[aristottle19]

Hey guys!

The day is finally here! If you are here in LA overnight, come and hang out with us! We’d like to get to know you all if we can before the trip!

Natalie, Andelyn and I (Greg) will be at Brewsters in the Four Points Sheridan, playing games like Munchkin, Channel A, and Boss Monster. Just look for the girl with the giant 3.14 pi t-shirt and the dude in the Colorado T-shirt. We’re done there right now! Come and play and socialize!!!

[aristottle19]

Name: Greg Loustalet (lou-sta-le) “it’s French”

From: Denver, Colorado

What brings you to the tour?: My wife and I met and bonded over Japanese culture (we met at an Anime club in College.) and the desire to go was on both of our bucket lists. We desperately wanted to do this before we had children.

Looking forward to: I’m all about SquareEnix so Artina is going to be a dream. Also I’m a big fan of hot springs out here and everyone I know whose gone to Japan at one time or another raves about Onsen.

What’s on your desk?: A bamboo plant, my steampunk gamemat/mousepad, FFXIV printouts for crafting rotations. Vitamins, a TEEN TITANS GO! Raven bobblehead (limited edition white) an oversized 20-sided life counter die, my High School Graduation tassle. Vitruvius from the Lego Movie, a cup full of pens and a picture of my wife and I.

Recent Anime: Started watching Log Horizon season 2, finished Kill la Kill since I Loooooooooove Gurren Lagann, Sword Art online, Tiger and Bunny, and recently picked up watching Basquash again. (Really unknown, but Really friggan good.)

Anything else?: I like games of all sorts, (tabletop, video, and some card.) To our neighbors from up North, my wife and I are Die-hard hockey fans so please hang with us a lot.

and now….my wife!

Name: Andelyn Loustalet (Ann-duh-lin) – it’s easier to just call me Andie!

From: born in Dallas, TX, but I’ve been a Colorado girl for about 20 years now!
So… technically Denver then.

What brings you to the tour?: JAPAN! Oh… and JAPAN! And onsens, and Akihabara and Kobe and Osaka, and JAPAN! And anime and video games and nerdiness. I’ve been obsessed with anime (Sailor Moon stole my heart back in the day!) since I was very young, and was a chief officer of the Colorado State Univ. college Anime/Japanese culture club, and we had over 100 members! So this is honestly a dream come true. Bucketlist, before we have kids, etc, there are many reasons. I’ll apologize in advance, I might weep… ALOT while we are there because I just can’t friggin’ believe we are in Japan.

Looking forward to: Onsen… DEFINITELY. Akihabara, temples, meeting new people, Tokyo tower, Ghibl, JOYPOLIS (omg!), and just hanging out and meeting a lot of super awesome new nerd friends that we can just fanboy/fangirl out together.

What’s on your desk?: Speakers, headphones, Naruto figurines, pictures, Archer drinking game glasses, coupons, lotion, mail, a Rooster teeth poster, a top heavy Brolly figurine, lots of crap.

Recent Anime: Recently went back through Ouran High School Host club again, and got a friend to watch Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (honestly one of the best shows EVER), watched through Sword Art Online, but only season 1. Watched Princess Jellyfish about a year or so ago, and remarathoned Lovely Complex last year. Also still watching Sailor Moon Crystal (for those who said ‘don’t judge me’, never fear, in the name of the moon, we will punish you! -so does Natalie-)

Anything else?: Ask me about my nerdy anime tattoos! And I’m a big sports buff too, but I’ll not be paying a lick of attention to any sports while we are there. But seriously, I’m going to be crying ‘happy tears’ probably more than I can control. But I won’t make it so I’m around everyone and make them feel super uncomfortable. I’ll carry around shoujo sparkles so when I cry it looks prettier.
<3!

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