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Echø
Joined: 25 Feb 2011
Posts: 9
Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:42 am
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Do I have to write a book about myself??
Well I'll be a little les wall-of-text and a little more to the point... my real name is Kyle, I'm 18 and I love manga.
I'm actually an avid fan of not only manga but also anime, video games, soccer, basketball, football, parkour, movies and music. I try to have an even balance between physical prowess and mental capacity but it doesn't always work out that way haha.
I'm into the whole "dark" thing that seems to have, in the last decade, spiralled out of control to this huge thing that everyone wants to do and everything should be dark or gothic or whatever, but really it takes skill to have something be done dark and well done.
Some of my favorite things(in general to give you an idea of who I am): Fight Club. Biomega. Dead Space. Christopher Nolan. Three Days Grace. Gotcha Force. Crash Bandicoot. My church. My friends. Chameleons. My sister. Naruto(manga only please). Dragonball. Cloverfield. Star Wars Clone Wars miniseries. Samurai jack.
There ya go. Thats me in a nutshell. I hope you all are welcoming and I enjoy my stay here
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Thorn of Camorr
Joined: 20 Feb 2011
Posts: 36
Location: Texas
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:09 pm
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Echø wrote: |
Some of my favorite things(in general to give you an idea of who I am): Fight Club. |
Sir, you have just broken the first and second rule about Fight Club: Do not talk about Fight Club! Someone will be around shortly to take that which you hold most dear
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CrisGer A.A.
Joined: 26 Feb 2011
Posts: 170
Location: 世田谷区 Setagaya Ward
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:33 pm
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Name: Forum name CrisGer, my real name is Chris or Cris
Sex: Male
Profession: I am a professional Artist of some 40 years, a painter,also have done other forms of art, and am currently learning manga, and anime which brought me here.
Location: Small town in South west Colorado and Santa Barbara, CA
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 58
Ethnicity:Austrian, German and English
Religion: Zen
Pets: Ghost of my cat Max
Drink/Smoke: No not much, except Sake during GO, and no
Likes: art and creative work of all kinds, Anime, Manga, Even some Cosplay in various kinds, books, history, archaeology, 3D Worlds and game design, paradox, romance, and hopes and dreams, beauty, grace and fun.
Dislikes: Out of the Blue plot changes, Super powerful villans who magically take control of important characters because the writers could not come up with better ideas for transitions, squeaky girly voiced characters either male (Nergima) or female (Tessa in FMP), violence with no purpose, and cancelled series and or no completion of series that deserve them.
Favorite Full Metal Panic all of it, Black Lagoon, Last Exile, Moribito, Code Geass, Genshiken, both seasons
Favorite Manga: FMP, dont know much else yet.
Favorite Books: Lord of the Rings, (NOT the movies), C.S. Lewis, The Master of Go, The Tale of Genji, The Heiki Story, Shogun, the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia of Britannica, Wind in the Willows, the Swallows and Amazons series, A Moveable Feast, War and Peace, Prince Otto, Kidnapped, most of Jack Vance.
Favorite game: Oblvion, Anachronox, Omikiron Nomad Soul, Dreamfall, The Longest Journey, the Sakura Family, Morrowind
Favorite TV shows/Movies: Bleach, Inyuasha, Masterpiece Theatre reruns, esp Inspector Lewis, Inspector Morse, Miss Marple, NCIS, Stargate, The New Leaf, the Maltese Falcon, To Have and To Have Not, The Seven Samurai, Millenium Actress, Porco Rosso, Laputa, Island in the Sky, all of the Lupin III moives, Appleseed Deus Ex Machina, The Wings Of Honneamise
Favorite Drink: Sake, good sake esp.
Non-Alcoholic Drink: Grape Juice, Chai Tea, Green Tea, Hot Cocca
Favorite Foods:Miso and Rice for Breakfast, Sashimi or Sushi with any meal, Salad
Favorite Sites: Animenewsnetwork so far, need to learn more of the good anime sites.
Favorite Sport (to watch):Football (NOT american football), rowing, sailing.
Favorite Sport (to play):Swimming Walking, hiking, walking on the beach, body surfing, horseback riding, sailing, rowing
Favorite Music: Mozart, 1940s popular, 1930s popular Japanese, Celtic music esp irish pipes
Job: Artist and Research -Study of Modern Visual Culture (Anime, Manga, 3D worlds and games)
Hobbies: Video games and game design, 3D art, Manga and anime creation, sims of various kinds usually forms of transport, reading, social and ecology research and publishing, editing books, playing music.
