The Early Years 1
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Thu 2008/05/29 12:23
Yes - this is what my room used to look like in 1988...
All images in this article are enlargeable BTW.
And dont forget that we are waiting to see pics of your room in the Your Room category.
All images in this article are enlargeable BTW.
And dont forget that we are waiting to see pics of your room in the Your Room category.
Used to be totally in lurve with Kylie Minogue and made my room a shrine dedicated to her. One of my fave Kylie tracks "Better The Devil You Know" below.
Wow, bringing back a load of memories as I dig through YouTube. "Got To Be Certain below." Shes so small n sweet.
All music I had was still on vinyl at the time.
The ceiling and even the curtains were made out of Kylie ^^;
Another few fave Kylie tracks - "Wouldn't Change A Thing"
"Hand On YOur Heart"
"Made In Heaven" - check that heir style.
Notice the PlayBoy cover on the wall - being a young lad with no internets was tough - all health care material was paper based...
I think this was in 1990. Notice how the Japanese influence is starting to take over. Original Macross VHS on screen. The first version I watched was dubbed in Cantonese.
The Japanese influence started from games - specifically the Sega Mega Drive.
Also notice the Little Mermaid on the TV. Ariel is such a sweetie - my first figure.
I think this was in 1990. Notice how the Japanese influence is starting to take over. Original Macross VHS on screen. The first version I watched was dubbed in Cantonese.
The Japanese influence started from games - specifically the Sega Mega Drive.
Also notice the Little Mermaid on the TV. Ariel is such a sweetie - my first figure.
I think this was in 1990. After the Mega Drive and incredibly crappy Mega CD Rom, I got a Super Famicom. Started to fall in love with 2D girls too. Used to get PC Engine magazine for the 2D girls - didn't have a PC Engine at the time though.
You will also notice pics of Claudia Schiffer too - will post the pics I have taken with Kylie and Claudia soon.
You will also notice pics of Claudia Schiffer too - will post the pics I have taken with Kylie and Claudia soon.
Tis 1992 and even more in love with Japan. Get hold of a PC Engine that you see below the TV on the left. Have no idea why I've got two TVs but remember it being useful for watching anime and playing games at the same time.
The transition from Kylie to Japanese Anime and Game Otaku is complete and by 1993 I finally make my first trip to Japan after saving up every year for a plane ticket. For those who are interested, I talk about what I was doing at this moment in life in my Learning Japanese article which explains how I went from wanting-to-live-in-Japan to actually living here.
The next love in my live was Nishida Hikaru - you may remember me chasing after her in roller blades from reading this article.
Im sure that it happens to most of us but how many of you are/were in lurve with celebrities or 2D girls/boys? Any ones in particular?
Im sure that it happens to most of us but how many of you are/were in lurve with celebrities or 2D girls/boys? Any ones in particular?
Got rid of the horrible wallpaper in 1994 and painted everything white. Kept up posters of Hikaru and other 2D girls.
I had to trek to a Japanese book store to get hold or Japanese TV recordings. I'm telling ya - learning Japanese and being an otaku without the internets was tough!
The brunette 2D girl is from Dangaioh - forgot her name but you can see how nice she is from the following vid.
I had to trek to a Japanese book store to get hold or Japanese TV recordings. I'm telling ya - learning Japanese and being an otaku without the internets was tough!
The brunette 2D girl is from Dangaioh - forgot her name but you can see how nice she is from the following vid.
This is the sort of pencil art I used to draw - pic of me and Hikaru in Akihabara - used to have these on the wall. So ronery...
Me and Hikaru by the beach (continues laughing).
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holy smokes! those are some old pics of your room! i'm surprised u took pics of your room over the years...
(ID #199657) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:41
Grocery Store Clerk
Some of those were early 1990's judging by the video, games, fashion in the pics, and anime. Looks like a musuem. ANime of the 1990's is a lost art.
(ID #460419) Posted on 2009/01/24 16:42
OMG!! Kylie then Hikaru everywhere!! (the first pic is more stunning though... Pics plastered without any empty space) ^^
(ID #199660) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:45
To be in love with 2D girls or celebrities? Nah I think not... Maybe finding some my type, but falling in love with them is a completely different story that I guess never concerned yours truly.
(ID #199662) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:47
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
Holy, you used to be a pretty good artist Danny!!! Maybe I should take pictures of my room too and stages........ Kylie over load... I wonder if my first experience in Japan will be a good one!!!
(ID #199661) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:46
Software Quality Engineer
This is AWESOME Danny!!! Wow-- I love it! I think it would have been so cool to be one of your childhood friends! So--- you speak English, Cantonese and Japanese! That is so cool!! Any other languages? Studying Japanese is difficult EVEN WITH the 'net. I am trying to do it right now. Lucky for me I have a live-in tutor who's from Sendai. :-)
(ID #199663) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:49
CEO MIrai Inc
Korean, Chinese, some Shanghaineese and listening comprehension of Hokkien. Want to learn more German, Spanish, French etc
(ID #199749) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:06
Lasersword operator
yay, learn german danny ^_^;
(ID #200196) Posted on 2008/05/30 05:42
Scientist, unemployed.
