*multiple fangasms*

OVA Tales of Phantasia the Animation

Last month's Animedia tells me in a little blurb I didn't notice before that it's going to be out...somewhere. Please let them put it out on DVD. Please let someone put it on BitTorrent/get crazy enough to bring it to the US/get it out there where I can buy it. Maybe without paying an arm and a leg. We'll see. I love ToP so much that I actually want these people to have my money.

Screenshots. Of things. They've got the little trailer, there, too.

I say this all the time, but if you're the type who can stand an RPG, you really need to play this game. If you don't speak Japanese and don't want to play the GBA version (which I still HIGHLY recommend), try the unofficial English translation of the SNES version. If I convinced you to start and you got stuck, let me (or an FAQ) help you. If you need a summary or some kind of background information, let me TALK YOUR EAR OFF.

Thinking back on it, I'm not really sure why this game has me by the proverbial balls, only that it does and I must obey.

EDIT: So I'll remember and go crazy trying to buy them. (I'd bet $10 that they're out of print, but I have to save my money for the fight that will be finding them...somewhere...)

Famitsu Collection- Tales of Phantasia: Haruka nara Jikuu
It follows the game's story. Illustrated by Fujishima Kousuke.

Famitsu Collection- Tales of Phantasia: Shinku no Hitomi
Biography-ish story about Arche. Rhea is in there too. Illustrated by Mitsutake Tokuyuki.

Famitsu Collection- Tales of Phantasia: Konpeki no Kizuna
A story about Cless and Chester's childhood. Illustrated by Mitsutake Tokuyuki.

Famitsu Collection- Tales of Phantasia: Kohaku no Kairou
Post-game story about Klarth. Illustrated by Mitsutake Tokuyuki.

Famitsu Collection- Tales of Phantasia: Ruri no Yumi
Post-game story about Mint. Illustrated by Mitsutake Tokuyuki.

Dengeki Collection- Tales of Phantasia: Katararezaru Rekishi
Story of the heroes that fought with Dhaos during the Valhalla War.

Tales of Phantasia: Ma Ken Ninpou Chou
Post-game story about Suzu, with some of the others showing up sometimes.

Cless and Chester's childhood, cradled and nurtured in the form of a novel, until some day its sweet, tender meat will be consumed by a fangirl. ...yeah, right, so.

And on an unrelated topic

WHAT ARE YOUR M4D SK1LLZ?! What are you capable of that you are most proud? POST THEM IN YOUR JOURNAL!!

If you don't, Great Teacher Largo will get you. >.>

From jedera.

I can draw pictures that make people say "holy fuck monkeys!" I can hold my breath for a minute and a half! I speak Japanese at a middle-school level! I can make a yummy chiffon cake from scratch even though chiffon is actually really bad! I can write interesting things! I got to the "porpoise" level in the swimming classes at the YMCA when I was a kid! I can do a dance to "ame furi, otsukisan" with a parasol, in a kimono!

Look, have you ever WORN one of those? It takes three people to put it on you and it weighs 83 POUNDS. No, okay, just kidding, you actually need just one skilled person that can also be yourself, and it only weighs like 50 pounds. It's that obi. It's that gaddamn obi. Not to mention the entire experience is completely thankless if you have any kind of a chest. Oh, the humanity.

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In case anybody wants to know how to get me to run to my little stash of Christmas/graduation money, here's twenty-one ways:

満月をさがしてイラスト集種村有菜COLLECTION
満月(フルムーン)をさがして (5)
満月をさがして 6 (6)
鋼の錬金術師 (1)
鋼の錬金術師 (2)
鋼の錬金術師 (3)
鋼の錬金術師 (4)
鋼の錬金術師 (5)
鋼の錬金術師 (6)
鋼の錬金術師 7 【初回限定特装版】
鋼の錬金術師 パーフェクトガイドブック
荒川弘イラスト集 「FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST」
小説・鋼の錬金術師―砂礫の大地
小説・鋼の錬金術師〈2〉囚われの錬金術師
小説 鋼の錬金術師 (3) 白い花の舞う谷
テイルズオブファンタジア (瑠璃の夢)
テイルズオブファンタジア (はるかなる時空上)
テイルズオブファンタジア (真紅の瞳)
テイルズオブファンタジア (紺碧の絆)
テイルズオブファンタジア (はるかなる時空下)
テイルズオブファンタジア (琥珀の回廊)

Full Moon wo Sagashite 5 and 6, the new artbook they put out for Tanemura Arina, Hagaren 1-7, Hagaren Perfect Guide Book, Hagaren ART book, three Hagaren novels (are we done yet?), and 5 out of seven Tales of Phantasia novels. (I will really miss that one about Cless and Mint's parents and Morrison going to nuke Dhaos, but if all the OTHER ToP books are out there, I'm sure this one is, too, somewhere.)

Otakon? What the hell is that? Ah, we all seem to have our little foibles blah blah Of course, I know better than to buy books in the dealer's room now...even though they'll probably have Hagaren...hahaha =_= I want dollies. And other Cute Little Toys. And for some RoyEd cosplayers to say, "Um, gay, or normal?" *explodes*