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After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villain known only as "Justice", young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary path of revenge for his murdered father, he sheds no tears & knows no love. Forever chased by powerful enemies in a lawless technology—speckled dystopia, he evades bullets and blade to reach his final prey: a man who will not die. But Afro will reach his quarry—even if it means painting a road of blood and brains from here to the bitter inevitable end. Status: complete, 5 episodes Original Run: Jan 4, 2007 - Feb 1, 2007 Genre: action, adventure, samurai [spoiler=trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JdzlRY48w8 [spoiler=opening]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmlscwCZttQ

Oh yeah! I love it. I first discovered it way back in high school when a friend lent me the manga. And by lent, I mean he threw it at me (literally) and told me to read it. Lmao

Nothing interesting happens in Naota's life since his brother left for America, leaving him with his grandfather and father in their boring little town. On his way home with Mamimi—his brother's ex-girlfriend—a pink-haired, crazy woman riding a Vespa named Haruko suddenly slams into him, kisses him, and then bashes him in the head with her guitar before riding off. The next thing he knows, the crazy girl is working as his housekeeper, two robots sprout from his forehead to do battle, and the surviving one starts living with him as well. I think it's fair to say that Naota has parted ways with his old mundane life. Status: complete, 6 episodes Original Run: Apr 26, 2000 - Mar 16, 2001 Genre: action, comedy, dementia, mecha, parody, sci-fi [spoiler=trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Gz5XXgGhw

Azumanga Daioh is about high school life through the eyes of six girls with unusual personalities: Chiyo (the 10-year-old genius), Osaka (the resident airhead), Sakaki (the shy one prone to cat bites), Tomo (the loose cannon), Yomi (the short-tempered one) and Kagura (the resident jock). Status: complete, 26 episodes Original Run: Apr 9, 2002 - Oct 1, 2002 Genre: comedy, school, slice of life [spoiler=trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOC69fnP-Y0 [spoiler=opening]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Et8Qfikh7w

While innocently reaching for some half-priced bento. Yo Sato finds himself beaten up on the floor of a supermarket. He soon learns that getting half-priced bento is an all-out brawl between customers. Yo is invited to the Half-Priced Food Lovers Club by one of the top fighters, Sen Yarizui, in order to train to compete in these battles. Status: complete, 12 episodes Original Run: Oct 9, 2011 - Dec 25, 2011 Genre: action, comedy, martial arts [spoiler=trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6cg0BygsfA [spoiler=opening]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mza1MUEdyrM

In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation live for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter. On the brink of death he is taken in by a young woman doctor and used as a guinea pig for the next evolution of Texhnolyze. With his new limbs, Ichise is taken under the wing of Onishi, a powerful leader of Organo, an organization with some hold on Lux. As Ichise is drawn deeper into a war for territorial control of the city, he learns of his possible future from the young girl prophet Ran, who guides him from the shadows in his darkest times. With the explosion of the warfare, Ichise must uncover the truth about Lux and fight for his survival as he realizes his destiny. Status: Complete, 22 episodes Original Run: Apr 17, 2003 - Sep 25, 2003 Genre: psychological, action, drama, sci-fi [spoiler=trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19QTGvwg9I [spoiler=opening]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENkscDllpHg

The story of Planetes follows the crew of the DS-12 "Toy Box" of the Space Debris Section, a unit of Technora Corporation. Debris Section's purpose is to prevent the damage or destruction of satellites, space stations and spacecraft from collision with debris in Earth's and the Moon's orbits. They use a number of methods to dispose of the debris (mainly by burning it via atmospheric reentry or through salvage), accomplished through the use of EVA suits. Status: Complete, 26 episodes Genre: sci-fi, drama, romance, seinen, space Original Run: Oct 4, 2003 - Apr 17, 2004 [spoiler=trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zosnCjiXKbU [spoiler=opening]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io3uS4uA0wI

I'd be more of a casual anime enthusiast. I'm definitely not an otaku. And I don't even watch anime regularly enough (not to mention what I do watch is older series, usually) to be considered a full enthusiast. So it's just a casual enjoyment for me, for now.

I can't say any anime has had a particular impact on my everyday life

I got my first tattoo today!

Obviously @Kirry is my waifu

The amount if free time it takes is dampened a bit because it would only be released once a month and ideally there'd be a small team of people working on it. At that forum, they had different people in charge of different sections. A team leader would set guidelines for layout and sizing and be responsible for putting it all into one document for members to download. That way, it lessens the load of the work, and it allows for diversity throughout the newspaper

I decided to go dig around a bit in that forum I mentioned with the newspaper and pulled up some covers for you guys: Each issue would feature a bit of a collage section showcasing entries from the gfx competions example: And there was always an ongoing story with one chapter published each issue (at least one story, quite often two would be running at the same time) sample: Also, I mentioned a team quiz challenge. It was actually more of a guessing game. The players got the images/questions in separate PMs and submitted their answers through those PMs. I was actually part of the junior mod team that got to play against some members in these sample pages: It seems there's a bit of interest in roleplay, which is why I wanted to share this next page from that forum's newspaper. Okay, so one thing I've encountered quite often in forums is some sort of roleplay "cafe" or "hotel" or whatever. It's a thread run by someone as a means for general roleplay (with members taking on the part of customers and staff). One of the general roleplay threads in this place was a candy shop. And to encourage members to partake in the roleplay, thus creating activity and contribution, the candy shop actually had an advertisement in the newspaper for valentine's sample: Actually, with how flashy it is, it's more of a magazine than a newspaper. But, it isn't a necessity to be so flashy. These were just some samples that I pulled up. They also usually had a section for newer movies, and a recipe submission, as well as any upcoming events, quite often artworks (submitted by members ofc) would be shown off at the end of the newspaper, there was always an interview with someone (whether it be staff or someone from the creative community). Well, it's a nifty idea anyway. Not sure how well it would work here, but figured I'd mention it and let you all see some samples

A couple things from a couple different forums I've been on... Shop system. So you can collect points (currency, as it's been stated here) from posts and contests (which yield more points) and then use it in a shop. Common items I've seen in forum shops are username effects (colours, glitter, etc), badges, and whatnot. Competitions. But that's already been fleshed out pretty good. And another thing was a monthly "newspaper" created by a team. The one I saw would give general news related to anime/manga that happened that month, member interview section (they'd choose about four members a month and interview them), art submission, short stories (or even an ongoing story), sometimes recipes (especially around Christmas), and a team quiz challenge (two teams go head to head and the results are posted in the newspaper). There's lots that can be done for it and its a nifty little idea.

I honestly wasn't that impressed with AoT. And I got quite bored of Tokyo Ghoul. Death Note wasn't bad though

I'm honestly a bit of a mess. I mean, my life is stable. I can pay my bills and I have a full-time job. But it's in fast food and I haaaaaaaate where I work. Thing is, I have no idea what I want to do with my life, so there's no point in me quitting so soon and basically just turning in this visor (part of the uniform) for a different visor lol

I think any of the -phobia words sound a bit strange.

I wouldn't mind being able to pay off my debt all at once. Or at least, a good chunk of it lol

So like audio books then yeah? I had never listened to one before until we were driving to another province (which is a 20 hour drive). I really liked it! I never thought I could stay focused enough for one lol

I sure have....not! I don't even have my license lol. Where I live (and have lived), I've always been close enough to everything that I don't need a car. I'll get my license one day, but I don't need it yet

My current car: I don't have one My dream car: Ehh, I'm not too fussy

I don't know who this is lol