I usually don't post very much because I'm forum shy mixed with a busy schedule and constant lurking of other forum sites.

@Lotus: If it would be to offensive for someone, then yeah, I wouldn't show it to them. But I would just use it as a way of saying that it isn't kiddish and that it can also be a medium in which to create things much more freely than film and can even be gruesome/gorey as opposed to the already established kid shows. It won't make someone necessarily like it, because we all have our own tastes, but maybe appreciate it a little bit more as an art form. I personally don't consume as much manga and anime as I used to as a teenager, but I still love it.

Now you made me think of Dance in the Vampire Bund. I used to read the manga (untill they split it up). And than suddenly they made an anime too.

But all i saw in the first 3 episodes was like... not the main character from the manga (diffrent outfit) and irrevant blood splatters

Hinote no Akai wrote:Just saw first episode of Black Lagoon. I love Revy. And Balalaika is also badass.

I LOVE Revy and Balalaika! Balalaika gets some amazing character background/development later in the series! I also really like Eda! I need to read the manga, as I'm pretty sure she gets more character development there. Just haven't been able to yet.

Lotus Locust wrote:It's that they're worried about what other people will think if they watch anime. Being macho is after all, social constructivism and all about how others see you

That makes more sense. I can see where you're/they're coming from there. I was pretty much a loner most of my school years, so people already poked fun at me and formed their own opinion of me, so I didn't really care if they knew I played Dungeons and Dragons every weekend and watched anime/read manga. I also came to school with Pokemon games. It's not that what they said about me didn't hurt, but they were already going to say stuff anyway, so I might as well do what I enjoyed in the process, yeah?

@LeannaAnne - I actually never gave Dance in the Vampire Bund a chance. Not sure why.. Maybe I was too focused on other things at the time?[/align]

I loved the manga. It had a verry deep story (Even one of our national hero's was part of it! OwO)

But i just couldn't match the cute pink haired queen from the manga with the soulless blonde creature from the anime =\...

@Val: I know right.... i'm just at kofk at school. Some people should just take the chance to get to know you first right? xD

Sounds rather logic :)

And my education is for 25% online research and 50% digital art skills.... Its a must to have a laptop

Hi! I'm just here to say that I'm feeding your knuffels.