[illnerdism]

Name: Leo
Coming To You From: The Bay Area, California
Age: 32 ... yeah, I'm a total おっさん

Intentions and whatnot: I'm a former military brat who spent just about all of my teenage years living on a base in Japan. I was a Japanese animation fanatic when I was younger (before I even moved to Japan and knew that it was Japanese, actually), and spent most of my time there as a pop culture sponge, soaking in everything from video games, to variety shows, to shinya programming, to anime and manga, picking up a fair amount of the language along the way. I discovered this site while looking through a copy of Giant Robot and thought it would be cool to connect with people who share my interest in Japanese pop culture.

Why do you want to go to Japan? I miss living there from time to time.

Favourite Anime/Manga: I don't follow anime and manga like I used to, but as an aspiring animator, I'm always up for something different and interesting like Masaaki Yuasa's Kaiba or Satoshi Kon's work. But I'm a fan of Asian cinema, in general.