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Hello! I am Isabel. I'm from Ecuador and I'm 26 years old. I really enjoy anime, and I like the idea of being able to talk about it with others. I'm currently watching Naruto and Pokémon, but I've also watched Digimon, Dragon Ball (not the most recent ones though) and started to watch hunter x hunter since some friends recommended it to me. Other than that I also enjoy anime movies like Spirited Away and Your Name. I think those movies were really beautiful and well made. Anyway, I hope to meet others I can share my interests with! ^^

My most common greeting is probably just “hey” though tone and inflection can depend on how familiar I am with the person and the situation. I’ve lived my entire life in southern Ohio though both my parents came from rural Kentucky, so it is reflected in some of my pronunciations and expressions (yeah for yes, brawrrbfor briar, rassl’n for wrestling). As for as uncommon words I use a lot, probably “reckon”. Also have a tendency to use “well” or “huh” as place holder words (as opposed to uhh or umm) as well as expressions of various emotions depending on tone & inflection. Talking with relatives on the phone I notice the same tendencies. As far as what people have said, I’ve been told I sound like I’m from Kentucky but a few gave said Montana (so I’m guessing the best description would be “country”)

One Year Years pass by in the blink of an eye Close my eyes for one night and I say goodbye If you want me to wake up, I swear I’ll try But sometimes it’s hard to make it by ‘Cause for the longest time I’ve told a lie Tightened my jaw and swore I wanted to die Clawed at my skin till the blood ran dry And now it seems I’m ready to testify … I’ve lost years of my life I’ll never get back Stuck in my mind with this anxiety attack But no matter how I try it always turns black And the light in my eyes slips out through a crack … One year, one year of gain One year free of this pain One year my eyes didn’t rain One year not spent in vain One year in a new lane One year with a new train Of thought in my brain And I thought I’d go insane But it looks like I’ve slain The monster in my vein … No more blood on these hands of mine No more embellishing the carved out line No more excuses of just being fine No more lost hope on an empty sign No more, no more, no more of this design … One year and it’s May’s Three hundred and sixty five days Yet I can’t even count the ways I made it through this to today’s Special celebration of praise … One year free of that blackened night One year free of the stolen light One year free of my own hearts fright One year free of all the spite On year free and I feel … alright.

What do you sound like in an actual conversation? Are you a Wild West guy/gal? Got a southern drawl? Are you English? Do you speak like The Godfather? Or are you a hipster? Give us a sample here. Whats something that you frequently say to someone in conversation? ————- As for me I’m a southerner, I shorten words a lot and don’t speak properly. I also use words like “nah” to say no and “yeah” to say yes. If we met as a group I’d say “hey y’all how’s it goin”? What would you say?

@Seshi the fastest test is how they refer to a glass of caffeinated, carbonated glory. Do they say, coke, soda, pop, drink, or cola? It's a fast way to figure out a person's region the America. Me, I used to have an "American" accent (that is the news anchor accent or lack of accent rather and what is thought of as American across the world). No one believed that I grew up here in the South. These days, my Southern accent comes out a lot more. Each Southern state has a different accent based on the people who settled there (NC has the British nobility's accent...slow down a British accent and it is nearly identical-hence the reason British actors can play Southern American roles so well , GA has an accent similar to British commoners (they were a penal colony), and LO has an accent heavily influenced by french). I say a lot of ain't and bless their hearts and all.

So I’m back home from vacation- it was great but kind of sleepless and less like a vacation in that way I guess. Nice to see you all again

I speak Standard Hollywood English. I was born in Santa Monica* and have lived in S. California pretty much my whole life. (The exception would be about a year in deep-south Alabama when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and was exposed to colloquialisms like "y'all", "ain't", and dropping the final "g" in words ending in "-ing", as well as things like shrimp-and-grits and fried dill pickles.) If you've watched any Hollyweird productions then you basically know what I sound like. That lady sounds exactly like I remember my elementary school teacher sounding. *I totally don't like, speak val or anything. However, I do know a couple people who do.

