TAF 2008

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日本語/Japanese
Mon 2008/03/31 09:41
More from the Tokyo Anime Fair 2008.

Starting with one of the first anime titles I started to watch when first learning Japanese 15-ish years ago - Kimagure Orange Road.
Just watched the OP for Orange Road below which brought back a flood of nostalgic memories. Could only speak a handful of Japanese words at the time - you know useful stuff like "this is an umbrella."
How long have you been watching anime for?
Goodies from Gamers.
Naruto goodies including some Mc Dees kids meal stuff.
Anime T-shirts. Reminds me that I need to work on a Mirai-chan T-shirt design.
More Naruto.
More artwork from Akemi Takeda.
The Ghibli booth didn't really have much to look at apart from these old econte.
Grave of the Fireflies - was too distressing for me to watch and stopped halfway through.
You dont need to touch the Death Note to see this version of Ryuk.
The clothing was pretty much spot on but the face...
Lupins car.
Have always liked Lupin but have been seriously missing the past few movies.
And more Lupin goodies.
Not many people on press day on the first morning.
Yoshizaki Mine does Tezuka. I spy Chikubi.
Not sure what this character is but its going "Gao."
Lady promoting some anime school.
More anime school ladies. Wonder if the teachers look like her too.
And this is what you get to make when you go to anime schools - Akiba Samurai. The mecha not looking like Gurenn Lagann at all.
Zettai Karen goes anime.
The Japanese word to describe emptiness is "gara gara" [がらがら].
Soul eater girls.
More girls ready to eat your soul.
Is anybody watching the new series of Yattaman? I dont see anybody blogging about it.
Tomicar Hero.
Animage from the past.
Macross goodies. Fell in love with Minmay again watching the vids at the booth.
Some cells from an anime thats on the tip of my tongue - name that anime.
Mesmerized by this painting.
Night Wizard which I didnt watch. Is it any good? I see nice girlies with weapons.
More Yattaman.
Konan is another show thats incredibly popular over here but I hardly see anybody blogging about it.
Want huge Louise poster.
Mr Golgo.
Pink blob.
Yellow blob.
The nostalgic anime corner.
Totoro stranded in the ceiling.
Nice bike.
Bunny girls encourage the young to gamble.
The Gurenn girls and mechas.
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Evo_Spec in Alberta, Canada (Registered on 2007/10/21 14:25)
i haven't finished watching Night Wizard but i watched like 6 episodes and i enjoyed it, really have to finish it, but i recommend it
(ID #163849) Posted on 2008/03/30 19:36
imodey in Honolulu, Hawaii (Registered on 2008/02/01 09:25)
Plastic train engineer
Been watching Anime for over 15 years now.  It never seems that long ago until you realize shows you used to watch like Kimagure Orange Road and Ranma 1/2 were shown in the late 80's!  I remember how it seemed like Ranma used to be naked every other episode but it was fairly innocent.  Anime today is fairly sparse on nudity, yet everything exudes sex.
(ID #163854) Posted on 2008/03/30 19:42
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth (Registered on 2007/12/19 01:36)
Student and full-time otaku
If I'm correct, this is my 10th year of watchin, but it has only picked up in the past three I guess. During high school, I spent a LOT of time trying to download Dragonball Z on 56k modem -_-. Only since the advent of Usenet, torrents and fast internet has the collection grown fast (over 2 TB now). I recently 'calculated' that it will still take me 3.5 years to finish everything I have now, even if I would stop following new shows....

