[April]

1) Do you like anime more than live-action films? If yes (or no), why?

Yes, I do. There are things done in anime that you could NEVER get away with in live action (such as the insane hairstyles and livid facial expressions).

2) When you watch anime, does that encourage you to like Japan?
(*never mind the fact that I'm Japanese You can say whatever you want.)

Well, I definitely appreciate the culture, but as with any country, there are things I don't like. Some of it gets a little too bizarre or sexually tense, but overall I like.

3) Do you find anime characters look like Western people or Asians, or something else? Do you identify yourself with anime characters?

I think it depends on the series, but for the most part I'd say the character's look Western. They're tall, Caucasian, and have a huge variety of hair and eye color. I identify myself with many fictional characters, whether they be from anime, books, movies, or whatever.

4) If there is any, what do you learn from anime?

Mostly I learn about the culture and Japanese language.

5) Have you ever talked to any Japanese people about anime, and found something different in your understanding of anime and theirs?

Umm... Well, the only Japanese person I've talked to was Kotone, who liked to read manga and occasionally watch anime. For the most part, I've learned enough about Japanese culture that we didn't have different conceptions.

Does any one of you consider yourself Otaku?

Sadly, yes. In both the American definition of otaku and the Japanese one.

What do you think of being one, or being considered to be one??

Well, I'm proud to be a hardcore anime fan, I guess XDD... Or at least I'm not ashamed of it. But if you are an otaku in the American sense you're kind of automatically one in the Japanese sense too, in that you're a freak, outcast, etc.

What do you think of people called Otaku?

I am one, so... some of them get a little TOO eccentric, I know a few... it's not healthy to not have... any form of life outside of anime or similiar obsessions...

After you find yourself so drawn (if you are) to the world of anime, do you find the reality as boring??

Not at all, I'm having lots of fun in real life.

My name's April and I'm an Anime Addict from America =D