I watch it. This show is still ongoing in the U.S. and in Japan. At this time, no American has yet to achieve Total Victory.

I used to be a bit into lucid dreaming, though I never got too far. I bought a book on it that I never finished and kinda just abandon it after a while. I guess it would be cool to start exploring that again.

In my experiences, Japanese tend to be more judgmental against anyone who aren't Japanese or white. That being said, I know quite a few people (black) who are married to Japanese. So with all that said, don't be afraid, the people who judge and hate based on skin color are a minority here in Japan. You will have more issues than I have I believe.

This is truly hard, because I grew up on the SNES and still play SNES games (see my YouTube channel, sorry, shameless plug). FFVI is definitely up there, but so is Tetris Attack, Street Fighter II: Turbo, and Yoshi's Island just to name a few.