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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! It's been a tough year for everyone, but I hope you were able to find a little joy in the holiday at least.

My tree this year! I was able to do something I've been wanting to do for a few years -- decorate the tree with (mainly) skate ornaments. There are a few filler ornaments and sentimental favorites, but the vast majority of it is covered in skates.

As for gifts, my sister gave me an adorable pair of Luna slipper socks, a Sailor Moon umbrella, and a Fruits Basket Tohru Funko Pop that's on pre-order, so I'll have to wait for it to come out. I also got a couple more skate ornaments for my tree (except they're actually boots; Mom didn't notice they don't have blades on them), a really pretty skate pendant necklace, a couple of pieces of wall decor, a new bedding set, the live-action Mulan Blu-Ray, the animated Mulan/Mulan II DVD set (to make up for the one Mom got rid of years ago without my permission), new CDs from Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli, new masks (of course!), a tumbler, and slippers, along with the usual clothes, candy, and money.

Current Mood: grateful
Current Music: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

I’m selling a bunch of DVDs on eBay on behalf of my mother. Her eyesight is going bad and she needs surgery to hopefully correct it before it is too late, so any bit of money earned will be greatly appreciated to help cover medical costs. You can check out what is for sale at https://www.ebay.com/usr/heavenlydreampearl?_trksid=p2047675.l2559. Thanks!

I haven't actually finished any of these yet, but I'm close enough to give my overall thoughts.

Sakura Quest - My favorite this season! It reminds me a lot of Shirobako, another favorite of mine, since it focuses on a group of five female friends, and I think it was actually animated by the same company, too. The adventures of a rural town tourism board aren't quite as exciting as the workings of an anime company, but it was still a lot of fun, and I think the main characters are actually a little more interesting and developed than Shirobako's. This is continuing for another season, so I'm looking forward to more!

My Hero Academia - This season had a bit of a slow start, but once the sports festival began, and especially the battles, it was fantastic! I especially liked that some of the more secondary and minor characters were developed more. I actually remember most of their names and powers, now! Another one that is continuing for another season.

Kado: The Right Answer - The CG in this was just gorgeous (at least when not used on the actual characters)! It also has a rather interesting, thought provoking premise. It reminds me a bit of the movie Arrival, which I actually just watched for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

Love Tyrant - This show won't be for everybody. It's a parody anime, and the humor is kind of dark at times. Still, I found it quite funny and amusing. Also, the opening song is SUPER catchy. Everytime I watch it, it makes me just want to dance!

Tsuki ga Kirei - The best words to describe this show are pleasant and nice. Not the most exciting or interesting show out there, but not a bad way to pass the time. (My favorite parts of the show were actually the mini-shorts after the credits focusing on the minor characters, who I wish had more of a role in the main show.)

Attack on Titan - Since I watched the first season dubbed on Toonami and was used to the voices, I decided to watch the second season on Toonami as well, so I'm still a few episodes behind. What I've seen so far, though, has been really good, with some genuinely shocking revelations.

As for next season, my definite plans (if available on a free streaming site) are to watch the continuations of Sakura Quest and My Hero Academia, the new season of Hell Girl, and new series Welcome to the Ballroom and Love and Lies. On the maybe list are Restaurant to Another World, Yokai Apato no Yuga na Nichijo, DIVE!!, 18if, Vatican Miracle Examiner, Princess Principal, and Gamers!. I want to check out the ANN Preview Guide before making any definite decisions on those, though.

EDIT: Argh, stupid Amazon Strike with the ridiculous double paywall got Welcome to the Ballroom and Hell Girl. There goes my two most anticipated titles! (Atlhough after recently hearing some things about the Ballroom manga, I was a little less excited.) Seriously, though, this sucks! I wouldn't necessarily mind buying an occasional monthly subscription to binge the shows they have, but I'm not going to also pay for Prime in order to do so. Well, I hope some of my maybe titles turn out to be good...

Current Mood: blah

Anybody have a spare $1500 laying around that they'd be willing to give me? My birthday IS coming up next week, after all... No? Darn!

But just check out this eBay listing: Stallion Reve, Pegasus Plush, and a SuperS henshin wand! Those first two things are pretty much my Holy Grails -- not be confused with the Holy Grail that of such importance to S/Ifinity -- of Sailor Moon merchandise collecting, and the henshin wand is pretty spiffy, too. Argh, I want them so, so much! *sigh* Oh, well...

In happier news, I finally sold off all my extra Petit Chara figures. Whoo! Now just need to find a Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Mask to complete my collection. Those really do seem to be the rare ones. (Well, there is one Jupiter currently for sale, but I don't want to pay $15 for her if I don't absolutely have to. Edit: Went ahead and bought her anyway. With a combined shipping discount and a buy-3-items-get-$3.00-off deal from the seller, the price was more along the lines I was willing to pay. And I got two more items for my Pluto collection!) Might have to resort to buying some more blind boxes and hoping for a lucky find. BTW, whoever came up with the concept of blind boxes is EVIL. True, an absolute genius, but still evil.

I still have a bunch of other things for sale, too, which you can find here. Of particular note for Sailor Moon fans are the animated musical Luna that came out in the 90s (still works!) and a bunch of cards that were sold from vending machines at Toys R Us back in the day as well. There are also a bunch of DVDs that I'm selling on behalf of my mother. She's a huge horror buff, so there's tons of scary movie on there (including a whole boxful I haven't even listed yet). Probably too late to buy any and get them in time for Halloween, but still might be worth a look if you like that sort of stuff.

Current Mood: grumpy

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