Rui's column! Hey! Kon-nichi-wa! Or ohayou-gozaimasu! Or maybe kon-ban-wa! My name is Rui. I am a production artist at TOKYOPOP and I am a JP Manga/Anime OTAKU! Yes I am! And you are??
I apologize that it took such a long time to choose because it was a very difficult selection...But finally!
We decided on 3 people who have the strongest OTAKU spirit in the U.S.A!
OK! Here you GO!

And those are their OTAKU ROOMS!!!









I am really really impressed and felt strong OTAKU spirit from those rooms.
I said "No One Can Beat Me!!!" in my article #6 but...
They did It!! Amazing!!!
Not only them but also there are a lot of great great rooms from all around U.S.A and I really want to share those with you.
If it happens, it's going to be awesome right?
So, for the next step!! I created a CLAN "Show Your OTAKU Room" !!
Join the clan and show your OTAKU room more!!
Thank you very much for enjoying this contest and...
See you next time!
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oh-meh-god!!!!! o3o thats crazy
FUNNYBUGG
2009-07-23 13:10:12
OH MY GOSH!!! THESE GUYS ARE SOOOO GOOD!!! THEY'RE A PRO AT COLLECTING OTAKU AND ANIME!!!! THESE GUYS MUST'VE SAVE A LOT OF MONEY FOR ALL OF THESE!
ZKHA
2009-07-11 11:57:27
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2940698&l=3c328ac5cb&id=623358326 This one, right? Yeah! I really want to watch this anime! :) It looks really fun! Yeah, Comic-Con is gonna be insane! I was told that I have to bring in a Application for next year's small press booths... -_- It's so complicated! But AX is fun, and I had fun bringing my art to everyone!
SYKOEENT
2009-07-07 22:07:05
xenvyloverx is glad that they (he or she) isn't that much of an otaku, and I'm very happy to be "that much of an otaku" =D So we're both happy in the end, right? SYKOEENT! I'm pretty sure I bought something from your booth =D I got back to the hotel after commissioning a picture of the anime "Maria Holic" from either you or your brother (Well, I think that's who it was...). I would have said something except I didn't realize the connection until a lot later, when I opened a "Blade of the Dawn" (I think that's what it is...) book I bought from the booth and the E-mail included "SykoeEnt" in it. Unfortunately, Comic-Con's too far for me to go, but I really enjoyed the book and the sketch I commissioned =D
SHINIGAMIYOKO
2009-07-07 21:33:18
XENVYLOVERX, lol. No life? I'm actually in the entertainment industry. Sorry, I own you, like forever. Trust me, you've bought my stuff, and if you haven't, you've at least seen it and someone in your family has bought my stuff. But more on the fun stuff rather than dealing with jealous nobodies... SHINIGAMIYOKO, I had a blast at Anime-Expo!!! I couldn't leave my table very much, so I wasn't able to buy too much :( I did buy a lot of Haruhi stuff though, but yeah, it was really fun! Are you going to Comic-Con in San Diego?
SYKOEENT
2009-07-07 11:17:28
All of the rooms are great in their own ways. if you want to check out some cool rooms visit dannychoo.com
DRAGONFIRE1956
2009-07-04 15:29:04
hmmm... don't you think your words are a bit harsh, xenvyloverx? I mean, I agree with you to an extent, yes... there is a fine line between fandom, obsession and outright insanity... but everyone is free to live their lives the way they choose and pursue what makes them happy in their own way... and, as long as they're not hurting anyone (which... I fail to see how collecting anime merchandise, probably over a span of many, many years (not like they go and buy -all- that stuff in a day...) hurts anyone) I'm just saying... there's no need to be so harsh about it. of course, that being said, you're also entitled to your own opinion... as I am to mine. I'm just saying...
OTAKUNEKO
2009-07-04 10:37:50
"awesome rooms"? You've gotta be sh*tting me! I'm glad I'm not THAT much of an anime otaku! I read manga everyday, and I've got my own collection and merch, but those aren't rooms... they're cluttered areas of testaments to wasted money (good burning material too). (can somebody say "no life?") Anyway, I like riversoblood's the best because it at least LOOKS CUTE, it's simple and decorative, and someone can sleep easily in it. It actually serves a purpose of a room and it doesn't send too bad of a message (like the slightly inappropriate third room) or give a bad name to those who like manga/anime.
XENVYLOVERX
2009-07-03 20:18:18
Holy muther of god U see all tham dame manga books. And wow thows uther rooms are amazing. Looks like im going to up my game in my otako room dame that was alot of anime 4 one room.
JELLION
2009-06-30 23:09:51
I'm also going to Anime Expo 2009, so like SkyoeEnt, my room should be more cluttered afterwards... (Man, I need nice shelves like SkyoeEnt has) Also I accidentally added an extra "f" in riversoblood's name in my last comment so I apologize for that T_T
SHINIGAMIYOKO
2009-06-30 11:46:55
SkyoeEnt, your room(s) is amazing!!! So many figures, and lots of Haruhi Suzumiya is always good =D I love the large doll in riversofblood's pictures!! I have a feeling you're also an avid cosplayer from the pictures. Congratulations everyone =)
SHINIGAMIYOKO
2009-06-30 10:06:43
Gratz everyones! Here is a link to more pics of my stuff in Southern Cali! My Nor Cali collection's pics are old and were done on an older digi-am, so I won't post it... but here's the stuff! http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=120656&id=623358326&l=c00c141169 I'll have more stuff right after Anime-Expo and even more after Comic-Con!!! Have fun, BUY MORE THINGS!!!!
SYKOEENT
2009-06-29 22:19:34
GEEZ...that puts anything I could do to shame...CONGRADS GUYS!
BECCANLARGO21
2009-06-29 19:43:20
WOW!! those are AWESOME rooms!!
TSONGAI
2009-06-29 19:35:34