So, you learned Japanese from shows, huh? I tried that, and I couldn't keep up. Well, I have to admit, I started while in college, trying to do two majors... And I would suggest German as well. The Romance Languages (French, Spanish, Italian, etc.) are easier to learn.
(ID #200315) Posted on 2008/05/30 08:56
Procrastinator Extraordinaire
Whoa, thats some Kylie Minogue patronage right there. I like "Spinning Around" the most out of all her songs. I'm gonna be completely honest here and a lot of old friends know about it. I used to be a huge Britney Spears fan. The inner pages of my high school binder was composed entirely of her pictures, completely the opposite of my goth kid appearance. When I got into college all my fanboyism just disappeared, (must've been the crowd I hung out with). Ah the folly of being young and naive.
(ID #199667) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:52
IT Desktop Support
Kylie celebrated her 40th birthday yesterday. U should have emailed her ur shrine photos so maybe she might send u a gift. I heard she was giving away gifts for her loyal dedicated fans, past or present. Playing games and watching anime at the same time, I should try that. ^_^
(ID #199669) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:56
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
nice room... currently, my room is a mess, and honestly, there is nothing to show of my room...
(ID #199671) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:57
CEO MIrai Inc
Pictures of the mess would be great ^^;
(ID #199753) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:07
Afro-ed Student
Don't worry- I've got nothing to show off either. Only small, minor stuff.
(ID #200619) Posted on 2008/05/30 17:41
Software Quality Engineer
When I was living in London (2003-2004), there was a TV station (can't remember which one-- Channel4 maybe?) that played Kylie's 'Love At First Sight' video EVERY morning around 07:30. I don't know why that was, but it pretty much got me started every day before going to work.
(ID #199673) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:58
Still Student (I Think)
ow Danny.. your wish already came true... I'm envious of you. ^^ nice artworks.
(ID #199674) Posted on 2008/05/29 12:59
Medical student
I have to be honest, your past room freaks me out. It's like what you would see in a movie for a crazy psychopath's room. Much prefer your current room ^_^
(ID #199678) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:06
CEO MIrai Inc
LOL
(ID #199754) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:08
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Sadly true. i second that motion.
(ID #199987) Posted on 2008/05/29 22:47
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
i was able to say that as well. looks like a serial killer/stalker's room. lol. ('~')
(ID #200064) Posted on 2008/05/30 01:27
It's passion! Pas-sion! ... Okay, maybe obsession it is, after all. *Runs away*
(ID #200120) Posted on 2008/05/30 03:14
Wibbling+Writing+Teaching
I must agree as well... As for me, I moved a lot when I was younger, and never had the opportunity to really decorate my room...I wasn't frustrated at the time, but I would definitely be now... Cute artwork. You do look better than your "Gary Stu" self-insertion, though, "in spite" of the beautiful trousers. XD
(ID #203211) Posted on 2008/06/03 08:58
Whoah! You were truly 80s material! You were a real Otaku, Danny! Wow, you seemed to have an obsession with this women, never heard of her before. You can actually draw very good Danny! I never knew you could draw.
(ID #199679) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:07
Woodcrafter/3D Modeler
Aha! I spotted your C64 on the 2nd picture! :)
(ID #199682) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:09
CEO MIrai Inc
Well spotted!
(ID #199755) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:08
Student, Spiral Warrior
Quite an archaeological report, Professor Choo. :P Thanks for sharing these interesting layers of your past.
(ID #199683) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:10
Great article Danny, 90's sucks...
(ID #199685) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:13
Wow, that's really a BIG turn out from your past room to your current state XD I thought I could only see your old type of room in movies XD That's one nice "Evolution"!!
(ID #199692) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:18
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Psycho room FTW! ROFL They were all TEH RAGE back them.. I remember I had lots of rock band posters glued to my room walls... And had lots of friends with dolphin care material... Incredible time machine there Danny... I don't think I have pictures of my wall from years ago. But anyways, yeah I have a crush on several 2D girls... kinda brave (or stupid) to admit that being my age and all, but meh, who cares. It's not like I don't have crushes on 3D girls too.
(ID #199694) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:20
CEO MIrai Inc
2D girls are gorgeous - its only natural behavior and nothing wrong with it.
(ID #199757) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:10
Blogger, Figure collector, Baby Photographer?
before my otakudom i was obsessed with Orlando Bloom, how your room was with posters of Kyle i had Orlando, but with internet my computer was also chock filled with orlando goodies. Only thing of him i have left after i discovered 2d boys and real boys is my cardboard cut out for Lord of the rings...
(ID #199698) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:24
I don't like to think of the dark ages (Pre. Internet) It's amazing how much one can change in so little time.
(ID #199704) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:31
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Damn, Devil Hunter Yoko and VHS! That is oldschool.