Fun facts about me
I found the internet, virtual worlds and computers late in my own life, about 12 years ago..and have spent a LOT of time catching up. I find modern visual modes very intriguing and work to expand what we have and to learn about some of the amazing parts of it including Anime which is also a recent discovery for me.
I have been very limited for 8 years due to medical challenges so have had time to study anime and other things a lot, catching up and really enjoying it all.
Favorite Quotes: Why Not?
Capre Diem
Kaname - Souske how CAN you be so Stupid!
My first glimpse of Anime was a bit of Gundam 00 second season towrds the very end on a late night TV channel, after that, Moribito and Code Geass and i was hooked. It has taken years since then to catch up a bit, and I watch about 5 or 6 hours of anime a day if i can currently and have worked thru some of the major series including all of Bleach, InuYasha, and some of the major ones of the main genre over the past year....still have a LOT to learn but i have gradually slipped into being, for lack of a better work, otaku in my outlook, if not in my lifestyle, at least not completely. I look forward very much to being here as this forum and site has some of the best info on things current and happening which is a great interest of mine as I care a lot about the current and future state of anime. I think it is an amazing universe and deserves every support. I also hope to share and exchange ideas and discussion and research about series and individual titles with collegues who enjoy the same thing.
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Errinundra
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Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Posts: 6572
Location: Melbourne, Oz
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:03 pm
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@CrisGer A.A.,
From one 50-something to another - welcome. I enjoyed looking at your website.
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CrisGer A.A.
Joined: 26 Feb 2011
Posts: 170
Location: 世田谷区 Setagaya Ward
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:34 pm
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Hi there errinundra, thanks, nice to meet a fellow 'elder' - you can call me just Cris the CrisGer happened when i was trying to figure out my first forum nick years ago and just kinda stuck.
and thanks re the site, i have been fortunate to have something to do for work that is fun to share, and it led me here which is even better, for really for a visual person like me to find anime is like Christmas, New Years, Easter, Thanksgiving, Showa Day, Golden Week, and more.
It is great to find such amazing work in so many genres...and also great to find a site, forum and niche of the community here that is really tuned into what is happening with anime today. thanks again for the welcome in.
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Lucky_Smrt
Joined: 27 Feb 2011
Posts: 37
Location: Bijeljina, Bosnia
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:08 am
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Ok, kinda new here, just joined...so lets begin
Name: Lazarus
Sex: Male
Location: Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relationship status: Single
Age: 19
Ethnicity: Serb
Religion: Christian Orthodox
Drinks/Smoke: I rarely drink, only in company. I DO NOT smoke. And will not. Ever.
Likes: RTS games, RPG video games, music (a lot), reading books, walking, anime (LOL xD), manga, comics (it isn't the same) and etc...
Dislikes: Turbo Folk music. You should hear it. It hurts xD
Jokes aside, i really can't think of anything that i really don't like now...I am kinda open-minded to almost anything that's rational.
Favorite Anime: Death Note, Monster, Phantom, Requiem for the Phantom, Bleach, Blood+, Claymore.
Favorite Manga: I read only Bleach manga.
Favorite Books: I will mention only gernes here: Thriller, Detecctive, Action, Horror, Pscychological.
Favorite games: Starcraft, Diablo, Legacy of Kain
Favorite music: Gothic Metal, Metalcore, Alternative Metal/Rock
Hobbies: Video games, comics, anime, writing.
Fun facts: I'm a geek, creepy and socially withdrawn, so how fun is that?
So, nice to meet ya all
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Jers3YCense45
Joined: 02 Jan 2011
Posts: 1
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:38 am
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Name: Matthew Sean (part real/part fake) call me Matt
Sex: Male
Blood Type: B Pos
Location: Originally from New Jersey, now living in Texas but for the moment deployed to Iraq.
Marital Status: Single
Age: 24
Ethnicity: German, English, Scottish, Dutch, Irish, and have been told a little Native American too but I don't see it.
Religion: Methodist Protestant (non practicing. sometimes i go to church but thats once in a blue moon and its not a Methodist church anyway.)
Pets: Nope, wish I had one.
