 Hey everyone, I'm just making this video to share some really exciting news I just received. Last month the official Dragon Quest Twitter account hosted a special contest based on Dragon Quest VIII to commemorate August 8th 2018 and the huge impact Dragon Quest VIII had on the Western DQ fanbase. The contest required you to show your love for Dragon Quest VIII as well as the entire Dragon Quest franchise through fanart, pictures of your collection and other types of photos. The contest ended on August 8th and they spent the time judging it to decide who the 8 finalists would be. To be honest, I was very impressed with a few of the entries I saw. This great scene in the DQ fanbase show off these really amazing looking collections in fanart. Some of the collections even made me a bit jealous if you'd believe it. But last week I actually got the most exciting message my Twitter DMs. I'm one of the winners. Yeah, I actually did it. The official Dragon Quest Twitter sent me this message, I couldn't believe it myself. So you may be wondering what my submission was and what the prize will be. First off, my submission was only really a part of my collection. I have a lot of posters, magazine clippings and figurines based on DQ, but I only submitted my game collection, my fanart I made over the years, and my Yuji Hori autograph from Anime Expo. Quite a few people were impressed that I had multiple copies of some of the games. I actually own four copies of the original NES Dragon Warrior, three copies of Dragon Warrior I and II for the Game Boy, four copies of Dragon Warrior III for the Game Boy Color, and four copies of Dragon Quest VIII for the PS2. I also own a special demo disc for DQ VIII that I got in a Shonen Jump magazine way back in 2005. So anyway, the prize is supposedly a Slime Plushie which I shockingly do not own yet, and an A2 Dragon Quest VIII poster signed by Yuji Hori. So I'm getting a poster signed by Yuji Hori. This couldn't get any better, wow. So yeah, I'll definitely keep you guys updated and we're without a doubt going to be doing an unboxing of the prize when it arrives later on. So look forward to that. Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.