Several months ago, I decided to finally, after years of contemplation, create an eBay account to get some Anime swag. I didn’t think it was necessary to get an account with eBay, but after seeing an awesome Akira shirt that my brother was looking for for years, I just had to have it. Along with [...]

Collecting Shitajiki is a step forward in becoming an Otaku for life. Anime enthusiasts usually collect figurines created based on original or existing characters. For me, however, I take a different approach to collecting anime memorabilia. Shitajiki are pencil boards, like a clipboard–but without a clip, and with graphics. They are just like trading cards, [...]