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[size=1]Very good work Mitch, you constantly impress me with your talent at poetry. Is there any way that you could make a poem about me? "Good-bye Shy" maybe..? -Shy[/size] :whoops:

[size=1]Regular exercise can keep someone looking young for decades, so it isn't much of a surprise that Yamcha hardly seems to age during the course of the series. As for Goku and Vegeta, I'm not an expert on Saiya-jin genetics, but it does seem like Vegeta is older. That is probably due to the fact that he is always pissed off though, and he has a much older voice in the English dub. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]Well, I doubt that Toriyama will ever be able to come up with something that could match Dragonball Z's popularity. But that is kind of obvious, I mean, the show is one of (if not) the most popular anime series of all time. This is similar to what Matt Groening is experiencing with the Simpsons. He could never repeat that. Futurama and Life in Hell are really obscure compared to the Simpsons. But the truth is that Mr. Toriyama is very lucky to have made something so popular. And the more knowledgable anime fans will remember him for some of his other creations, rather than just King Kai and Vegeta. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]Name: Shy Magic Type: Light Type: Warrior Picture: See attachment Effect 1: Diffidence is Bliss -- Shy is unable to attack unless he is attacked first. Effect 2: Umbrella Strike -- Shy deals double damage when another Light-type card is on the field. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]I really like your pics, "Tree through foggy window" is my favorite. Since I don't know mucb about photography I am unable to critique you, but these seem like a good way to start a hobby in photography. -Shy[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Crazy White Boy [/i] [B]When I want the latest and greatest in gaming information, I visit Otakuboards! Yes, that's right, Otakuboards.com![/B][/QUOTE] [size=1]I know you are joking, but I do visit OB's gaming forums to keep up with the latest news. Between Semjaza Azazel and James' topics I am able to understand a lot without reading too much. IGN loads too slowly on my computer anyway. And if all else fails, I still have that subscription to EGM. -Shy[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=#507AAC]You'll notice that I've made "online" a cross and "offline" a straight line. I hope that fixes the problem. But if it's too much of a problem, I'll change 'em.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1]Eh, this is the one thing that bothers me about the new look. Is there any way you could make it a bright box if there are new posts, instead of the same dark one? Other than that it is very good, the look fits perfectly with the new banner (good work James and SKY). Edit: Oh, you did fix it. Never mind. -Shy[/size] ;)

[b][u][i]General Awards[/b][/u][/i] [b]Overall Member of the Year:[/b] James [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Sara [b]Male Otaku of the Year:[/b] James [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Semjaza Azazel [b]Female Otaku of the Year:[/b] Sara [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Queen Asuka [b]Most improved Member of the Year:[/b] HyperShadow [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Spikey [b]Thread of the Year:[/b] Otaku Yearbook [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Down With Newbie Lounge [b]Silliest Thread of the Year:[/b] Mary Kate and Ashley, Sweet 16 [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Go Planet! [b]Funniest Member:[/b] [strike]Wehboo[/strike] Break [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] James [b]Silliest Username:[/b] Crazy White Boy [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Abe Lincoln [b]Member most likely to be here in two years:[/b] Tasis [size=1]Honorable Mention[/size] Nerdsy [b]Avatar of the Year:[/b] DeathKnight (I'm a lamp) [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Syk3 (Kaworu!) [b]Signature of the Year:[/b] Semjaza Azazel (This ain't rock & roll...) [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Final Flash (kuja syndrome) [b]Best Otaku Couple:[/b] Sara and Shyguy [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Justin and Babygirl [b]Best looking Otaku:[/b] Voodookanaka [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Juuthena [b]Otaku clique of the Year:[/b] Otaku Triads [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] Adam's Angels [b]Best Newbie:[/b] Mnemolth (if he counts anymore) [b]Best Oldie:[/b] Sephiroth [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] James (ack, I've been here longer than both of them >_

