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Anime fans usually own the hoodie and the poster already, so the best gifts go one step further: a book about the studio they love, a model to build while the next episode loads, a manga to start before the anime catches up. Here are the ones we’d wrap.
Patch note v3.4: started a new series “just to see.” Seen. All of it.
For the Ghibli fan
Protocol’s pick: Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works. A big illustrated guide to every Studio Ghibli feature film, with art and production details. It belongs on a coffee table, which Protocol has already measured.
For anyone who likes to build things
Lag’s pick: Bandai HG RX-78-2 Gundam (1/144). The original Gundam as a snap-together model kit, no glue or paint required. An evening of building, and then a robot on the shelf. Lag approves of robots on shelves.
For the nostalgic
Lag’s pick: Tamagotchi Original. The 90s virtual pet, back in its original form. It needs feeding, cleaning and attention at inconvenient times. Lag relates.
For the one who wants to read ahead
Protocol’s pick: Spy x Family, Vol. 1. A spy, an assassin and a telepathic kid pretend to be a normal family, and only the kid knows everyone’s secrets. A strong first manga for anyone who’s only watched the anime, and volume one is all you need to wrap.
For ramen night
Protocol’s pick: A ramen bowl set with chopsticks and spoons. Big bowls, proper spoons, and a reason to stop eating noodles out of the pot during a marathon. A small upgrade to every episode.
House Log
PROTOCOL: Your Tamagotchi is beeping.
LAG: It’s hungry.
PROTOCOL: It has been hungry for three days.
LAG: So have I. We understand each other.
Be right there. Probably.