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"Who am I?" That seems to be the question most people seek the answer to - and so do I.
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"Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not" - says that rather curious music band of monkeys from the arctic. I would add: "whatever I say I am, that's what I'm really not".

Well, then what's the meaning of this "About Me", if no one is to be trusted? God knows. So let's leave all this pretentious seriousness aside, shall we?

"Who am I?" I'm a 22-year-old Japanese-descendant Brazilian (a nikkei burajiru-jin, if you will), currently in med school, whose life is pretty much ordinary - a nice blend of the Brazilian "swing" with the Japanese stoicism. The feijoada with shiro gohan, the caipirinha with sake, the dobradinha in a bento box - you get the point (at least I hope you do).

Despite the fact that I'm a nikkei, I've never really been into anime, manga and stuff like that. Sure, I used to watch Saint Seiya and Dragonball Z, but which kid living in the 90's wasn't watching them? I'm also pretty sure my father has read at least 10 times more manga than I have. As time went by and I grew older (well, I sure as hell wasn't going to grow younger), it did not look like things would change. Then, a few months ago, two words awoke this abandoned Japanese side of me.



This spectacular, astounding, mesmerizing, intriguing, incomparable (and whatever other adjective fits) series opened my eyes to the world of Japanese animation (wow, that's so poetic ...not!). But seriously, it made me eager to discover new anime, something I did not think would happen at my age (that's the nostalgic ojiichan inside of me speaking).

No, I'm still not going to wear a Naruto cosplay (as a matter of fact, I don't even think I'm ever going to watch that series - nothing particular against it, but it's just not my cup of tea). I'm probably not going to go to any anime conventions either. But I'm definitely willing to watch and discuss almost everything concerning Japanese animation. Considering I've started this "hobby" at age 21, I think that's as close to being an otaku as I could possibly get.