BTW me wants the huge Louise poster too!
(ID #163855) Posted on 2008/03/30 19:43
D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2007/01/01 00:00)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Superb coverage as always!
Well, I have begun watching anime on French TV around the age of eight (when Dragonball and Captain Tsubasa were first aired as well as many famous and obscure anime series alike), so that makes around less than twenty years. I also want to say it began before I entered the world of videogames. ^^
Kimagure Orange Road is one of the romance-themed anime that marked me the most at that time, along with Maison Ikkoku... I then suppose watching Kanon or Clannad (which can be seen as more girl-oriented) would not be something strange after all.
I think I cried when watching Grave of the Fireflies... It clearly shows you how cruel this world can be and that people should not aim too far or forget about little but very essential things (without giving much spoilers).
...
Ryuk, looks like Botox doesn't work well on you.
I was thinking Sousei no Aquarion for the mecha but Gurren Lagann works as well. ^^
I remember watching the soccer-based anime you're featuring here! But I couldn't tell the title. I just remember that I liked the two girls you can see around the bottom-right corner. I was so young back then.
And Danny, why not make a "nostalgia galore!" with some references to the old, but greatest anime and games of the 80's and 90's? I'd be very moved by it. ^^

(ID #163859) Posted on 2008/03/30 19:54
Abi-kun in Poland (Registered on 2008/01/07 06:18)
proud (currently) unemployed PhD :P
OMG, so much stuff to watch and discuss in this post, so where to begin? I have been watching anime since I was a little kid (so little that I can't really remember for example I've watched Gatchaman when i was like 4-5 years old), but I think that I really started to watch anime 15-16 years ago.
  
Man.. Kimagure Orange Road, brings a lot of memories, I didn't really finished watching the whole series  and reading manga but I probably will when I'll find more time. 

I too wasn't really happy while watching Hotaru no haka but I finished it cause I wasn't watching alone...

As for the new Yattaman, man the old series was waaay better than the new one. The only good thing is that  even if they had to tone it down (no more miss Dronio eyes after the big blast) they were enough gutsy to say it loud. Whitty commentary by Boyakki after Tonzler's cover for Miss Dronio (literally) was uber hilarious.
 
Night Wizard - cute girls with weapons is the only good thing that I can say about this anime, well sometimes it's funny but I've seen better comedies. The story is soooo predictable and happy ending is... blah. 

And damn, Fujiko Mine's figure is smoking hot!!!      
(ID #163860) Posted on 2008/03/30 19:58
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia, but now studying in KL (still the same country) (Registered on 2007/04/21 22:31)
Aimless Traveler
I grew up watching Japanese animation like most kids (Doraemon, DBZ, to name a few) but for a period of time, I lost interest in it. I can't seem to enjoy overrated animes that are popular with the rest of my friends. Then, at age 15, I met a new classmate who introduced me to Full Metal Panic. I asked him where he got it, and he told me "from the Internet". The rest I say, is history, as it marked the revival of my interest in animes.
(ID #163871) Posted on 2008/03/30 20:13
FatBastard in directly responsible (Registered on 2007/11/04 19:28)
Hotdog Repairman
Oh man, its been so long I don't remember when I started. I do remember Ranma 1/2 as one of my favs. It was uncomplicated and just plain fun.

As for Fireflies. Finish you must. Even if your heart is falling out of your chest. So sad, but so memorable.
(ID #163875) Posted on 2008/03/30 20:24
blauereiter in Tokyo, Japan (Registered on 2007/07/07 23:14)
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
Thank you so much for the pictures. Ghibli Studios didn't release information of any kind regarding Miyazaki's upcoming film Ponyo ? 
(ID #163881) Posted on 2008/03/30 20:30
Landen in Toronto/Hong Kong (Registered on 2008/02/12 20:26)
FP/Student/Otaku
Kimagure Orange Road was my first anime too, which is probably explains my tsundere-moe ness, ahhh madokkaaaaa 
My Madoka cel collection is making my wallet cry =(
(ID #163889) Posted on 2008/03/30 20:41
EvoSpace in Tokyo (Registered on 2007/10/16 01:05)
Full time Otaku
LoL, your report looks completely different from mine, even though we went to the same convention. ^^;

