Introductions

**Doll Face** · 10-07-2005 09:27 AM

My introduction will be a little informative and hopefully a little interactive. But first the introduction. Hiya, my name is Doll Face (I use it a lot for different forums), I have been an Otaku for…….5 or 6 years now, but more on that later.

I cosplayed once, Shuichi (gravitation) school girl version, and I intend to do more cosplaying in the future. I have been going to Anime Central since either 1998 or 1999, not sure which one I started going to. ACEN is always a ton of fun, even if I don’t remember a lot of it from lack of sleep.

Anime and Manga I enjoy, His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano), Hellsing, Naruto, Childs Toy (Kodocha), Azumanga Daio, Pani Poni Dash, X TV, Eerie Quriee, R.O.D., Full Metal Alchemist, and I could go on but I am sure you get the idea.

Any way now for the slightly interactive part. Has part of my introduction I am going to tell you how I, slowly, got into anime. I would also like to know how you got into anime, if you would not mind being as detailed has possible.

The very first anime I saw, think I was 8 or 9, was Dragon Ball. It had a short run on a local morning cartoon show. I thought it was so awesome especially the intro “Pump the Dragon” (I was 8 or 9 for crying out loud and it was full of action and cool music). It was heavily edited, I think they cut out the whole Red Ribbon army thing and that’s a lot of cutting. Anyway I think that only lasted a year before it was pulled. Then on a different station they started airing something that had the same art and action that I enjoyed in Dragon Ball. It had to do with 5 Samurai and their armor; don’t remember the name of it but it was just a side show to the main attraction for me, Sailor Moon. I may have gotten a raised eye brow from my mom for watching it, I was around 12 or 13 so she still had the final say on what I could and could not watch. It was the most exciting and interesting show on at the time. I would even tape the shows if I thought I would miss them. When I went to high school I meet people with similar interests has me (I noticed some one who sat next to me in science class had a DBZ game for the SNES and I was like “Whoa what the hell”). I also got to watch Robotech on Toonami, that along with Sailor Moon I used to watch and tape religiously (think I still got the tapes some where). When I was 14 or 15 the local Blockbuster started carrying anime. The only one I there at the time was Tenchi Muyo. Well after watching it I decided anime was for me. I started picking up the Tenchi VHS where ever I could find them (note: I picked up all of them, TV and OVA in dubbed format because it was cheaper). By now my whole family knew I was a full blown fan, I was buying anime stuff online, shirts, soundtracks, figures ect. I also got must of my cousins in on it. When the local library held an anime introduction thingy, I went. While there a gentleman of Asian decent (Sorry forgot his name) was talking about anime and giving suggestions to people. He also mentioned a local anime convention that would be held soon, think he is staff there since I have see him every year there has staff (at least I think it’s him). Any way, after convincing my mom I headed over to my first ACEN for Saturday only (When she dropped me off she noticed a cat girl walking around luckily I was too far away so she could not ask about it). I had a very good time and really enjoyed the dealer’s room and activities there. The convention expanded my horizons of anime beyond the Tenchi Muyo, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon that I grew up with. I started to collect series like Nadesco, X the movie, and many others. When high school and my two years of community college ended I headed away to an in state but away from home college. There I was fortunate enough to find they had a very awesome anime club, small and cozy with friendly people. There I learned even more about the fandom that has over run my life, important things like Fan-subs, Cosplay, and new anime that I never even heard of.

Well that’s my long story. Please feel free to comment and add yours here has well.

(Edited for small spelling error and legibility)

**AnimeLegend!713** · 10-07-2005 09:38 AM

Wow.Lots of info....welcome!PM me sometime,hope we can be friends, and have fun!

**Oblivion** · 10-07-2005 09:49 AM

Hey!
Good introduction ^^
Welcome to Af. Follow the rules and have fun.
Feel free to PM me if you need anything.^_^
Cya around

**Taikyo** · 10-07-2005 10:41 AM

>_>; Welcom to AF. Please read and follow the rules here. And no spamming, just like in any other forums. Fell free to PM (piravte message) me anytime, or read the FAQs.

