Well if no one else is going to.

Japanese crime mysteries are amazing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glico_Morinaga_case

Just don't play zerker imo.

Are you just ignorant of who H. R. Giger is and the themes contained in his work?

Wasn't Pier Solar originally a kickstarter?

KoA is so much fun.

Many of the people do it as both a hobby and for work.

Well said. Clarkson may be funny and entertaining, but he is a self-absorbed idiot with little objective understanding of the human psyche.

#5 we know one that is due for Dec 2013 (thanks kickstarter).

I also bought only 1 new game in 2012. Just Tera to play with some friends. Every other game I purchased was either old and used, a remake, or a free iPad app.

I think he has a killer voice.

Why have I never known what a "Mary-Sue" is? I had no idea there was a one word cliche' for a wish fulfillment author proxy. I had to look this up.

Wow. This woman is blowing twitter up.

Wow. There was a Mage Knight kickstarter, but no funding I guess: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/673464163/mage-knight-revenge

As you say, there are anime fans from many generations and each one was inspired by an initial viewing: one that most likely came through broadcast television.

The people that would have seen this anime through "traditional" American television would have seen the second movie "Beautiful Dreamer."

Ken Akamatsu's antenna hair is a close second in mangatasticness.

I can fully understand why this experience would be frightening to most gaijin familiar with Japan culture—especially ones that have lived in Japan.

I don't know if I would call Lovecraft "wicked cool." He was a creative racist. Don't get me wrong, I love Lovcraft's writing, but he was a huge bigot.

This is a huge victory for those of us who watch Law and Order re-runs.