Trackback
http://www.akiba-ch.com/?p=462
http://www.akiba-ch.com/?p=463

It just shows how big and diverse the anime industry had become.
(ID #163893) Posted on 2008/03/30 20:47
Paliodor in Poland (Registered on 2008/03/18 08:29)
I watch animes since about 15 years now, at the beginning when I was about 8-9 years old I didn't know that these fairy tales were animes XD. From what I remember my first animes was ,,Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs" , ,, Voltron" and ,,Sailor Moon" they were showing in Polish TV . I have really nice memories from that period of my life :) . Then when I was about 15-16 years old  I watched Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z in German TV and from that moment I started to watch more animes that have been showing on German MTV (like Cowboy Bebop, Vision of the Escaflowne, Golden Boy, Lupin). I can say that from DB I  have seriously begin to interest in anime & manga.
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Damn, I haven't know that there are new Lupin movies, it's time to watch them if I will have more time and if I found them in some internet shop ofc XD .
(ID #163894) Posted on 2008/03/30 20:47
Ryonea Raizo in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Registered on 2008/01/06 09:03)
University Student
Don't remember how long I watched anime ^^'

My first one would be Doraemon (hello there, fellow Indonesians here, I believe this is our favorite show when we're still a child XD) I believe it's more than 10 years...

hmm but I really got into anime just 5 years ago.

(ID #163895) Posted on 2008/03/30 20:50
Timotei in Sweden (Registered on 2008/02/17 10:40)
NEET
I been watching anime for 12-13 years, I think. I remember when pokémon came to Sweden. I think it aired from 07:00 to 07:35, sleepyhead by then. Anyway, I'm glad I started to watch anime. 


Nice photos, alot of sweet paintings, I want! And pretty cute girls, as usual. (b・∀・)b

(ID #163903) Posted on 2008/03/30 21:25
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11 16:09)
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
i grew up watching doraemon. then evangelion in the 80s. it was 2, 3 years ago that i became a full time otaku and began watching animes on a professional level. 

btw, mirai t-shirt WANT! i'll buy 2 boxes of it. ('~')
(ID #163914) Posted on 2008/03/30 21:44
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11 16:09)
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
typo. should be "evangelion in the *90s*" my bad.
(ID #163915) Posted on 2008/03/30 21:45
Starboykb in Brunei Earth (Registered on 2007/05/16 01:17)
IT TechGuy
Wow, i think my first anime was old gai king and kaizer including Robotech. And then Saint seiya was a hit that time. Wow more than 15 years ago...i cant imagine that.
(ID #163916) Posted on 2008/03/30 21:48
Blue Thunderz in Sun Diego, CA (Registered on 2008/03/25 19:54)
Anime figure collector
Whoa, Kimagure Orange Road sure brings back memories.  I remember the first time watching it and getting hooked from renting it at Tower Records.  I tried hunting it down back in the 90's, which was tough, but worth the effort.  I have the DVD's from AnimEigo, but they don't have it for sale anymore.  There was one website that translated all the KOR manga, which is still online if anybody is interested: http://www.animeraiders.com/creed/kortranslation.html

You can use it to learn Japanese and have fun reading KOR manga raw at the same time. 

It's been 10+ years ever since I started watching anime.  There is so many now that I don't even have the time to watch all of it.  Need a new hard drive...again >_<;;
(ID #163923) Posted on 2008/03/30 22:04
Meimi132 in Leicester for Uni, Norfolk for Home. (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:29)
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
GAMERS are awesome. H20 and True Tears? Rock-much?

Like quite a few people, Pokemon initiated my attraction to all things Japanese... and I'm not ashamed of it cos Pokemon still kicks major ass as far as I'm concerned!!
(ID #163931) Posted on 2008/03/30 22:24
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/22 03:22)
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
I remember that the first few anime I watched was Doraemon, a story about a girl wearing a red hood with two gu friends and *coughs* Sailormoon... 
(ID #163946) Posted on 2008/03/30 22:57
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/22 03:22)
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
I remember that the first few anime I watched was Doraemon, a story about a girl wearing a red hood with two guy friends and *coughs* Sailormoon... 
(ID #163947) Posted on 2008/03/30 22:57
gashbell in The abyss (Registered on 2007/08/26 03:47)
Visualizer, Advertising
you guys heard of Toriton right? That's my first anime that I've watched although it was dubbed into malay. Second was an american cartoon, challenge of the gobots - the father of  all transforming robots cartoon
(ID #163953) Posted on 2008/03/30 23:07
James (studiosushi) in Paris (Registered on 2007/07/07 22:09)
pixels & photography
been watching anime for 20 years, grew up with it, and still lovin' it.
(ID #163959) Posted on 2008/03/30 23:19
Hirito in The Little Red Dot - Singapore (Registered on 2007/09/01 19:36)
University Student.
I started watching anime about 8 years back, starting out with Rurouni Kenshin. I'm still wondering when will I outgrow anime though, but I'm sure that day is still wayyyyy too far away (or it'll never happen lol).

