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1. What is your favorite anime and why?
okay get ready for this because it's gonna be my longest answer. xD
gahh i don't know, there's too many... >_<; i really can't choose only one, so i'll pick a few x3 i love Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, because the characters are adorably creepy and the story has a good moral about friendship and fate. it's so tragic and confusing, especially in the first season. but things get cleared up a bit, and there's plenty of "OOHHH I GET IT!" moments later on, which i love. i love an anime that makes you think and gets you hypothesizing about what will happen next... and in some cases, thinking "WTF JUST HAPPENED?" xD Umineko is sort of the sequel to Higurashi. i love it because it's freaking epic :D there's a LOT of characters, and yet they're all awesome. Umineko is ridiculously confusing, and i don't know if it will EVER make sense... but it doesn't matter. the fun is in the journey. there's so many mysteries to think about, alongside Meta-Battler x] i love the style of Umineko... the Victorian era dresses turned into witches garments, the black magic in Maria's Grimoire, the time shifts and resets... it's just all so great :D it's very different from Higurashi, but equally wonderful. i love the author Ryukishi_07, but my favorite creator has to be Naoki Urasawa, who made Monster and 20th Century Boys. Monster is another favorite anime of mine, because it's INTENSE. it has the most intertwined and intelligent storyline i have ever seen. it follows a rogue doctor seeking revenge >:3 the characters are all so unique... Urasawa created characters that can be recognized solely by their facial silhouettes. what an amazing artist and designer :D i love Monster because it is the type of anime that i would someday like to create.
those 3 series are the ones that take a lot of explaining xD my other favorites would be, let's see... Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu, because it's the funniest thing EVER... tied with Excel Saga, which is a crackfest :D oh, and i have to throw in a few other favorites here: Welcome to the NHK (hilarious story about a hikikkomori, which i can totally relate to), Full Metal Panic (only mecha anime i've loved... and it's funny), Elfen Lied (naked psycho killer girl! plus, i cried at the ending), Eden of the East (original idea-- it's about terrorism and computers! :D ), Kuroshitsuji (i love the stlye and characters), Haibane Renmei (so symbolic and confusing), Hell Girl (a very "chill" anime that keeps you watching), and Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba&! (two hilarious slice-of-life series by the same author).
and as for manga, i love anything by Junji Ito-- like Uzumaki and Tomie-- because his illustrations are so ridiculous, yet they still manage to be terrifying. and i adore Shintaro Kago because his works are so vile and surreal xD
2. What is your least favorite anime and why?
SD Gundam. xD naah, well to be honest, actually, i don't have much of a least favorite. i dislike certain series not because of themselves, but because of the impressions they have left on others... for example, i hate how so many people assume that all animes are exactly like Pokemon, Dragonball Z, and Sailor Moon. and Naruto... although i dislike that for other reasons. it had its good parts, but it's such a sellout series with no intelligence whatsoever.
3. What is your favorite video game and why?
Shigesato Itoi is a master of everything!
and so i say... definitely Mother 3. i have never cried so much from any form of media. Mother 3 is seriously my obsession! i have played it a ton of times, made little clay figurines of it, made copious amounts of fanart, bought merchandise, forced others to play it, etc... xD the story is amazing, as well as the characters-- i never thought i could grow so close to little videogame sprites ;_; even just hearing certain songs ("Love Theme", "Unfounded Revenge", and "Sunflowers", among others) makes me wanna cry >_< style="font-weight: bold;">4. What is your least favorite video game and why?
there's actually a lot of games i really don't like. i'm not picky for anime, but i am for videogames. i generally don't like anything without a good storyline. i'm a big fan of the "games as art" movement... that's why i love indie games~ :D but yeah, i don't like things like Halo, Starcraft, Cortex Command, etc... actually, basically anything that my brother Matt plays >_>;
5. Have you ever not watched an anime just because the opening theme song was annoying?
nahh, i usually love anime openings. they get stuck in my head like no other! especially the themes from Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu, Lucky Star, Detective Academy Q, Umineko, and Higurashi.
6. What anime are you currently watching?
i'm always watching TONS of anime series ^o^; i have a MS Word document listing them that is like 10 pages long, size 10 Calibri font... >_>; to shorten the list a bit, i'll say: Shi Ki (an ongoing series that reminds me a bit of Higurashi), Kuroshitsuji season 2 A.K.A Monoshitsuji (it's confusing but i love it), Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid, Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu, Trapeze, Sukisho, Nyan Koi, Excel Saga... there's really too many to shorten it -__-;
oh, and i just finished all 3 seasons of Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl), with 26 episodes per season. hehe x3 i'm also re-watching Monster, with Kimi :3 and of course i am eagerly anticipating Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru, the 4th season of the When They Cry series. :>
7. What game are you currently playing?
hmm i'm sure there's a lot but i don't keep a list, as i do for anime... i just beat Mario Galaxy 2, and i'm working on getting all the extra stars. i'm planning on catching up on some DS games soon... Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Pokemon SoulSilver or HeartGold, etc... maybe play some more Retro Game Challenge and Puzzle Quest, and replay Hotel Dusk: Room 215.
