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( some of the links aren't nessicarily about Japanese things yet i thought people might be able to get ideas from them / know about them...also , of course , I / you may not like or agree with certain viewpoints and opinions from some sites...but I included them 'cause it's important to show both sides , no matter how stupid the other side may be. *laughs* I apoligize for any offensive stuff but some sites have some fun non-offensive material mixed in with their offensive stuff)
I apoligize if I've somehow offended anyone myself , it's not my intent. I simply like the word "otaku" and do not mean it in an offensive way...I understand the history behind it and I would either very carefully or ...more likely , never...use it if I ever get lucky enough to visit / live in Japan. Gomen nasai.

http://www.japanaradio.com/
( listen to japanese music if you have something like windows media player )
http://www.magmaheritage.com/
( pullips are very cute yet can be sexy at the same time which is why I'm adding them...plus I think they could make great inspiration for ren'ai games if you're having trouble thinking up characters ...*grins* )
http://www.animemusicvideos.org
( I think it's fun to listen to american music matched with anime )
http://www.shiptheweb.com/Gifts/Catalog ... _1698.html
http://furcadia.com/
( furcadia's patch / patchs archives has some anime and japanese related add ons )
http://www.genkigang.com/genkigang.html
http://otakuworld.com/
http://www.hottopic.com
http://anipike.com/
http://www.thisisblythe.com/
( Blythe are like scarier / uglier anime style dolls ..I love Pullips more...but am kinda interested in Blythe too since some of them are a bit nicer looking than other blythes )
http://www.japanesesnacks.com/
http://www.animelyrics.com/
http://thesims.ea.com/index_flash.php
( the sims has quite a few japanese and anime related add ons...you just gotta know where to look or ....of course...use google to find 'em )
http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/
http://www.jlist.com/
http://www.asianmunchies.com/
http://www.theotaku.com/
http://www.ancientmoods.com/
http://www.otakuunite.com
http://www.bewildered-art.com/catgirls/
http://www.otakuezine.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/securit ... dtalk.mspx
( this one makes me giggle 'cause only idiots would use this ....as far as I know kids really don't use such terms...people are always jumping to the conclusion that somebody's a kid if they troll around but trust me that's not always the case and in my opinion it's ridiculous to assume so )
http://www.otakuunite.com/currentstatusofotaku.html
http://www.animesucks.net/
( I apoligize if listing certain types of sitenames is against some rule I was previously unaware of but then again it's not my fault if somebody has a stupid / slightly cussy or whatever site name. *winks* just "saying" )
http://www.hmotaku.net/
http://www.sykospark.net/raver/
http://www.hawaiianshop.com/popular_hawaiian_words.html
http://tcpotaku.tripod.com/
http://www.sykospark.net/
http://www.islandscene.com/glossary/
http://www.otaku.com
http://www.geelongartsalliance.org/art_ ... _home.html
http://www.naturalworlds.org/
http://www.engrish.com/
http://www.naturalworlds.org/thylacine/
( my favorite section at the naturalworlds site )
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish
( stupid but you take what you can get / find )
http://www.kutha.com/www/weirdscience/
( one of the funniest movies ever...also a way to get inspiration for a ren'ai idea )
http://www.darksites.com/evilplan.php
http://go.to/quirkyjapan
http://www.cheese.com/
http://www.wunderland.com/
( I mainly visit for the tarot section...I don't know much else about it but it also has a section about long hair...heh )
http://www.skittles.com/index.jsp
http://www.nonags.com/
http://www.krispykreme.com/
http://www.webtender.com/
http://www.vgmuseum.com/
http://community.sparknotes.com/
http://www.live365.com
http://howstrange.com/
http://animenation.net
http://www.brettb.com/rot13_encoding_with_asp.asp
( I hate rot13 but it may be interesting to some people )
http://www.anime.net/~kens/
http://www.snopes.com/
http://www.antagonia.net/invisible/IKL.htm
http://www.emotioneric.com/
http://anipike.com/
http://www.boogiejack.com/
http://100megsfree.com/qkara/links.htm
http://www.chachich.com/mdchachi/jpizza.html
http://www.gamealbum.com/keyword/japanese/
http://www.chachich.com/mdchachi/
http://www.askasia.org
http://www.japantimes.co.jp

( ok... I'm tired of typing and stuff , so if you want more ...research something yourself via google / better yet , add what you find to this thread! *winks and laughs* )

http://www.allthingskawaii.net/ (a directory of cute stuff, what more could you want)

http://www.csusm.edu/anime/ (fantastic anime gallery)

http://phoenix.cyril.com/index.html (anime spoofs of eastern films/tv)

http://xe.com/ucc/ (currency convertor... for when you're purchasing anime stuff abroad =p )

Some more fun stuff:
Anime News Network
Fansview - Anime convention Schedule
Portrait Illustration Maker
Matrix M - Cell Phone Ring Tones and Games
Good Tutorials - Photoshop tutorials
Kyodai Mahjongg Game

I'll add more later...

[looks at kara's list of sites] hey, I know some of those sites (actually, two to be exact). I have an account for the sims 2 (which I've removed to save space.), however, it's not MegamanZ... somebody stole that name already ! as far as the animelyrics.com site, there's a couple songs on there that I'm waiting for someone to translate (such as "GARAKUSII*Bang!Bang!" AKA "Galaxy*Bang!Bang!"). I hate being Japanese illiterate. this is why. (granted, I have a patched version of love hina advance on my computer, but I already 100% the game before finding the IPS file.)

Just found something fun: Art.com ArtPad.

It's like Oekaki except no membership needed and it has a little less features but all in all, pretty good. Here's somthing I did: http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?iel3hy1eu5hs

very nice...Little bit too much time on your hands but very nice...anyone in particular or your own ceation....kinda looks like someone from suikoden....(I just got the artbook from suikoden 4....very nice)

lol This didn't take me that long. Whenever I rough sketch something, it goes pretty fast. When we're talking final versions especially CGs, though, that's when it takes a bit longer...

Anyways, she's something I just doodled from the top of my head. I guess you could place her in Suikoden. She does fit the warrior/knight type. How's the Suikoden 4 artwork, btw (aside from "very nice")? One of these, I mean to get my hands on the Suikoden 2 artbook - maybe even Suikoden 3 as well.

Aww, no tinami love?

http://www.tinami.com

For a daily dose of lovely arts.

There's http://www.gameha.com too, but it's a little more sloppy and harder to navigate if you don't know the language (IMO). Also, it's got more porn, which is a good or a bad thing, depending.

The art in suikoden four is better than two but worst than 3.

All the characters look sooooo plain...I could not tell if i was suppose to recrute them or not...Their is really nothing to compare them to because it takes place before suikoden 1..so their is only 3 repeating characters.

http://drowtales.com/

it's a manga-style webcomic. this is how I came across this comic... I haven't read much of it but based on the flash and what little I've seen, it seems to be good quality stuff.

I love drowtales but wish they'd get somebody else to write for them if they aren't going to try and improve themselves...I mean the artist(s) ...and I know it's weird , but I use "them" when I don't know the gender. I think alot of people do that but I'm not sure...anyway , I also hate the term drow...but I also hate "dark elf" and I can't come up with anything better sounding myself. It's annoying.

wats going on here

I quote from the first post:

some of the links aren't nessicarily about Japanese things yet i thought people might be able to get ideas from them / know about them

Basically - links of pages you think are fun and/or informative to others.