So I guess it’s my turn to add to the long list of new writers joining RandomC! I’m going to skip all the praise and history of how I stumbled onto RC, however I do want to especially thank Divine for giving me the opportunity to blog for a site that I highly respect and love. I’ve been visiting the blog regularly since… 2006 and thought that now’s a good a time as any to be more vocal and active around here.
With that said, my history of anime is pretty mundane. I started watching Pokemon and Dragon Ball with my best friend years ago, not really knowing the differences between American and Japanese cartoons. To us, they were just TV shows. Sometime in high school (when I got bored of American TV shows), I went looking up old anime shows I loved. It started with Cardcaptor Sakura, followed by Inuyasha and Fullmetal Alchemist. Before I knew it, I was hooked. When university came along (with download speeds of 2MB/sec and unlimited bandwidth?!), I went crazy. All I would do is procrastinate, watch anime, eat a lot and sleep. I am not even lying, my first two years of university are the reason I keep up with shows now.
I am over-exaggerating (maybe? o_O), however I still graduated and landed my first full-time job which I love! Therefore, I don’t have an abundance of free time, but I like expressing my opinions and thoughts and I know that blogging will give me a good excuse to focus on my hobbies and interests (and not work overtime). In addition to anime though, I do have passions and interests elsewhere; I love to read and bake, I watch a lot of movies (almost every opening Friday night); I play pool and jitz (foosball?) and also continue to watch TV shows/dramas on a regular basis.
In terms of my favorite genre of anime, I don’t claim to be a jack-of-all-trades. However, I’d like to believe that my range of anime has widened overtime (especially with friends who always seem to watch more than I do). My favorite genres are normally rom-coms and mystery while some of my favorite series include FMA: Brotherhood, Fantastic Children, NANA and Honey & Clover. More recently I’ve enjoyed Mawaru Penguindrum, GOSICK and Steins;Gate. That’s not to say that I am completely against watching new or different anime though. In fact, I love finding pleasant surprises. I watch most recommendations (short of horror) once they’re made and I almost always complete a series that I start (I can only think of a handful that I’ve put on the back burner… for now). I am slaving away to update my MAL just for you guys (just give me some time to update…XP)!
As you can probably tell, I have a very informal way of writing but I’m also not looking to get published. I’m here to share my thoughts and opinions which are usually unfiltered; I don’t have a lot to hide and I am generally open about conversing on any topic. Compared to a lot of readers, I probably know very little about anime and any feedback would be appreciated. I think the plan is for me to start blogging for the Spring season, so until then I’ll be out and about! Nice to meet you all by the way =)
P.S. My quote is from the movie Ratatouille (which is arguably my favorite Pixar film). Yes it’s random, yes I love food. If I wasn’t blogging anime, I would probably be a foodie =3
WELCOME!!!
Hello Cherrie and Welcome to RandomC, congrats for you new position, and I’m looking forward to your post. DO YOUR BEST!
Enter Blog-Ranger #3!
Also, wasn’t Fantastic Children…well, fantastic?!
It was! =) Totally blew my mind o_o
Welcome!
Hi there and welcome to RC! Which anime series from the Spring 2012 season are you most looking forward to? =)
Interested in? Um…. currently it’s just Fate/Zero, Tsuritama and Accel World. But it changes overtime and the list just grows later lol =P
Looking forward to reading your style of writing!
Nah, your writing style isn’t too informal at all, and a pleasure to read – in any case, looking forward to writing with you as well
“With you” you say. Hmm…
Is it because of the lack of Oxford comma?
Don’t Forget Proper Capitalization!
It’s the difference between:
Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
With Divine’s implications… don’t tell me that there’s romance brewing between the RC writers!?
It’s clear to me now that Divine’s departure is merely the beginning of RC’s first original animated work. The master departs, the rookies begin a whirlwind romance and then Divine makes his return, the mastermind of a new evil organization whose goal is to monopolize anime blogging. And someone is voiced by Norio Wakamoto.
I’m on to you, old boy.
