This holiday season, why not give the gift of Japanese gaming to those you love? No, seriously. Why not?

If you are giving a video game gift later this year, there's a chance you'll be wrapping up a copy of Call of Duty or Nintendo's NES Classic. You may be dutifully satisfying a request for Overwatch or doling out for PlayStation VR. This is what people will ask for. Maybe you'd like to toss in a surprise?

Shopping for the anime-curious? Need a quick, but special, gift for your friend who finds the whole "anime" thing confusing and intriguing? Maybe she's seen half an episode of Cowboy Bebop and thought it was pretty sick. Or he lets out a little "squee...!" when he sees your plush collection.

The Lego lovers in your life probably aren't wanting for little plastic bricks. While adding to the pile is a quick and easy method for marking them off your gift list, why not show off your own creativity by thinking outside of the blocks?

Hopefully, there is a special someone (or at least a someone you're obligated to buy holiday gifts for) in your life that is into board games. If so, don't buy them board games! Buy them cool stuff that helps them store or organise their board games, they will like that better.

It's actually not always that easy to just buy a video game console. Almost every console on offer comes bundled with some game or other. That's not a bad thing, of course, but it can make the process of picking out a gift a little tricky.

Are you shopping for an anime fan and have no earthly idea what this "anime" thing is -- much less what he or she would like? Or perhaps you know what they like and are looking at your options. Either way, don't worry. We're here to help.