8. Who is your favorite anime character of all time?
eek, tough one. i love Frederica Bernkastel, Lambdadelta, Maria Ushiromiya, Kanon (all from Umineko), Rika Furude, Rena Ryuguu, Irie-sensei (all from Higurashi), Excel, Ilpalazzo, the lolicon robot creator (all from Excel Saga), Kikuri, Ai Enma (both from Jigoku Shoujo), Satou (from Welcome to the NHK), and more... and i will always have a soft spot for L from Death Note and Gaara from Naruto... xD
9. Who is your favorite video game character of all time?
eek, another tough one! probably someone from Mother 3, though. Lucas, Claus, Duster, and Flint are all favorites. and i love all of the Chosen Four from EarthBound (Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo... and Mr. Saturn! xD ). and DCMC and the Runaway Five <3 style="font-weight: bold;">10. Who are your least favorite anime and video game characters?
TAKANO MIYO. i hated her in Higurashi! i was so happy at the end of season 2... xD and i laughed when i saw her tragic backstory, mwhahaha >:3 Takano is a biotcchhh. i kinda think Virgilia, from Umineko, is also... but i'm too confused about her still xP
i also hated a lot of Naruto characters... Sasuke is a whiny emo kid who mistakes logs for people (see Naruto the Abridged... xD ).
11. What characters would you never cosplay?
well, i wouldn't cosplay someone i didn't like, or that i hadn't seen what they were from. aside from that, i'm only limited by who i think i could get away with. i wouldn't cosplay someone i didn't "fit"... like someone tall or muscular xD
12. What characters would you really like to cosplay?
any of my favorite characters. i'm planning on cosplaying Rika Furude (woot i finally got something to use for chest binding!), Frederica Bernkastel (still need a blue wig...), and Ness (from EarthBound) this year at Youmacon 2010~! :D next year, maybe Maria Ushiromiya (with Kimi as my Sakutaro? :3 ) and Dr Irabu from Kuuchuu Buranko A.K.A Trapeze.
as for characters that are a little more out of my reach right now... i'd love to be Ai Enma from Hell Girl. and i think it'd be fun to do a more elaborate cosplay sometime, like Midna from Twilight Princess.
13. What is your favorite character to see cosplayed?
anyone from Higurashi or Umineko <3 style="font-weight: bold;">14. What is your strong point when cosplaying?
ehh i dunno xD i guess i'm good at staying in character when i want to...? as L, i sat for an hour crouching on a chair at a Death Note panel, and eating pocky... x3 and i'm good at knowing when i can't pull off a character-- for example, i wouldn't have been Ness if i didn't have short-ish hair at the time.
15. What is your weak point when cosplaying?
lack of resources. xD i need money! D: i don't have things i need to get my cosplays together... ;_;
16. Have you ever purchased/commissioned any costume?
no, but i'd like to :D i'm going to buy my Frederica Bernkastel dress soon, for 100 dollars :X
17. What is the most difficult cosplay you've ever done?
i haven't done anything difficult yet. i'm still at the beginning of my cosplay history x3 i was Ness last year, which i guess was the "most difficult" :P that one was a little stressful because my AwesomeNess set from the Fangamer store arrived the night before i was going to cosplay >_>; and i had to pay extra money to get it in time. but it was worth it. xD
currently i'm assembling some cosplays which are proving to be fairly difficult... but they'll be worth it too :3
18. Have you ever closet cosplayed?
uh... to Urban Dictionary! closet cosplay: "A costume made up of clothing that was purchased or found in your closet. Involves little to no alteration of the clothing."
so... yes! in 2007, i cosplayed L from Death Note. that was easy xD but i made sure it wasn't inaccurate, don't worry-- i'm not one of those lazy people that says they're "L" even though they are fat, wears glasses, not barefoot, not hunched over, not black hair, etc...xP i got up at 6 in the morning and showered, blow-dried my hair, did make-up, got dressed, and all that. and i tried to stay in character at Youmacon. i put in some effort ;P
19. Do you do group cosplay, or solo?
i've only done solo so far. but this year i'm going as at LEAST a cosplay duo (with Kimi!) :> hopefully more people will join in also, though. i think group cosplay is more fun.