Wait, Divine is Wakamoto?!
Will there be a HanaKana character? =o
No, no. Omni is Nori Wakamoto. Divine would be voiced by some bishounen seiyuu: either Jun Fukuyama or Mamoru Miyano.
Definitely Jun Fukuyama.
“Divine Vi Randomc merei de… Shirei!!!”
An anime about the bloggers of Random Curiosity? FUND IT.
“The Daily Lives of Anime Bloggers” which will be Exactly What It Says on the Tin. (I love TV Tropes)
I can imagine the writers singing this as the ending song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zllwFwSQ-w
BA BA BA BA RA RA RI RA BA BA BARA BA BA BA BA RA RA RI RA BA BA! BA BA BA BA RA RA RI RA BA BA BARA BA BA BA BA RA RA RI RA BA BA BA BA BA BA BAAAAA! XD
Let’s see, here…I’d be voiced by Sugita Tomokazu, Verdant would definitely get Ono Daisuke, and unlisted? Iguchi Yuka. Imagine it. It will be awesome.
*gets to plotting out the others*
Maybe Saito Chiwa for Takaii. Hurm. Will keep thinking on that one. Now, who should we get for Enzo and the new kouhai…
Enzo = Kaji Yuki
Just because…
…I’m so dead…
@Stils: Takaii is a girl?
does it matter? : )
How did this conversation get so long? X_X Divine should stop leading people on =P
Not really. Takaii’s gender is still a mistery though since this is Chiwa Saito we’re talking about 😉
Ugh, that should be “mystery”. Can we have a spell checker on the comments section as a parting gift Divine? 🙂
OMG… If “The Daily Lives of Anime Bloggers of RC” gets a comic/ova this will be so troperific and tons of shout-out and sit-com arch nemesis with EVERYWHERE!!
This will be just lk reading “tales of writers” comic in a hong kong gaming magazine tht is equally troperific and full of shout-outs.
Ano ne, FUND IT!!!!!
Oh yeah, welcome new writer #3-san.
Oh, I am so going to get you back for this, Divine…
Divine still commands the powah, as usual.
With five words, he’s set off a chain of events that will eventually lead to his role in the anime “Randomu Shi ni Yookoso”, voiced by Irino Miyu.
The show will be about the comedic interactions and misunderstandings among the slightly off-beat cast of Randomu Shi™, whose all-male cast is suddenly thrown into a maelstrom with the debut of the Sakka Shojo Tai (Writer Girl Squad). Hilarious and heartwarming moments abound in the new series, coming soon to a blog near you!
Divine has to be Mamoru Miyano! He’s probably cackling like a certain mad scientist at the chaos he has caused!
Enzo can get Kamiya Hiroshi; his posts tend to be lengthy in general
or maybe that’s just Another, so we can listen to him monologue to our heart’s content.Apart from those two, I’m happy with the current cast 8D Let the author-actor matching continue! We’ve got at least four more unaccounted for, eh?
And really, doujin please? 4-koma? Light Novel? FLASH ANIMATION?!?!?!
Randomu-Shi no Nichijou~ AAAWWWU!
@Beedle
Mad Scientist? I imagine him more as a hip young-looking guy…
Sasou tojou! Divine Bishounen!
LOLZ… XD
No. 3, I have a very important question:
Are you the new female writer?
Also, your name has, I dunno, a french feel to it.
Named Cherrie
Hooked to Cardcaptor Sakura, Inuyasha, and Fullmetal Alchemist.
Likes FMA: Brotherhood, Fantastic Children, NANA, and Honey & Clover.
So yeah…
Gonna go ahead and say it, even though I’ll probably be down-voted to oblivion.
Please write as gender neutral as you possibly can. Female internet personalities can attract the most obnoxious and incestuous of followers. Avoid that at all costs please.
Yeah, but Asdf, I thought the guys here want to see a woman’s opinion about a show.
Anyway if you like romcom Cherrie, try Sankarea next season. It’s a bit of an action comedy too. Think Kore wa Zombie Desuka meets Ah My Goddess.
