Bloodseeker

...And this is the part where England gets the **** bombed out of it.

A lot of anime are aimed at male nerds, so I guess that they're trying to use a character that the submissive rejects at the bottom of the social ladder can relate too? And male arrogant prick from Love Hina? That can't be Seta, because he's not an arrogant prick... And the female thing isn't sexism, its just trying to make the female characters look more attractive. Its no more sexist than using a cool-looking muscular guy as the main character.

Sesshomaru would get boring quick... he's too enigmatic to be an interesting person to hang out with. Which character... a non-prosthetic Motoko Kusanagi, I guess. She's really deep so there'd be some interesting conversations, and she'd be a good person to rough house/spar with!

[QUOTE=Heero yuy]Asuka Langley, which is kinda gross, cause she's 14 and I'm 17..so a little perverted. I just like her personality, it's totally see through how she acts...but she tries to be tough. plus, I have a thing for redheads...[/QUOTE] Don't feel bad... she's a fictional character, so she follows a different set of rules. And in the land of Evangelion, 14 year olds have the physical maturity of sixteen year olds.

Ayeka's my favorite Tenchi girl, but she shouldn't get Tenchi... [spoiler]she's his great aunt for Christ's sake! That's even worse than if she were his sister![/spoiler] So I'd have to say that either Ryoko, Mihoshi, or Washu should get him. They're all cool... (except for Sukuya, she's not cool)

Kakashi is the most popular, hands down. Well, Gaara gives him some competition, but I think that Kakashi is still the most popular Naruto character. Who's my favorite? ...I haven't really decided yet. I'll go with Kakashi too, I guess. I liked Sasuke in the manga, but his emo voice in the anime kills him. (I hear that Japanese voice is also pretty emo)

[quote name='demontrust][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2][COLOR=PaleGreen]I got into anime when i was in 3rd grade. I was watching commercials when suddenly this Sailor Moon one pooped up. Ever since then i went to barnes and nobles reading manga, after manga came anime...though i don't like Sailor Moon anymore, i'll always remember how it all started though :catgirl: [/COLOR][COLOR=PaleGreen][/COLOR][/SIZE'][/FONT][/quote] Have you seen the uncuts? They might rekindle your fandom... Dic cut out most of the action, humor, and serious character developement. It makes a HUGE difference! Of course its still Sailor Moon, corny romantic theme left intact, so if you absolutely wouldn't be able to stand Dic's version of Sailor Moon, the chances of the uncuts becoming one of your favorites is slim to nil. But everybody should still check it out, regardless.

I first heard the word "anime" when DBZ was in the middle of the Frieza Saga on Cartoon Network. I didn't think much about it at the time. I signed onto the AS message boards for the first time in late-mid 2003. This was when I got interested in anime in general, as compared to just being interested in a few shows on Toonami and AS. I bought Neon Genesis Evangelion November-December 2003, and I've had a strong interest in anime ever since.

Japan's cool... I really enjoyed my vacation to Tokyo, the people there were very helpful (I was surprised that so many of them knew English... you could almost always find someone in the area that could help you when you needed it), and I never felt threatened once while I was there. (which is saying something, since I'm a very cautious person) The only thing that bugged me was the lack of individuality... and it wasn't just that they all had similar skin tones. Men in identical black and white business suits walked the streets of Ginza and Asakusa, groups of girls all make the exact same awed statements at the exact same time (I came across this a few times), many people were extreme comformists in their casual styles... it just seemed weird to me. There are comformists in America too, but there are so many different cultures here that you don't really notice it.

What do I know about my heritage? According to my grandma, one of ancestors was the first white man born in one of the middle states... I also have trace amounts of Scotish and Jewish blood in me. I'm white, in case you couln't figure that out. Aside from that, I don't know much about my heritage.

