and J-Rock, and collecting manga soon followed. Even at the peak of my bliss, I probably would not have considered myself a true オタク as my obsession never hemorrhaged into a serious disruption in my social life or financial stability. In fact, I would blame true オタク for my forced disinterest in Japanese culture time and time again.

SOME TIMES YOU PEOPLE ARE JUST TOO MUCH!

I know, I know

It's been a long while since I've updated or posted, but I come bearing gifts! Not free gifts, but thrilling gifts of excitement! I finally, after all these years of empty promises, have opened my Etsy shop! There will be a permanent link to the shop on the blog above the "About Me" section so you can visit it with ease once I've posted so much crap on this blog you don't even know what to do with yourself.


Do expect new items in the near future! I've launched the shop with four individual items that features two of my own creature characters. I'm still developing some designs for new characters, but for now you'll just have to tie yourselves over with WEENIE and MOTUMBO.

So, quick! Go throw your hard earned money at me so I can make some hard earned money!