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Hi Crowe! Fairy Tail, Sword Art Online are some of my favourite Anime too! =D I can't wait for april either. Welcome to the forums, enjoy it!!

hahaha i wanna go venive b4 it sinks!!! but will also want to go japan as well(not for anime stuff but for the food and culture)! Sent from my GT-I9100 using AN Community Forums mobile app

G'day, I'm Crowe. 24 (almost 25, eeee) and semi-obsessed with anime, obviously. Big fan of Fairy Tail and am excited for it to start up again in April. Also a fan of Sword Art Online, Log Horizon, and Watamote. As far as older shows go, Rune Soldier was pretty much my obsession throughout college. Aside from that, I'm an amateur writer, predominantly high fantasy but occasionally science fantasy and realistic fiction. Also an amateur games developer, but that's more of a hobby than anything else.

My favourite seasons are the first season and the Orange Islands I liked how in the Orange Island season it wasn't connected to a game so the anime writers could do anything they wanted to. Really weird though how I noticed while re-watching the first season that all of his badges were handed to him

Vague topic. Well I love to buy anime DVDs/Blu-rays online (this is a very costly hobby!). Recently bought some Sword Art Online figures from Wai-Con (Perth anime convention) my new camera should be arriving this coming week so I'll definitely be taking a photo when it arrives. Product and shop recommendations? Well depends what you want to buy. Hit me up if you're interested in Perth shops but generally speaking as long as you don't go over $1,000 AUD you usually get a better deal buying online. Otherwise you have to pay GST and duty on-top (which isn't too bad as even after that it may still turn out cheaper!) It's getting better but many things here (particularly electronic goods - such as cameras) are very expensive compared to American prices.

Oh, poor Docklands! It has received a lot of criticism. Its had a bit of bad luck. Its main attraction is the Melbourne Star which is an observation wheel which will slowly go around and you are supposedly meant to be able to see great views of Victoria. Unfortunately this wheel had many faults and had to be closed down for years. This meant that a lot of local businesses situated in the Docklands have struggled since the tourism just isn't there. Luckily, the wheel is up and running again, it almost got closed down again. I haven't been on it since none of my friends are game enough to go on it due to its troubles. I know that in Singapore and London they have similar wheels but they're much better. I would suggest anyone who goes to the Docklands to go on the observation if they really want to but I have heard its nothing special since most of the views are blocked by big buildings. Sigh. My favourite place to go when at the Docklands though is Glow In The Dark Mini-Golf. It's really nice. Perfect for a date or a fun day out with family and friends. www.glowgolf.com.au/‎ Docklands also have boat cruises as well. I am yet to go on one but they look really cool. You can go on a cruise that has theatre live entertainment or just a simple buffet or three course meal. I agree with Optic. Definitely go to the Queen Victoria Market and the Skydeck. The Skydeck is absolutely amazing. Unfortunately I believe that there isn't much to do in the Docklands so those travelling Melbourne are best to go to other parts of the city or state. For amusement parks, we have Luna Park which is right next to the St Kilda beach and its just a tram ride away. I would also suggest visiting China Town. There are some really nice clothes shops for girls there. Melbourne also has some really cool themed restaurants. There's even a Titanic inspired theatre restaurant. Melbourne has lots of theatre restaurants such as Witches in Britches and Dracula's. We also have some really cool bars. For the anime fan, there are Robot Bar and the Asian Beer Cafe. I would strongly suggest Asian Beer Cafe over Robot Bar, only cause the cocktails are cheaper and better there. Also, go into the toilets while you're there cause they're kind of unique. There is also, Chill On Ice which is an interesting bar where you go below freezing temperatures and have a nice cocktail drink in a frozen glass. Everything in there like the tables and chairs are made out of ice! http://www.chillon.com.au/ We also have outdoor cinemas. There's one in the city called the Rooftop Cinema. rooftopcinema.com.au/‎ There are a lot of nice places which are an hour away from Melbourne - they include Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm - that's where you can pick strawberries and you can also buy the most amazing strawberry desserts. We also have lots of fun mazes around. There are also some nice drive in cinemas still around as well such as www.drivein.net.au/‎ and www.lunardrive-in.com.au/‎ There's probably more I can think of... haha.