[size=1][center][img]http://cwb.250free.com/Others/otakuawards.jpg[/img][/center] Welcome to the second annual Official Otaku Awards! The forums have undergone significant changes over the past year. Last January, version 4.0 was on the horizon. Over the span of one year Otakuboards has grown in numerous ways. Thanks to the members and their continued devotion, we were able to break the "Most Users Online" record [I]and[/I] survive approximately one month of down time. Now, we're on the eve of version 7.0! With that knowledge in mind, it's time to kick off the New Year in a big way. It's your chance to appreciate everyone who makes the community what it is today. Newly added to this year's edition of the awards, is the "honorable mention" categories. Honorable mentions will recieve one half point, whereas the primary vote will be worth a full point. Remember, an honorable mention selection is not mandatory. Furthermore, you don't have to vote for every category, because we understand that members have different interests and don't frequent [I]every[/I] forum. Oh, and you may only vote for [b]one individual[/b] in each category. So, choose wisely. ~_^ Now, let the awards begin![/size] [b][u][i]General Awards[/b][/u][/i] [b]Overall Member of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Male Otaku of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Female Otaku of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Most improved Member of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Thread of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Silliest Thread of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Funniest Member:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Silliest Username:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Member most likely to be here in two years:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention[/size] [b]Avatar of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Signature of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Best Otaku Couple:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Best looking Otaku:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Otaku clique of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Best Newbie:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Best Oldie:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Best Otaku-Related site:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Most likely to become a Staff Member:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b][u][i]Otaku Writers[/b][/u][/i] [b]Poet Laureate:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Writer of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Role-Player of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Brawler of the Year (sparring):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Role-Playing Game of the Year[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b][u][i]Social Otakus[/b][/u][/i] [b]Otaku Social member of the year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Entertainment Otaku of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b][u][i]Anime Otakus[/b][/u][/i] [b]Otaku of the Year: (Best Anime member overall)[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]DragonBall Guru:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Digipeep of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Gundam Member of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Yu-Gi-Oh Member of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b][u][i]Otaku Gamers[/b][/u][/i] [b]Gamer of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Nintendo "Mario" Award:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]The Sony Award:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Xbox Gamer of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]PC Gamer of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b][u][i]Otaku Artists[/b][/u][/i] [b]Best Graphic Designer (Banners, wallpapers, etc.):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Best "Traditional" Artist (Drawings, paintings, etc.):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Best Spriter:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b][u][i]Series Otaku[/b][/u][/i] [B]Series Otaku Member of the Year:[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]The Chocobo Award (Final Fantasy):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Liberty City Award (Grand Theft Auto):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]Mushroom Kingdom Honors (Mario):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]PokéPlaque (Pokemon):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] [b]The Triforce Award (Zelda):[/b] [size=1]Honorable Mention:[/size] These awards were made possible thanks to [b]Crazy White Boy[/b] and [b]James[/b]. [u]The last day to vote will be in two weeks, January 26th. And the results will be given on February 1st.[/u]

[size=1]Yes, there are people in these mesage boards who like Cowboy Bebop, that is why we have a Cowboy Bebop sub-forum in Anime Lounge. Please keep your posts about Cowboy Bebop in there. And since this topic has no real purpose, I am going ot close it now. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]I'm going to close this topic, since there is no way that it lead to any sort of intelligent discussion. -Shy[/size]

[img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=332601[/img] [size=1]I love this one ^_^ Why did you have to take it off of your sig? It is one of the better Bebop banners that I have seen out there. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]I read this when you gave me the link to that "BMX XXX" article at the end of October. N-Sider always has wonderful articles to read, heh *insert more shameless compliments here*. It is really interesting to see how knowledgable some voice actors are on the material they work with. Charles Martinet seems to be a very cool person, and he knows an awful lot about the industry. This is a lot better than many animation voice actors who do not know to respond to a [i]certain fan's[/i] questions. While I have some complaints about the voices of the Mario characters, I admit that this is a very good interview, James. -Shy BTW: I got an "A" on my research paper, thanks for your help. ;)[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Triforce rules [/i] [B]How Did Yu-Gi-oh Just dissapear off Cartoon Network its weird [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1]From what I know, CN never planned to have Yu-Gi-Oh on their lineup permanently. They only intended to air all of the episodes they had so far, and then replace it with Cartoon, Cartoons. -Shy[/size]

[b][size=1][u]Monday to Friday[/u] 6:55 am:[/b] Wake up. [b]7:00 am:[/b] Find the strengh within myself to finally get out of bed. [b]7:30 am - 2:40 pm:[/b] School. [b]2:41 pm - 3:40 pm:[/b] Wander around the city, stopping to get something to get. [b]3:41 pm - 6:30 pm:[/b] Chores / Homework [b]6:31 pm - 8:00 pm:[/b] Simpsons reruns / Video Games [b]8.00 pm - 10:00 pm:[/b] Online Time (and BtVS on tuesdays) [b]10:01 pm - 6:54 am:[/b] Shower / Sleep My weekends are usually a blur, I go see a movie every weekend with my friend.. and I spend way too much time online. I have no idea how some of you people can stay up so late when you have classes in the morning. And when we are working on the newspaper I am at school until at least 8 at night. -Shy[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by MathGuy2 [/i] [B]Who are those three people in the picture on the navigation bar of theOtaku? I can tell the middle one is James' avatar; are the rest somehow representing Adam and another staff or are they characters from an anime? [url=http://www.theotaku.com/][img]http://www.theotaku.com/tech.gif[/img][/url] [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1]They are from .hack//SIGN, which will be airing on the Cartoon Network in the US starting in February. You can learn more about it by reading [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17851]this topic.[/url] -Shy[/size]

