I’m 22, Female and live in the Bay Area (Northern California) with my Husband. 😉
I’ve enjoyed figures for quite a few years, but just recently have I decided to really collect them. I don’t know why I didn’t sooner…well I can pinpoint one reason…BJDs (Ball Jointed Dolls) took all my money! However I recently decided to sell my collection e, because I realized that everything I liked about dolls I like about figures, and figures had all those things minus the things I wasn’t too keen on about dolls. Aside from figures I love to buy/collect manga (in their original Japanese), I am certain I have thousands as I live near a Kinokuniya and I compulsively check to see if they have anything.
wait….you’re female?? you’re also married?? you live near kinokuniya?? close to Mitsuwa?? man, i love going to that place. i always thought u were a guy who lived in the east coast. no offense. haha.
@ Eetaku – Yes, I’m female and yes I’m married lol. Well I live sort of near Kinokuniya, I live in Santa Clara. It’s on my way home from work so I go there a LOT. Although I am trying to be good and just go on Fridays 😛 Where do you live?
No offense taken, btw 🙂
22 is pretty young to be married already. (i say that even though my gf whos 22 wants me to propose). I live in Fremont but I’m always around the bay. I can’t stop by Kinokuniya often because it takes around 25 min to get there from Fremont. But, Daiso is relatively close to where I am. Have you been there?
@ Eetaku – Well, we’ve been together for 7 years, so yeah…
Yeah, I’ve been to the Union City Daiso (which I assume is the one you are talking about) but I have one closer by in Mountain View. I love Daiso, I’m itching to go again, but I need to wait until I either have more money or order less figures (look at my Pre-order page, the less figures thing ain’t happening lol).
You should check out Anime Palace in Santa Clara when you are around here 🙂
SEVEN years? Uh…So 22-7…..is since you were 15?? That’s pretty impressive.
Yup. I usually go to the Union City Daiso and stop by the TapEx there. There’s also a Daiso at New Park but I try to stay away from that mall. I keep putting off a small review of Daiso on my page where I snuck some shots… I’ll get to it eventually.
I saw your pre-order page, pretty hardcore. I spent tons on figures also. I just havn’t posted them all up yet. There’s at least 6 others that I haven’t had time to photograph. Plus I don’t think anybody cares n e whoo.
Anime Palace in Santa Clara…I’ll have to look that up. They carry a lot of figures? Prices good?
And I just realized that I sent you the Fate Stay CGs thinking that you were a guy…interesting…
@ Eetaku – Yep, since I was 15! Thanks :3
I love Tapioca Express…and Quickly…and Trendy Bean cafe. I guess it’s ok though, now that I’m married I’m an honorary asian, my last name is Japanese now xD;
Yeah…I am trying to be better with pre-orders. My limit is 3 a month (although on rare occasions 4), I am trying to be good and not buy TOO many mangas so I can afford the figures.
I care if you photograph your figures, besides the more figures/reviews you do the more readers you’ll have.
Anime Palace carrys a fair amount of figures. I got my Peace @ Pieces Nagi and my Onegai Teacher (not posted yet) one there. The prices aren’t too bad although some are too expensive, they do have some on sale. They have other anime stuff and a doujinshi/hentai section as well.
If it makes you feel better I like eroge and hentai, so don’t feel awkward xD;
Honorary asian?…You’re not asian either?? Wow. I think I need to stop going by the stereotypical Otaku.
I always thought about buying mangas, but at $10 a pop I’d rather spend it on figures. I think they are aesthetically pleasing.
Yup. I’ll update my site eventually with more figures. I spent a ton, might as well show em off. I’ll make sure to stop by Anime Palace when I’m around Santa Clara. Sounds like a place I’ll enjoy and spend a lot of money at.
I wonder if there are other girls who like what you like. Good stuff though. Keep it up! I get up to work early in the AM so I’ll be chatting with you another time.
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@ Eetaku – LOL nope, I’m pretty damn white. This is me (but I have one more earring now): http://www.flickr.com/photos/puretrance/2363616582/ IMO I am not a stereotypical Otaku xD;
Well I buy the Japanese ones so I usually only pay $6 or so, sometimes closer to $9. I generally prefer figures, but I am addicted to mangas lol.
I don’t know, most of my peers like Yaoi, I prefer het hentai and eroge…
lol just exchange emails or I/m each other XD
Hey Pure 😀 I’m back from my long departure,sorry I’ve been absent so long my site for details 🙂