(ID #199707) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:34
A PC Engine! I miss my old PC Engine. I had such good games for it.
(ID #199710) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:36
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
wow WOW danny haha that is so COOL! :D I gotta head out now will be back to take a look again LOL
(ID #199711) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:36
WOW i mean wow ahhh seeing that reminds me of my old room hehe. Wow danny the pictures sure showed the transition back then being an american otaku was hard not like today. Nice thanx for sharing
(ID #199712) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:37
Webdev, internet contents, music
Very interesting article, Danny! I couln't draw better trousers.
(ID #199715) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:39
CEO MIrai Inc
LOL!
(ID #199759) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:11
I think those kind of trousers where "State of the Arts" back then... really nice paintings though.
(ID #200167) Posted on 2008/05/30 04:43
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
Incredible that you have pictures of your room that far back. I have to confess though, I was crazy over Kylie Minogue back in the early 90's as well. will be looking forward on your pics with them Danny. ^^
(ID #199717) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:41
Full-time student へへ
nice pencil art! i see you used to be a gamer back in your youth ^^... not like you're that old now. haha
(ID #199738) Posted on 2008/05/29 13:59
This is inspiring. I think I know what I'm missing now with regards to my life purpose: the level of desperation and forced sort of resolve I could get without access to the internets that have drowned me with virtual distractions, making my life overly comfortable and stagnant and slowing me from deciding where to settle occupationwise. I can see how disciplined you could get by taking this difficult path and making it through.
(ID #199750) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:06
Wow what a great room. If I didn't live with my Boyfriend I'd probably have wallpaper made out of anime posters and wallscrolls. But alas I get the corner around my desk for such things, not that he minds, I just don't want to take over the whole apartment ^o^ I really like that first pencil drawing, the background is so detailed!
(ID #199756) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:10
Lol, wooow, what a blast from the past, Danny! I couldn't help but giggle all through out when reading this post of yours. XD
(ID #199758) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:10
oh my god..that's a lot of kylie. How many magazines, newspaper clippings, posters, advertisments did u have to HOARD to amass zero-free-space-wall? I shared a room for most of my life so i wasn't able to pimp out my room in sucha drastic manner =p
(ID #199760) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:11
Software Engineer
And a Happy 40th Birthday for Kylie for yesterday ... BIG fan myself, then and now. Saw her in concert a few times and as lucky enough to go VIP once with Frontier Touring .... helps to know people who work for Michael Gudinski ;>) Also attended a "Kylie" party a few years back in Melbourne .. still to this day, goes down as 1 of the best 5 party nights of my life ... AMAZING!
(ID #199773) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:23
Man, even though I'm not that old, I understand how life has changed through phases of my interests. Like, I think I liked Scooby Doo as much as you liked Kylie, and then Pokemon came and... I guess that's what triggered my Otaku-ism. Gosh, Danny, I love how you make me think really hard about life and other people. Makes me feel less ronrey.
(ID #199778) Posted on 2008/05/29 14:27
oh my gg! when you mentioned in passing that you used to l i k e kylie minogue, I wasn't expecting an obsession! How did you have room to think? for a romance picture, it is really suprising that the location is so detailed! xD Its important that its in Japan? right? I am in love with Arashi at the moment! Slowly accumulating a pile of magazines I can't read at all.
(ID #199799) Posted on 2008/05/29 15:00
I didn't know that you draw well; those 2 artworks are pretty good. By the way, did you draw much echii stuff with your 2D girl other than kiss? :p
(ID #199811) Posted on 2008/05/29 15:24
Just out of curiosity Danny-san, after reading the article and going through the links in the site, are you the son of Jimmy Choo, the famous shoe designer? Anyway I think you achieved quite a lot without being in anyone's shadows. You are the epitome of a hard working Asian!!! Kudos to you!!!
(ID #199812) Posted on 2008/05/29 15:24
writing mini thesises
eh...RLY???? *must work hard...must work hard....must play hard...must play hard....
(ID #199833) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:00
Nice drawings!! You really were a fan of kylie, ajaj
(ID #199830) Posted on 2008/05/29 15:52
Lowlife
KAEDE FUYOU ahem Wow, uh, did you take those pics thinking one day you'll have a blog where you'll post this wacky old and embarrassing stuff.
(ID #199834) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:00
writing mini thesises
Danny can read the future ^^ LOL may the force be with you....
(ID #199837) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:05
CEO MIrai Inc
I was thinking "in twenty years there will be something called Internet and Blogs and I will have a blog" Was also thinking "I will be able to get health material from the Internet without embarrassing myself in the newsagents."
(ID #199855) Posted on 2008/05/29 17:01
writing mini thesises
my room sucks a lot before senior high ^^;;; it was my parent who took control of my room, but not anymore ^^
(ID #199835) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:02
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Playing games and watching anime at the same time - whoa, that's kinda tough, I wonder how you could do that. ^^ I think you may have subconsciously mastered http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guo_Jing#Shuang_Shou_Hu_Bo_.28Technique_of_Ambidexterity.29.28.E9.9B.99.E6.89.8B.E4.BA.92.E6.90.8F.29 ^^
(ID #199836) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:04
Danny, how'd you pick up on so many different dialects? I've got English and Cantonese as my main languages, and Japanese as a work in progress. I'm going to need to intensify my exposure to the Japanese language somehow...
