The dark side of anime rears its ugly head whenever you atart watching too much anime. It is not really evil, it just feeds on the weakness of human nature. Yes, from GI JOE to Jurrassic Park , even Japanese Animation is not immune to the defilement of merchandising.
Japanese anime oozes with goodies that are based from the shows themselves.
Yes folks, I am talking about Dolls , Models , Posters , Pencilboards , Stationary , Clothing , Backpacks , Stickers , heck, even Bath Towels . All these everyday household items made special by having the face of your favorite anime character on it. As a true fan of anime, you see items and immediately start to drool. But hey it could be worse, there are these plastic things called cels . One of a kind art on plastic that was really used in the naime you saw.