At one time I was looking for some sad animes to watch, I came across Grave of the Fireflies. I did find that movie sad, however I didn't cry (amazing considering I cry easily at emotional stuff). Saikano made me cry though (watched this series about the same time as Grave of the Fireflies). I'm weird maybe.

Btw as for those anime cells, I only recognised the series in the right most 2 columns. They're from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu, a 6 episode OVA, quite nice but does makes me sad/cry watching it.
(ID #163974) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:02
Last{[0]}Raven in South Korea (Registered on 2008/01/02 14:07)
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
anime, manga, V.N, you name it, THEY ARE MY LIFE!!!!!!!
(ID #163976) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:04
andra in Singapore (Registered on 2007/11/06 15:31)
中学生
First started watching Doraemon and those oldies when little but stopped after that until 2 years ago..

Night Wizard is good if you like happy smiley endings. Or if you just enjoy looking at Akari; girl with red hair is nice, girl with red hair and big gun is too nice.

(ID #163978) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:09
hottoko (Registered on 2008/03/09 01:40)
Lurker
Maan...I just want to stop time , go there , steal everything and go back home...so much goodies :)
(ID #163981) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:12
laughingman in Canada (Registered on 2007/11/18 13:10)
McMaster Engineering Level I
10+ years strong baby! Started with animes like Escaflowne, Gundam Wing and the first Dragonball series :D
(ID #163985) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:14
Fabian in Germany (Registered on 2008/01/09 01:36)
student
Not counting series that I watched as a kid without knowing that they were anime I started watching about 9 years ago.

At that time one of the local TV stations was airing Neon Genesis Evangelion. This anime converted me.
(ID #163990) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:21
i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17 10:57)
student , otaku and awesome blogger
the anime cels that are seen to the right are from saint seiya and the ones on the left are from clannad.

i have been watching anime since i was six years old and my first anime was saint seiya
(ID #163994) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:31
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25 06:26)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
Looks empty indeed compared to the huge crowd of people on public days. IF I ever get the chance to go again, I'm bringing 2 business cards ;p

Oh, you got only 2 yoko-neechans, on the public days there were 3 yoko-chan's. :D The only thing is that there is (again) a crowd of people in front of them so difficult to take a good picture.

Seems like I sure missed some stuff...
(ID #164001) Posted on 2008/03/31 00:48
Brian the Bear in San Jose, California (Registered on 2008/03/14 12:53)
Engineer
1st anime was Doraemon, but that was dubbed in Mandarin when I watched it as a kid.

The anime that got me into anime in general was Tenchi Muyo.

Wow, so I've been watching animes for nearly 16 years now!
(ID #164017) Posted on 2008/03/31 01:40
Renji in Kaiserslautern, Germany (Registered on 2008/03/18 02:27)
student (part time researcher at DFKI)
Whoa, that brought back memories... about 12 or 13 years, Anime began to fascinate me. In this time, I watched Sailormoon, Ranma and Blue Water (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia) in German TV and of course Kimagure Orange Road in French TV. ^^ My first manga were Appleseed and Orion and I recall that Akira was, I believe, the first anime that hit German cinemas a few years later.

Your post made me think about getting some of these old animes so I can watch them again. Those were nice times, but I like lots of recent shows, too.