Drink/Smoke: Drinks socially and doesn't smoke
Likes: Basketball, movies, billiards (8-Ball,9-Ball), reading, running, working out, hanging out with friends, Zune (no iPod for me), music, anime, socially drinking and trying to pick up chicks, Xbox 360, politics news, economist Ludwig Von Mises
Dislikes: People who look down on me like their better than me. I show you respect, please show me respect.
Favorite anime: Cowboy Bebop, .hack//sign, Trigun, Star Ocean EX, The Boondocks, Armitage III, FLCL, Gun X Sword, Shinguru: Death Frenzy, Samurai Champloo, Memories, Yu Yu Hakusho
Favorite Manga: Now please don't hate me but I've never really got into manga. I've read some Cowboy Bebop and Trigun mangas but I really never got into it. If you could recommend any good ones for beginners, by all means. I don't mind looking into new things.
Favorite Books: Alaska, The Covenant, Liberty and Tyranny, Dark Tower books, Shutter Island, End the Fed,
Favorite game: Star Ocean 2: The Second Story, Dragon Warrior VII, Final Fantasy IX, Puzzle Quest, Mass Effect, Punch Out!, Destruction Derby 2, Resident Evil 2
Favorite TV shows: Sportscenter, The Shield, Bones, Leverage, X-Files,
Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Wall-E, The Dark Knight, Moon,
Favorite Drink: Screwdriver
Non-Alcoholic Drink: Water, orange juice
Favorite Foods: Pizza, anything Italian, Chinese, Wings, Breakfast
Favorite Sites: animenewsnetwork.com, newsbusters.org, mises,org, cnet,com, fanfiction.net, notalwaysright.com, gametrailers,com, snafu-comics.com,
Favorite Sport (to watch): Football, Basketball, UFC,
Favorite Sport (to play): Basketball
Favorite Music: The Game, Q-Tip, The Mercies, Adele, Artic Monkeys, Boxcar Racer, Bubba Sparxxx, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Chali 2na, Duffy, Etta James, Frank Sinatra, Flyleaf, Erykah Badu, Evanescene, Flobots, Gorillaz, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Wolfmother, Sun Kil Moon, Stone Mecca, Royce da 5 9, The Roots and Patrick Park. Some of my favorites.
Job: US Army
Hobbies: Writing short stories, board games, reading up on politics, barhopping, etc
Fun facts about Matt:
Arrow Drives one of the last Pontiac's made 2009 G5
Arrow Broke his wrist in 4th grade summer day camp
Arrow Was screwed out of going to Colombia
Arrow Favorite teams are: New Jersey Nets, New Jersey Devils, New York Jets, Philadelphia Phillies. College teams are Villanova and Rutgers.
Favorite Quotes:
Ludwig von Mises "There is no remedy for the inefficiency of public management."
James Michener "America is a nation with many flaws, but hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them."
Clint Eastwood "Criticism is nothing more than other people's opinion."
Paulo Cuelo "But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for."
Pictures: I do not have any pictures at the moment, I do not know excatly to upload them.
Well thats my introduction, I hope to meet some nice people here.
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CrisGer A.A.
Joined: 26 Feb 2011
Posts: 170
Location: 世田谷区 Setagaya Ward
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:35 pm
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Hi and welcome Jers3YCense45, I am brand new here too. Good to have you with us. Re pictures, you can get a free account at ImageShack and that will allow you to upload pics and then you just use the IP address of the picture, you can get a link thru their site or by right clicking on the pic and looking at the properties and then you post the link and high light it and use the Img button above the posting window.
Glad to have you with us, take care over there and thanks for the service. Much appreciated.
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
Forums Superstar
Joined: 14 Aug 2006
Posts: 16961
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:22 am
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Not really an introduction as more of a "Hi I'm bac" post. My intro is actually back on page 5 lol. Yea...that long ago heh. Actually my ORIGINAL intro is in a thread long gone but I digress heh. Been gone for a few months dealing with personal issues. Had to get a new job, deal with family issues including my father's bad health, and roommate issues. All of it, especially looking for a new job, took precedent over anime so I stopped watching it for the most part. Also gave up much of my online social networking as well. Got most of the family stuff dealt with (as much as possible anyways) and a new job (not what I wanted but it pays the bills) so I figured I could reward myself with getting back into watching anime and posting here. So hi....again heh.