(ID #199846) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:26
Failure
I miss the old days... I may be only 18 but so much has changed in the past 20 years. Am I the only one who thinks that modern civilization may be advancing too quickly?
(ID #199849) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:41
Software Consultant, Business Intelligence
I notice the title is "The Early Years 1". So I guess a part 2 is coming in the future? :D
(ID #199852) Posted on 2008/05/29 16:54
Wow, I'm speechless. I was in lurve with Kylie a few years ago but not to such an extent...
(ID #199857) Posted on 2008/05/29 17:10
DCX001-Prototype
I'm astounded to see the chronological picture of Danny's room, it's like watching The-Making-Of documentary & it's really amazed me. Your artworks were great! No wonder you have a groundwork in design/drawings. Left eye focus on gameplay, Right eye focus on watching anime, u really fully utilize both of your eyes ^^; I'm totally Speechless, admired your will-power more than ever, you'll have my bow for as long as I live m(_ _)m m(_ _)m m(_ _)m
(ID #199866) Posted on 2008/05/29 17:32
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
wow, i was barely born in 1988, and your room is amazing... look at all the kylie minogue!
(ID #199870) Posted on 2008/05/29 17:40
Pharmacist, Accountant to be!
Wow, you actually took pictures of your room setups. I don't think I ever thought of doing that. My god its changed from today's setup.
(ID #199877) Posted on 2008/05/29 17:46
Holy shit Danny.. I don't know if you shouldve posted all that :) It looks so dirty.. and messy.. but most of all, it looks obsessed, I think. It's a good thing you've turned your full attention to your company now :) If I had been one of your parents in the early 90ties, I wouldve been seriously worried :) Too bad we didn't meet back then :) We couldve been friends.. gah, it sucks to have grown up without Internet!
(ID #199878) Posted on 2008/05/29 17:47
Ah the classic 90's anime. I think still have copies of Dangaioh lying around somewhere. Speaking of Nishida Hikaru I remember seeing her and two other ladies on a Japanese celebrity talent show playing some medley with xylophone keys strapped to their bodies. They were actually really good. Nice pencil art btw, good perspective drawing.
(ID #199881) Posted on 2008/05/29 17:54
mon_han_FU-reek (Registered on 2008/05/24 19:47)
never been to love with anything... well except 1 in my elementary school 'there was a girl...' k, nuff after elementary, i never fall in love in anything. maybe that's what i lack of... o btw danny, nice art, desperate ppl can draw, damn i can't even do that on sanity(never desperate LOL)
(ID #199888) Posted on 2008/05/29 18:07
Scary walls O_o. I have only like 15 posters most of them about cars.
(ID #199909) Posted on 2008/05/29 19:41
Wow! You sure "can't get Kylie out of your head!" What did your friends think when they saw your goddess shrine?
(ID #199910) Posted on 2008/05/29 19:42
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Wow, Danny... what a lovely look at your room and lifestyle!The layout is good, made me feel as if I was a fly on the wall XD I must say, I'm pretty surprised at your love for Kylie.. as I've only really had one obsession ( I'd rather not think of it. I can somehow relate to your entries though, like the transition to Otakuism and such.. very interesting indeed! Your drawings are lovely, I think you should consider more art related work as well ^-^ Oh, last but, not least... I admire your ability to speak so many languages! I am able to speak English and Afrikaans for now but, in future I'm learning Japanese and Arabic ... perhaps in the future I'll try Korean, Chinese and German.
(ID #199913) Posted on 2008/05/29 19:57
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Wow, Danny... what a lovely look at your room and lifestyle!The layout is good, made me feel as if I was a fly on the wall XD I must say, I'm pretty surprised at your love for Kylie.. as I've only really had one obsession ( I'd rather not think of it. I can somehow relate to your entries though, like the transition to Otakuism and such.. very interesting indeed! Your drawings are lovely, I think you should consider more art related work as well ^-^ Oh, last but, not least... I admire your ability to speak so many languages! I am able to speak English and Afrikaans for now but, in future I'm learning Japanese and Arabic ... perhaps in the future I'll try Korean, Chinese and German.
(ID #199914) Posted on 2008/05/29 19:59
Very nice flashback Danny. I still love both 2D and 3D girls tho. Offtopic: Why don't you make pictures to open in a floating window when enlarged? Every time I enlarge a pic, it opens in the same window. Then, when I want to come back to the article, I have to hit back button and then the page reloads itself and take me back at the beginning of the article. Then I have to scroll down to where I was before I enlarged the image. A bit annoying IMHO.
(ID #199928) Posted on 2008/05/29 20:29
CEO MIrai Inc
do a ctrl+ click to open the image in a new window?
