Akira is the first anime I've seen in this thread. I've seen it dozens of times myself; sticking to just anime I could add Ghost in the Shell, Perfect Blue, and Princess Mononoke.
Giving yourself a pep talk in the car before even heading into the store, taking a few deep breaths, and clenching with everything you have while trying to look like you're walking casually.
I think the bigger issue would still be supply. If they sell out of controllers from people buying them for their Deck/PC, they may not have enough for the Machines, delaying them further.
I remember when I dumped my Tandy CoCo 3... Learned BASIC from analyzing code I typed by hand from magazines. Had a C64 & an Atari SE as well, but used the CoCo the most.
Landing is the easiest part of flying. Landing & walking away is the difficult part.