- kid- obsessed with video games
- still am, but I was then too
- free time playing
- couldn’t play? reading magazines
- from a very young age, I realized that, to see into the future of video games, go to Japan
- led me to, as a child, being obsessed with Japan and Japanese culture
- still am, but I was then too
- wanted to go but had no way to get there
- I tend to cycle through my obsessions, and my obsession with Japan recently resurfaced
- Daughter has gotten hooked on anime and manga
- Been going to the kinokuniya regularly
- watching anime together
- recently started playing Yakuza
- most interesting part: walking around and exploring the city
- this rekindled obsession coincided with vacation
- first of any length in a while
- decided to go to Japan
- can’t travel there now unless you have business to conduct
- I was able to get around this thanks to my love for video games
- what you’re thinking:
- high-powered business man
- probably has a deal to do some work with some video game company
- Go! Go! Nippon! My first trip to Japan
- takes the form of a visual novel (describe)