All I ever needed to know in life, I Learned From Anime. These were my favorites:

• When you die, make a long speech, and don’t finish the last sentence.
• Snow means love.
• Cherry blossoms mean nostalgia.
• Everyone wants to conquer Japan.
• The good guy has the blue glow.
• Teachers have excellent aim with small objects.
• Romance never comes simpler than in a triangle.
• The secret for an impossibly tangled love triangle? Put them all in the same house.
• You can do anything to the human body as long as you hit the right pressure point.
• All young children can pilot mecha — you just need to give them a few days.
• It is possible to incorporate martial arts into any aspect of life.
• The psychic girl is the one with the really cool mark on her forehead.
• A moment of truth is always punctuated by a sudden gust of wind.
• When women are sent out to fight the bad guys, there’s always a hunk busily watching over them, often in secret.
• The longer it takes to say what your punch is called, the less effective it is.
• The two-foot-tall geezer is someone to be feared.
• The rival in a love triangle is always a better cook.
• When a man and a woman tumble and fall together, his hands will always end up on her breasts.
• If a boy and a girl grew up together as next-door neighbors, then they’re made for each other.
• The coolest guys wear their hair over one eye, Veronica-Lake-style, or better yet, don’t let their eyes show at all.