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Aman_Amarth
Joined: 30 Jan 2008
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:56 pm
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Name: Rosa
Sex: female
Blood Type: no clue
Location: beith, UK
Marital Status: Single
Age: 25
Ethnicity:Maltese Canadian.
Religion: Latter Day Saint
Pets: none
Drink/Smoke: Drinks socially
Likes: surfing the web, asian music, anime, movies. and reading
Dislikes: too many to name,
Favorite anime:too many to name.
Favorite Manga (Light novels): never read a manga actually.
Favorite Books: The Wheel of Time
Favorite game: final fantasy.
Favorite TV shows/Movies: Action movies, fantasy. I love big bang theory.
Favorite Drink: kopperburg
Non-Alcoholic Drink: Cherry Coke
Favorite Foods: everything.
Favorite Sites: Animenewsnetwork, The Third Chapter, live journal.
Favorite Sport (to watch):martial arts, soccer, hockey, tennis
Favorite Sport (to play):soccer, martial arts
Favorite Music: asian music, especially super junior.
Job: sales associate in Curry's.
Hobbies: watching movies reading.
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Alan45
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Joined: 25 Aug 2010
Posts: 9973
Location: Virginia
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:06 pm
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@ Psyco 101
Welcolme back, you used to keep this thread fairly interesting. I wondered where you got to. Sorry to hear you had problems.
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
Forums Superstar
Joined: 14 Aug 2006
Posts: 16961
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:51 pm
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Alan45 wrote: | @ Psyco 101
Welcolme back, you used to keep this thread fairly interesting. I wondered where you got to. Sorry to hear you had problems. |
Thank you. Who doesn't have problems though lol? Mine were no different then probably millions of people right now. Lost my job and was jobless for almost a year trying to make ends meet. I'm just another 1 on that statistic so I'm not special. Plus my father's health issues have been on going for a few years so it's not as if his declining health was a surprise to me or my family. Just had the bad timing of having a low spike in the middle of me being jobless. Plus some other minor things that given my job situation and father's health affected me more then normal. Simply had to take care of business, make myself take a breath, and cut out a lot of the entertainment areas of my life until things were more stable. His health has rebounded up (for now) and I have a new job (even if a crappy one) so I figured I earned more "ME" time lol. So hopefully I can keep this thread fairly interesting again with my wacky and silly welcomes to the new people. Though that might start scaring people away so I don't know if it's a good thing I'm back lol.
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Rukiia
Joined: 30 Aug 2010
Posts: 1897
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:52 pm
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Holy crap, Pyscho 101 is back!
Welcome back. Good to see you again.
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
Forums Superstar
Joined: 14 Aug 2006
Posts: 16961
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:57 am
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Rukiia wrote: | Holy crap, Pyscho 101 is back!
Welcome back. Good to see you again. |
Heh thank you. I am honestly (truly) surprised so many people are happy to see me back (and remember me...though I guess I am hard to forget...for good or bad heh) and not cursing that I'm back lol. Does DTM know I'm back yet? That would even it up a bit more and add one unhappy person lol.
edit---Holy crap I just noticed I have a star by my name! I take it all people who are subscribers get them right? Or is it just for the "special" people lol?
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Rukiia
Joined: 30 Aug 2010
Posts: 1897
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:04 am
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Psycho 101 wrote: |
Rukiia wrote: | Holy crap, Pyscho 101 is back!
Welcome back. Good to see you again. |
Heh thank you. I am honestly (truly) surprised so many people are happy to see me back (and remember me...though I guess I am hard to forget...for good or bad heh) and not cursing that I'm back lol. Does DTM know I'm back yet? That would even it up a bit more and add one unhappy person lol.
edit---Holy crap I just noticed I have a star by my name! I take it all people who are subscribers get them right? Or is it just for the "special" people lol? |
You and I bumped heads before when I first joined, but then we had some pretty good conversations together so I was wondering what happened to you. Always nice to have decent conversations with fellow forum members.
The stars are a recent thing for subscribers. The original had changed to a blue dot but people didn't seem to like it. We then had a poll on what we wanted for our subscriber icon, and green star was the favorite choice.
DTM has been (dunno if he still is) on moderator watch so his posts usually take a while to show up due to mod filtering. Again, don't know if thats still the case as its been months now.
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