And yes, I did say [b]we[/b]. I'd appreciate any help that I could get. There are politicians that are trying to increase restrictions on media. I love my videogames, and I love my anime, and I sure as hell don't want to start seeing violent videogames and anime on store shelves getting censored by a bunch of paranoid idiots that don't even know what they're talking about! I've been in their shoes before (I used to be paranoid about gangster rap music), and I know that blind conviction dirven by a mixture paranoia and ignorant views of the culture can be a very dangerous thing. That's why we need to take action as soon as possible. Now I could sit down and argue with these politicians all day, but without some solid information to back my arguments, I'll just be another irritated internet jocky running his mouth. This first bit of information was easy enough to find... and its solid enough to work as our main argument. [url=http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/gvc.htm#Violence][color=red]The Bureau of Justice Statistics speaks...[/color][/url] If violent videogames really encouraged kids to go out and get violent in the real world, then violent crimes would be increasing with the growing videogame audience and the growing amount of violent videogames on the market. On the contrary, the amount of violent crimes have been decreasing over the years. It didn't even jump during 2001-2002 after the controversial smash hit that was GTA3! A lot of kids that commit violent crimes play violent videogames? No *****! That's because most kids play videogames, and most of those kids play violent videogames! The Columbine shooters played Doom? So did millions of other people, but you don't see them going to their school campuses and shooting 20+ people dead! Too many people play violent videogames and too few people commit violent crimes for it to be a solid argument. However, I fear that these arguments alone might not be enough to convince some hard headed politicians. We need enough information to prove without a shadow of a doubt that violent videogames are NOT a threat. We need the statements of an esteemed psychologist or two. I used to have a counselor that I was pretty close to, so I could probably ask her who I should look up. Her cell is currently turned off and her old home phone has apprently been disconnected, but I'll try to get into contact with her sometime soon. But I'd prefer it if I could just get the information here without having reestablish old contacts. (getting reacquainted with people is always awkward) On top of finding information to use for our arugments, we need to identify which senators we need to meet with. Now there 435 representatives within the House of Representatives and 100 senators within the Senate. On top of this, there are also state and local politicians that could be as dangerous when speaking to the right audience. That's a lot of ground to cover. That's why I'm going to need help. I want three things from anybody that reads this: 1. Post any information that will help our argument. Information is fire power in the realm of politics. The more information we have supporting our arguments the bigger the chance that they'll be taken seriously. 2. Once we've decided that we have enough information for a solid, unquestionable argument, I want you to seek out and meet with any reputable politicians in your area that have taken a stance against violent media. 3. After you've met with politician, tell us how it went. We want to know about any arguments that he or she brought up defending his or her stance against violent videogames so that we can better prepare to counteract those arguments. Does anybody have any information that we could use?

I used to work at Jack and the Box, but I quit after the manager gave the "you're that face of the company" speech and tried to send me home (meaning that I would have clocked in so late that I wouldn't have gotten paid for the day) over having a little bit of dirt on my pants. I don't like the fast food industry... I hear that its one of the worst fields that you can into. The pay's really low, there's no tips, the work can get complicated when the restaurant gets busy, its definitely not fun, the management sucks (I hear that's a constant one in the fast food industry, more so than in regular retail)... meh. I think that I'm better off looking elsewhere for work. Unfortunately, restaurants and family businesses are pretty much all that my town has. I need to get a driver's license so that I can get to the neighboring city before I start my job search again.

Thanks, I'll try that. I want at least two more votes before I continue this story! Come on... I've already got a few good plot twists planned out and a style of storytelling that I think that most of you will like!

I've got to dissagree with the first two. [QUOTE=Tatsubei Yagyu][COLOR=Navy][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B][I]"Don't give everyone a reason to hate you, and everyone will have a reason to love you."[/I][/B] It means, if you don't give them a reason to hate you, and they will have a reason to like you, get it? ;)[/font][/color][/quote] That's not true. When I was in school, I generally kept to myself (aside from group of 20 friends or so), but that didn't stop those beaners from jumping me because I was friends with some of the people that they hated. Also, if you have an irritating personality, people might just hate you for being yourself. Just because you're nice to people doesn't mean that they're going to like you. [quote=Tatsubei Yagyu][color=navy][font=comic sans][B][I]"I trust until given a reason not to, though in the in I may still..."[/I][/B] Meaning that I will give everyone a chance before I deem them unworthy of my trust. *Giggle*[/font][/color][/quote] That used to be my philosophy, but I've been burned by it too many times to keep it. I used to have a best friend named Nick; we hung out together for the first half of fifth grade. However, that was before I learned to shut up when I had nothing to say, and a lot of people found me annoying back then. I was probably the least popular person in my class. He eventually attacked me and told me that we weren't friends anymore. My guess is that the other classmates didn't want to hang out with somebody that hung out with me, so they gave him an ultimatum. I've been put into a similar situation myself where I was told that I either had to beat the crap out of a kid or get a beatdown along with him. (that wasn't a hard choice, seeing as how I didn't like the bastard either) That wasn't the only time that I've been ditched by my friends, either. That's why I have to be cautious when making new friends. Well, if anything, I've learned to be a better judge of character from it.

But if you think that any swordsman has the reflexes to cut six bullets in half in a non-scripted environment, especially when its an experienced gunman shooting at them, you've been watching too much anime. There's a reason why the sword has fallen into disuse, and its not just because its easier to learn how to pull a trigger than it is to learn how to quickly kill someone with a blade. Guns are quick, long range weapons. If you came at me at with a sword and I had a semi-automatic, or even just a regular pistol, you'd be screwed.