(ID #199938) Posted on 2008/05/29 20:46
writing mini thesises
what browser are u using? if firefox then u can use middle click to automatically open a link in a new tab, I thin IE7 can also do this, dunno about opera
(ID #199982) Posted on 2008/05/29 22:38
Your room reminds me of one of my friend's room. She had all the walls covered with images. Great drawings too. I wish I could draw. T-T
(ID #199939) Posted on 2008/05/29 20:53
look like so eighty's!! disgusting fashion i thet years
(ID #199943) Posted on 2008/05/29 21:04
Student and full-time otaku
Wow Danny, this really shows how old you are (evil grin). Really nice to see the transformation occuring. BTW did you really do those pencil artworks? They look amazing; especially how the perspective is perfect and sharp (I always cut corners and then it looks crappy)....
(ID #199966) Posted on 2008/05/29 22:13
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
nice perspective drawing danny :) that was cute heehee hmm I guess you've come to a point of age where you're no longer embarassed about those stuff I guess. But what amazed me is how you managed to learn japanese that way XD hehe you're to inspire more of us ;)
(ID #199975) Posted on 2008/05/29 22:27
Service desk support
Man, that makes me feel old too!!! Tho I'm more a child of the early 90s than 80s. My first 3D crush was Cindy Crawford and, even as a little boy who thought girls were evil, I also had a thing for Christina Ricci when I watched the addams family movie, even now... But as for 2D loves, first and foremost, Rei Ayanami!!! The women from the old 70s Mecha shows I watched were good, but i never really got into them. Oh, and the brunette from Dangaioh is Mia Alice. Best dangaioh girl, not that the selection was particularly big (no more than 4 for the entire thing) Maybe I should try and make a living in Japan too. I still have time!
(ID #199981) Posted on 2008/05/29 22:37
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Now THAT is a huge transformation.
(ID #199990) Posted on 2008/05/29 22:48
That's what I thought too ^^
(ID #200303) Posted on 2008/05/30 08:18
Very nice article, it's always great to recall about how our personal hobby/passion have developed since all those years.
(ID #199993) Posted on 2008/05/29 22:54
Extremely Poor College Student
all those pitures on the walls make you look more like a psycho stalking someone ready to strike if anyone gets near her
(ID #199994) Posted on 2008/05/29 23:04
"Evolution of The Otaku" By Danny Choo =p Charles Darwin would be proud ^^
(ID #199995) Posted on 2008/05/29 23:07
hah, wow. that's actually really interesting. 1988? 'long time ago. looks a lot messier than your current office!
(ID #200003) Posted on 2008/05/29 23:31
anime/cosplay events organizer
now that's an oldskul otaku room ^^
(ID #200012) Posted on 2008/05/29 23:50
I would be scared if I entered in a room like that ^_^U
(ID #200014) Posted on 2008/05/30 00:03
gosh.. i was born in 1988... you mean people actually have hair like that.. so weird
(ID #200019) Posted on 2008/05/30 00:11
working to pay for figures etc.
I have taken photos of my model shelves ove rthe years since I started the downward slide into Otakuism... but they need organising (and scanning). Danny's drawings say a lot more than any number of photos however...
(ID #200020) Posted on 2008/05/30 00:12
Illustrator & Designer
I see the otaku was strong within you from a very early age, Danny! X) Man, that room with all those Kylie pics and posters is just... well, mesmerizing! I wonder what that day was like when you took down all of them and began re-covering your walls with 2D & Japanese beauties. I, too, watched Macross in Cantonese originally in HK and then again in English as Robotech on Saturday mornings when we moved to Australia. For me, my childhood crushes were/are Maggie Cheung (3D) and Princess Swan (2D) from Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets. Later as a teenager I had a calendar of Cindy Crawford in my room. Had Mega Drive but never got the Mega CD. Had the PC Engine Duo as well and an imported Japanese Super Famicom when Street Fighter II came out. I also had one of those things that plugged in between the cartridge and the Super Famicom. I tried to relearn all the Chinese I had forgotten as well as some Japanese when playing games like Snatcher and later Tokimeki Memorial and FFVII on PS1. Your pencil drawings are quite detailed especially that one with you and Hikaru in Akihabara. Very nice perspective! Seeing everyones' rooms makes me want to show mine but I don't have that my photos of my old setup, which is unfortunate. And I'm currently in the midst of moving, so will have to wait until my new otaku space is all set up!! ^__^
(ID #200049) Posted on 2008/05/30 01:06
The first thing that I thought while looking at the pictures was "OMG Danny was a stalker!" And the world without the internets was indeed a hard one to find almost everything.
(ID #200061) Posted on 2008/05/30 01:25
Kinny Riddle (Registered on 2008/03/19 23:01)
I never knew you can speak Cantonese well, Danny. Back then, the best and latest anime stuff outside Japan came in the form of Hong Kong Cantonese dubs, which I grew up with, from Captain Tsubasa to Dragonball and such. Just judging by your first photo, it's hard to fathom how you transformed into a typical 1980s Brit pop junkie into sophisticated 21st century Akiba otaku.