Ah, I almost forgot those tons of soccer animes I watched. Unfortunately, I only know the German titles, not the Japanes ones, and I always mix them up totally... ^^;
(ID #164022) Posted on 2008/03/31 02:19
zie in Arlington,VA USA (Registered on 2007/01/09 16:03)
freelance
A lot of good anime back in the day. Tenchi Muyo OVA's! Gundam 0083, Cowboy Bebop. Wow i feel old remembering all that!
(ID #164023) Posted on 2008/03/31 02:24
ikimasu in Oregon (Registered on 2008/01/15 09:30)
Otaku
Well I've been watching anime like Pokemon and such since god knows when but I've only been hardcore since I watched SEED on adult swim which was like 4 years ago.
(ID #164034) Posted on 2008/03/31 03:18
Ledezman in San Jose, Costa Rica (Registered on 2006/12/25 10:13)
Programmer, Student
I really enjoy Lupin III movies. I wonder if the figures they have in the display booth are or will available, I would definitely buy them.
(ID #164037) Posted on 2008/03/31 03:26
FifthDream in Near St. Louis, in Illinois, USA (Registered on 2007/07/29 05:08)
I've been watching anime coming up on 30 years now. It started with what in America was called "Battle of the Planets" when i was very young, but i realized how special it was when "Robotech" began airing, and that hooked me. 
(ID #164038) Posted on 2008/03/31 03:26
brakko in Italy (Registered on 2008/03/27 07:31)
"student"
I want a louise poster like that in my room!!
(ID #164039) Posted on 2008/03/31 03:29
R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05 22:01)
Personal Trooper
Had the hots for Madoka back in grade school. Still do. She was very believable as a character. I'll collect the manga someday.
(ID #164043) Posted on 2008/03/31 04:14
sbebiwan in France, Paris (Registered on 2006/12/28 23:03)
Otaku Webmaster
I've been watching anime since I was young, so it must be 25 years. Started with Grendizer, Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya ...

/me feels old ^^;
(ID #164044) Posted on 2008/03/31 04:19
R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05 22:01)
Personal Trooper
Er, ever heard of the manga/anime "Barefoot Gen", Sir Danny? Much in the same vein as "Grave of the Fireflies". Only read two books, and that was enough for me. I urge others to give it a read/watch though...
(ID #164045) Posted on 2008/03/31 04:19
yanggie in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/14 17:54)
Advocado
I guess other than Doraimon, Astro Boy and alot more that I can't remember cos I was too young, been watching since... 13 years ago. from the best of my memory, these are some of titles: Akazukin Cha Cha, Ruronin Kenshin...

btw, Tokyo was awesome, so sad that I had to leave on the day TAF 2008 started. Nakano Broadway is truly a pilgrimage. Of course there was Akiba and Ikebukuro. >< I wanna go back like...sugu.
(ID #164083) Posted on 2008/03/31 05:31
Ben-Ohki in Ottawa - Canada (Registered on 2007/12/03 12:42)
Programmer
Not counting my very early years when North American distributors didn't want viewers to know they were watching Japanese material (I'm looking at YOU, Battle of the Planets), I think I started watching "anime" around the mid-90's when suddenly North American distributors WANTED us to know we were watching Japanese shows (Sailor Moon, Dragon ball, Patlabor, Macross Plus, etc).
(ID #164088) Posted on 2008/03/31 05:39
NPC in Rocklin, CA (Registered on 2007/12/06 16:43)
JR. College Student
So Lupin drives a Fiat 500. nice. :P
(ID #164091) Posted on 2008/03/31 06:05
brakko in Italy (Registered on 2008/03/27 07:31)
"student"
I see fiat 500 every day
(ID #164097) Posted on 2008/03/31 06:41
Aikyrie in NY (Registered on 2008/03/31 03:24)
Graphic Designer
Looks like so much fun. I've been watching Anime for so long but never been to a convention. =
(ID #164100) Posted on 2008/03/31 07:14
Karasu-kun in オタキュブ (Registered on 2007/07/27 13:13)
大学生徒
Those shirt designs are awesome, I like the Rukia one toward the bottom especially, the Byakuya one is cool looking too. Shugo Chara seems really popular for something that is very "kiddie" (though I still enjoy it a lot). The classic stuff like Duke Togo and Lupin are really awesome, I know where I'm going next time I goto Japan ^^;. Ryuk's face looks like a catcher's mitt! Are anime schools really "schools" in a traditional sense? Everytime I buy a tankobon I always see ads for schools and I wonder if they're like a vocational type school, an art school or something designed to grab your cash or what. Also, is Night Wizard the one with the girl with the bracelet that becomes a magic shield, that's searching out gems or whatever? I get some series confused lately, because there are always 2 that are similarly titled released in the same season, anyone else notice that? Rosario and Vampire/Spice and Wolf, for some reason I always get Rental Magica and Night Wizard mixed up, there are others I can't think of atm.
(ID #164103) Posted on 2008/03/31 07:21
mavadotar in Peterborough, Canada (Registered on 2007/12/11 20:38)
Otaku Security Guard
I watched Dragonball when I was a kid, so that would put it at about 13 years ago when it came out and I was about 8. But as for when I actually really got into anime, was when I watched my friend's fansubbed Evangelion and they started airing Gundam Wing and Vision of Escaflowne on YTV (a kid's TV network here in Canada)
(ID #164106) Posted on 2008/03/31 07:42
Fariz Asuka in Singapore (Registered on 2008/03/11 21:23)
Student and Miku Guardian
Wow, those brings back memories.. Got into anime when I watched the english dubbed version of Evangelion tv series shown by the local television station in Singapore..