I’m sure she can write her opinion without shoving her vagina down the readers throats. Sorry for the extremely crude way of putting it, but it gets the message across heh.
Yeah, I get it. And it’s not like I expect a difference in opinion about anime just because of gender. In fact, the reason why I want to hear it is to disprove the idea that there is such a difference in opinion.
Hmmm… people seem to really like guessing gender here, so I’ll leave it up to your interpretation =P
I’ll try not to be overly feminine though if that makes Asdf feel better -__-‘
CONFIRMED.
Now I am curious where you actually graduated 😛
Now THAT’s what I call a good use of college internet, hands down! Welcome to the site. We all hope you enjoy your new position at the helm as much as we do coming here.
Thank you =) Can’t lie, I really miss my unlimited bandwidth from campus.
Oh~ Entry number 3! Congratulation! And I don’t know if your way of writing is being informal or not since I’m not native Englisher speaker but don’t worry about it. As long as it’s fun to read, anything goes~
Rom-com? Did someone say Rom-com? Let’s do the genre justice, shall we?
I just saw your first post! Yay! You must be so excited lol
-Seniority-
But, welcome aboard and good luck! (:
Just saw this the other day Takaii, and you reminded me of it here ^-^
http://adachi14.tumblr.com/post/4308580459/especially-my-ryotaro-dojimas-vital-regions
Third time’s a charm. In this case, a Cherrie. Welcome! Yeah seeing a Ratatouille remark here does feel random, but that’s why it’s “Random” Curiosity right? In other words, works for me!
Hey and congratulations. I see you are a fan of Oreimo, Penguindrum, and Steins;Gate. Which are your favorite females from each?
Why girls? Why not guys? =(
Ore no Imouto – Kirino is so cute! I think she’s easily relateable.
Penguindrum – Ringo! She went from crazy to… not so crazy =) She was entertaining to watch.
Steins;Gate – Kurisu hands down! I like strong kick ass females in anime.
Eh, the males aren’t nearly as hard to choose from.
Penguindrum – Ringo! She went from crazy to… not so crazy =) She was entertaining to watch.
I see. I prefer Masako myself though I agree Ringo was entertaining once her character development started.
Not true! I’d have a very hard time choosing between Kamba and Shouma! Masako wasn’t bad, although I feel like they just dropped her storyline near the end =(
Welcome and congrats! Always a treat to see different writing styles in RC 🙂 Are you from NA by the way?
So many long timers since 2006..Looks like 2008 ain’t enough orz
Yes I am! Are you?
No unfortunately, well people were speculating on IRC so this should probably lay that to rest 🙂
Hmmm… maybe I should go on myself to answer questions lol =P
Indeed you should 🙂 We have cookies here! *tempts*
You open it up with a Darker than Black picture…..I think I like you already.
Welcome! I look forward to reading your posts.
Gratz for becoming one of RC writers and I hope to read your reviews soon.
Yo! RC e yokoso.
Omedeto! Korekara yoroshiku ne!＼(^o^)／
Shounen = tokidoki baka/aho. Chiyanto mushi shite ne!
☀
Hmmm, Lack of Meccha anime.
And more romance anime than me.
No Hayate…
Just for you, maybe I’ll pick up one in the Spring season =P
Hi Cherrie! You caught my attention (among the blast of new RC writers) since you love CardCaptor Sakura and that’s all it takes for me to like you. 🙂 Yoroshiku ne!
Hi Cherrie! Welcome, new blogger, and congratulations! Looking forward to your posts. (^^,)
Congratulations Cherrie and welcome to RC!
You mean MrRei and Co.? LOL XD
Wait! LOL WHAT! The post I was replying to disappeared…
Meh… Just watch out for MrRei and Croos…
It’s ok, they can’t bully me =P I haven’t seen them around in IRC yet though
Welcome welcome 🙂
Welcome, and Congrats!
Yay for mentioning Steins;Gate!
Woohoo woohoo, I feel your pain. I too went animecrazy when I got my 100mbps internet connection.
