Wow! This whole thread is hilarious, and so true. I was indeed one of those scrubby-anime-loving middle-school geeks who wanted to go Japan strictly because of the mystique.
But this shouldn't define me as one of those mindless wanna-be's
I DO WANT TO LIVE IN JAPAN! I've taken Japanese for four years and I went to Japan summer of 07'- both backpacking and a short stay at Takefu High School as a san-nensei na ryuugakusei
I plan on applying for the JET program and eventually working for an English Language publication based somewhere in Japan.
Just proves that some anime geeks have a grip on reality.
