"Maintain your standards and your personality NO MATTER WHAT.

Favorite Anime(s):                *Brother Dear Brother*, extremely. Also,
                                                Glass Mask, Rose of Versailles, Initial D, Hana
                                                Yori Dango, Marmalade Boy, Utena, Yu Yu
                                                Hakusho.
Favorite Character(s):          Mariko, Miya and Rei (Brother Dear Brother),
                                               Kei (MB), Zoisite, Haruka and Michiru (SM),
                                               Minamino Shuuichi/Youko Kurama (YYH), any
                                               role that Koyasu Takehito did (Hotohori, Zechs,
                                               Touga, Ryousuke, etc)
Favorite Style(s):                  Shoujo, drama, or both. Magical girls, romance,
                                               etc, but I highly stress DRAMA. Some action,
                                               mecha, etc.
Least Favorite Style(s):       Comedy, usually, although there are exceptions.
                                               Anything with sexual innuendo (Ranma or Maze)
                                               or gore (Ninja Scroll or Akira).
Favorite Format(s):               Long TV series (Preferably over 52), central plot
                                               TV series, occasionally OVAs, and series
                                               continued/followed up by OVAs and movies.

The three words that describe me most are opinionated, obsessive, and passionate. I am argumentative, and can be quite the little pain. But my slogan is very important to me, as I do not believe in ever settling. I have come to live with a very different set of standards than the rest of the world, and have found myself less than popular. But I believe that whether you're a unique wonder of a person or a ditzy one, being yourself and keeping your standards is the most important thing in your life. I got into anime at the age of 12, through way of seeing Sailor Moon dubbed on TV and purchasing it subtitled. I am a very big fan of shoujo drama, and very much love the older styled shoujo classics, because of their wonderful emphasis on classical, moving music, drama, wonderful characterization and elegant, less modern art style. Some of these favorites include Brother Dear Brother, Glass Mask, Rose of Versailles, Aim For The Ace, and Attack Number One. I detest anything with sexual-related comedy. If sex must be present in anime, I would prefer it to be portrayed dramatically and seriously.

"There is weeping in my heart, like the rain falling on the city. What is this langour, that penetrates my heart?" (Written by Paul Verlaine.) I am devoting my second paragraph to Brother Dear Brother. As with the rest of my obsessions in life, I am very, very devout to my love for Brother Dear Brother. While others describe BDB as scary, I envy the complex world the characters live in. Anyone who knows me is aware of how Asaka Rei (Hana No Saint-Juste) is my ideal life partner, and how I mirror Mariko in almost every way, especially her desire for *CLOSE* friendships. If you have not seen Brother Dear Brother, I beg you to do so. It is a very enthralling, imaginative world of issues, pain, and originality. But it also the most beautiful piece of work, film, literary or otherwise, I have ever seen in my life. In this world, nothing is unheard of, masculine androgynes attract curious girls, and majestic manipulators use power as a very deadly weapon. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. - Mariko-san

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