(ID #200066) Posted on 2008/05/30 01:29
Oh dear, Danny. Kylie AND Jason??!?
(ID #200074) Posted on 2008/05/30 01:56
CEO MIrai Inc
lolol
(ID #200418) Posted on 2008/05/30 11:59
Let me say that your room is not boring at all. My rooms have always been clean for the most part. Not much on the walls or even ground. I had a lot of stuff, just I always had room for them. Not anymore, but I did. LOL!
(ID #200085) Posted on 2008/05/30 02:08
your pictures of you and hikaru gave me a chuckle XD
(ID #200087) Posted on 2008/05/30 02:11
Blackjack dealler & Anime Otaku
OMG!!! I don't think I had that many celeb pics in my room back in the 90's. But that was because my mom only let me put pics on my closet doors. :) I need to invest in another computer. It's getting crowded on this one.
(ID #200090) Posted on 2008/05/30 02:13
Flash/ Actionscript Developer
You sir, are a God. wish my room was as cool as that.
(ID #200137) Posted on 2008/05/30 03:47
オタク all day long
Wow! Nice pic! I wish I can have some old pic with my old toys too! My first love (2D girl) was Ramu from Urusei Yatsura when I was in gr.9. I even saved my lunch money just to buy the whole set of manga. XD
(ID #200143) Posted on 2008/05/30 03:56
university student
back in 1988...i was born haha you are actually a pretty good artist =) i have never really fallen in love with any 2-d characters...maybe back when i was little..i think i was in love with the dragonball z characters but it's funny because i was obsessed when i was back in kindergarten...maybe i realized afterwards that they wouldn't appear in reality =p my room is pretty boring...maybe when i move out and have a bigger room i can start making it look fantastic haha
(ID #200176) Posted on 2008/05/30 04:56
full time student, 60% of the time.
I wish I took pictures of my room years ago... guess I'll just start now! Your room is so 80's lol, did you have an awesome 80's hairstyle to boot danny??!
(ID #200181) Posted on 2008/05/30 05:03
Combat Meido
NICE BOAT errr ROOM Danny! I don't wanna know, how mine ll look in 10 years.
(ID #200182) Posted on 2008/05/30 05:08
This is a cool editorial. The transition from a idol otaku to 2D otaku.
(ID #200189) Posted on 2008/05/30 05:30
you were one sick little puppy weren't you Danny boy!
(ID #200197) Posted on 2008/05/30 05:43
There are some music artist here I admire, group that plays flamenco and rumba, but not until this extreme... By the way, Danny, want to learn some more spanish? Sure I can help on this matter... Allow me to show you some useful expressions... Bragas - Pantsu, femenime underwear Pechos - Breasts (another word is tetas, but the other is more polite, know I mean, lol) Pezon - Nipple Escote - Neckline, yoko-pai Friki - Otaku, freak Sure you fell more wise now XD
(ID #200223) Posted on 2008/05/30 06:37
Oh wow, don't think I'll ever be that dedicated to someone as a fan. Looks cool though :-)
(ID #200292) Posted on 2008/05/30 08:00
Online Shop
I came to US around early 90s and posted bunch of anime posters that came with Newtype megazine which were pretty expensive at the time. I didn't really fall in love with any real person but I think I did like few 2D girls. I think first 2D girl I like was Noriko from Gun Buster series. Gun Buster was one of the first anime that I saw in English subtitle so maybe able understand the story made the character more likeable. But those room pics from 88 are top notch Danny, shows your true fandom!
(ID #200305) Posted on 2008/05/30 08:27
I really had a crush on Noriko. It was very tough when I realized she had never existed, about 10 seconds after the anime ended. :_(
(ID #200457) Posted on 2008/05/30 13:21
Wow! Nice room! Not my style, but looks cool none the less.
(ID #200313) Posted on 2008/05/30 08:55
Deadend Job
I don't mind relive the 90's again. The music from Kylie Minogue (She only released two albums in the state), the PC Engine games (I always play it at my friend house. The JPN version not the US version), and the Japanese idol musics and animes. ROCK ON! Danny. You and I have 95% in commands. The only different are you learn to speck Japanese, live in Japan, and own your software company. On the other hand, I couldn't find a programmer job, even thought I have a degree in Computer Science. I stuck in a dead end job. Everybody that I know do better than me. Life is suck in the state. Beside all the otaku stuffs, driving my car in the state that keep me alive. I notice you had several posters of Reiko Miura (She from CoCo) on the wall. I wonder is she in the show biz? She so cute. COCO FOREVER!
(ID #200362) Posted on 2008/05/30 10:09
CEO MIrai Inc
Yeah rieko still does some drama work. Shes still nice. Well spotted!
