Gainax AF.

Take her to paladinner and a movie?

(Sorry.)

I honestly think this makes a pretty good fit.

Castlevania’s flashy, ornate aesthetic and over-the-top dramatics could transition nicely to the stage.

Like, imagine the WHAT IS A MAN monologue being belted out from centerstage under a spotlight and accompanied by organ music.

This is the kind of magazine page that 90s-kid-me would stare at for hours fantasizing over. Even looking at it now, it’s surprisingly easy for me to ignore the objective technical limitations and get hyped.

Side note: can we talk about that 1ST PC GUN on the mid-left there? Dude…

I never tasted a more delicious pizza than the personal pan pepperoni I earned from absolutely crushing the Book-It program. That big holographic button, covered in achievement stars. The pizza. Pure bliss.

GOOD.

That was wonderful.

Of course they can’t find them.

They all shipped out on the (ever-important) Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B.

Kind of the opposite, actually, lol.

I hunted it down online to wear at a convention. I cosplayed Holland and had the shirt on beneath my track jacket and yellow scarf.

It warms my heart whenever I see Eureka Seven brought up.

Now I gotta dig out my Gekkostate t-shirt…