After that I caught watched other animes like Flame of Recca, Gundam Wing and Dragon Ball Z.. Those were the good days..
(ID #164153) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:21
vodak in Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Registered on 2008/03/18 17:05)
VoIP Technician
Dear Danny,

I would like to thank you for making me feel old and reminding me just how long I have been watching Anime.

(ID #164163) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:40
Boris in USA (Registered on 2006/12/26 01:24)
Visual Communications and Web 2.0
I feel your pain Danny with "Grave of the Fireflies." When I saw it I was so upset that I cried. Even now thinking of this anime it makes me sad. I been watching anime for a good 10 years. I still remember when first independent Minsk Channel 8 opened up in Belarus capital. They showed some Robotech, Transformers God Masters, Gave of the Fireflies and more. Though my true anime life began after moving to USA. I been to only one anime convention Katsukon in Washington DC. I was very much confused and lost hehe but it was fun.
(ID #164199) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:24
Hayden in London, UK (Registered on 2007/01/06 07:05)
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert, Guitar Slinger,
Yeah grave of the fireflies is a pretty  epic (in a good way) story. its really sad n brings tears to my eyes. i saw it when i was a kid. i want to see it again but i dunno where the dvd is...should be around here somewhere unless my sister has taken it overseas with her
(ID #164214) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:55
gurugurutrex in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Registered on 2007/11/08 04:49)
オタク all day long
More than 25 years for me. I watch anime since I was a little kid. 
(ID #164270) Posted on 2008/03/31 12:49
Kazearashi in Indonesia --> Singapore (Registered on 2008/03/10 14:38)
Animation Student
Been watching animes since i was a little... But not really into it until it was around 5-7 years ago... XD

Been an otaku ever since... lol... xD

Anyway nice reviews there... I can see a lot of things, I hope here they would held something like Anime Fair too... :(
(ID #164295) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:05
chun in need to be in bed (Registered on 2007/01/09 15:45)
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
ahhh natsukashii~ (spelling?)
grave of the fireflies, I think I cried from begining to end TT_TT;;;;
(ID #164297) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:07
chun in need to be in bed (Registered on 2007/01/09 15:45)
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Just saw the totoro, WANT!
(ID #164299) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:08
Dedale in S'pore after France (Registered on 2007/12/04 18:40)
Labyrinth builder
The end of "Grave of fireflies" is even more depressing !

But this is a wonderfull movie that makes a lot to promotize japanimation in France: people always gave it as an example to show that anime/movie can be moving, poetic, historical, insightful etc... and not only pure violence like "Hokuto no Ken" showed at that time on TV to kids.
(ID #164316) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:35
Dak Roland in Western, NY (The State, not the City) (Registered on 2007/02/10 16:25)
ISP Tech Support
I first watched Anime in the form of Star Blazers, (Space Battleship Yamato) about 26 or 27 years ago. It may have been longer than that, but I can't remember for sure. I only remember drawing pictures of the Yamato when I was a kid. I wish I still had those youthful scrawls today. I wonder how bad they were back then...?
(ID #164317) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:36
BandAiD in 米国 (Registered on 2008/01/08 10:04)
C. Engineering Student
Strange thing about the Gurenn girls is the lack of a belly button....





