Is it ok for adults to collect toys?

- His mum got rid of all his Ninja Turtle toys. 

- 'Makes me happy' 

- Grabbing a part of your childhood and keeping it with you. 

- Toys remind you of your childhood. 

- In Japan they tell you to be more childlike. 

- Manga's really popular in Japan. Advertisements are in cartoon. 

- In Western culture you're told to grow up 

- Adults go to see animation movies. "Socially normal at any age". "So it's not normal to collect things to remind you of it?". 

- Connect with the people/characters in the movies. 

- Harry Potter/Star Wars you grow up with them. 

- Memorialise connection 

- Funko Toys aged as 17 and above. Some say 14

- As an adult you want something more creative and different. As a child they don't particularly care about the art gone into a toy. 

- "Im' happier because I have toys". "If you're happier you're going to be a better person." 

- "Funko have so many genres that you can collect. It's just like a big family". 

- 'Being open to things makes you a smarter person. And a better person" 

Nerd Therapy (2013) Is it ok for adults to collect toys? Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKjuUATGEFs (Accessed: 26 October 2015).