Before I get to the Comic-Con I'd like to talk about my anime mania. I'm addicted to romance anime, more specifically the harem and magical girlfriend anime. My top 3 are Ah! My Goddess, Ai Yori Aoshi, and Chobits. It's not me wanting to a special someone of my own. I'm past that and all of the grief and sadness that I've felt because of that feeling. It's the story telling that's really got me hooked. So much that I'm starting to enjoy reading the manga and comparing the differences between the manga, the anime, and especially the music from the soundtrack.

It's too bad that the internet is hurting or put out of business companies like Pioneer/Geneon, ADV Films, etc. I like the ability to have my own personal copy of an anime title... only because I wouldn't but it unless it really had a good story. Of course I'm guilty of watching anime off the internet but once I find out that it got licenced for America and is available in a special art box that can contain the entire series or whatever... I can't help but buy the entire series along with the special art box. Pioneer/Geneon produced some really artboxes for Ai Yori Aoshi and Chobits but they are no longer distributing.

I read in some forums that it was because on the rising use of the internet and file sharing websites that brought sales down. Oh well. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing because I'm a collector at heart and would hate if I couldn't get the special box DVD set that was made for my favorite anime.

My feet are still recovering from all of the walking I did at the Comic-Con this past week. It was crowded that I literally had to force my way through all of the madness. Usually I put away between $400-$500 to buy lots of stuff, but this year I planned to focus on all of the freebies, raffles, and contests that were going on. I got free t-shirts, little trinkets, pins, card decks, and my crowning achievement was winning a contest at the Star Trek booth. You had to scratch off these cards that had the job title of someone in a 8 person construction crew. To make this short the rare card/job title was a "Welder" and I got it. Then you had to assemble a group of 8 people each with one job title and then claim your prize at the booth. Peter was in the crew and we all got one really nice shoulder/messenger bag with the Starfleet and Intel logos on it.

James had his fun with the Metal Gear Solid 4 photo gathering in front of Ballroom 20 and there was a very pretty and sexy Zero Suit Samus there also posing in the photos. I got my yearly 8x10 photos and picture taking with Flo Jalin, Candi Kita, and Linda Tran. It's funny, Flo Jalin some how has remembered my name. Not because I have the obvious Comic-Con name tag. I know this because my tag was flipped around covering my name. God... Flo Jalin and Candi Kita are nice to sit and talk with and wouldn't you know it... they are good friends. But they don't seem to ever meet each other at the Comic-Con. I end up relaying greetings between the two of them. I don't mind. Hehehe...

I also attended and got a free t-shirt from the panel for the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime that will be coming out in September and the panel for ABC Family's new mini-series Samurai Girl starring Jamie Chung and Stacy Keibler. I found out that Jamie Chung was in the Real World San Diego show. Oh well... they're both so pretty. I was pissed that I missed my chance to meet them for an autograph.

I used to never want to waste my time with contests or raffles, but after doing them this year I felt really satisfied after the convention ended. I got so much free stuff and I didn't spend more than $150, including expenses for food and parking.

That's my blog for now. Time to recover some more and prepare for the surprise that I have for Mid-City. Hehehe... want to know? Go to Mid-City for the last class and find out.

Good night.