The year has flown by so quick - lots of fun things and life obstacles were experienced thus far, but In the end I enjoyed it! A lot was picked up and enjoyed and I appreciate you guys reading all the love I poured out onto my Substack newsletter!
This month features walks down memory lane, some fun and funky clothing items, gaming memorabilia and lots of manga to read! Sit back, put on your slippers and get cozy while you read this months pickups! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
🎮💙Project Diva F2nd for PS3
There’s nothing better than a great rhythm game and the Project Diva series has to be one of the pioneers in the genre! This copy came out on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita back in 2014, but the US never received the PS3 port due to the PS4 releasing around the same year and the US market being past it. I originally copped the PS Vita version around that time and have many fond memories of playing songs like “Melt” and “ Hello, Worker” - cementing my fascination with VOCALOID music today! I purchased this at Half-Price books and realized I’ve never seen a PS3 game import at my location and seeing this on the shelf brought back lots of memories. Fortunately the PS3 is region free, so I was able to play it and shuffle through menus in Japanese text - eventually getting to the track list and jamming to some classic Vocaloid music. Miku and friends will always be my favorite.💙
The balloon pant silhouette can seem daunting at first, but in my eyes it’s very elegant and provoking because of its voluminous shape that pairs so well casually and formally! I opted for the black pair of course for the versatility because lately I’ve loved wearing any bottom that exceeds a 10 inch leg opening and these are that! I got these on sale during Black Friday off of the website for a really good price.
🧢Happy 99 ThreadTek Camo Beanie and CLIO Fitted Hat
MAN I love me some HEADWEAR! I’ve worn many different types, but something about beanies and fitted hats never grabbed me UNTIL I saw these from yet again - Happy99! The abstract pattern and unwound thread really peaked my interest and even better - it is reversible. One side is all thread and the other side features the cute Happy99 characters all over. It’s been so cold, so I’m glad I now have a beanie to keep me nice and warm!
The hat is made of denim and features lots of small details that are nods to the infamous New Era 59/50 cap that so many know and love. Front and center shows one of their cute characters and is surrounded by stars and piping details throughout the seams. Can’t wait to style this hat!
🐥🐶🙈🐱🌸Vintage PLAYSTATION Characters Strap and Charms + Sunny Funny Wind-up Toy
During the late 90s/early 2000’s, Sony had many cute and well known mascot characters like Parappa the Rapper, the Ape Escape monkeys, the face of Sony of Japan - Toro and so much more! These charms came from a McDonalds collaboration with PlayStation that featured ALOT of cute merchandise revolving around the previously mentioned characters and a cute Chocobo from the Final Fantasy series. The reason I acquired these is because I wanted to ask my significant other to make me a necklace with Parappa who is very good at making jewelry ( you guys should totally follow her and her jewelry account *wink wink*)
Another reason I decided to cop these is because they came bundled together with another item for a great price, so now I also have this very cute wind up toy of Parappa’s friend Sunny Funny! If you wind her up, she does a very cute dance and looks great on top the next item I’m about to talk about.
📺💞🐱Hello Kitty CRT TV
Oh how the thrift gods graced me with one of my grail CRT’s because this has to be one of my favorite finds to date. Me and my GF frequent a local thrift every week just to see what we can find and this time I got caught slipping - only glancing above the offerings at the electronics department and I’m so glad she pointed it out while I was in the clothing isle. this 13 inch e-girl’s dream of a TV features an all pink shell with Hello Kitty decals in front, an extremely cute UI that features Hello Kitty in the menus, volume bar and even the channel numbers are branded with the Sanrio superstar! Now my Melee sessions can look as cute as the combos taking place.
📚⛓️👑Princess Jellyfish and Chainsaw Man Manga Sets
I have to thank my GF for getting me lots manga this Christmas - adding to the ever-growing collection atop a bookshelf. These two series have been on my wish-list of manga I want to have for two different reasons. For Chainsaw, I wanted the set because I had already finished the manga due to a homie letting me borrow them and it became one of my favorites. For Princess Jellyfish, I’ve always wanted to read it because I had finished watching the anime adaptation years ago and loving it so much, but unfortunately it ended abruptly and never continued with the source material. Years later, I can now finally finish one of my favorite anime ever! The Princess Jellyfish box set came with a beautifully illustrated box that holds the nine volumes and it came with a keychain and poster! Now that I have all this manga, I have a lot of reading ahead of me!