I am watching anime for about ten years now. It all started because I went to university, was bored and had access to internet. The first anime I watched that time was Tokyo Mew Mew and I still have very fond memories of it (Ryou ♥).
I am not picky when it comes to genre, I like a lot of different things. What matters to me the most is the story and the characters. There's a lot of anime I still have to see, but there's enough time since I don't ever plan to give up on this hobby.
I am not critical in my ratings, because most of the time I honestly enjoy the series I'm watching. Thus my ratings are completely subjective. I'm quite surprised by the number of people who rate a lot of series low. Am I so easy to please or are people so hard to please, that is the question. *makes a cool Hamlet's pose*
The anime I like the most is, surprisingly... Code Geass~ The story fascinates me, I love the characters, art is pleasing to my eyes and I enjoy the music. It contains everything from sweet school comedy through tearful drama and interesting plot-twists up to crazy mecha action. For me, Code Geass truly is a masterpiece.
I read manga a little bit, I especially like survival genre. Except that I also like visual novels, mainly otome. Bishies paradise, how could I say no to that. My dream is to make a visual novel on my own. If I can make a living out of it one day, I'll be truly happy. I have to work on my art though.
Now it was me who took ages to reply, sorry : p Been quite busy lately, I haven't been to MAL in, like, two weeks.
That game is indeed quite nice, one of the nicest I've seen around. I love those backgrounds, feels like we could really make a light novel with them : ) Could use more hair-styles, though. Thanks for sharing it! (^_^)
You're right, I actually developed my story around the characters. Having a strong image of the character in mind really helps a lot. If it's a picture, better yet. I actually had pictures (stolen xD) for my MCs and I would look at them from time to time while making my story. Really helps!
Oh, you're moving abroad? Sounds tough, things like language and all. Hope everything goes well for you and that you can settle down really quickly! Hang in there!
Thank ya thank ya! ^-^ I'm really glad there are others out there who love different types of challenges and workin' towards completin' 'em =D I honestly wasn't sure if it was just me XD lols~
You had the same idea, really? THat's funny! :D I bet I won't be doing a VN any time soon, so I doubt I'll be the first ; ) Anyway, I'm sure that someone somewhere might have done that already before us.
So you use anime characters creator? Is it this one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anime-characters-creator/id990136115
I don't have an iPad/iPhone so I don't know about that game. Still, it's funny, I've been looking for and trying similar tools like that for ages. But they are all very basic and allow very little customization. Nevertheless, I actually used proboards forum avatar maker ( http://www.proboards.com/resources/images/beta/new/avatarmaker.png ) to create my characters, just for fun. I was not that satisfied with them but it was fun and when I found Pete, the artist who made CF manga oneshot, I send him the avatars I've made for reference. And the supporting characters actually turned out looking a bit like them, only much better thanks to Pete's great art-style xD
Oh, I'm not participating on those challenges. Actually, I don't know much about them. I like to read the things I like, at my own pace (which is very slow), so I'm certain I wouldn't be able to complete the challenges.
Every test I've taken says I'm an INTP. >_< It's very accurate what it says. I wish I could say some things were different, but nope, they are all right. XD
Yea, they're even worse in real life. They're really bad at English. Some of them really gets nervous even goes to panic mode when someone tries to talk to them in English. (for example a foreigner asked them a question - they would really panic, and feel helpless because they are really helpful in nature and they feel really bad if they aren't able to help you because they can't speak the language)
I like nature, I really love to live in a place like yours when I'm old and retired. Just faraway from all the cancerous things (lol).
Hmmm, I visited Kyoto yeah but I didn't get to visit a lot of places. I got to go to various temples, I can't really the remember most of their names but they're really beautiful. (My most favorite would be the Arashiyama and Sagano district - the Tenryuji temple is amazing, especially if you visit the place on spring or fall - cherry blossoms or ashburn red maple trees)
Can't really remember any traditions like that here, one tradition that I always participate in yearly is the Fall festival. We will carry a 5-6 ton shrine with 25-40 people all day, and at the end of the day we will battle other shrine carriers by bumping into them, last shrine standing wins.
Wow, thank you so much for volunteering to read it! It's very hard to find readers (>.<) But it's still in early stages and I'm writing it in my own language (Portuguese) first, so it will be a long long time until I can translate it (if I ever finish it, that is). Still, it makes makes me happy :)
Ehhh? You're a writer?! And you're doing VNs? How awesome!! I, too, would love to do a VN based on my story (CF). It would be a dating sim, but I think I could do it a bit differently than most, since at first you could choose to play as the boy or as the girl. Then the true ending would be something similar to the LN story seen from the point of view of either the boy or the girl. Or you could end up dating the MCs' friends or even have a bad end xD I think I would be capable of handling the programming and maybe the music (I'd have to ask my brother, eheh), but I can't draw at all, so my hands are completely tied :(
You want my recs? Really? I have to warn you that people usually say that I have strange tastes :p Anyway, I love sending recs, so if you feel like it, you could check if these look good to you:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/5420/Kemono_no_Souja_Erin
This is like your Code Geass, the anime I always recommend. Because, it's great and no one watched it. And those who did watch it probably drop it because the first few episodes look like one of those stupid loli shows. But it's not <3
http://myanimelist.net/anime/10460/Kimi_to_Boku
Another show that starts bad. But it is really great (especially after Chizuru Tachibana joins and season 2)! Kind feels like Hachimitsu to Clover and Ouran.