[size=1]Some other forums actually organize special meetings like these, but seeing as how young the average member is it might be a bad idea. I'm happy that the two of you got to meet, this isn't the first OB reunion is it? -Shy[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BabyGirl [/i] [B][color=deeppink]I haven't lived in California long enough to know much about their weather patters. However, I've noticed that the coast gets lots and lots of fog and it's usually colder and foggier down by the beach. I remember visiting Santa Barbara in April to find cold, cloudy weather. It wasn't until my dad and I drove up into the mountains that we discovered the "cloudiness" was really coastal fog cover blocking out the sun, and the cool temperature was a direct result of that. Silly Pacific Ocean :p[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1]Well, the current problem we have where I live is the winds. If you have been watching the new lately in Cali you know that the "Santa Ana" winds (Why they call them "Santa Ana" winds, I have no idea) have been destroying everything in sight. Our power went out on Sunday night because a line was knocked over, a few people I know did not get their electricity back until today! -Shy[/size]

[size=1]Aw, poor Wehboo *hugs Wehboo* Stress is awful, especially during the beginning of high school. Personally 11th grade was the hardest for me, I almost had a nervous breakdown during the spring.. in addition to that ulcer, bleh. I suggest doing things to clear your mind a bit, like reading a good book or listening to some relaxing music. Or just tell everyone about how you feel, sometimes admitting your problems is the best way to be relieved of stress. Your friends (IRL and online) are always willing to listen and help you out, so it is a good idea to look to them for support. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]Just reading this makes me watch to watch the last two episodes of Evangelion again, heh. Nice work Solo. -Shy[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Jinzouningen17 [/i] [B]Threads been done(not too long ago may I add. As a matter of fact, its still on this same page. ^_^) [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18113[/url] Your welcome..... [Japanese Vegeta Voice][b]KUSO!![/b][/Japanese Vegeta Voice] I just realized that I'm not a moderator on this forum, so I cant close it. :bawl: Oh well, anyway, there is the thread already in progress(to find the majority of everyones pics, you have to read the thread fully). :D [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1]Thanks J17. Syk and Asuka must have missed it, that is what Super Mods [and DB Mods] are for. Please post in the topic listed on the link Yoshi, thread closed. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]ok, I'm going to try this again.[/size] [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Defcon5, headache And the reason for them having sex is to concieve a child. Other wise they are not supposed to have sex. Since homosexual acts could never create a child they are considered a sin.[/QUOTE] [size=1]I know what you are trying to say; but I doubt that more than a fraction of the general population [istraight or gay, or whatnot) has sex only in order to have children. That is why forms of birth control exist, that is why there are abortions.[/size] [QUOTE]It's not a sin to be gay. And you don't choose, your born that way, and if you happen to be homosexual then I believe that God has a special plan for you....[/QUOTE] [size=1]Ok, so I'm going to use your logic to question the existance of God. God made everything, so why would create homosexuals; which are supposed to be "sinners" in his view? ...and what kind of "plan" does god have for his "sinners"? On a side note: There was an article in Time magazine about gay priests a few months ago. There are quite a few of them, according to the statistics. -Shy[/size]

[size=1]That makes perfect sense actually, thanks. -Shy[/size] :whoops:

[size=1]Well, I think it speaks tons for your character being able to tell everyone this in such an open and direct matter. I'm sure that everyone thinks of you in the same way, and if they don't, that means they weren't knowing in the first place. It is nice to know that I helped you in whatever way that I could, and if you ever want, feel free to talk to me on AIM. So yeah, you'll always be [strike]DuoGod of Death[/strike] Lalaith Ril to me. -Shy :whoops:[/size]

[size=1]I see how having our characters meet in the first post would be helpful, but I think it might detract from the overall continuity and quality. The way I want to meet (example) CWB may be different than the way CWB wants to meet me, and we both might end up posting our introductions without knowledge of the others, or whatever. See what point I am trying to make here? -Shy[/size]