20. Do you think that people should stay in character while cosplaying?
hmm... generally, yes. it depends on the situation though. for walking around and getting photos taken, it's important to be in character. but when talking with friends who are cosplaying all different series, that's sort of a surreal situation for the character to be in, to begin with xD it's more important to have fun than to be in character all the time :3
okay get ready for this because it's gonna be my longest answer. xD
gahh i don't know, there's too many... >_<; i really can't choose only one, so i'll pick a few x3 i love Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, because the characters are adorably creepy and the story has a good moral about friendship and fate. it's so tragic and confusing, especially in the first season. but things get cleared up a bit, and there's plenty of "OOHHH I GET IT!" moments later on, which i love. i love an anime that makes you think and gets you hypothesizing about what will happen next... and in some cases, thinking "WTF JUST HAPPENED?" xD Umineko is sort of the sequel to Higurashi. i love it because it's freaking epic :D there's a LOT of characters, and yet they're all awesome. Umineko is ridiculously confusing, and i don't know if it will EVER make sense... but it doesn't matter. the fun is in the journey. there's so many mysteries to think about, alongside Meta-Battler x] i love the style of Umineko... the Victorian era dresses turned into witches garments, the black magic in Maria's Grimoire, the time shifts and resets... it's just all so great :D it's very different from Higurashi, but equally wonderful. i love the author Ryukishi_07, but my favorite creator has to be Naoki Urasawa, who made Monster and 20th Century Boys. Monster is another favorite anime of mine, because it's INTENSE. it has the most intertwined and intelligent storyline i have ever seen. it follows a rogue doctor seeking revenge >:3 the characters are all so unique... Urasawa created characters that can be recognized solely by their facial silhouettes. what an amazing artist and designer :D i love Monster because it is the type of anime that i would someday like to create.
those 3 series are the ones that take a lot of explaining xD my other favorites would be, let's see... Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu, because it's the funniest thing EVER... tied with Excel Saga, which is a crackfest :D oh, and i have to throw in a few other favorites here: Welcome to the NHK (hilarious story about a hikikkomori, which i can totally relate to), Full Metal Panic (only mecha anime i've loved... and it's funny), Elfen Lied (naked psycho killer girl! plus, i cried at the ending), Eden of the East (original idea-- it's about terrorism and computers! :D ), Kuroshitsuji (i love the stlye and characters), Haibane Renmei (so symbolic and confusing), Hell Girl (a very "chill" anime that keeps you watching), and Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba&! (two hilarious slice-of-life series by the same author).
and as for manga, i love anything by Junji Ito-- like Uzumaki and Tomie-- because his illustrations are so ridiculous, yet they still manage to be terrifying. and i adore Shintaro Kago because his works are so vile and surreal xD
2. What is your least favorite anime and why?
SD Gundam. xD naah, well to be honest, actually, i don't have much of a least favorite. i dislike certain series not because of themselves, but because of the impressions they have left on others... for example, i hate how so many people assume that all animes are exactly like Pokemon, Dragonball Z, and Sailor Moon. and Naruto... although i dislike that for other reasons. it had its good parts, but it's such a sellout series with no intelligence whatsoever.
3. What is your favorite video game and why?
Shigesato Itoi is a master of everything!
and so i say... definitely Mother 3. i have never cried so much from any form of media. Mother 3 is seriously my obsession! i have played it a ton of times, made little clay figurines of it, made copious amounts of fanart, bought merchandise, forced others to play it, etc... xD the story is amazing, as well as the characters-- i never thought i could grow so close to little videogame sprites ;_; even just hearing certain songs ("Love Theme", "Unfounded Revenge", and "Sunflowers", among others) makes me wanna cry >_< style="font-weight: bold;">4. What is your least favorite video game and why?
there's actually a lot of games i really don't like. i'm not picky for anime, but i am for videogames. i generally don't like anything without a good storyline. i'm a big fan of the "games as art" movement... that's why i love indie games~ :D but yeah, i don't like things like Halo, Starcraft, Cortex Command, etc... actually, basically anything that my brother Matt plays >_>;
5. Have you ever not watched an anime just because the opening theme song was annoying?
nahh, i usually love anime openings. they get stuck in my head like no other! especially the themes from Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu, Lucky Star, Detective Academy Q, Umineko, and Higurashi.
6. What anime are you currently watching?
i'm always watching TONS of anime series ^o^; i have a MS Word document listing them that is like 10 pages long, size 10 Calibri font... >_>; to shorten the list a bit, i'll say: Shi Ki (an ongoing series that reminds me a bit of Higurashi), Kuroshitsuji season 2 A.K.A Monoshitsuji (it's confusing but i love it), Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid, Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu, Trapeze, Sukisho, Nyan Koi, Excel Saga... there's really too many to shorten it -__-;
oh, and i just finished all 3 seasons of Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl), with 26 episodes per season. hehe x3 i'm also re-watching Monster, with Kimi :3 and of course i am eagerly anticipating Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru, the 4th season of the When They Cry series. :>
7. What game are you currently playing?
hmm i'm sure there's a lot but i don't keep a list, as i do for anime... i just beat Mario Galaxy 2, and i'm working on getting all the extra stars. i'm planning on catching up on some DS games soon... Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Pokemon SoulSilver or HeartGold, etc... maybe play some more Retro Game Challenge and Puzzle Quest, and replay Hotel Dusk: Room 215.
