David

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Director of Marketing and Design

• Date of Birth: November 3, 1976
• Lives In: St. Louis, MO
• Fave Anime Series: Chrono Crusade, Ecaflowne and FLCL
• Fave Anime Movie: Metropolis
• Fave Non-Anime Movie: Edward Scissorhands

I love anime. Specifically, series involving any of the following things: weird fantasy elements, super-powers, robots, aliens, wicked humor, crazy villains, horror, ninjas and samurai. I guess that means I like a lot of anime. I am pretty particular about the quality of animation and voice acting. If the character designs and animation quality aren’t of über-quality, I quickly loose interest.

The first anime-related series I ever watched was Battle of the Planets – otherwise known as Gatachman. The first true theatrical anime feature film I saw was Akira. My first exposure to manga was later in life when I read Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy.

There are so many incredible elements of Japanese culture. Some of the most exciting to me are the style of design and storytelling. I’m a web designer & illustrator, and I find myself looking to Japanese design for inspiration all the time.

Anime blogging has taught me even more about Japanese culture and anime than I ever expected, and I continue to learn more every week. In fact, I’d love to travel to Japan. Rachel and I hope to visit sometime within the next few years.