I also went mad for weeks (ok not weeks actually just about 3 days) refusing to leave my room but that is Another matter altogether.
Yay for Yin! People who like Yin couldn’t be bad people! lol
Welcome Cherrie! Welcome to the party! ugh.. the party has no food though.. :p
Welcome Cherrie,
Glad to see another blogger here on RC. (damm I’m getting to say that allot these days.. Anybody else having that feeling to???) I guess I can speak for all of us and say that we hope that you’ll have a good time here on RC as a blogger instead of a reader.
-Divine, can I keep her. 🙂If you compare it to my writing, everyone would bleed just by reading it.
-Anyway. I think I will also be crazy once I obtain that kind of speed.
-Writing is an art. So don’t be afraid to make mistakes, we make mistakes and I think other -writers will help you if you did something wrong.
-Oh Cherrie, I demand that you join .
Thanks, I’ll join soon =) You’re not as mean as people say you are o_o
Informal =/= bad.
I think your writing style implies that you’re very comfortable with what you put down, and that’s always a plus when doing something you love.
Kampai to your debut!
Nice to meet you ! I’m eager to read your opinions on RandomC !
You love food and anime, eh?
well, You’re also like me! 😛
welcome
nice to meet you CHERRIE 🙂 awesome nice to see new writers!
I am sure you will do great here 🙂
hope you pop into IRC channel as well, and mostly importantly good luck with RL and have fun here!
I have been in the IRC for a bit, but I’m usually only available at night when I’m off work lol I’ll try and hop on more.
I like your display Darker than the black
Welcome! Don’t worry about your writing. I think you’ll do great, just have fun.
Q: What shows are you hyped for the upcoming season?
BTW, so you like food? It must be hard to live in USA then. Good food was expensive and hard to find over there when I visited Florida many years ago. I’m a food lover too, blessed to live in Argentina. To be fair I was a 13-14yo kid at that time traveled over there, but I still find it so funny how people get exited about bacon and cheese.
if u think food lovers have a hard time in the US… u must’ve never been to england… good restaurant wont last in the UK.. because its not fish and chips.
I haven’t been to Florida in awhile =( so I have no idea what restaurants are available there….
I LOVE New York and California though… the places I’ve visited have been a good mix of Western/Asian/European food so you should try those states next =) Currently, I work for one a company that gives me cheese everyday… can’t say I’m a cheese fan anymore -.-‘
@ n0216332: I love England! Maybe not for food necessarily =P I love fish, I just don’t eat it deep fried and battered all the time.
Welcome Cherrie! I…am already running out of new things to say in these intro posts. So, uh…that’s all I’ve got. Orz
What happened to all the sly and clever comments? =P
welcome abroad 🙂
welcome welcome ^-^ so many new writers… i feel like its my birthday.
Welcome!
I realise almost 3/4 of your shows on MAL correspond with my list! 😀
hello CHERRIE and welcome
hope to see u blogging soon and i’m curious what you’ll take
good luck
i also love Ratatouille very much.
Glad to see a female writer on board, Cherrie 😉
Ratatouille? It’s a show about RATS and they’re no Mickey Mouse! I’m guessing you’ve never dealt with pest problems that involves the furry rodents D:
There will be a lot of females coming in =) No I’ve never had pest problems fortunately… but I just really loved the plot and characters in the movie. Anything about food is interesting to me ^^
Well welcome to RC! I’m looking forward to your coverage.
“Ah another Visitor!. Stay awhile, stay Forever! hahaha” 🙂
(Famous C64 Game)
YES A LOVER OF FOOD
Wow, your tastes and conditions seem to overlap with mine, I look forward to your posts.
I’m running out of proper greetings so I’ll just copy paste everything!
Awesome, looking forward to working with you! And as a fellow newcomer, I wish you good luck.
Let’s do our best! :]
Also, +1 for Ratatouille!
