Comments on: Oh, the Japanity!

Oh, the Japanity!

kirkaracha — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:05:32 -0800

I had today off so I decided to take pictures of my Pikachu Obsession...

By: anomie

anomie — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:07:42 -0800

I think I speak for everyone when I say... ... Holy Shit.

By: furtive

furtive — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:08:45 -0800

Holly crap! On preview, what anomie said.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:12:32 -0800

You should join a 12 step program.

By: Dunvegan

Dunvegan — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:13:57 -0800

Subtitle: "If Nintendo Were Prozac...." ...or...Never, never, never say "Collect 'em all!" to the seriously obsessive-compulsive.

By: riffola

riffola — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:16:37 -0800

Losing any cred I may have earnt... I believe it's "Gotta catch 'em all!"

By: gwint

gwint — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:17:48 -0800

The stuff of nightmares.

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:18:27 -0800

[SA]Hope those plush items are stainguarded...[/SA]

By: Dunvegan

Dunvegan — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:21:12 -0800

Good "catch", Riffola. I think it's the "Gotta" part that's poison to the obsessive.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:22:35 -0800

I have a daughter who would waggle her head just a little and give that a resounding "what-EV-rrrrrrr!"

By: internal

internal — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:23:36 -0800

Nice car!

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:23:50 -0800

Slightly related Penny Arcade.

By: Dunvegan

Dunvegan — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:24:11 -0800

...no wait...that was supposed to read: "I think it's the "Gotta" part that's poison to the compulsive, and the "All" part that is a life sentence to obsessive. *whew* I'm compulsively-obsessively relieved to have cleared that up.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:26:52 -0800

Pika?

By: fenriq

fenriq — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:27:01 -0800

That made my eyes feel like they were bleeding, is that the intended effect or do I have back for more pain?

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:35:36 -0800

"Hmm," I thought... then I got to the car. Wow.

By: airguitar

airguitar — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:35:59 -0800

I'm wondering what this woman's life was like before pokemon. Until one day on the tv appeared the cutest funniest yellowest awesomest shaped little cartoon something with it's squeaky little voice that made everything seem nice, and her world seemed brighter, and things started to make sense. It was then that she knew.

By: fnord

fnord — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:37:59 -0800

I saw a pikachu jello mold at a thrift store the other day. Should I let this slightly deranged collector know about it?

By: eriko

eriko — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:40:09 -0800

Wow. I *do* have a life.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:44:25 -0800

... and when we last saw poor little Pikachu ...

By: fenriq

fenriq — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:56:30 -0800

Alright, alright, I'm going back to get to the car but my bleeding eyes are on all your heads (ewwww!). Okay, the car is cool looking in a stoned kind of way.

By: black8

black8 — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:01:04 -0800

I had a MUCH milder Pikachu obsession a few years ago. I got better.

By: poipill

poipill — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:09:58 -0800

having remembered a contest for one, I clicked that solely because I was wondering if they had a pika-mobile. I have not been let down.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:12:10 -0800

She wins on quantity (and sheer insane amounts of money spent), but I don't see an original production cel from the Pokemon anime anywhere in there. For this reason alone, my Street Fighter collection must win on quality.

By: hindmost

hindmost — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:20:02 -0800

Pikachu, I choose you!

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:25:02 -0800

She wins in terms of sheer storage space. I look at her pics and don't think "Wow, that's a lot of Pikachu!" as much as, "Hey, lots of Pikachu, but check out all that storage space!!!". But that's probably because I live in Japan.

By: me3dia

me3dia — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:26:31 -0800

Pika? Chu.

By: Sticherbeast

Sticherbeast — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:43:31 -0800

Trivia note: these pictures are of James Gandolfini's bedroom.

By: absalom

absalom — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:46:07 -0800

That six foot pikachu just looks bizzarely out of proportion. Also: WTF is a Raichu doing in the middle of all of that? AlsoAlso: I'm really interested in knowing what those trophies were for. I can't help but think it has something to do with horses.

By: butternut

butternut — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:50:47 -0800

Did anyone else notice the weird Barbie-esque doll with the shiny yellow dress and the Pikachu ears or horns or wtf-ever they are?? Why, I ask you, why??

By: ella minnow pea

ella minnow pea — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:08:07 -0800

Did anyone else notice the weird Barbie-esque doll with the shiny yellow dress and the Pikachu ears or horns or wtf-ever they are?? The weird Barbie-esque doll is a Belle doll, as in Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. If you'll notice, the girl's username is "Pikebellechu." She has combined her love of Belle and Pickachu and thusly customized her Belle doll to reflect that. At least, that's what I think is going on.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:10:33 -0800

Did anyone else notice the weird Barbie-esque doll with the shiny yellow dress and the Pikachu ears or horns or wtf-ever they are?? Why, I ask you, why?? Apparently, she's a rather frightening looking princess of some sort. (Warning: Page filled with alarming amount of rather large pictures. Dial-ups beware)

By: petebest

petebest — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:46:35 -0800

The dirt . . . it . . . won't come off . . . must . . keep scrubbing . . .

By: elendil71

elendil71 — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:12:54 -0800

Anyone notice the (apparently) unrelated (to her obsession) award on one of the shelves for "Best Attention to Detail" Hehehehe. I'd say that one was well earned.

By: Four Flavors

Four Flavors — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:38:35 -0800

Imagine how obsessed she might be if the character actually spoke. I have a hard time empathizing with any character who says only one word. At least the Smurfs had other words in their vocabulary.

