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.