Remember when I said earlier that I was so happy to receive my Otaku USA magazine from my mailbox while ready to do my Tobi cosplay? Well, here it is. Not only did I do some epic cringe, but I also got a new goodie all the way to my doorstep. Can’t get any better, huh?
Here is my official introduction video. More than five years later. After my first one back in 2020. Boy have I come a LONG way. It feels so awesome…
EMBRACE THE CRINGE!!! SALSA STYLE!!!
In the past, there was a cosplay photo that I took of myself as Tobi from Naruto Shippuden. I remember how awesome it looked. Unfortunately, due to tech issues, I lost the photo. I wondered if I would ever manage to find it again. After some extensive searching, I finally found it again. I feel so happy because I loved that photo so much. It’s not the full set. It’s a piece of memory that I love. It makes me so happy to see it back. Now, I can finally upload it and show it off to everyone. Now that I look at it, I did a pretty good job. Keep in mind, I don’t have the full set just yet. Hopefully when the time is right, I can get the full set, and become the real Tobi.
And when that happens, I’ll be like, “I don’t believe it!”, but then I’ll be back, “kidding it’s just as I expected.”
Last year, I made an article that covered the ranking of all 50 states based on the popularity of anime from worst to best, on Google trends. As a result, that article was one of my very firsts. As I was starting, I noticed that although it received a positive fanfare among readers, I made quite a bit of mistakes in regard to the info and resources that I wrote in that article. In fact, I missed out on a lot of important info that should have been said during that time. Now, here I am with a new article of the same subject, but now added with a nicer layout, updated info, better research, and custom descriptions said by me that is based on my research.
The popularity of anime has grown incredibly for over the last decades. While the medium itself always had an American presence between the 1960s to the 1980s. However, it was not until the 1990s when the medium began to knockdown the mainstream audience thanks to the introduction of anime on children’s television channels. When the 2000s dawned, the popularity of anime increased only more tenfold thanks to the advancement of the internet and the availability of forums, websites, fan subs, and social media. Throughout the 2010s and 2020s, the medium has enjoyed unprecedented growth thanks to the rise of streams, social media, and more websites and forums that make it easier for otakus to access too. Now, anime has become so popular now that you can pretty much find fans of anime in the middle of nowhere. Even in those middle of nowhere places, goodies for otakus exist at every corner of the map, and all 50 states have anime conventions or some kind of ComicCons with anime and manga stuff located.
Continuing on from my previous article. I used Google trends to see which state searches up on anime the most, and the results were interesting. However, instead, I wanted to see which state identifies most as otaku by simply seeing which state looks up the definition as the most. Not only that, but I will also be using sources and research backup to explain the possibility of the question on why the state is ranked on that number. This list, unlike the previous one, makes a lot more sense now, and some of the states that you will see ranked will probably surprise, and number 1 may surprise you the most. Also, unlike my previous article of the same topic which contained all 50 states in one article, instead, I have decided to publish separate articles by adding only 10 states to the article ranked from least to most. So that way, readers won’t be turned off by the horrific TL;DR issue, by scrolling through a long page with nothing but texts, and instead, enjoy reading the article with a moderate amount of reading and waiting in anticipation for the next article of the same topic. Without a further a do, let’s get started!
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For some odd reason, I completely forgot to show off some of my otaku merch that I have. As you can see, this is a collection, that even though it’s not the biggest, is still a huge collection nonetheless. It’s a collection in the making for over eight years, and as time goes by, I hope to continue collecting more otaku merch that makes me smile, and make my otaku wonderland appeal even better. I won’t lie that when I see these otaku goodies of mine, I can’t help but a happy, and yet, sad nostalgic feeling of the past. Simply because these otaku goodies in front of my eyes symbolize a time when my life was a lot freer, simple, and less intense and chaotic compared to today. Of course, that doesn’t mean things have gotten worse, in fact, the contrary, this otaku vibing has been the best ever for me, and the best is still yet to come. Simply put, things were just simpler, and like the saying goes in life, “the beginning, is usually the most fondly remembered”. A lot of these collected otaku goodies, mean a lot to me, and some of them were given to me by my loving family. I hope to collect some more in the future. The Funko Pops, Tobi Mask, and Travel Mugs are my favorite.
So far, I do like the photo shoot that I took. The angle, quality, and placement are on point, and my merch looks great in this picture.
On the 16th and 17th of September, it was a historic day for me, as for the first time ever in my life, after waiting for 12 years, I finally got to experience my first ever comic/anime con experience in my life. It was filled with nothing but fun, joy, and excitement, and it was a blast talking with lots of other people who share the same strong passion as mine. I enjoyed taking a look at the booths and vendors that many had in place; I enjoyed cosplaying with my great value Tobi/Itachi mix cosplay; taking part in the events; talking to famous voice actors and actresses; and stuffing up all of the goodies, which I can’t wait to show you all. Thanks, Ocala Comic Con; it was a blast, and I couldn’t have asked for more!
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