11 Last Minute Anime Fan Christmas Gift Ideas
#1. "Vintage" Manga
Go to HalfPrice Books or any book resale shop where people sell their lightly used manga, AKA "Vintage" and affordable fan gifts!
#2. Anime Subscriptions
What better way to help our fellow fans (and the industry) this holiday season than getting them subscriptions to anime and drama streaming sites or apps! Here are a few:
1. Crunchyroll (Anime)
2. Dramafever (Dramas)
3. Viki (Dramas)
4. Hulu (Anime + Dramas)
#3. Hot Topic
Let's be honest, you don't have money for extra shipping, so just go to your local Mall that has a Hot Topic (they always do) or something similar and check out the anime apparel and accessories selection, it's not bad! And the Goth's hanging out there are really nice.
#4. Anime Convention Badge
For all the convention enthusiasts, nothing is more heartfelt than a friend buying their badge ahead of time and planning to go together. If you know their convention plans, it would be a nice surprise! AnimeExpo, anyone?
#5. Fabric Store Gift Card
Your cosplay friends will ALWAYS appreciate any help towards covering fabric costs, so if you know their local fabric store they shop at, throw them a few bucks via gift card. There will be lots of happy tears.
#6. Anime Home Baked Cookies
So you don't have lots of cash, but you aren't half bad baking sweets? Then bake a batch of simple cookies and decorate them with a favorite anime theme! Get some cute cookie tins or bags and BAM, great gift. And yummy too!
#7. Pocky
Got a few dollars and a grocery store with a fantastic international section? POCKY. EVERYONE LOVES POCKY. There are like a million flavors and they are super cute.
#8. Anime Playlists
So you can't bake, you don't have lots of time, but you have AMAZING taste in music? Make your friends an awesome anime music playlist. Whether you put it together on Youtube, Soundcloud, burned on a CD or flashdrive, or even sent through iTunes (you can buy albums and sent them as gifts), everyone loves great music!
#9. Personalized Fan Fiction
So, you can't bake, have no taste in music, have no money, but you're really good at writing. Two words. FAN. FICTION. Take your friend down a personalized storyline of their own. Maybe they pair up with their favorite Waifu/Husbando? Maybe it's a harem? Maybe they get magic powers and have to save the world? Who knows! It's up to you! ***Extra points for making a drama CD to go with it, all voiced by YOU. ;D
#10. Photoshop Ships
No, not boats. SHIPS. Noun/Verb: the process of taking your two favorite characters that are not love interests in the manga or anime and pair them up. So, yeah. I'm sure plenty of fans dream of the day they can purchase their favorite ship print online, so make it easy and do it for them. Lots of happiness there. Oh and here are some pro tips on that.
Of course if you're bad at photoshopping and they have a popular ship, you can look for an artist online who sells prints of the ship and BEG for expedited shipping.
