About nine years ago I was sitting with my little sister in front of the television, idly watching whatever happened to come on the screen. Suddenly, a woman dressed totally in black, with a long red and black cape came darting onto the screen chasing down some sort of troll-like creature. She was awesome.
This was my introduction to anime (or part anime, anyway). After this came the usual Pokemon, Dragonball Z, Sailor Moon, Digimon, Gundam Wing, Monster Rancher, Cardcaptors, Escaflowne, ... etc. If it was made in Japan, I watched it.
2008... I haven't changed much, except that I avoid dubs like the plague.

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~Favorites~
Random:
Xannie, cats, RPGs, my laptop, drawing, chocolate, anime/manga, Japan, cows, carnivals, carousels, fake fruit, bunny plushies, Yue, the rain, violins, music, my family, the clothes of Lolita Kisama
Music:
Three Days Grace, Rasmus, The Retrosic, The Cranberries, Yuki Kajiura, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Insane Clown Posse, Benny Benassi, Blackmore's Night, Enya, Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, Carrie Underwood, Barlow Girls, Billy Talent, Blackeyed Peas, Bob Dylan, Chopin, Dido, Disturbed, Fall Out Boy, Godsmack, Goo Goo Dolls, Good Charlotte, GreenDay, Guns N Roses, Gwen Stefani, Hinder, James Blunt, Jann Arden, Kelly Clarkson, Korn, Loreena McKennitt, Marilyn Manson, Michael Buble, My Chemical Romance, Nanne Grönvall, Nightwish, No Doubt, Panic!at the Disco, Papa Roach, Pink, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rob Zombie, Sarah McLachlan, Shakira, Simple Plan, Tatu, The Killers, Tokio Hotel, Tori Amos, Toybox, Tracy Chapman, Vanessa Mae, Venga Boys, Voltaire, Within Temptations, Wumpscut, X-Ray Dog
J:
Miyavi, Gackt, L'Arc~en~Ciel/hyde, Gazette, Nittle Grasper (xD), Buck-Tick, Yaida Hitomi, Ayumi Hamasaki, S.K.I.N., X-Japan, Hirano Aya, Hisakawa Aya, Paku Romi, Yoko Kanno, Minagawa Junko, Versailles, Malice Mizer, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Shinichirou Miki, Dir en Grey, Glay, DéspairsRay
Movies:
Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Willow, Tomb Raider, Kill Bill, Van Helsing, Man in the Iron Mask, Secret Window, Last Unicorn, Last Samurai, Kagen no Tsuki, MoonChild, Enchanted, Hard Candy, Juno, Kamikaze Girls, Casshern, Death Trance, Nana liveaction movies, Miyazaki movies, FFVII: Advent Children, The Returner, Oresama, The Crow, My Best Friend's Wedding, Underworld, Mother's Boys, Secret Garden, Ringu, Ju-On, ... the list goes on. ~w~ I'm actually very easy to please when it comes to movies.
Books:
Harry Potter, Ender's Game, Worthing Saga, Wyrms, Earthsea, The Secret Garden, Dragonlance, Anastasia, Death Note: Another Note, Count of Monte Cristo
Games:
Star Ocean: Til the End of Time, Tales of the Abyss, Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria, Silent Hill, Devil May Cry 3, Final Fantasy, Dirge of Cerberus, Kingdom Hearts II

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