Hello fellow Otaku!!
So this is an introductory section primarily for the sake of introducing myself... yay!
How did I get into anime/manga?
I have a gf who absolutely loves manga and anime. (Need I say more?)
Through my childhood I was never allowed to watch Pokemon, Yu-Gi_Oh, Bey-Blade, Naruto, etc.
Therefore, the first Anime I ever watched was Kiki's Delivery Service by Hayao Miyazaki when I was 11.
(about 17 years after it's release-Danish theaters were being slow)
My initial reaction was one of great awe. The movie was just SO AMAZING!!!
Miyazaki's skill and attention to detail was, and still is, one of the very best.
Shortly after that trip to the movies I had a full arsenal of every Studio Ghibli movie I could find.
I watched them constantly and became convinced that they must be the best movies I had ever watched!
After having been in the USA for 3-ish years, 4 girls in my class convinced me to start reading and watching more.
My gf (one of the girls who re-introduced me to manga/anime) gave me a llloooonnnnngggggg list of her favorite mana and anime. Naturally, I'm going through those first.
So far so good-I'll be putting the list (plus some other ones I've read/watched) on here so y'all know what craziness I'm enjoying! ^^
My favorite artist remains Miyazaki-so I decided my user name should relate to that. Haitaka is the Wizard from Tales from Earthsea-his name meaning Sparrowhawk.
Being new to this website (more than just a forum I can tell!) I hope someone at least reads this, since I don't yet know how things work. I see it as a great achievement if someone does : )
Anyway, I should really get to posting my list.
So...
Ones I've read/watched:
Angelic Layer (Manga)
Code: Breaker (Manga)
Fairy Tail (Anime, Manga)
Toradora (Anime)
Fullmetal Alchemist (Anime, Manga)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Anime, Manga)
Princess Mononoke (Anime)
Laputa-Castle in the Sky (Anime)
Kiki's Delivery Service (Anime)
Porco Rosso (Anime)
Tales from the Earthsea (Anime)
My neighbor Totoro (Anime)
Whisper of the Heart (Anime)
The Cat Returns (Anime)
Howl's Moving Castle (Anime)
The Castle of Cagliostro (Anime)
Spirited Away (Anime)
The Borrower Arrietty (Anime)
Ponyo (Anime)
Only Yesterday (Anime)
Grave of the Fireflies (Anime)
The Girl who leapt through Time (Anime)
Yet to read/watch
Cardcaptor Sakura
Cross Game
DNAngel
Emma
Fruits Basket
Fushigi Yuugi
Gakuen Alice (manga)
Inuyasha
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (manga)
Kitchen Princess
Magic Knight Rayearth
Ouran High School Host Club
Ranma ½
Rurouni Kenshin
S.A.
Sailor Moon
Stepping on Roses
Tail of the Moon
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Have fun spending money and time on one of the most expensive "common" hobbies out there!! ^_^
Best wishes-Haitaka ^_-
