Not much to say here. I've been an anime (Japanese animation) fan for a long, long time. I grew up watching Robotech, then got to see it again in college, and I was hooked. I realy like Hayao Miyazaki's works, and Nausicaa is my all time favorite anime (and manga). Over the years my anime collection has grown, and I've picked up a few interesting pieces for my collection. Here they are in no particular order:

I've had an original Japanese laserdisc of Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa for quite a long time. (And yes, I own a laserdisc player.) I'm not even sure when I got it. Completely by accident, I found out Sumi Shimamoto, the voice actress for Nausicaa herself, was appearing for the first time at a US con at Anime Boston (May 26-28, 2006) of all places. So, burning a bunch of frequent flier miles, I went on a pilgrimmage to get her autograph.
I built the frame myself, because I couldn't find anyone to do what I wanted for the price I wanted. It's basically a floating frame, so you can pull it off the wall and look at the other side as well. I used clear sticky dots to hold the LD in place because I didn't want to squash the LD cover.

A production jacket from the Silent Mobius motion picture. I had it autographed by the manga artist who made it, Kia Asamiya, at Animazement 2000 (May 27-29). He autographed it on the front, right under the Mobius Klein logo. I also asked him if it was really an official production jacket that the movie crew got and he said it was! He also said they were very rare and expensive in Japan and he was surprised I had one. One particular dealer had this jacket on display for almost two years before I talked them down to a price I was willing to pay. It even fits me! I really need to get it framed or something so I can keep it on display.
In 2011, Naoko Matsui (the voice actress for Katsumi Liquer) was at Anime Weekend Atlanta, so I broke the jacket out of storage to go get an autograph. She was really cool and she really wanted to get her picture with her, me, and the jacket. After her assistant took the picture she told me: I'm good friends with Kia Asamiya, and he actually lives down the street. I want to show him this picture next time we go out for dinner. How cool is that!

An original Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa movie poster from Japan, which I bought and had shipped over May 20, 2004. The second shot shows where it is hung on my mantel. On the left of the mantel, you can see my numbered, limited edition Ashitaka statue from Mononoke-hime (shown below as well). I had it framed in June 2004. I love how this poster turned out.

When I heard that Kikoku Inoue would be at Animazement 2007 (May 25-27), I knew I had to go get an autograph. Although I love her work, I didn't really have very many autograph-worthy items, so I purchased this poster April 14 specifically to get signed. Then I agonized over finding the right marker for it; I think it blends in perfectly. The second picture is a close up of Inoue-san's signature. Most people don't even notice it until I point it out, and then they say "It looks like it was printed that way!". I got it framed Septmber 1, 2007.

An original Kiki's Delivery Service movie poster from Japan. It's currently mounted on the wall above my couch, across from the Nausicaa poster. I got this poster in December 2004, and had it framed in March 2005.

While I was getting my jacket (above) signed, I also got my Silent Mobius artbook autographed as well. Bonus! I'm not sure when I bought this artbook, but I had it for a while before it was autographed. Also a nice portrait of my favorite character from the series, Lebia Maverick.
Naoko Matsui (who autographed my jacket above) also autographed this artbook.

For Bubblegum Crisis fans, there is only one companion artbook. The highly prized, and expensive, Bubblegum Crisis B-Club Special. When it was in print, back when I was in college, I had the opportunity to pick one up for $45. I really couldn't afford it being a starving college student, so I decided to pass. Two months later it went out of print, and the price immediately went up to $150. When I graduated from college and had some money to spend, you couldn't find them for less than $250! So this has been a long time coming for me... and I picked this one up for a "steal" at Animazement 2007 (May 26-27). I would love to get this autographed by Kenichi Sonada.

I sat down to read the Nausicaa manga again and to my horror, my copies were starting to fall apart, like all paperbacks will eventually do if well used. I was lamenting this fact, and considering buying another set when I wondered something: Can you rebind paperbacks as hardbacks? I started calling around, and sure enough you could! So I bought a new set of the manga (in a larger format, but cheaper paper) and got them rebound, July 5, 2007. I think they came out great and will hopefully last a lifetime.

In 2007, a friend of my recommended that I read the Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou manga by Hitoshi Ashinano. It was so cute and peaceful I really enjoyed it... and it made me very sad when it was done. In Japanese it's called "Mono no aware" or "the pathos of things". It's the awareness of the transience of things and the gentle sadness at their passing. This is a perfect example of that. The artwork is so simple yet beautiful. Hitoshi was also an assistant to another of my favorite manga artists, Kosuke Fujishima (Ah! My Goddess and You're Under Arrest). I contacted a book importer to specifically get me this artbook. Sadly, it's mostly just large versions of the color pictures in the manga, but beautiful none-the-less. I got this August 21, 2007.

I bought this in March 2007, hoping that when I went to get my Belldandy poster autographed (above), I could also get this Ah! My Goddess movie artbook (mook) autographed. I had to get in line twice; but they cut off the autographs two people in front of me! It sucks because I sat there and was debating whether or not I should get back in line: if I had just done it, I would have gotten this signed too. Sigh. Ohh well...

