Hello fellow Otaku!!
So this is an introductory section primarily for the sake of introducing myself... yay!

Before I do that, tho, here's a list of my accounts on other websites:
* Tumblr-Haitaka123
* DeviantArt-Haitaka123
* MyAnimeList-Haitaka

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 manga 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.

I hope someone at least reads this. I see it as a great achievement if someone does : )
Anyway, I should really get to posting my list.
So...

For info on my read/watch list, refer to my account on MyAnimeList

Have fun spending money and time on one of the most expensive "common" hobbies out there!! ^_^

Best wishes-Haitaka ^_~

Member Appreciation-Popitta

This post is in appreciation of a member who, in my opinion, has made some absolutely amazing fan art submissions, but who I haven't heard from in a long time.
Note: Whilst I really appreciate and respect everyone I follow on TheOtaku, and more, I decided to make this post specifically in honor of Popitta.

When I first joined theOtaku, I went about subscribing to as many awesome people as possible-as people usually do. One of the very first people I subscribed to was Popitta, who was also new at the time. You may/may not be familiar with her, but she's a member of theOtaku who submitted beautiful fan arts with great detain that I, at least, really like. Unfortunately I hadn't realized how long it had been since I'd heard from her, and when I went to check this morning it turns out she hasn't posted or commented anything for three months -_-
I hope she's ok, and preferably that she's having an awesome time and just either decided to quit or take a pause form theOtaku. But regardless, it would be a shame if she left. I sent her a message and so I really hope to hear from her in the future.

This post was created because I wanted to show appreciation for one of the members I really like but who unfortunately hasn't been here for awhile. If any of the people reading this know members with a similar situation, I encourage you to let others know that you miss them, and give them a little post of recognition in their honor.

Thanks for reading,
-Haitaka