Hey! I'm new to this site... *long*

[SeekerKC]

...and I really like what I've seen so far.

The following is a bit of background, if interested...

I've enjoyed animation for many years. In fact, my fascination began during one of my secret, midnight forays downstairs to plunder our stock of maraschino cherries & to watch late night TV -and I'm probably about to give away my age range...-

Anticipating a horror flick on Chiller Theater -hosted by Pittsburgh's own Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille- or another zany episode of Benny Hill, you can imagine my surprise when my pre-tween eyes beheld the most bizarre of "cartoons"...René Laloux's Fantastic Planet ...aaaaannnnd I was HOOKED.

And then frustrated...denied, even! The choices of animation that a child could get his/her hands on in the 70s & early 80s were slim-to-none. Speed Racer & transforming, feline-like robots were about it. Next, Heavy Metal. Then -finally!- "anime" became more widely featured.

And yet, it's only until recently that I've been actively searching it out. It's amazing how much is out there compared to 20+ years ago! I must admit to feeling a little spread thin regarding all the stories I've been following, but I'd have to say that my "Top 2" series', at this time, are Vampire Knight & Bleach. ...but I've only just begun... *Mwuah ha ha ha ha!*

Some of the anime-style movies I've enjoyed throughout the years are (in no particular order): Howl's Moving Castle, Angel's Egg, Nausicaa, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, and of course, Ghost in the Shell & Akira.

Besides my newly-focused interest in anime, I'm an avid reader, and enjoy a wide range of genres (inc. graphic novels & comics), with my favorite being Fantasy.

I also follow a number of webcomics on sites such as Zuda Comics & Girlamatic. Some personal favorites from these sites are Gettosaki's Bayou, Dylan Meconis' Bite Me!, and anything I've read by Sarah Ellerton at The Seraph Inn.

I also enjoy browsing the creations of the many artists featured at deviantART. I've found this site -& others of similar content- to be a great way to get turned on to new & interesting realms of the art world.

I'm looking forward to exploring all that AnimeFuel has to offer, and maybe getting to know some of you while I'm at it.

so...Hello!

[Racuvar]

Hey I'm just as new- So welcome to the forums.

[Zero Ichi]

hmmm you definitely have great taste and i can see that your no buffoon when it comes to typing, but wheres the crazy?
dont worry we'll work on that, we welcome you and hope you find this site entertaining and helpful in your needs of anime!

[SeekerKC]

W00T! I'm a Pittsburgh Girl so you know I can bring the CRAZY...we freakin' cut our teeth on it. But, my very wise mother taught me not to show my hand all at once, too. Don't wanna scare the kiddies now, do I?

Hope to see you around!

Oh yeeaaaah, come to think of it...if you watch the game tonight just look for the girl wearing nothin' but BLACK n' GOLD -and a $&!@-eatin' grin- awash in a sea of Raven's fans...that'll be me-eee!

GO STEELERS!

[Zero Ichi]

hahhaha cool cool im more of the Penguins fan than anything really but ill still support the steelers!!

and who cares let it all out there are some deranged people here, and most will find it entertaining anyways!

[SeekerKC]

The Penguins, huh? I can roll with that, too. We used to watch their practices at the rink in Mt. Lebo. They'd shoot pucks over the glass for us kids to catch...hurt like He\\, but worth every bruise!

I remember when they won the Stanley Cup back in '90...'91? I was in Oakland that night watching the game, and after they won the whole town went IN-SANE!!! The bars emptied out like they were on fire...people were tipping over cars, rocking buses...with riders still inside AND people climbing all over them. Finally the cops arrived and forced everyone caught outside to walk down the Ave until everyone chilled.

It was a T-R-I-P!

*sigh G*d...I loved the 'burgh!

[Zero Ichi]

hahaha yea it does tend to get really friggin crazy but i love that!
im even more stoked at the fact that i work down in oakland and some coworkers say theres chance we will get to work for the Pens, hopefully thats true, id freak, thatd be some cool ass shit! sorry for language but its true!

[SeekerKC]

I'm originally from the South Hills, but after moving out, I worked/lived/partied in downtown, Oakland, Shadyside...even East Liberty for a couple of years <--a bit unsettling at times. Each area was a far cry from the world I grew up in on the "other side" of the bridge, that's for sure.

My Oakland days were, I must admit the most interesting. Many of the people I met were brilliant & unusual -mostly artists & musicians. A couple have even survived to become pretty well-known, in a cult-classic sorta way. Boy, I sure ended up with some crazy-ass roommates, too! It seemed as though there was a revolving do one oddity after another. Is Oakland still a mecca for the "creative" types?

Damn...I hope so!

Signing off for the night...later!