O.O wow, great intro! *claps* Now thats an intro! XD We need more people to do that here more, on the intro threads.

**Uchiha Ulquiorra** · 10-07-2005 10:47 AM

Nice Intro! ^_^; Anyways.

Hello...!

Welcome to Anime Forum. I hope you like it here.
Have fun posting and chatting. Be sure to read and follow the rules. Pm me if you have and questions.
See ya around!

**Doll Face** · 10-07-2005 10:49 AM

Thank you for your replies all. I think the first impression is the most important so I tried to be has all inclusive as possible. Also I have decided to dedicate my journal here to anime news, since I already have a "whinejournal". Feel free to read it if you are not in the loop for anime related news.

**YaiiShi°** · 10-07-2005 11:27 AM

wooow, big intro O.o;

anywho,

hiya and welcome-ness! Have fun, don't spam and stuff and you'll be fine! PM me if you wanna talk to somebody or something else ^^

**wizz-o-matic** · 10-07-2005 12:42 PM

welcome ^_^

read & folow the rules, and you wont get in trouble ^_^;; but most of all, enjoy your stay

cya around ^_^

**lovelykagome** · 10-07-2005 02:06 PM

konnichiwa
very nice introduction
anyway it´s nice to meet you Doll Face, have fun posting and enjoy your stay, feel free to PM anytime

**Faceless111** · 10-07-2005 02:13 PM

I'm going to be upfront with you. I didn't make it past the second paragraph. I don't have that big of an attention-span.

**Angel~Eyes** · 10-07-2005 02:17 PM

Woohoo, you go girl^^ Anyway, welcome, here, have a flower *hands Doll Face a flower* I hope you enjoy your stay. Have fun, get to know everyone and let your thoughts be known by posting. If you need anything, I am just a short PM away, so feel free. See you around ^_~

Luv Angel Eyes

**Crimson Phoenix** · 10-07-2005 02:33 PM

O_O Long intro.... COOL! ^_^ Welcome to AF

read the rules, have fun, and beware of EVERYONE ....... cept me,

**Doll Face** · 10-07-2005 02:40 PM

Thanks for the replies, I know the introduction is long and I appreciate any one reading it (even if only some of it), either out of boredom or curiosity. I would love to read how you got interested in anime. It does not have to be so long winded, but I would like to read it either way (I have NOTHING to do and I still got two hours of work left). You can either post it here or there:

http://www.animeforum.com/showthread.php?t=31601

Sorry I am just tired of reading either people complaining about Naruto or those "Top whatever Lists" aka pointless spam with no real insight into the person posting.

*Puts the flower from Angel~Eyes in a vase*

**†-Wrath-†** · 10-07-2005 03:08 PM

(Cool Introduction.)

Welcome to AnimeForum!
read the rules and don't spam
I hope that you'll enjoy your stay here

see ya!

~LonelyWrath

**The Rebel** · 10-07-2005 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by Doll Face

My introduction will be a little informative and hopefully a little interactive. But first the introduction. Hiya, my name is Doll Face (I use it a lot for different forums), I have been an Otaku for…….5 or 6 years now, but more on that later.

I cosplayed once, Shuichi (gravitation) school girl version, and I intend to do more cosplaying in the future. I have been going to Anime Central since either 1998 or 1999, not sure which one I started going to. ACEN is always a ton of fun, even if I don’t remember a lot of it from lack of sleep.

Anime and Manga I enjoy, His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano), Hellsing, Naruto, Childs Toy (Kodocha), Azumanga Daio, Pani Poni Dash, X TV, Eerie Quriee, R.O.D., Full Metal Alchemist, and I could go on but I am sure you get the idea.

Any way now for the slightly interactive part. Has part of my introduction I am going to tell you how I, slowly, got into anime. I would also like to know how you got into anime, if you would not mind being as detailed has possible.