(ID #200417) Posted on 2008/05/30 11:57
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Wow, nice room you had Danny! Alot of posters, your room looks like a large collage! Wow anime during that time looks awesome, I wishe I was born then... I like the girl with the grey hair from Dangaioh... Wow nice pencil art! I didn't know you could draw so well, you're making me jealous Danny! And LOL both the pencil art had you and Hikari in it...
(ID #200397) Posted on 2008/05/30 11:16
I think someone have very good taste in music! Kylie Minogue is amazing, and even though she's not my generation, i still listen to her tracks once in a while because i believe she can actually sing, unlike many artists today. Plus, that was back when they didn't super-edit their voices to be in tune, so she must be very talented. Lol but yeah that's certainly a huge change ^^
(ID #200453) Posted on 2008/05/30 13:19
だいがくせい
it seems that danny's rooms seemed to be much more livelier and entertaining than my room as walls are dull white without much stuff to decorate, to lazy to post pictures and what not >.> but did notice that danny rather good pencil artist with scenery and perspective. cool stuff, draw some more and post in an art/doodle section
(ID #200525) Posted on 2008/05/30 14:45
Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
(≖ _ ≖ ) 1st few pics..im shocked. barely see the wall at all.
(ID #200580) Posted on 2008/05/30 16:35
Ahh must say your room looked little creepy back in the time, maybe thats because the posters/pictures are of actual person and not just 2D girls :) But really nice drawings, didn't know you are that good. Bonus points for C64, the best in the old days, at some point I had 3 of em.
(ID #200627) Posted on 2008/05/30 18:03
omg, the room was really cool...everywhere also poster. Danny, I feel like you will know you will share your room in the future so you have taken the picture during that time?
(ID #200699) Posted on 2008/05/30 22:17
Whoah, that's some hardcore dedication you had. Its amazing the transformation you have gone. Your old room was kinda creepy. BTW, much praise on your artwork. You're a great artist.
(ID #200893) Posted on 2008/05/31 03:21
Sorry to say that, but your room looked liked some kind of serial killer lair to me ^^ Anyway, I'm only 21, that probably a time the people of my age can't understand :p
(ID #200990) Posted on 2008/05/31 05:59
wow. danny man. that 1988 room is just without words. plain epic on so many levels. the transition to otaku is monumental aswell lol. good stuff, you should post more stuff about your history on the site!
(ID #201159) Posted on 2008/05/31 12:10
"all health care material was paper based" yeah i can tell LOL! i already stopped asking myself "where'd he get the glue from?"
(ID #201165) Posted on 2008/05/31 12:21
You know, until I started glimpsing Hirano Aya earlier this year, I never really had a fixation with any idol/actor/seiyuu/model, Japanese or otherwise. There's just something about her that's so soft, it makes my heart all warm and fuzzy, and I usually only get that way about women I know. ^^;
(ID #201888) Posted on 2008/06/01 14:45
Student, Software Developer
Now that I look at my current room, it seems so bland... Thanks for sharing these epic photos!
(ID #202186) Posted on 2008/06/02 03:39
wow i like the pics of ur room over the years..as if u know u'll have a blog to post it later on ^^ my room is still the same since i moved into..lol
(ID #202188) Posted on 2008/06/02 03:47
.NET/Web Developer
Amazing! I'd never thought, didn't expect even, that you'd have a picture of your room from the early years. I'm amazed at the kylie wall. I'm a big fan of hers but I don't think I'd be able to do that. I'm also amazed at how fast the transition was. hahah. You think you wouldn't get over that fast with a wall shrine like that but wow. hahah. I'm waiting for part 2 of this. :D
(ID #202212) Posted on 2008/06/02 04:27
seriously amazed by the amount of stuff you had in your room back then. crazy that you were taking pictures as well. at the time, ppl would be wtf? lol
(ID #202251) Posted on 2008/06/02 05:26
Words cannot describe how awesome your room was back in the day. Thanks for sharing! (by the way, I'm new here)
(ID #202307) Posted on 2008/06/02 08:21
how nostalgic:D Nice TV/VCR set BTW.
(ID #202315) Posted on 2008/06/02 08:34
Remote Support Engineer
Hey Danny, was your Kylie fettish pre or post moe discovery? From the looks of things it was post. My room looked much the same, except with Claudia and Britney (while she was good). Only discovered moe a while afterwards, and soon all my posters were switched with wallscrolls, heh.
(ID #203411) Posted on 2008/06/03 16:19
Nice art work! ^.^ Great Job!
(ID #204036) Posted on 2008/06/04 11:26
You has a claustrophobic room! Oh my god! :)
(ID #204395) Posted on 2008/06/04 20:28
:3 For me, it was Yamato from Digimon Season 01~ *blush*
(ID #206807) Posted on 2008/06/07 19:00
Great perspective on that 1st drawing of yours... Aaaah, Dangioh... I remember renting the vid of that when I was a younger lad :D
(ID #209477) Posted on 2008/06/10 18:51
this is the post that I must comment on!!!!! LOL Danny you were really a funny dude, and Im sure we all see similarities among us as well, the wall papers, the FC machine, the drawings of us and the girls we liked kissing......:D I mean, why not?! This is what teenage years should be!!!
