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I probably should have done this earlier, but hello! I'm a trans woman in my early 30's living in the US. This is will probably be obvious later, but I am very much into yuri, horror, and mecha. Outside out of anime and manga I'm also into theater, card games, and tabletop roleplaying games. I'm recently getting back into building model kits, mostly gunpla (Gundam plastic models), but others too. And I'm and trying to branch out into more multiplayer video games like MMOs and fighting games. As I've mentioned in some earlier posts, I grew up in era of Toonami, and especially as a teen would try to collect any anime DVD release I could. But seasonal anime has always kind been something I've never really kept up on super well. However, I always try to get around to stuff that interests me and make myself watch a few new shows every year because I don't wanna turn into one of those our of touch people who think "Anime was better in my day, there's nothing good anymore." More recently, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury has been my favorite show in a long time and has basically reignited my love of anime. And as a result I've gotten into gunpla and been trying catch up on anime from the past couple seasons or so like Bocchi the Rock, Stone Ocean, Birdie Wing, and the new Pop Team Epic season. Additionally, as I'm getting older I think media has turned into more of a social thing for me. I'm watching more stuff in group watchers or just in general with friends or as part of a date. And obviously that does include anime. But it's been long since I've really been a part of any real online anime communities, and I've vary rarely been following or discussing new shows with people. But I'm thinking being in a community like this would also really invigorate and motivate me in much the same ways as the group watch stuff, so I really wanna give this place a shot.

Saber and Shirou Gilgamesh and Kotomine Rin and Archer Caster and Ryuunosuke Sieg and Jenna Achilles and Atalanta Berserker and Illya Mordred and Kairi Those are just some of the duos from Fate which I felt were pretty cool.

Gon and Kilua

Shonen and seinen are magazine demographics, not genres. It might surprise you to know that famous horror mangaka Junji Ito got his start in the shoujo horror magazine Monthly Halloween, and much of his other horror work is also classified as shoujo. Ko-On the cute slice of life music manga is a seinen because it's run in the seinen magazine Manga Time Kirara. A lot of romance manga like Nisekoi and Strawberry 100% were run in Shonen Jump and are thus shonen. I think you get the idea. For me I'd probably say I'm inherently more interested in mecha, horror, thrillers, mysteries, dramas, romance, and comedies. I'm definitely a bit weary of video game and isekai themed shows, but sometimes I'll definitely find a few that catch my interest. Idol anime I have a hard time connecting with, but I loved Zombieland Saga. Same with a lot of the long running battle and sports anime just because I've been burned so many times. However, there's a couple I'm still following. I'm definitely willing to try all sorts of stuff if something about it catches my eye or it's highly recommended.

Who doesn't like idealized perfect people?

Fantasy & Supernatural, particularly In regards to mythology, legends & folklore (D&D, Tolkein, yokai, urban legends, cryptids). Not so much actual horror. Prefer romcom & slice of life over serious romance & drama. Generally seinen over shonen. Usually not a fan of sports based anime. Surprising I’m not a bigger scifi fan considering Star Blazers & Robotech were my earliest anime influencers. And of course there are exceptions to every rule.

Hitori Gotou (Bocchi the Rock) “I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell” - Matchbox 20

Nanny-government at its worst. Why outlaw something simply because it doesn't have an age rating? Just ship it with a disclaimer or something. Adults with kids can always go looking for the rating and refuse to buy products that don't have it if they're that concerned for their kiddies. If there's enough buyers and any market value in it the producers will succumb to market pressures and find a way to get their products rated. If there's an extra cost then the buyers can pay for it. That's the way a free market is supposed to work. With the current rules even adults who shouldn't be affected by the rating don't have the option of buying it. Clearly something else is at play here. And for the record, the only time I fly the skull-and-crossbones is when I can't find a stream to try before I buy. Also some content is not available in any form at any price except the pirate sites. You can thank the copyright laws - promoted mainly by the US - that basically never expire and that encourage the copyright owners to hide the generally unprofitable long-tail stuff rather than allow it to enter the public domain. So much for the Constitution's directive to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries". (Copyright was originally 14 years BTW, after which time the work was supposed to enter the public domain as compensation to the public for being allowed to use the government to enforce the copyright monopoly.)

For me it had to be around 1998 or so? Got issues of Dragon Ball Z and Ramna 1/2. These were the monthly Viz releases, only two chapters at a time, flipped left to right and stretched out a bit. Basically they made to fit in with any Western comic book issue at the time. I was already following the anime for Dragon Ball and having issues of the manga helped me catch up especially on episodes on the TV show I missed. Ramna I was mostly confused about by jumping right into the middle of at the time but I came to appreciate it later. I think I shortly after started to find more manga with a few issues of Mixx Magazine and more Viz manga with No Need for Tenchi but things hadn't QUITE reached the proper Tokyo Pop boom and explosion of manga's popularity in the US just yet.

More moderators sounds like a great idea. May i make a suggestion? Perhaps best to add mods from different parts of the world so moderation is spread over the 24 hrs