Rachel

I was exposed to anime as a child while living in Germany after watching the Japanese version of Hans Christian Anderson’s the Little Mermaid. In high school, a classmate in art brought in Akira as an example of Japanese art. I wasn’t very impressed with anime at the time, but my re-exposure to it in 2000 thanks to Escaflowne had me hooked for life.After sorting out what I liked about anime (great stories, beautiful animation and epic battles) and disliked about anime (big boobs, angst-y 15 year-old kids, most mecha, sports stories and style-over-substance), I got into it with a vengeance.I do love almost all aspects of Japanese culture and try to be involved with it as much as possible. I have no problem admitting that I incorporate a lot of Japanese trends and traditions into my life as I modify them and make them my own. Anime is a big part of that, along with all the sub-cultures, past and present.

3 Comments

  1. Caitlin

    Comedy? I’ll have to find it and check it out!

    I think the difference between a typhoon and hurricane is that typhoons are in the Pacific and hurricanes are in the Atlantic.

  2. mochi

    @Caitlin

    Yes, Ninja Nonsense is really a fun (if rather naughty) series.

    You are partially correct about the difference between typhoon and hurricane. They are essentially the same type of storm and the naming convention is regional. There are several other regional names for this storm. But, a simplified definition is that typhoons are tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific and are west of the International Date Line. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic, Northeast Pacific (east of the International Date Line), and part of the South Pacific.

    It’s nice to know that my meteorology college course finally came in handy…

  3. Rachel

    @Caitlin, yes it’s a naughty comedy, low-brow if you will. I still think it’s funny as hell. I like these kind of comedies every now and again. Hell, I liked Something About Mary, that should say something….

    @Mochi, huh,I had no idea. Thanks for the weather update!

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