8. Who is your favorite anime character of all time?
eek, tough one. i love Frederica Bernkastel, Lambdadelta, Maria Ushiromiya, Kanon (all from Umineko), Rika Furude, Rena Ryuguu, Irie-sensei (all from Higurashi), Excel, Ilpalazzo, the lolicon robot creator (all from Excel Saga), Kikuri, Ai Enma (both from Jigoku Shoujo), Satou (from Welcome to the NHK), and more... and i will always have a soft spot for L from Death Note and Gaara from Naruto... xD
9. Who is your favorite video game character of all time?
eek, another tough one! probably someone from Mother 3, though. Lucas, Claus, Duster, and Flint are all favorites. and i love all of the Chosen Four from EarthBound (Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo... and Mr. Saturn! xD ). and DCMC and the Runaway Five <3 style="font-weight: bold;">10. Who are your least favorite anime and video game characters?
TAKANO MIYO. i hated her in Higurashi! i was so happy at the end of season 2... xD and i laughed when i saw her tragic backstory, mwhahaha >:3 Takano is a biotcchhh. i kinda think Virgilia, from Umineko, is also... but i'm too confused about her still xP
i also hated a lot of Naruto characters... Sasuke is a whiny emo kid who mistakes logs for people (see Naruto the Abridged... xD ).
11. What characters would you never cosplay?
well, i wouldn't cosplay someone i didn't like, or that i hadn't seen what they were from. aside from that, i'm only limited by who i think i could get away with. i wouldn't cosplay someone i didn't "fit"... like someone tall or muscular xD
12. What characters would you really like to cosplay?
any of my favorite characters. i'm planning on cosplaying Rika Furude (woot i finally got something to use for chest binding!), Frederica Bernkastel (still need a blue wig...), and Ness (from EarthBound) this year at Youmacon 2010~! :D next year, maybe Maria Ushiromiya (with Kimi as my Sakutaro? :3 ) and Dr Irabu from Kuuchuu Buranko A.K.A Trapeze.
as for characters that are a little more out of my reach right now... i'd love to be Ai Enma from Hell Girl. and i think it'd be fun to do a more elaborate cosplay sometime, like Midna from Twilight Princess.
13. What is your favorite character to see cosplayed?
anyone from Higurashi or Umineko <3 style="font-weight: bold;">14. What is your strong point when cosplaying?
ehh i dunno xD i guess i'm good at staying in character when i want to...? as L, i sat for an hour crouching on a chair at a Death Note panel, and eating pocky... x3 and i'm good at knowing when i can't pull off a character-- for example, i wouldn't have been Ness if i didn't have short-ish hair at the time.
15. What is your weak point when cosplaying?
lack of resources. xD i need money! D: i don't have things i need to get my cosplays together... ;_;
16. Have you ever purchased/commissioned any costume?
no, but i'd like to :D i'm going to buy my Frederica Bernkastel dress soon, for 100 dollars :X
17. What is the most difficult cosplay you've ever done?
i haven't done anything difficult yet. i'm still at the beginning of my cosplay history x3 i was Ness last year, which i guess was the "most difficult" :P that one was a little stressful because my AwesomeNess set from the Fangamer store arrived the night before i was going to cosplay >_>; and i had to pay extra money to get it in time. but it was worth it. xD
currently i'm assembling some cosplays which are proving to be fairly difficult... but they'll be worth it too :3
18. Have you ever closet cosplayed?
uh... to Urban Dictionary! closet cosplay: "A costume made up of clothing that was purchased or found in your closet. Involves little to no alteration of the clothing."
so... yes! in 2007, i cosplayed L from Death Note. that was easy xD but i made sure it wasn't inaccurate, don't worry-- i'm not one of those lazy people that says they're "L" even though they are fat, wears glasses, not barefoot, not hunched over, not black hair, etc...xP i got up at 6 in the morning and showered, blow-dried my hair, did make-up, got dressed, and all that. and i tried to stay in character at Youmacon. i put in some effort ;P
19. Do you do group cosplay, or solo?
i've only done solo so far. but this year i'm going as at LEAST a cosplay duo (with Kimi!) :> hopefully more people will join in also, though. i think group cosplay is more fun.
20. Do you think that people should stay in character while cosplaying?
hmm... generally, yes. it depends on the situation though. for walking around and getting photos taken, it's important to be in character. but when talking with friends who are cosplaying all different series, that's sort of a surreal situation for the character to be in, to begin with xD it's more important to have fun than to be in character all the time :3
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