The very first anime I saw, think I was 8 or 9, was Dragon Ball. It had a short run on a local morning cartoon show. I thought it was so awesome especially the intro “Pump the Dragon” (I was 8 or 9 for crying out loud and it was full of action and cool music). It was heavily edited, I think they cut out the whole Red Ribbon army thing and that’s a lot of cutting. Anyway I think that only lasted a year before it was pulled. Then on a different station they started airing something that had the same art and action that I enjoyed in Dragon Ball. It had to do with 5 Samurai and their armor; don’t remember the name of it but it was just a side show to the main attraction for me, Sailor Moon. I may have gotten a raised eye brow from my mom for watching it, I was around 12 or 13 so she still had the final say on what I could and could not watch. It was the most exciting and interesting show on at the time. I would even tape the shows if I thought I would miss them. When I went to high school I meet people with similar interests has me (I noticed some one who sat next to me in science class had a DBZ game for the SNES and I was like “Whoa what the hell”). I also got to watch Robotech on Toonami, that along with Sailor Moon I used to watch and tape religiously (think I still got the tapes some where). When I was 14 or 15 the local Blockbuster started carrying anime. The only one I there at the time was Tenchi Muyo. Well after watching it I decided anime was for me. I started picking up the Tenchi VHS where ever I could find them (note: I picked up all of them, TV and OVA in dubbed format because it was cheaper). By now my whole family knew I was a full blown fan, I was buying anime stuff online, shirts, soundtracks, figures ect. I also got must of my cousins in on it. When the local library held an anime introduction thingy, I went. While there a gentleman of Asian decent (Sorry forgot his name) was talking about anime and giving suggestions to people. He also mentioned a local anime convention that would be held soon, think he is staff there since I have see him every year there has staff (at least I think it’s him). Any way, after convincing my mom I headed over to my first ACEN for Saturday only (When she dropped me off she noticed a cat girl walking around luckily I was too far away so she could not ask about it). I had a very good time and really enjoyed the dealer’s room and activities there. The convention expanded my horizons of anime beyond the Tenchi Muyo, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon that I grew up with. I started to collect series like Nadesco, X the movie, and many others. When high school and my two years of community college ended I headed away to an in state but away from home college. There I was fortunate enough to find they had a very awesome anime club, small and cozy with friendly people. There I learned even more about the fandom that has over run my life, important things like Fan-subs, Cosplay, and new anime that I never even heard of.

Well that’s my long story. Please feel free to comment and add yours here has well.

(Edited for small spelling error and legibility)

*bows and hands you a blanket* Well, hello and welcome to AF. If you need ANY help or just a friend, just PM me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Watch out for cannibals and blanket thieves. I'd chat more but I still have others to greet yet. TTYL.

**FlashD** · 10-08-2005 03:26 AM

Wow ... very long ... this is probably the longest intro I've ever seen up here. O.o;;

Well, welcome to AF, respect the rules and more importantly have fun. If you need anything, feel free to ask me or anyone else.
C'ya on the chat.

**Kurumirina** · 10-08-2005 08:06 AM

hello welcome to AF and follow the rulez and no spaming...PM me if you have any problem or questions

**Vagary** · 10-08-2005 08:08 AM

Wow. Long intro! Well anywayz....have fun on AF!

**sumae_the_firewolf** · 10-08-2005 09:31 AM

<3 love the intro.

Welcome! Read the rules! Don't spam! PM me if you need me! ^ ^

**nayuka** · 10-08-2005 09:55 AM

Hi ... I'm new too ...Will we friends??

**Myrra** · 10-08-2005 12:26 PM

OMG!! You cosplayed as SUICHI?? OMG!! I so love you now!!

I love Gravitation!!!!!

Anyway, read the rules and PM me sometime!!!

Your friendly mod,

~ Myrrar

**Spherus** · 10-08-2005 04:40 PM

Heyo and welcome to AF! *hands newbie blanket and pocky* watch out for the blanket theif and the other grim reapers. Pm me if you have any questions, and most importantly, have fun!