Record of the Lodoss Wars was what got me hooked on anime, thanks to my friends influence. We had an anime gang back in Singapore but I haven't been able to find a club in the States. Initially I thought anime must not be as popular but judging by MAL membership, there's a lot of fans here too, we must just be geographically spread out.

My old anime gang was a great cross section of people. There were the manga freaks, the serious otakus, the robot guys, the cutie pie clique, the fight club, the "pretty doll" lovers, the ecchi/hentai fans, the action figure painters (me) and the "must watch something to cry about" softies. Pity, they were great guys, we used to host anime viewing at different members' houses on a rotating basis, the only rules were (1) minimum disclosure of anime plotline - no spoilers, and prep in case some hentai is involved (2) pause VCR for food and bathroom breaks only during anime halftime. We would stay over and watch anime for like 12 hours straight, then go out and eat, then more anime! Sometimes I dozed off. Those were great anime weekends. I really miss my old anime gang but I think everyone's scattered to the 4 corners of the world now.

My dream is to re-start a new and social anime club/gang where I live. The house is big so there's room for people to crash over on weekends.

We just finished with the media room equipment set up!
* Converted one of the 4 computers to a media PC and it's hooked up to the internet.
* Visuals played on 55 inch plasma. The graphics is as good as can be, thanks to high end graphics card and HDMI cable the computer plays high definition without the need to purchase HD DVD player. I can really start seeing that MKV files are generally better quality (sound and video) than avi.
* A very affordable optical-out sound card (these are surprisingly rare) in the PC links to a receiver and bose 5.1 surround sound system giving us super kick ass OH MY GOD digital audio optical cable quality sound! Believe it or not the optical sound cable cost more than the sound card ... like triple ... and it wasn't even a long cable!
* Thanks to my discovery of bittorrent I have tons of anime downloaded. I actually had to buy a new 500G external hard disk. Only problem is it's almost full already! Between the house, the job and the cats, anime time is precious. I need to watch more so I can delete some, or it will be time to buy yet another external hard disk.

My anime viewing dream place is now fully completed! Ureshii!!! Gambatte! Go us!

IF anyone is visiting or passing by Portland, OR (USA) and wants to do a mega anime session (i.e. watching all 24 episodes in 1 day) just drop me a line, I would love to restart my anime club!

	sh4wn_yo | 06-15-08, 11:04 PM how are you doing? :) Reply - Anime - Manga

	GreenStorm | 06-11-08, 4:53 AM Okatu Maid ! my anime compatibility with you is Very High ! Reply - Anime - Manga

	NukeFreak | 06-11-08, 4:44 AM oh god ! my anime compatibility with you is Extremely High ! Reply - Anime - Manga

	sh4wn_yo | 06-01-08, 4:49 PM awww >< 80 hours? you must be exhausted! Reply - Anime - Manga

	sh4wn_yo | 05-31-08, 9:01 PM how are you doing? Reply - Anime - Manga

	sh4wn_yo | 05-17-08, 3:41 AM yeah i took a break from watching anime all the time but now i'm getting back into it. :) Reply - Anime - Manga

	sh4wn_yo | 05-14-08, 1:02 PM lol yes. we share 59 anime. :] but you have alot more completed than I. Reply - Anime - Manga

	SwiftShadow | 05-06-08, 11:40 PM Yeah...I agree. The OVA's only cover up to disc one...of the game. A tad disappointing. Reply - Anime - Manga

	SwiftShadow | 05-06-08, 6:21 PM ^^ How did you like...Tales of Symphonia? Great action scenes..eh? Reply - Anime - Manga

	June | 05-01-08, 11:15 AM lol, i think he would like that to be the situation for us. Reply - Anime - Manga

	June | 04-30-08, 10:10 PM its nice, but it can be difficult too. i often refer to anime as his mistress >_< he gets so into it that i have to get right in his face and yell "dinner" or "bed" ^_^ Reply - Anime - Manga

	June | 04-30-08, 9:29 PM wow, that anime gang sounds nice ^_^ most of my friends like anime, but are more interested in gaming -_- but luckily my fiancee is a huge anime fan so we can enjoy it together forever =) Reply - Anime - Manga

Cyrano423 | 04-19-08, 6:53 AM For me, once I push myself past the "sleepy" point ... I can stay awake for a few days without it bothering me. I just feel like someone gave me an overhand chop across my nose / eyes ... and it also feels like I'm dreaming. However, 60eps != 60hrs ... lol, just messing with you ... I understood what you meant or rather conveyed. I could do 60 hours of anime though, I just probably never would even if challenged, lol. 48 hours of anime or 120 episodes in two days I'd do. Shit, I've already done that ... fell asleep in my papasan chair while trying to catch up on Naruto, did a hundred something episodes in a little over two days. @ Everquest ... addicted much? lol. Everyone tells me how addicting that game can be. However, even when I played video games I was never an RPG person. I'm reality to the degree that even though I'm an artist I don't have much of an imagination (as such I'm generally retired from artwork). It's part of the reason why I like anime and movies, because I can't imagine such things. However, it's purely a spectator sport for me. Though because I can't ... I'm usually in awe of those who can. Those who seemingly can churn out one creative work after another as if they're constantly inspired ... and those who can truly submerse themselves into any atmosphere. When I'm not watching anime I actually work 16 hour days (by choice not obligation ... I freelance). Reply - Anime - Manga

Cyrano423 | 04-18-08, 6:07 PM Yeah, due to things like school and work 12 hours is significant. For me personally, since I work from home putting aside 8 hours out of my usual 18 hour days is never a problem ... and I still end up working for more hours than most people @ 10 hours of work per day (I eat in front of the computer and the bathroom was right next to the computer, lol). Though back to my antagonistic challenging ... bathroom breaks? pfffft ... you don't need to go to the bathroom that much. Food? Doesn't take long to answer the door of the delivery guy. I say we can do 60 episodes. =P I mean, granted we'd pass-out like narcoleptics doped up on nyquil afterwards ... but still, we can do it!! lol. Yeah, FMA is a classic. I'm reminded of the fight sequence between Ed and Greed. Reply - Anime - Manga

Cyrano423 | 04-17-08, 9:59 PM I loved the fact that what you wrote on your profile was detailed. Then I was sold when I read the words "mega anime session" as I antagonistically thought, "only 24? if the average episode is 23 minutes ... why not at least 60?" I don't think I've ever done sixty, but I definitely do more than 24. =P I run through about two series per day (but at least one per day). Too bad my recollection / retention of those episodes is non-existant, lol. I've found myself 6 episodes deep into a series just to realize "oh shit I watched this last month". smh, lol. Reply - Anime - Manga