ALIENS!!!!
(ID #164321) Posted on 2008/03/31 15:17
Akiba-Kid in California, USA (Registered on 2008/01/17 12:47)
Online Shop
I grew up watching Orange Road...  Only regret I ever have being an otaku is that when Akemi Takeda came to USA as a guest of Anime Expo and I did not get an autograph from her...  I was a newb back then and did not care for autographs from the guests like I do now and whenever I think about that, it hurts me so much now that Akemi Takeda draws only as artist but does not work on anime series anymore.
(ID #164341) Posted on 2008/03/31 16:03
Astrana in Calgary, Canada (Registered on 2007/08/15 12:32)
Student
i think my first manga was Ranma, Doraemon and Patlabor. First anime was either astroboy or Macross. and thas 19 years ago when i was around 3 or 4.
(ID #164361) Posted on 2008/03/31 17:17
Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25 20:29)
anime/cosplay events organizer
i've been watching anime for more than 15 years. i remember me and my older siblings watching super robot anime like Mazinger Z, Grandizer, Daimos and Voltes V.

i even remember watching both the b&w 1960 astroboy and the 1980 colored astroboy ^^
(ID #164393) Posted on 2008/03/31 19:04
Starryz in CURRENTLY in TOKYO (Registered on 2008/03/17 21:02)
Student- Otaku
TAF was sooo good.... but I really wanted to buy some Gintama, D.Gray-man character goods.... The bags were SOOO Pretty,especially the Vampire Knights one!
(ID #164394) Posted on 2008/03/31 19:17
Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16 20:08)
Games addicted
Danny...if u wanted to makeme cry, u did sure hit the spot. My anime's love started with Go Nagai's world.. (Mazinga, Maziger ecc ecc). Around 15 i falled for Kimagure orange road (what awesome time back there awwwww!)
But, The most beautiful serie all the time was been Maison Ikkoku, i was totally out of mind for kyoko, love at first sight^^

(ID #164397) Posted on 2008/03/31 19:38
radical anime fan in 2009 Singapore. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:32)
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Ryuk looked as though he got his face caved in by a strong impact... 

The only character I want to cosplay as is Shinigami-sama. That way appearance doesn't matter and I can chop people as part of the cosplay. XD

I only started anime from 5 years back; the 1990s in Singapore had Gundam Wing and Dragon Ball, but after those two went somehow I didn't see any anime for a while. Skip 3 years and Evangelion finally makes it to Singapore, and the cycle repeats until Gundam SEED came over. 
(ID #164417) Posted on 2008/03/31 20:39
coeli in Philippines (Registered on 2007/08/25 12:47)
PM
I've been watching for more than 15 years and I'm still in my very early 20s.

Ryuk scares me, seriously.

And I'll be blogging about Cased Closed as soon as I finish reading the manga..only 26 more volumes to go! XD
(ID #164462) Posted on 2008/03/31 23:16
OtakuFuel in The Local Group (Registered on 2007/10/21 14:33)
Anime Retailer
Anime T-shirts are a big deal for Otaku  ... I want a Mirai shirt! Keep us posted on that!
(ID #164513) Posted on 2008/04/01 01:23
thefrikking in Spain (Registered on 2007/08/18 07:42)
Ork Warlord
Ah, Kimagure, such good memories... Well, I can say I practically have been seen anime all mi life. I still remenber the first episodies of Mazinger Z, and with years C.Tsubasa, Ranma, Saint Seiya, DB, Touch!... Now I have 27, and still today, sometime I see old animes!