By: sugarfish

sugarfish — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:52:56 -0800

I love magnificent obsessions.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:56:30 -0800

Well, as far as I know, Pikachu speaks two words: "Pika" and "Chu" (Witness Pikachu witticisms like "Pika pika?"). Which, I guess, could be compared to binary, which allows an incredible range of communicative ability, as the entire binary based internet is living proof. That said, if Pika's language was really binary, I'd expect conversations to be less like: Ash: "Hey, Pikachu, what's wrong?" Pikachu: "Pika. Pika pika. Pika chu!" and more like: Ash: "Hey, Pikachu, what's wrong?" Pikachu: "Pika pika chu pika pika chu pika chu chu pika pika chu pika pika pika chu pika chu pika pika chu pika chu chu pika pika chu chu chu pika chu pika pika chu pika pika pika pika chu pika chu chu pika chu pika pika chu pika chu pika pika pika chu pika chu pika pika chu pika chu chu chu chu pika chu pika pika chu pika pika pika chu chu pika pika chu chu pika pika pika."

By: Arch Stanton

Arch Stanton — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:58:30 -0800

Well. Now's the time to start your Picachu collection since nobody seems to care about Pokemon anymore and the stuff is in the bargain bin at your local Wal-Mart. In ten years, when Picachu becomes kitschy, she'll be rolling in money. Assuming that she has overcome her OCD.

By: Doohickie

Doohickie — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:02:07 -0800

Oh. The. Humanity.!

By: pikachulolita

pikachulolita — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:17:04 -0800

I kind of feel like I should offer to surrender my username to this person. I only have like, 1/1000th of her Pikachu gear.

By: makonan

makonan — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:43:27 -0800

I talked my former roommate out of getting a Pikachu tattoo. He called me up about a year later to thank me.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:41:09 -0800

It is just wrong on so many levels....

By: Lizc

Lizc — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:58:57 -0800

holy fucking christ. my eyes are bleeding.

By: Clay201

Clay201 — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:10:42 -0800

My first response was "Jesus!" Then I saw the car and it was more like "Holy Jesus H. Christ on a bicycle." From the comments found on the site, a perfect couplet posted by a budding poetress who goes by the name pikabellechu: I had no clue you had SO MUCH 'CHU.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:19:58 -0800

And of course, nothing is opened from its original package. Way to enjoy those toys.

By: kindall

kindall — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:29:00 -0800

Well, as far as I know, Pikachu speaks two words: "Pika" and "Chu" I'd like to hear him do a rendition of "Jingle Bell Rock."

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:35:12 -0800

Pictures really don't do it any justice as all who have seen it live well know.... Pity they aren't around to be asked, what with the lying in shallow unmarked graves without any skin on them and all.

By: hindmost

hindmost — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:01:16 -0800

Am I the only one who tried to translate bugbread's message into binary and decode it? Okay then... Also, this guy is my bike mechanic. He's a helluva mechanic, being a former pro racer and all, but I've passed on going to his visit his house because I'm afraid of being given the full tour. I'm convinced that he has a...bungeon in the basement.

By: May Kasahara

May Kasahara — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:07:25 -0800

Funny... I thought this was taken down...

By: Elsbet

Elsbet — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:09:22 -0800

I used to be a Disney character, and I would meet this type of girl (or the equivalent type of guy) on the order of once a week. Always completely sweet and extremely happy to see any character, they usually seemed to develop fixations on the shortish characters (i.e. Mickey, Stitch, Meeko... all my height). Or Tigger, for some reason. They never felt quite the same way about Goofy or Pluto. It must be the kawaii thing. Oh, I have *so* been this girl. So much so, I can imagine the exact expression on her face. The Mouse, not the other one. I'd rather have a thousand of these girls than one guy who thinks he's smart when he asks if it's hot in the costumes. I wonder if she lives in Orlando. I can't believe I could have missed the Pikamobile, but she has tons of pictures in College Park and around Lake Eola.

By: thatwhichfalls

thatwhichfalls — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:24:26 -0800

From the first link given by May Kasahara:

Just to let you know I forwarded all the comments made by the retards on this subject to Pokemon USA...of which whom I work for, so they have all your IP adresses and even the annonymous ones...We all have opinions but its only the mature ones that count...

Yes, this lady reported all the nasty people who sneered at her photos to the Pokemon police!

By: nixerman

nixerman — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:18:34 -0800

[This is good]. For years on end I was forced to watch Pokemon every weekday at 4:30 and on Saturday twice at 10 and 10:30. And now, I feel, I must quote the enduring wisdom of Pokemon World Champion, Ash Katchum: No... I'll never give up! I can't give up! Pikachu! I choose you! There is something to be said for a life of grand exclamation mark abuse.

By: Colloquial Collision

Colloquial Collision — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:42:46 -0800

Disgusting.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:26:16 -0800

There is something to be said for a life of grand exclamation mark abuse. When I was at the comic shop today, I browsed the anime archive and came to the conclusion that the Japanese just have more advanced exclamation point technology than us.

By: Doohickie

Doohickie — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:32:31 -0800

I used to be a Disney character So.... how do ya like real life? Was animation more fun?

By: Elsbet

Elsbet — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:06:22 -0800

:P Animation was much more fun. No boring desk job and I got paid to be adored. Seriously, growing up in the parks makes this girl look perfectly normal. I'm not sure if that says more about her or me.

By: Bdave

Bdave — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:33:27 -0800

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By: sian

sian — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:14:32 -0800

NO! She made it friends-only! Anyone save it?

By: shawnj

shawnj — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:41:56 -0800

WTF???People Get Some Lives Direct hit!

By: shawnj

shawnj — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:46:41 -0800

More Japanity.