(ID #210654) Posted on 2008/06/12 04:51
Student // Collector // Gaijin
Oh gosh...........so old. I'm glad I wasn't around to idolize 80s celebs. (no offense)
(ID #217603) Posted on 2008/06/20 09:55
Gee-, if my walls looked like that, I would've gotten yelled at. Your parents were cool-!
(ID #303083) Posted on 2008/09/16 13:59
Marketer, Advertising Specialist
I'm still in Love with French Singer Alizee and Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar. Have a poster of both in my room, alongside a wall scroll of "Haruhi Suzumiya" and gang.
(ID #439695) Posted on 2009/01/08 09:03
intense
(ID #440040) Posted on 2009/01/08 13:40
Haha, I made collages, but only on paper. That must have taken a lot of time.
(ID #458540) Posted on 2009/01/23 11:28
I was never allowed to have posters on my walls :(
(ID #479551) Posted on 2009/02/08 08:26
Mechanical Engineer/Seeker of the truth
I am still in search of all the mid-80s and early 90 anime. Somehow I regret not being able to watch them all, either because of school or I was too young to remember what they were. I have some success but far from reaching my goal. It's interesting to see old pictures of my own room... somehow remind me of my younger and foolish days. Never let myself grow too attached to any particular 2D girl or live person. I have my favorite 2D girls rotation, they all take turn to get my attention. I might have a top 10 list or something.
(ID #499545) Posted on 2009/02/23 18:11
wooow is all iv got to say.
(ID #517231) Posted on 2009/03/11 10:15
Public service employee
Nice Posters in your Room ^^ I have only CarPosters and Calenders here ^^ When i was 15 i had a Poster from Pink in my room. That was all ^,^
(ID #518129) Posted on 2009/03/12 05:59
Danny is amazing at pencil drawing >_<!!
(ID #542770) Posted on 2009/03/31 09:58
Oh yeah, wallpaper made from celebrities posters and pictures, very impressive, reminds me of my cousins room (my parents never allowed such things :). Used to like Kylie Minogue a lot too, but my true love was Britney Spears, I still remember the lyrics of my all time favorite Born to make you happy.:D
(ID #542347) Posted on 2009/03/31 02:41
Racer's Dream in In Circuito di Fiorano with an FW20 driven by Heinz-Harold Fretzen (Registered on 2009/01/27 11:40)
90's F1 Afficionate
The Williams-Renault Years. Those pictures depict years of raw V12 action in F1. Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Johnny Herbert, Heinz-Harold Fretzen, Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard, Riccardo Patrese, Thierry Boutsen, and others.
(ID #552150) Posted on 2009/04/07 05:48
graphic designer, dog groomer
That was a lot of big hair in the first few pics and your pencil drawing was incredibly clean.
(ID #559526) Posted on 2009/04/12 12:34
Man, that is so cute though! ... There goes my manly pride... T-T Its kinda amazing to see how tidy and modern your room looks now.
(ID #580420) Posted on 2009/04/27 13:43
Music composer
Those drawings really are Kowai lol
(ID #607192) Posted on 2009/05/15 18:11
80's room scare me haha XD i'd find it creepy having so many people on the walls, feels like they're watching 0.0
(ID #607283) Posted on 2009/05/15 21:21
I have a good laughs here. I diddnt have time in my life to be a otaku (wether I was huge fan of rock music). I was married at 18, divorced with 2 daugthers at 23 (now I am 42). But I always be a young soul and live my dreams. My first computer was and old 286 and I used to work in wordstar. The I switch to 386 with a 2400 modem to connect to a free board to download games (wolfestein and stuff). I began to work with computers to fix my own to play the Tomb Raider´s demo. I quit from be an insurance agent (11 years of work, travel, and luxury conventions), to work with computers all the time. I open an internet cafe and do some technical support. Then I was robbed and lost everything but my brains. Since then, I work from home (web design, and do recovery of damaged hard disks). I am very happy now (my 2 daugthers go to the University now) Since I was young I was a fan from Japan. I remember to watch Ultraman (on black and white), Señorita Cometa (didnt know the japanese name), La Princesa Caballero, and so on. My sisters used to watch Heidi, Remy, Candy, etc. Some time after I see Tekkaman Blade, and buy some "sentimental grafitti" figures. In 2005 I was able to start selling in one toy market (The Rock Show), where many people buy and sell used and new toys. I have luck and was a very succesfull selling gashapon. Then I move to another market and open one store. Now I think I need to quit because the government here is conservative and are doing many things to dissapear anime things (I comment this in my blog later...) Anyway, than you Danny for the memories...
(ID #607557) Posted on 2009/05/16 02:44
Paintball Technician
wooooo, wish my room looked like that XD
(ID #608426) Posted on 2009/05/16 15:27
megadrive still play mine man its great but i have crappy games like moonwalker
(ID #623435) Posted on 2009/05/28 03:57
very nice room!
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