*raises hand* may i join? I never watched anime before, then I went to college and my life has been flipped upside down since. A lot of my friends watch anime and so know I'm hooked. Hmm...I like some of these questions at the beginning so I'll just post as many as i can know so you know a little about my habits. :P
Here we go, hang on tight there are a lot of questions *clings to lappy*:
Fave anime & fave character:
Anime: Fruits Basket, Ai Yori Aoshi
Character: Aoi-Chan, Shigura and Yuki Sohma
Fave genre of anime: Slice-of-life, romance
What genres do you like/dislike?
Like: romance, slice-of-life, action/adventure
Dislike: I haven't watched any that I haven't...horror probably since I can't stand horror movies...but I don't know
What anime do you recommend the most to others?
Fruits Basket, the ending I bawled like a baby!
Do you like shorter animes or long ones and why?
Shorter ones because any more than one season they tend to be overly drawn out when in reality it should have ended sooner. I like the short one season animes that are about 26 episodes on average.
Name some animes you think not many have heard of that you have seen:
Ai Yori Aoshi
kanon
Clannad
Air
Do you think any anime characters are sexy/hot/cute?
-Aoi-chan is as cute and sweet as a button!!!!
If so, who is your #1?
-Number one for the last question? Definitely Aoi-chan!
How much anime stuff do you own?
4 complete animes and two anime movies (spirited away, grave of the fireflies)
Name an anime you dropped and tell why you did not like it:
-Air, because it was really slow to develop, the plot was interesting enough, but it took a long time for anything to happen
Do you have a fave anime pairing?
-Aoi-chan, and Kaoru-sama! They are so cute together!!
Do you tend to like good guys or bad guys?
-Seeing as how all the anime i watch is slice-of-life there really isn't any bad guys...so i guess good guys.
Do you refer to japanese animation as "anime"?
-Yes, as I've been educated that's were anime came from. It was short for the japanese word for animation, but it got shorten to anime. I love wikipedia! XD
Do you get upset when people call japanese animation 'cartoons'?
-Yes, there is indeed a difference!
Do you commonly use words like 'nani' and 'baka' even though you can't speak Japanese?
-No, I use the japanese honorifics "chan" "sama" "kun" "senpai" and "san"
If yes, do you know what 'nani' and 'baka' mean?
-Yes
Have you learned all the Japanese you know from watching anime?
-Sadly...
Do you prefer subs, dubs or both?
-Subs, the dubs have to be top-notch for me to watch it in dubs
Do you have a subscription to an anime magazine or do you buy issues of one? no
Have you ever answered a question with "hai"? Almost all the time...
Did you name a pet after an anime character? no
Is there anything that you wished existed for anime merchandise but you cannot find it anywhere? No
If you were in Japan, would you go to the studio of your favorite anime? And while you there, what would you do? No...
If you could make an anime what might it be about? the misadventures that my friends and i have. :P
Have you been to an anime convention? no
Recommend an anime: Fruits Basket
When you watch anime do you watch the Openings and Endings of the anime? Or you skip to the show? Depends on if I like the openings and endings or not
What are your fave opening and ending songs? Ai yori Aoshi and the Meloncholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
How do you watch anime? Lappy
Is there a genre of anime you refuse to watch? Hentai. but i think that goes without saying
How did you start watching anime? College friends got me hooked
Will you still watch anime when you are old? Not sure depends on if my kids are hooked
Have you ever had an anime-related dream? Nah
Do you like any characters that have had very little screen-time, like just an episode or three? Yep
Can you immediately identify any seiyuu(voice actor/actress) by the sound of their voice? No
What are your top ten animes? (and if you want: you can list why)
1. Fruits basket
2. Ai Yori Aoshi
3. Rurouni Kenshin
4. Chobits
5. Kanon
Would you cosplay one or more of your favorite anime characters? I don't see the point when all the characters I like dress normally. :P
What anime character if any would you want to make out with? er...none, really.
Fave characters: List your top 3 guys & top 3 girls
Guys:
1. Kaoru-sama (ai yori aoshi)
2. Shigura Sohma (fruits basket)
3. Shinbo (chobits)
What is your favourite episode?
Fruits Basket episode 25 - True Form (i literally bawled my eyes out the whole episode)
What is the best of the new animes you have seen lately?
Fruits Basket is the latest and probably my most favorite.
If you could make yourself as an anime character, would you wield any weapons? If so, what would be your weapon of choice?
-Yes. A sword.
Do you guys like anime or manga better?
-Definitely Anime
What is the most recent anime you watched?
-I re-watched Chobits
Your opinion of fanservice in Anime?
-It annoys the crap out of me, I tend to ignore it and pretend I never even saw if it's in an anime, especially one i'm enjoying.
