Hello and welcome to Keba's Anime and Manga Place (KAAMP for short)! Here at KAAMP, I write about anime and manga that I have seen/read as well as my views on them. I'll also post about my original stories from time to time.

Just beware that some of my posts contain spoilers. I'll put them in spoiler tags just in case.

KAAMP's history: KAAMP was created in July 2002 by yours truly. It was a sloppy-looking website on Yahoo's now defunct Geocities. I posted my anime fan art on that site. Also, for a time, I posted my thoughts on the few anime series that I had seen. Now that I look back on it, my thoughts were rather ill-informed (is that even a word?) because I had only seen bits and pieces of anime dubs. Now that I've seen more series, I think that my commentary on various anime will be a little better than before.

So, come on in and stay awhile! KAAMP is now in session.

This Can't Be Happening

I was so pumped for starting the Countdown event, but now I'm kind of stuck. I have most of my list assembled, and I know I could finish it within the day, but I have one problem.

That problem is depression.

I know some of you guys know firsthand how debilitating depression can be. You don't feel like doing anything, and when you realized you haven't done anything, you feel worse.

There are at least 10 different otaku-related things I have hanging over my head, and I can't seem to get into any of them. Maybe it's the lack of stuff going on regarding theO. Hardly anyone is posting, and even fewer people than that are commenting. Although I do comment on various things, I feel that I'm still a member of this guilty party. Plus, a certain wound in theO's side has been reopened, which is probably what's getting me down the most.

I sincerely apologize for this post. I try to hardly ever post anything this down, but I really have to vent a little. Thank you for your understanding.

Sailor Moon Saved My Life Last Night

If you've noticed, I haven't been on that much in the past two days. Truth is, I've been really depressed. Here's why:

• My new job is stressing me out
• Confidence issues with EVERYTHING
• Facebook is made of evil
• This one guy I know won't leave me alone
• I don't think my parents approve of me

Last night, I was pushed to the brink because of a bunch of things my mom said to me. It took a long while for a few people to talk me down. I had many suggestions of what I should do to pull myself together, but I didn't feel like doing many of them. I listened to music the whole evening to calm me down, and I felt better. Still, I felt that I'd have a hard time going to sleep.

That's when I decided to finally read the Sailor Moon manga. I had owned the first volume for about 2.5 years, but never actually read it. Why was I holding off for so long? In all honesty, I'm not too sure. Maybe I was saving it for a time like this.

Anyway, after I finished the first volume, I fell asleep right away. I can't say that I dreamed a handsome prince or anything. In fact, I don't remember what I dreamed about. But I can say that I feel a little better. My eyes are still puffy though. And I'm kind of tired because despite falling asleep pretty quickly, I only got about five hours of it.

I realize that my World that was supposed to be for anime commentary has now turned into a personal blog thing.