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Back home, everyone's Thanksgivings are just beginning, but today, we had the day off for Thanksgiving Labor Day.... whatever that means. I think the Japanese just wanted an excuse for a holiday, but in any case, I got both today and tomorrow off from work. I decided to take the opportunity to run into Osaka and grab a few more manga before packing up my box of books and shipping them home.

So I ended up in Den Den Town, Osaka's version of Akihabara and picked up the first four books of Fullmetal Alchemist that I've kind of been hankering after. Now my collection is complete - until the next book is published, at least. Also grabbed the two books of Momotama that are out to date, even though I've read scanlations for most of the first book. Nanae Chrono's art is too good to pass up - if you haven't read her Peacemaker Kurogane series, I recommend it, even if it is ridiculously angsty. I mean, Momotama is just like those lame 'school for gifted highschoolers on a secret island that the government doesn't know about' RPs that I see on just about every forum system I frequent, but it's so darn fun to flip through! Pretty pretty art, and a badass 9-year-old hero. Gah, I love grouchy young males. D: <3

Did I mention that picking up all six books cost me less than $20? Trying finding a deal like that in the US! Preowned manga is love, especially because it's always in near-new condition.

I also had my heart set on getting Dynasty Warriors 5, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I had to check when I got home, and sure enough, the numbering system is different from the US version, and it's known as #4 over here in Japan. Darnit, I'd been staring at it all day, but wasn't certain whether it was the version I wanted. Guess I'll have to save the Three Kingdoms rampaging for later.

So instead of that, I ended up picking up both Genji and Tales of Destiny 2. Genji is said to be incredible, but also disgustingly short (like 6-7 hours short D:). I decided it was worth it though, because I like pretty games, it's about Japan (and the tale of Genji!), and it cost me less than 1300 yen. As for Tales? It's not that I particularly need another RPG, given that I haven't finished Final Fantasty XII yet, but people say it's good, and I like playing more than one game at a time. With Okami out of the way, all I had besides FFXII was three different versions of Pop'n Music. xD Tales of Destiny cost me about 1600 yen. Two preowned games for less than half the price of your average new game (they usually run from 6000 to 8000 yen)? I can live with that. :3

And now, I think I'm going to go fire up my PS2. You guys all enjoy your turkey - I'll be enjoying my new videogames.

- Rindi

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