I find the idea of this thread hilarious, mostly because I'll try and imagine what you guys write and probably exaggerate what you point out Like what @Seshimentioned, I imagine something like this southern woman https://youtu.be/AUfpfOU_4IY As a non-native speaker I've got a non-American accent. But I'd still say I'm pretty close to a native one (not surprising since I've studied English at university), except for words that have an "r" and a "l" closely following each other. For example in words like world or girl I sometimes "trip" so to speak. Other than that, I sound too "sophisticated" for the mountain man I actually am and would like my speech to reflect. But that's because I mostly use spoken English in a professional/academic context where it's difficult to use the simple words (because of the complicated things you describe). Generally, I'd like to sound a lot more down-to-earth but the 'snooty' words are just more readily available. Take the last sentence for example, if I have to say something that's the first thing that comes to mind and I'd have to think about how to say this simpler. Other than that I don't use contractions so often because most of the English I use is written. So I unnecessarily say "I have" "I would" "I am" instead of I've, I'd or I'm. Kinda the opposite of what @Seshi said. Talking to me often is like listening to an essay when what I try is to say things really simple. I'm someone who thinks it's a lot better to use simple words whenever you can instead of trying to use some pseudo-sophisticated language to try and sound smart. Whenever I find a simple word, I use it instead @Ohiotaku I thought 'reckon' was an old-man thing?

I have a definition of my own that is more what is not anime than what is.... For example, if the characters are yellow skinned or have 3 hair lines on their head to signify hair loss...think Simpsons and Futurama....that's a cartoon. If it comes from a company that historically makes cartoons...think Warner Bros or Looney Toons....that's a toon. If there's any chance I might see the character if I visted the toon world from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? today....that's a toon. For me most anime will come from Japan (not all, seen some American and French stuff I consider anime), most will have drama and be character focused, and most will have a beach scene thrown in (not all but the sheer number of them is staggering lol). If it comes from Sentai, Funimation, Viz Media, or another major publisher of anime then I'd likely see it as anime. Then there are special cases which require a lot of consideration. Haven't had one of those in a while. Avatar was the last one. I think of Avatar as a toon, very polished, and kind of like a half sister to anime. I see it as a good introduction to anime for fans of cartoons so it's a good middle ground.

@Illusion of Terra some people seem to use the word anime as a catch-all phrase for animation not intended for “little kids” (profanity, graphic violence, talking about sex, etc.) which ironic considering that there is anime geared towards children. While I understand my own definition is probably too restrictive, I think that’s being too broad. Some people would probably call my definition hypocritical since I consider Star Blazers to be my first anime series, but even in it’s heavily edited form it stood out as different from all the other “cartoons” on american tv at the time. Later the distinctions became less apparent. Thundercats is a good example of what I consider to be a cartoon that had some definite anime influence. And then there was Mighty Orbots which was a joint venture between the US & Japan, but only aired in the US. And Robotech which was a mash-up of three unrelated anime series

Whenever this topic would come up on a forum I used to frequent, there was a member who would always point out that the Japanese do not have a separate word to distinguish between their animation and animation from other countries, it’s all referred to as “anime”. My own personal definition is animation that was originally created for a japanese audience, the primary characteristic being that the original dialogue was japanese, but is later translated into different languages (usually this is where the japanese cultural influences can be noticed) But as was previously noted, it’s largely a matter of opinion (though I still cringed when I’ve heard people refer to Family Guy as anime), and the distinction is a lot less clear today than in the early days.

Anime in Japan means animation. Anime in the west means animation from Japan. Anime is not a word with a clear definition. Anime is what you think is an anime because everyone has a different opinion about it. I love atla and rewatched it 3 Times! Id qualify it as an anime. It wants to be one and does a good Job at it. Eventually more American and European cartoons will be recognized as anime like castlevania. So the answer is what you think is an anime, is an anime. Though i think that atla was made too early and for that reason will not be called an anime by a lot of people. This is a never ending question with no clear answer and will probably never have one.

Ending the world with u bringing the sharks with lasers attached to their heads and I'll bring the fire natsu style How would u survive the end of the world?

I just heard/discovered a new one today and wow, I honestly cringed hearing it. "Shitty Litty". Apparently it's a new term for getting drunk. speechless

I think one that annoys me is "woke" as in "everyone is so woke nowadays!" But really what annoys me more than the word itself is the pompous dismissive way some people I know use it.

easiest answer is to say that people do. if enough people say Avatar is an anime than at some point it will be regarded as an anime. Other than that I'd say something like a mix of art style, some reoccurring story elements and also how the characters behave. usually this is also influenced by Japanese culture. It might still be an anime if you have none of that, just an unusual one.

Nice work XII360! I have two new drafts for Aria. Tell me which one you like best draft 1 and draft 2. I put all my creativity into this

Some will claim it’s a good sign of our language evolving. I think it’s more like devolving

@Illusion of Terra I’d love to go to charm school