With less than a week remaining until the big day, I have complied a list of 9 Otaku-centric merchandise to get (for yourself or…) for that special Otaku someone. From Anime DVDs, books, manga, and magazine subscriptions, it’s all here!

DVDs

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is one of the best Anime movies of 2006. It’s about a girl who can travel through time after she recovering from an accident that almost took her life. You could say she’s like Hiro Nakamura from Heroes, except she doesn’t save the world.

I have yet to see the movie myself, but from the looks of it, it’s wins a spot in my DVD collection. It looks like it also appeals to Satoshi Kon fans. ^_^

* Order “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”

Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 1

Part one of the first season of the long awaited anime, Ouran High School Host Club is out on R1 DVD! Season 1, Part 1 contains episodes 1-13 of the series, and is available with English and Japanese audio. And for the biggest OHSHC fan, wallpapers are available for free on Amazon’s product page. ^_^

* Order “Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 1″

Cowboy Bebop Remix

This is the re-release of the complete Cowboy Bebop series: Remixed with 5.1. Surround Sound. Back in the day, collecting every episode of Bebop was a chore. Even when the Complete Collection was release, not every fan could afford it. Thanks to Bandai’s Anime Legends collection, this legendary series can be purchased for under $50. It’s a must have!

* Order “Cowboy Bebop Remix: Anime Legends”

Books & Manga

Bleach SOULs. Character Book

For the first time in North America, Viz Media releases Bleach SOULs Character Guide. Just like the guides released for Naruto and Death Note, SOULs contains detailed information of your favorite Bleach character, as well as a few goodies such as stickers, a mini-poster, and an interview with the creator of Bleach, Tite Kubo!

* Order “Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book (Shonen Jump Profiles)”

Death Note Manga Box Set

The Death Note Manga Box Set contains Volumes 1-12, including the profile book, Volume 13: How to Read. The “How to Read” profile book contains information of every Death Note character, a True Name Card revealing L’s real name (not recommended to look at until the whole series is read in full), interviews with Author Tsugumi Ohba and Manga Artist Takeshi Obata, including some facts about Death Note you never knew existed!

* Order “Death Note Manga Box Set (Vol. 1-13)”

Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo

An awesome companion guide to everything you wanted to know about Otaku culture in Japan. Founder of Otaku USA Magazine and American Otaku extraordinaire, Patrick Macias, takes you on a journey of Cosplay events, studios where many anime series became famous, and various hangout spots where Salarymen take a break after a long day at work.

* Order “Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo”

The Art of Bleach: All Colour but the Black

The first Artbook for Bleach released outside of Japan contains illustrations from the Bleach manga, from series manga-ka, Tite Kubo. Over 100 pages of Bleachy goodness!

* Order “The Art of Bleach”

Magazine Subscriptions

Anime Insider

One of the best Anime magazines in North America next to the defunct long-time favorite, Animerica. Every issue contains reviews and previews of upcoming Anime series, sneak peaks of Anime airing in Japan, convention photos, and more!

* Order “Anime Insider” (12 Issues, 12 Month Subscription)

Shonen Jump

“The World’s Most Popular Manga” indeed! Shonen Jump magazine is the best present for the biggest anime (or Shonen Jump) fanatic. If that certain someone is a fan of one or more series who got their start in SJ: Dragonball/Z, Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, and many, many more, then this is the best thing they would want!

* Order “Shonen Jump” (12 Issues, 12 Month Subscription)