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That game is indeed quite nice, one of the nicest I've seen around. I love those backgrounds, feels like we could really make a light novel with them : ) Could use more hair-styles, though. Thanks for sharing it! (^_^)
You're right, I actually developed my story around the characters. Having a strong image of the character in mind really helps a lot. If it's a picture, better yet. I actually had pictures (stolen xD) for my MCs and I would look at them from time to time while making my story. Really helps!
Oh, you're moving abroad? Sounds tough, things like language and all. Hope everything goes well for you and that you can settle down really quickly! Hang in there!
You moved abroad? Wow, where did you move?
The cherry blossoms here only lasted 3-5days because it was so windy. Didn't get to enjoy them that much because of work :(
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So you use anime characters creator? Is it this one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anime-characters-creator/id990136115
I don't have an iPad/iPhone so I don't know about that game. Still, it's funny, I've been looking for and trying similar tools like that for ages. But they are all very basic and allow very little customization. Nevertheless, I actually used proboards forum avatar maker ( http://www.proboards.com/resources/images/beta/new/avatarmaker.png ) to create my characters, just for fun. I was not that satisfied with them but it was fun and when I found Pete, the artist who made CF manga oneshot, I send him the avatars I've made for reference. And the supporting characters actually turned out looking a bit like them, only much better thanks to Pete's great art-style xD
Oh, I'm not participating on those challenges. Actually, I don't know much about them. I like to read the things I like, at my own pace (which is very slow), so I'm certain I wouldn't be able to complete the challenges.
I like nature, I really love to live in a place like yours when I'm old and retired. Just faraway from all the cancerous things (lol).
Hmmm, I visited Kyoto yeah but I didn't get to visit a lot of places. I got to go to various temples, I can't really the remember most of their names but they're really beautiful. (My most favorite would be the Arashiyama and Sagano district - the Tenryuji temple is amazing, especially if you visit the place on spring or fall - cherry blossoms or ashburn red maple trees)
Can't really remember any traditions like that here, one tradition that I always participate in yearly is the Fall festival. We will carry a 5-6 ton shrine with 25-40 people all day, and at the end of the day we will battle other shrine carriers by bumping into them, last shrine standing wins.
Ehhh? You're a writer?! And you're doing VNs? How awesome!! I, too, would love to do a VN based on my story (CF). It would be a dating sim, but I think I could do it a bit differently than most, since at first you could choose to play as the boy or as the girl. Then the true ending would be something similar to the LN story seen from the point of view of either the boy or the girl. Or you could end up dating the MCs' friends or even have a bad end xD I think I would be capable of handling the programming and maybe the music (I'd have to ask my brother, eheh), but I can't draw at all, so my hands are completely tied :(
You want my recs? Really? I have to warn you that people usually say that I have strange tastes :p Anyway, I love sending recs, so if you feel like it, you could check if these look good to you:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/5420/Kemono_no_Souja_Erin
This is like your Code Geass, the anime I always recommend. Because, it's great and no one watched it. And those who did watch it probably drop it because the first few episodes look like one of those stupid loli shows. But it's not <3
http://myanimelist.net/anime/838/Narutaru__Mukuro_Naru_Hoshi_Tama_Taru_Ko
Well, you liked Bokurano, and this has the same feeling and it was based on a manga from the same mangaka.
http://myanimelist.net/anime/10460/Kimi_to_Boku
Another show that starts bad. But it is really great (especially after Chizuru Tachibana joins and season 2)! Kind feels like Hachimitsu to Clover and Ouran.
http://myanimelist.net/anime/385/Gilgamesh
Well, I don't know, it's a dark anime, I have a feeling you might enjoy it a lot. Or hate it a lot... who knows?
About survival manga, I remember these were good:
http://myanimelist.net/manga/16601/Limit
http://myanimelist.net/manga/1541/Confession
http://myanimelist.net/manga/5293/Doubt
http://myanimelist.net/manga/17915/Judge
There is also a great anime called Mujin Wakusei Survive. It's childish but sooo good, if you don't mind kid shows.
This goes way too long already, sorry xP Oh, and have a nice weekend!