This is a personal wish list primarily to be used by my family and friends. I choose to host it on my website so that it can be easily shared and updated. If you are a random visiter then thanks for visiting but theres not much interesting here.
introduction
First of all, thank you for taking the time to look at and read this. I appreciate you putting in effort to try to get me something I like. I try to be as direct as possible in this list so I feel it occasionally comes off as demanding or greedy or insulting to past gifts so I want to say that I am grateful just for you wanting to get me something.
general guidelines
Despite having pretty common interests I am a bit picky with the exact types of merchandise and style of goods I typically get. Here are a few general guidelines that hopefully express what makes me like certain items and how to determine if I would like an item.
- Keep it Neutral and Simple - I don't like strong colors.
- Quality over Quantity - I don't like having lots of small cheap items.
- I have Preexisting Preferences - For example, I write a lot but I only use Leuchtturm notebooks of specific colors. If I received a new book to write in that wasn't that type I likely would never use it.
- Don't do Digital - I don't want digital media. A gift card for a digital movie or game store would be a bad gift.
- Look it Up - If you do not recognize or understand something written on this page, you can google it to see images of and information on it. Please don't just be like "I don't know what a Nihilego is you are so awful to shop for!!!" because you can easily learn what that is.
things i like
- Games - I collect video games. There are some games I want because I have never played them before and some I want because I like them but only have a digital copy. You can find games on the big list of items I want, or you can ask me directly and I can provide you with specific lists. Keep in mind games can be expensive so they may not make the best gift.
- Figures - I collect figures, kind of. I used to collect lots but that became overwhelming so now I only want ones I really like or smaller ones, like nendoroids.
- Pokemon - I like Pokemon games and merch of my favorite Pokemon.
Notable favorites include: Minior (specifically blue core), Nihilego, Corsola,
Alolan Vulpix, Glaceon, Jirachi, Porygon, and lots more. I wouldn't even say
those are my exact top picks and my preferences change constantly. Make sure you
are confident I like the Pokemon species if getting me merch of them. Here is an
image of some miscellaneous Pokemon I like that I might update from time to
time:
- Splatoon - I really like this game series and collect the artbooks, but merch of it isn't really my style as it can be pretty busy.
- Deltarune - Another game I like but for reasons similar to Splatoon, don't like much merch of. There are physical soundtracks, piano score books, and nendoroids that would be nice to have though.
- Hollow Knight/Silksong - Same as Above.
- Hatsune Miku - I don't really collet Miku merch anymore but I
like her nendoroids and there may be some figures in my big list. Most figures I
would want are going to be really expensive though so probably not the best
gift. Please don't get me lots of cheap merch because, again, it stresses me out
to have too many little things. Here are some images of Miku figures I like:
the big list
I have a spreadsheet I use to keep track of things I want or plan to buy at some point. It includes prices and direct links to where I plan on purchasing them for most things on it. I can send it to you directly if you ask. I made it as wide as possible but it is still hard to see. If you are on a phone you can zoom in. If on a computer you can make it full screen or download it directly using the pdf menu at the bottom.