Sakata Ri Houjun
I first got into anime through my love of dragons.  When I discovered Asian dragons (I did my senior thesis on that) I was enamored by the Japanese culture.  At first I only knew of mainstream animes such as Tenchi Muyo, Sailor Moon, and Pokemon, but I still searched for more anime to watch.
It wasn't until I got into the Navy did I become introduced to the many facets of anime.  It was in January of 2001 that I bought my first subtitled anime, the first tape to the Fushigi Yuugi OVAs.  With those three episodes I was hooked and left in tears.  It didn't matter that the characters were unknown to me.  The romantic and powerful storyline compelled me to go back and purchase the original TV series and the rest of the OVAs.
The internet also provided me with more information to my hungry mind.  It was on such one surfing incident, near the end of March of that same year, I discovered yaoi and fanfiction.  At first I was appalled that anyone would pair two men together, let alone Tasuki and Chichiri.  However, my curiousity got the beter of me and I read my first two fanfics:
Borderline by Chichiri No Da
and
Mizu Kagami by Miko No Da.
Now I am a favorite authoress online. and I don't regret a single word I've written or line I've drawn.
Recently, I've been introducted to the wonderful world of anime conventions and Cosplay.  Now while I've dressed up as Chichiri for Halloween before, this is on a whole new level.
I plan on having con reports/costume galleries put up on my site to show off the characters I have cosplayed as or plan to in the near future.
Birthday:  October 22nd

Age:  22

Sign:  Libra/Scorpio (cusp)

Blood Type:  O neg

Height:  5'3"

Hobbies:  Writing, Drawing, Singing

Powers and Skills:  Slight empath, can create a costume out of anything in under an hour (yes, I have done it), can charm just about any man and cause large groups of people to join in on a song

Favorite Anime:  Fushigi Yuugi, Ayashi no Ceres, Yami no Matsuei, Ranma 1/2, Angelique, Tenshi ni Narumon, Gensomaden Saiyuki

Favorite Characters:  Chichiri, Tasuki, Kouji, Alexander Howell, Watari Yutaka, Mousse, Miroku, Luva, Gabriel, Genjo Sanzo, Cho  Hakkai
Favorite Music:  Anything J-pop, Tomokazu Seki, Nobutoshi Canna,Takehito Koyasu, WeiB Kreuz

Other things I love:  Invader Zim, sushi, Pocky, Cosplay, collecting cels, kareoke, Broadway musicals (good ones), old school Jackie Chan flicks and dubbed Godzilla movies, cats,
my 'no da' tattoo on my left shoulder (I plan to get 'deshi' on the other shoulder), Veggie Tales, Brak from 'Space Ghost'

Pet Peeves:  Country and Rap music, men who won't take a 'hint' (that skill to charm sometimes gets out of control), not ticklish, people who tell me that Chiri and the others look like girls or that they're just cartoons

Bad Habits:  Adding 'no da' and 'deshi' to the end of my sentences, continuiously talking about anime and nothing else for hours on end, spending too much money on ebay, habitually 'obsessive'
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