Hopelessly Devoted to You

For everyone there is that thing that they are devoted to wholehearted. It could be a band, an artist, a tv show, an actor(ess), or in my case an anime franchise. Now, I say franchise specifically because franchise also includes all the different spin-offs that happen after the show has stopped production. No matter what product it is...

YOU MUST HAVE IT!!!

I know my brother does this with a couple of bands. He has to have EVERYTHING they've made. My wife has Hello Kitty. 

 I have my own addiction to Neon Genesis Evangelion. I have the series on DVD, the manga, and the two spin-offs that were released in the USA. There are about a million or more different products ranging from action figures, models, busts/figurines (some very racy) to other things like bike shorts, operating systems, and pachinko machines. There's even a amusment park, Fuji-Q Highland, that has a life sized entry plug, a 1:1 bust of Eva Unit-01, SEELE monoliths, and appropriate cosplay. I want to see their uniforms for that section of the park. The problem with this addiction is being in the USA, all the Eva stuff is in Japan.

Waaa waaa waaaaaaaa! (Trumpet Warble) For us Americanos.

When you see the new thing, it's like a spell is cast over you. You walk stiffly and directly to the object, stopping before it. You talk to the material possession and say, "I have money. Please come with me so that I may purchase you." You ceremonially march your way to the counter and trade hard working hours of sweat, tears, and blood for this thing that will grant you happiness. You love and enjoy that thing and put it with it's collective bretheran on the shrine to your impulsive pleasure, because you couldn't get it past your beloved without using the, "But it's a collectible!" line that they've heard from you so many times before.

As for me... As soon as I see something Eva related, I'm gonna get that itch to buy it. If my wife is with me, she'll get out a newspaper and say,

"No! (smack on the nose) No!" 

And I will still want it.

Please share any of your addictions in the comments!

Maybe I'll get that thing when she's not watching...