Watching Chuunibyou Ren, Wake Up Girls, Imocho, Noragami and Watamote. Noragami is IMO the best anime this season.

If you could choose, what type of breed would you pick? I really admire your affection for cats. I believe most people would find it quite daunting to have four cats in the same house/apartment, though from what you told me before they seem to be really well behaved around you. The fact that they really respect you is evident by how much time you spend with them. That's great. Show us some photos of your cats!! Or do we wait for your blog? Thanks Fab, will take that on-board. Out of curiosity why kind of chew toys and other toys do you have for your dog? Also you should totally show us some recent photos of your dog.

I am curious to know how you found Anime Forums (or its older fansites for our old school members ) Perhaps it was: By search engine (if so, what were you searching for?) Another Forum (if so, which forum and was it via a signature or post?) A site affiliate? (if so, what website were you viewing?) Word of mouth? (if so, please elaborate) Or maybe even none of those! Either way I would love to know, your response would really help me out. Thanks in advance.

The revamp is for our main website and is what attracts new visitors and members to our forums (usually) It has character profiles, episode guides, synopsis, etc. A typical anime fansite indeed We originally started off as a Digimon community many years ago, then we naturally branched out to different anime titles by having a fansite for each anime title. But it became challenging updating each fansite separately, and each fansite had its own unique name -- so the revamp aims to improve that by keeping it under one umbrella. The forums have always been separate but closely linked to the main website with a subdomain and announcements on the forums highlighting new content and galleries. We have moved platforms a few times, originally from MyBB, then IPB (for a long while) and recently Xenforo. There are many reasons behind the platform changes but maybe best we continue that conversation elsewhere if you're interested as it's quite a long story. Hope that makes it clearer. ^^

Glad to be here, looks good and i have yet to find out what this revamp and ancommunity.net is all about. of course anime but it seem this community is about to either move to this forum platform, or upgrade to a newer more stylish one, I'm not totallly sure. Don't worrie, take your time I know the feeling of working full-time :confused:

Does your laptop/desktop have an optical drive? If so how often do you use it? I myself have a Blu-ray drive and I would say I use it occasionally. Mainly for my anime DVDs and CDs. I used to create many custom DVDs for short films but these days, YouTube and Vimeo make it much easier to share those sort of things. I remember my first CD burner used to make lots of coasters. Certainly we've gone past the days where everything used to be on CDs/DVDs with the advent of online distribution for software and games (Steam, Origin, etc.). And it would seem many laptops are not including them anymore by default. How about you?

I have some pictures on my CDs and I will try to find them! I don't actually know the type (appearently I didn't care much for that) but she looked like the one from whiskas commercial. Then I would recommend you to get a cat not a dog

Nami may I ask what type/breed of cat you had? Don't suppose you had a photo of it? Cats do seem to be more independent as you say (less attention required). The challenge is I live with my brother and both of us work full-time hours so for most of the day during weekdays the pet would be alone..

I still post in my old LiveJournal. It is always a great way to express myself. I think I do agree that Facebook killed blogging when it came to personal diary entries since it was easier just to write a Facebook post about it but blogs are still widely used for restaurant reviews and for some anime reviewing sites as well. Blogs are not dead but what they have been used for have changed, I think. Optic, why don't you use LJ anymore? I think you can get friends from add me communities and I would always reply to you. I didn't have anyone commenting to me for ages on my LJ and then slowly people did admit they were reading. I was shocked!

