2024

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

Ah… My video game collection. The first of any in the group and the passion that planted the seed to start it all. Video games and I go way back. In fact, this collection of mines that you are looking at, I have had them since the early 2000s. The oldest one being from the year 2001, and just seeing them sit comfy on my video game shelf gives me a lot of goosebumps. Like the previous collections, video games are an important passion of mine, and I still love collecting them. However, due to the rise of PC gaming and digital downloads like Steam, my collection has somewhat dwindled down, and a lot of unwanted circumstances have slashed half of what I use to own. It makes me really sad because of the games that I lost were masterpieces that have now been lost. Expensive price increases for both new games and retro games have caused harm to my collection. Nether the less, it’s my passion, and I am going forward. Soon, those games that I lost in the past, will be bought back alongside other new and retro games that I soon plan to collect once again. I’ll be making an article and a review about my video game collection soon!

My Recent Anime DVD/Blu-ray + VHS Collection As of 11/14/2024

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

My fellow otakus. Sadly, this is the most recent anime DVD/Blu-ray collection that I have. Despite the fact that I have been doing this for eight years. Do you want to know why? Because, unlike manga books which are easy to collect in large chunks thanks to their price and being in stores in nearly every retailer, anime DVDs are rarely anywhere in retail stores. Unless it’s the big ones and retailers that are specifically catered to entertainment, which you are BOUND to see anime DVDs. Even with the anime being available, the prices for most anime DVDs and Blu-rays, are priced ridiculously expensive, and most of the new anime being released, both old and new, are expensive as heck. Also, since I watch most of my anime online through streams like Crunchyroll, that’s another of the reasons why my Anime DVD/Blu-ray collection is low when compared to manga and video games. Nether the less, I do plan to buy more anime DVDs/Blu-rays in the future, and I sincerely hope that I buy a new chunk load of anime DVDs/Blu-rays that are brand new and never watched just yet. Both new, and old school. Yes, that even means VHS copies and whatever there is. It’s nice to have the full collection, with box sets, rare collections, the latest, and most beautiful looking Blu-ray, some old anime DVD set from the 2000s, and just a lot of more. Overall, I truly can’t wait to start the collection.

My favorite is no doubly, Death Note, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon Ball Z, Ghibli films, Gkids movies, and my first ever Pokémon VHS copy.

My Manga + Light Novels, Novels, One-Shot and Book Collection As of 1/14/2024

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present you the largest collection that I own from my otaku hemisphere, and possibly, the largest collection of passion that I have ever owned in my life. The amount of manga + all other book forms that revolve around my passion, has been in a collection constant since 2016. It’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since when I first started collecting manga. Time has gone on, and a lot has changed for me and the industry itself. The sensation and feeling of excitement and happiness, was something that I haven’t felt in ages when I started collecting my first bunch. Who would have ever thought on that day, a simple purchase as a gift from my family two manga books given to me, officially started an empire of reading, collecting, and getting the best out of Japanese comics. As time went on, my section of manga began to evolve. More collecting of specific manga series, box sets, one-shots, light novels and novels entering, reading manhwa and manhua, and establishing another section of entertainment, which are books based on my passions. For me, every time I see my manga collection, I can’t help but smile, knowing that I have come such a LONG way over the past eight years. Of course, I still want to be collecting more and more, and reading all of them. Soon, I will make reviews on manga books, and all sorts of other books. Which ones are my favorite.

My Recent collection of Anime figurine Boxes + Gunpla Boxes

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

One of the things that I have always done being an otaku is to never throw away my boxes of anime figurines + Gunpla boxes as well. For me, anime boxes aren’t just boxes that store your figurines inside for practical use and safety, but they also exist to make your room or any place stand out with strong otaku aesthetic. The way how the boxes are designed and colored, is just vastly unique compared to other figurine boxes. If we want to talk about practical use, then the boxes serve as use for keeping figurines safe when needing to move somewhere else. Just seeing the boxes pilled up all together and being place in a room full of otaku merch everywhere, gives the room, boxes, and every other piece of merch, brought to life. It not only symbolizes what your room is, but it also displays the amount of anime figurines that you currently own. Overall, in my opinion, boxes of anime figures are a lovely collection to keep, and shouldn’t be thrown away. They are nicely designed, extremely useful for transportation, and hold an important meaning for rooms with otaku design. Soon, I will be making an article on the art of anime figurine boxes.

Also, if you guessed it, my favorite box is the Konomi Yuzuhara box from To Heart 2 that was released back in 2005. Her box, and her figure, are overall just well-designed for something that was 19 years ago. Soon, I will be making an article about her figurine, and my story with encounter her back at the Ocala Comicon as well. Stay tuned!