Crossposted from my dA.

Below is a rant that I'm just posting to blow off some steam. You could probably tell my by recent favorites that this has come up, and I'd like to address it.

This is a rant that goes to all who would call someone who happens to like anime a "weaboo" or "wapanese."

And just in case I might have said something that offends someone, I am sorry, I really do not mean to offend anyone with the following and right now I don't think I see anything that would do so.

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I like anime.

In fact, I like anime and manga. I play videogames, roleplay, and chat on Gaiaonline. I go to conventions.
I also like Law & Order and books over 200 pages without pictures. Also, I get good grades, enjoy astronomy, stalk msnbc.com, play the piano, and occasionally go camping.

I like Jpop and Jrock.
I also look up the translations, and I don't even know what half the artists I listen to look like. I also listen to French, German, Chinese, and OH MY GOD even American music. Who knew?

I like Vocaloid and UTAU.
I also like human singers and I agree that a lot of the 'loids can sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks at times.

I like ramen, sushi, pocky, ramune, and miso soup.
I also like Chow Mein, fried catfish, Hersheys Kisses, Mountain Dew, and clam chowder.

I'd like to visit Japan someday.
But I'd rather live in Boston.

I am not rich.
I am actually below middle class.

I write fanfiction and do fanart.
I also write original fiction and draw original art. And I don't ship mortal enemies as lovers.

I draw in an "anime" style.
I also draw in American cartoon and naturalistic styles.

I sometimes speak in Japanese with friends.
And though I am not to the level of an actual conversation, I have a vocabulary that exists beyond "NEKO-CHAN NO BAKA KAWAII DESU NE ^_^" Heck, I can even read hiragana and some kanji. Go me.

I know there is more to Japan than anime, manga, video games and Jpop.
I love reading about Japan's history and culture from legit, non-manga sources, and I own books about everything from Japanese fine literature, to samurai, to Shinto.

I agree that anime is cartoons.
I agree that manga and other "graphic novels" are comics.

I prefer the subs and raws.
Because the dubs usually suck, with the exceptions of DBZ , Tekkonkinkreet, and Yu Yu Hakusho.

And oh, look, Tekkonkinkreet. Oh my, I actually like an anime that DOESN'T have shounenai-bishie-nekoboys and moe loli-chans.

Heheh... so I went to visit relatives in West Virginia over the weekend... I rode in my aunt's PT Cruiser with my mom and my aunt to go visit my grandmother, and when we got to our destination (30 minutes from my aunt's house) we got out and heard a mewling sound. We all dismissed it as a catbird (they're in the area) but when we got back to the car we still heard it. Even after driving to a convenience store down the road we still heard the sound, so we figured out there was a cat somewhere in the car.

We stopped, and searched, and lo and behold found a tiny Siamese mix kitten under the engine. It had ridden all the way from my aunt's place under the engine and it was perfectly fine!

We're giving her to my other aunt who wanted to take Grady and Lise when my mom moved (she and I both refuse to give them up xD)

The kitten's mother is a calico that lives near my WV aunt's house.

Happy Birthday to Hatsune Miku, virtual idol, who turned 18 today~

(She was supposed to be 16, so 16+2 years... yeah ^^)

I'mma upload a video later perhaps... I have a cool idea for one ;D

Yes, I know the news has been out for a while, but omg I just saw the Animelo preview and I'm practically hyperventilating right now.

The anime looks like it will be spectacular. Animation is top-notch, the art is beautiful, and heck... it's the closest thing to a Vocaloid anime out there. Not to mention I'm fairly sure Miku (at least her voice) will be making appearances, and hopefully not just in the theme songs.

Here's some links to the Animelo preview I'm talking about~

Hatsune Miku concert and full preview: http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbFbXuaKviM
Just the BRS anime preview alone: http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6j_tkFkRUY

The original Black Rock Shooter song by ryo and animation by huke that started the whole thing: http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLzOrik5YJ8

The official Black Rock Shooter project website: http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://blackrockshooter.jp/

And the original character designer's deviantART page: http://ryoheihuke.deviantart.com/

Remember my old UTAU post? I bet not. No one read it Dx

BUTOHWHOCARESABOUTHAT

Point is, I have a new video of her:




MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I just got finished watching more trailers for the Pokemon HeartGold SoulSilver games and they really made me want to break out my old Crystal and GBcolor...



WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE NEXT YEEEEEEEEAAAAR Dx

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BUT YES MOAR NOSTALGIA TIEMZ

I found Haley, a friend from middle school that I haven't spoken to in 4 years :o

AND SHE GOES TO UT

SHE'S IN A DORM LIKE A BLOCK AWAY FROM MINE

WE'RE PRACTICALLY NEIGHBORS

WTF xD