I haven't watched any new anime lately I am not sure which ones are good. The last few years I have been introduced to loads of anime. My favourite anime that aired in 2011 and 2012 include Penguindrum, Chihayafuru, Madoka and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Greetings! Recently there are stacks of new animes, to be honest I've been having a war with my indecisive self trying to choose one from the pile. I have a feeling there are people like me as well . Please help us out and give us some suggestions!! (I have no idea if this is relevant or not, I just really like this gif)

Episodes: 25 + 2 OVA Aired: April 6, 2013 - September 28, 2013 Genre: Action, Drama, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian, Super Power, Tragedy Rating: R - 17+ (Violence & Profanity) So Attack on Titan was a highly anticipated anime. It became extremely popular a few days or weeks after it got release. Seriously almost everyone I knew were watching it like crazy. I gave the anime a shot and now... I highly recommend it!

Careers/Education Finished High-School Degree in Chemistry and Communication. Yes two Uni-courses. Freelance Model Used to work at a company as an office manager/secretary as a job on the side Full time communication trainer, specialist and a manager. I run two departments in two different companies. Communication trainer as in I teach people an communication concept so they can get a contract out of a prospect (sales department). It's fun, I love it that I can teach other people things and meet new people every week. Hobbies: Modeling, as much as it is my job and I earn money of it. I love to model and yes it actually is exhausting. Videogames! Whenever I have a chance to play games I do that, together with friends or my boyfriend. Music, it is still one of my favourite things in the world. I still go to concerts and festivals a lot! Movies! I go to the cinema a lot...like at least 3 times a month haha. Anime/Japan is also still there in my life. I got my boyfriend into it too and I've actually cosplayed last Weekend and created my own costume (always fits better than buying it off the internet and it's the way you want it) and in February we're going to cosplay together. Cats, I am adopting cats from a shelter who need a second chance. One day I hope to have a house with a big backyard which I can set off so they can't escape but still can play out in the open with things I will put in my garden. Why can't they go out of your backyard then? Well I don't want them to get run over or get hurt by a cat hater but don't worry I want a huge garden. Relationships/misc: I've been together with my current boyfriend for almost 2 years and 2 months. We are living together since we were dating for 5 months (he moved in with my parents) and we have our own place for a little bit more than a year. I am not a gothic girl anymore on the outside but I still have it in me. My love for black will always stay and I do go to those gothic related fairs and dress up as an elf or anything else. I even model for a designer of Within Temptation. I 'm a real blondie now, stopped dying my hair for 6 years now I believe.

Since AN: Graduated high school Studied a Bachelor of Media and Communication (majoring in Journalism) and graduated in November Had newspaper articles published in the Geelong Advertiser Work as a Cashier/Supervisor at Coles Supermarkets since 2010 - in October I transferred from Mornington Coles to Tooronga and its going to be a long journey but it means I will get the chance to improve my supervisor skills in closing and opening the store Decided to go back to university in July this year after the job market being so bad - currently studying a Master of Communication but still thinking if this is the right decision - maybe I should do teaching? I really don't know Finally moved out of home in September this year Joined an anime club in 2011, became the president a few months later and really improved the club - it felt like what AN would be like if it existed in real life - after graduating uni I was vice president until conflicts made me leave the club if I had known I was going to go back to uni I would have stayed as president I suppose Finally had a long term real life boyfriend! No more online relationships for me! His name is Alex and I have been dating him since 14th September, 2012

Well given that most of us now have X/Y... I would like to ask, which Pokémon starter did you pick and why? I went straight for Froakie, simply because Water type is my favourite. I didn't research ahead, felt like this time I wanted to be surprised when they evolve. How about you?

I need an anime to watch but I'm not sure what. I need a quick watch because I'm busy with school so a 24-ep one would be awesome. Anybody at all?

Finished the anime yesterday and I didn't thought I would enjoyed it so much. Find the story to be well written and the 2nd half of the show was quite intense. Really guys, do yourself a flavor and start watching Shinsekai Yori if you haven't.