Here's my limited edition Princess Mononoke resin figure of Ashitaka. He's a little over 9 inches tall. He's serial number 0401. I think I got this in July 26, 2002 at Otakon, but I can't quite remember.

	I've had an original Japanese laserdisc of Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa for quite a long time. (And yes, I own a laserdisc player.) I'm not even sure when I got it. Completely by accident, I found out Sumi Shimamoto, the voice actress for Nausicaa herself, was appearing for the first time at a US con at Anime Boston (May 26-28, 2006) of all places. So, burning a bunch of frequent flier miles, I went on a pilgrimmage to get her autograph. I built the frame myself, because I couldn't find anyone to do what I wanted for the price I wanted. It's basically a floating frame, so you can pull it off the wall and look at the other side as well. I used clear sticky dots to hold the LD in place because I didn't want to squash the LD cover.
	A production jacket from the Silent Mobius motion picture. I had it autographed by the manga artist who made it, Kia Asamiya, at Animazement 2000 (May 27-29). He autographed it on the front, right under the Mobius Klein logo. I also asked him if it was really an official production jacket that the movie crew got and he said it was! He also said they were very rare and expensive in Japan and he was surprised I had one. One particular dealer had this jacket on display for almost two years before I talked them down to a price I was willing to pay. It even fits me! I really need to get it framed or something so I can keep it on display. In 2011, Naoko Matsui (the voice actress for Katsumi Liquer) was at Anime Weekend Atlanta, so I broke the jacket out of storage to go get an autograph. She was really cool and she really wanted to get her picture with her, me, and the jacket. After her assistant took the picture she told me: I'm good friends with Kia Asamiya, and he actually lives down the street. I want to show him this picture next time we go out for dinner. How cool is that!
	An original Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa movie poster from Japan, which I bought and had shipped over May 20, 2004. The second shot shows where it is hung on my mantel. On the left of the mantel, you can see my numbered, limited edition Ashitaka statue from Mononoke-hime (shown below as well). I had it framed in June 2004. I love how this poster turned out.
	When I heard that Kikoku Inoue would be at Animazement 2007 (May 25-27), I knew I had to go get an autograph. Although I love her work, I didn't really have very many autograph-worthy items, so I purchased this poster April 14 specifically to get signed. Then I agonized over finding the right marker for it; I think it blends in perfectly. The second picture is a close up of Inoue-san's signature. Most people don't even notice it until I point it out, and then they say "It looks like it was printed that way!". I got it framed Septmber 1, 2007.
	An original Kiki's Delivery Service movie poster from Japan. It's currently mounted on the wall above my couch, across from the Nausicaa poster. I got this poster in December 2004, and had it framed in March 2005.
	While I was getting my jacket (above) signed, I also got my Silent Mobius artbook autographed as well. Bonus! I'm not sure when I bought this artbook, but I had it for a while before it was autographed. Also a nice portrait of my favorite character from the series, Lebia Maverick. Naoko Matsui (who autographed my jacket above) also autographed this artbook.
	For Bubblegum Crisis fans, there is only one companion artbook. The highly prized, and expensive, Bubblegum Crisis B-Club Special. When it was in print, back when I was in college, I had the opportunity to pick one up for $45. I really couldn't afford it being a starving college student, so I decided to pass. Two months later it went out of print, and the price immediately went up to $150. When I graduated from college and had some money to spend, you couldn't find them for less than $250! So this has been a long time coming for me... and I picked this one up for a "steal" at Animazement 2007 (May 26-27). I would love to get this autographed by Kenichi Sonada.
	I sat down to read the Nausicaa manga again and to my horror, my copies were starting to fall apart, like all paperbacks will eventually do if well used. I was lamenting this fact, and considering buying another set when I wondered something: Can you rebind paperbacks as hardbacks? I started calling around, and sure enough you could! So I bought a new set of the manga (in a larger format, but cheaper paper) and got them rebound, July 5, 2007. I think they came out great and will hopefully last a lifetime.
	In 2007, a friend of my recommended that I read the Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou manga by Hitoshi Ashinano. It was so cute and peaceful I really enjoyed it... and it made me very sad when it was done. In Japanese it's called "Mono no aware" or "the pathos of things". It's the awareness of the transience of things and the gentle sadness at their passing. This is a perfect example of that. The artwork is so simple yet beautiful. Hitoshi was also an assistant to another of my favorite manga artists, Kosuke Fujishima (Ah! My Goddess and You're Under Arrest). I contacted a book importer to specifically get me this artbook. Sadly, it's mostly just large versions of the color pictures in the manga, but beautiful none-the-less. I got this August 21, 2007.
	I bought this in March 2007, hoping that when I went to get my Belldandy poster autographed (above), I could also get this Ah! My Goddess movie artbook (mook) autographed. I had to get in line twice; but they cut off the autographs two people in front of me! It sucks because I sat there and was debating whether or not I should get back in line: if I had just done it, I would have gotten this signed too. Sigh. Ohh well...
	Here's my limited edition Princess Mononoke resin figure of Ashitaka. He's a little over 9 inches tall. He's serial number 0401. I think I got this in July 26, 2002 at Otakon, but I can't quite remember.