Long time anime-manga fan from way back in the day...

Starblazers and Robotech back in the day...

I attended AnimeCon at the Red Lion Inn in San Jose back in '91, and every AnimeExpo after that until '07. (Being a laid-off airline employee can sure crimp the anime lifestyle!)

Collector of various forms of anime-manga figures, artwork, and fan-press publications.

Current Favorites: Anime-manga.

Stray Little Devil, (Go Pamuchi!) Maho-Sensei Negima, (You can do it Nodoka!) Stellvia of the Universe, (Shiipon, Fight!) Karin, Moon-Phase Tsukuyomi, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M, Type-Moon's Lunar Legend Tsukihime, and Fate Stay Night, (Banzai Arcueid! Banzai Sabre!) He is My Master, Yotsuba&!, Victorian Romance Emma, Doki Doki School Hours, Godannar, Hyate the Combat Butler, Tori Koro, Princess-Princess, Yubisaki Milk Tea, Kashimashi and Xenosaga. (Banzai KosMos!)

Favorites from the past:

Read or Die, Ai Yori Aoshi, Love Hina, DearS, Vandread, (Go Meia!) Ruin Explorers, Slayers, (All ver. but 'Slayers: The motion Picture,' the most.) Belle Starr, (by the artist of Geobreeders,) Unbalance x2, Warrior Maid Sarai, Gallforce, Mahoromatic, Seikai Trilogy, (Crest, Banner of the Stars, Banzai Ekuryua! Banzai Lafiel!) Full Metal Panic, (Sosuke rocks!) MSG: The 08th MS Team, (Aina, Daisuki!) Orfina, The Violinist of Hamelen, (Sizer Rules!) Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch, (Fesia is so moe!) .hack, (all versions,) Kare Kano, Galaxy Angels, Chikyu Misaki, Because I'm the Goddess!, Azumanga Daioh, Marmalade Boy, Kodocha, (Marmalade Boy on speed,) To Heart, Girl's Bravo, Astrider Hugo, Maniac Road, Pretty Maniacs, Ah! My Goddess, (Peorth rules!) You're Under Arrest!, Gunsmith Cats, Steel Angel Kurumi, Kurogane Communication, Card Captor Sakura, Maico 2010, Red Prowling Devil, Midori Days, Chobits, Angelic Layer, (Fight! Hikaru!) Magical Knight Rayearth, Sakura Taisen, Hanaukyo Maid Team, Hand Maid May, Mouse, Chance Pop Session, and many, many others.

Domestic favorites:

Gold Digger, Witchblade, (Takeru ver.) "After War, Before Peace..." Joseph Wight's "Twilight X,' Star Wars: Purge, Dark Times and Tag and Bink, Starship Troopers: Dominant Species, DC's 'Light Brigade,' (by: Peter J. Tomasi,) and a few others.

See my favorites list for authors/stories from FF.N.

If you like serious Ai yori Aoshi, I recommend Star Otaku's 'Blue Monarch.' (Rated 'M,' read with caution.) Star also has several RoD shorts that are fun to read.

An interesting AU XO RoD story is Cookie Pixie's 'Ashes to Ashes.'

For Maho Sensei Negima, there are many good stories, but several I recommend are; OkashiraShinomori's 'The Price of Truth,' Kafka'sdragon's 'Markham Chronicles Negima,' Ambrant Arandel's 'Child of Mine' and 'The Chosen,' and for KonoSetsu goodness, Houndemon's 'Trial By Heart.'

Two other stories I like are Tashayar-chan's 'Kenta's Confession,' (Karin,) and Mercaba's 'Understanding.' (DearS.) Both are rated 'M' thoough, so read with caution.

My current project is: 'Ala Alba in the World of Magic.'

Two plot bunnies I have are:

Expanding, 'Not always a Mage,' and using it as my vehical for putting out any little ficlets from Negima I write.

'Mahora Academy Vampire's Club.' Various other day-walkers come to visit Mahora during MahoraFest. (Karin, Hazuki, maybe Elfriede, Arcueid, Rider from FSN, Maybe also Seras Victoria, Alucard, and VP Miu.)

Beyond anime-manga, I also collect military history books and movies.

Recent favorites include: Band of Brothers, Flags of our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima and Picture Letters from the Commander in Chief. (Gen. Tadamichi Kurayabashi's letters home.)

Older favorites include: The Longest Day, Sink the Bizmark!, The Bridge at Remagen, Sands of Iwo Jima, Zero!, Imperial Navy, Battleship at War, (USS. Washington.) Ghost Soldiers,

Other various favorites: Victory at Sea, Casablanca, Gladiator, Master and Commander, most anything by Akira Kurosawa, the first three Star Wars movies, (Eps. 4, 5, and 6,) Alan Dean Foster's 'Icerigger,' Mercedes Lackey's 'Heralds of Valdemar,' and 'Bardic Tales,' books, and various other works of fiction and non-fiction.

Please read my stories! That's about it!

Makuhari

Pactio for Akira I made.

http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=027akirast4.jpg

Picture of the 'Estimated Prophet.' (USS Salem.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Salem_CA-139.jpg

Turret mechanics for eight-inch automatic cannons.

http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/USNAVY/CHAPTER-7-H.html