I belive i`ll continue been so freak even when I become a old pervet, jaja, is my only wish 
(ID #164581) Posted on 2008/04/01 07:26
Rin in Toronto (Registered on 2008/01/04 17:29)
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
Extremely jealous...
I so want to see what a Japan convention is like. Tokyo Anime Fair is way better then what happens here in Canada. It's soooo cool!!!
(ID #164678) Posted on 2008/04/01 10:54
moochi in Canada (Registered on 2008/03/01 12:45)
university student
i watched anime when i was around 3 yrs old in hong kong, i remember there was sailor moon and dragon ball 

there were some other ones
like some school where desks move and it becomes a robot

and some kid that throws a coin up and something on his shoulder eats it and transforms

but those were sooo long ago
i erally enjoy looking at all those pictures you posted, i always send them to my firends, the totoro one is SO CUTE!
(ID #164703) Posted on 2008/04/01 12:04
shou' in US (Registered on 2007/08/23 12:11)
Awesome. Danny.

KoR and Lupin are such classics! Lately, the specials for the Lupin movies/ova's have either been decent or horrible. I haven't seen the most recent Green vs. Red yet. 

Detective Conan is phenomenal addicting if solving crimes interests you. However it would be difficult to get into it if you haven't seen the beginning. Yet even though half of the cases are standalone, I have caught myself reading the same chapters of the manga to backtrack. Haha. 

I'm a large fan of Akemi Takada's work and always Ghibli's. 

Ahaha. Akiba Samurai looks great.


(ID #164717) Posted on 2008/04/01 13:08
Bulat in Canada (Registered on 2007/04/04 15:38)
Student
Totoro seems so Ronery up there in the ceiling. :(

Yeah, akiba samurai looks like a case of plagiarism. The mecha is like Gurren lagann, the guy in glasses is like Yamazaki from welcome to the nhk. Actually, nevermind, u see that type of character everywhere anyways. -_-;

I have been watching anime and reading manga ever since i've got 24hour access to internet. Which is actually only about 2.5 years.
(ID #165041) Posted on 2008/04/02 02:48
Corscia in Maquis Corse in Paris (Registered on 2008/03/15 04:11)
futur MCSE certified
watch Anim' for at least 20 years. Start with Albator, Cobra (my favorite, don't know why ^^) .... and i still love it !
(ID #165082) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:23
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive (Registered on 2007/12/05 00:28)
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Want the huge Louise poster too~ >_<

My room's lonely wall would have been much lovelier with that.
(ID #165330) Posted on 2008/04/02 15:41
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03 17:48)
.NET/Web Developer
I want all those posters and that gurren laggan mechas!! 
(ID #165510) Posted on 2008/04/02 21:37
lin-da-kenobi in Lima, Peru ^^ (Registered on 2007/08/16 04:08)
medicine student & otaku
i've been watching anime ever since i remember haha i think i've been watching it since i had 5 years old ^^ love the classics man!! Captain Tsubasa, Dragon Ball Z, Knights of Zodiac, CCS, etc. *rememberin old times*
(ID #165816) Posted on 2008/04/03 11:36
XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22 06:42)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Wow, just wow.

I started watching late... I was already 17 by then.
That makes it 10 years already, though!

But when I say watching, I mean really really watching...

I just decided one day to give this "Trigun" anime a try.

Of course, I was completely taken by it. I then proceeded to watch stuff like Love Hina, Cowboy Bebop, Chobits... and it became an obsession.


I mean, after watching all those, how couldn't it be? :P
(ID #170269) Posted on 2008/04/14 04:39
ginkatana in In the middle of nowhere (Registered on 2008/03/03 11:04)
Being a one-eyed samurai!!!!
Wow, you sure had fun. I have been watching anime for about 13 years now. First animes were Ronin Warriors and Sailor Moon.
(ID #175638) Posted on 2008/04/26 16:37
pipopaz in US (Registered on 2008/08/26 22:20)
thousand master II
mirai t-shirt, must get when it comes out!
(ID #436469) Posted on 2009/01/05 23:07
(Re-ACT) in cali, usa (Registered on 2009/01/07 15:41)
bum,hachi roku driver
lol at ryuk's face
(ID #442713) Posted on 2009/01/10 16:59
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