I have a confession to make folks. My name is Aisha and I’m an addicted to anime. My uncle first got me into it when I watched the movie Akira. Although I didn’t understand the movie at the time, I fell in love with anime.
I try to keep it subtle as to not startle anyone. If you were to enter my dorm room now, the only hint of anime you would see are some of my shirts, which lay hidden in my dresser drawers. I just realized that I didn’t bring any anime from home with me. I usually do to convert a fellow friend or suitemate.
Nowadays, you can find anime addicts anywhere. My suitemate admitted that she was one. The only reason that she wouldn’t watch anime with me is because she would watch it all day and not get any work done.
Now, I know some of you are thinking, “Oh, she’s into that kind of anime.” No I am not into hentai (anime porn). It reminds me of when the anime channel (yes there’s an anime channel. If you have iO, it’s on channel 507 and I’m proud to know it.) went down at my house and the repair guy came to fix it. It was him, my father and me in my room. The repair guy said something like, “Oh, is this those X-rated cartoons,” as he proceeded to click on the category big robots (I can’t remember the exact name at the moment but I guess I knew what he was into). After fast forwarding on the anime he choose and saw that there wasn’t any type of sexual activity, he stopped the show and was on his way. I wanted to say yea jerk but I couldn’t. If he had clicked on another anime a couple of slots down, I would have been in trouble. Too much cleavage and panty showing with bloody noses would have been hard to explain to my father.
Tenjho Tenge: An anime that I watch. Fighting is the only type of action that you will see.
Anyway, I plan on stopping by the Animated Perspectives Club in the Union. It’s open Monday through Friday from 10am to 9pm. I find it funny that it’s open so early. It’s like if someone needs that daily dose of anime, they can wake up and walk to the Union.
The website doesn’t really look like it’s been updated since 2008. But I’m going to take their word on the hours.
Animated Perspective also has an extensive Lending Library of anime and manga (comic book that is read from right to left). That puts a smile on my face just thinking about it. You know how people sit in Borders and read the books that you know they’re not going to pay for. It’s like I can do that at this club and not feel bad when I put the manga back. I can also watch as much anime as I want and not be criticized because other people will be watching it too.
I must admit that I’ve been trying to make it my mission to visit this club, but I’ve been too scared. I’m into anime, but I don’t know much. I don’t want some hardcore fanatic rattling off names and titles I never heard of. I’ll feel like I’m missing out on the larger world of anime and sad that I can’t contribute to the conversation. But I’m ready.
Help me get up to date on my anime. Comment on my blog and tell me some anime that I should watch. Right now the current names of anime that I’m watching are:
- Kiba
- Alice Academy
- Gun Frontier
Manga that I’ve been reading are:
- Naruto
- One Piece
Now with the manga, I don’t go online and read them, I buy them. So before you tell me what happened in episode 150, ask me what I know. I also buy my anime if I’m not already watching it on the anime network. So, I still haven’t finished watching Tenjho Tenge. But let me know. Show me and anime some love and comment away.
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