Congratulations Cherrie, and welcome! I know Divine said that there were several female writers chosen, but since you were the first to post her introductions, I guess this technically bestows to you the honor of being this site’s first ever female writer (bring on the pressure)! XP
Nah, just kidding, it’s great to have you. Anyways, wish you all the best, and I’m looking forward to your first post.
Hahaha… I think I’m my own worst critic atm >_< so all the pressure is self-inflicted. I didn't expect my intro to go up so soon but Divine's just efficient =) you'll see a ton of other female intros to come!
Welcome Cherrie! Looking forward to your future contributions to the site. I’m always amazed that I managed to get through my undergrad years with university connection speeds…my second and third years are still all a blur of anime/jpop/kpop overdose.
Welcome, I’m glad to see a new blogger who share the same first anime watched ever 🙂 It means we’re the same generation ahaha (well i think so…). I feel less like a kid among all these Anime Veterant.
Cardcaptor was the best thing ever ! <3
Do your best Cherry!!
oopps that would be Cherrie**, sorry there.
I actually first saw CCS on TV dubbed. They REALLY altered the ending, so I just had to watch the original, it bothers me too much.
Yeah I heard about how they screwed up the story in the english version. I think it was kept more original in the french version (I am a native french speaker 🙂 ) But anyway, I had to watch the original CCS on streaming site and I loved it <3
If both of you are talking about CardCaptors, I had the luck of growing up on a different country since I’ve read everywhere how awful that adaptation was. Here [in the Philippines], CCS is widely regarded as one of the best dubbed anime ever. But of course, I’m still dying to get a BD copy of the original and I’d certainly rewatch it as many times as I can. I’ll forever be a Syaoran fangirl. <3
to nagi, just wondering, are you from Lasalle?
Nope, I’m from UP. You have an acquaintance who also loves CCS? 🙂
You sold me at loving food and Cardcaptor Sakura o(-^o^-)o
It’s nice to meet you too!
Welcome.
Welcome 8D http://www.youtube.com/TakeshiZoZ
Welcome! I’m looking forward to see what you will be blogging in spring! do you have any ideas as to what you want to blog?
I want to blog a lot of stuff =) But I think everyone else is going to be fighting over the same shows so I don’t mind letting them get first pick haha! A lot of the other writers have been here longer.
Oooh, the 3rd new writer! Hehe, I like Cherrie already. My fav new writer so far (in terms of the personality I’m feeling from her post). [x
Cherrie, I look forward to reading your comments on here! Oh yah, what shows will you be covering?
Not sure exactly, but I’ll let people know as soon as I find out? lol
Hahaha, hope you cover some awesome shows then. Oh! And someone should suggest to Divine or other RC writers to cover Inu x Boku SS! It’s such a kawaii series~ [x
Welcome to RC Cherrie!
Looking forward to your reviews.
Welcome! I am always interested to read the opinions of any writer who lists Nana as one of their favorite shows. It’s certainly one of mine and Oosaki Nana is one of my favorite characters of all time. Looking forward to reading your posts!
“And if I don’t love it, I don’t SWALLOW!”
Well, that was my follow-up. Anyway, looking forward to reading your reviews.
I tend to be a little random and sarcastic in my comments, so please do not be offended if I say something. If I post a reply, usually it already means that I enjoyed the review and is just following with my own opinion.
Yay! Someone who followed up on my quote =) I don’t take comments very personally anymore =P feel free to keep me entertained with your opinions as well lol
Another writer!
So food has been mentioned so much I just have to ask a few questions there-
What kinds of foods do you eat and why? Like is it comfort food, or maybe you like to cook and eat cool things? What kinds of things?
Anyway that creepy response is a welcome from me!
AH! Sorry forgot to reply….
My favorite “type” (would it be type? o_O) is probably desserts. I have a major sweet tooth and I bake a lot (even though I never like to eat what I bake). My favorite cuisine is Japanese and/or Korean – it’s super cheap here! Not a huge fan of “junk” food exactly, but I find myself drinking bubble tea/boba a lot =)
Cherrie’s harem is so amusing right now.
It’s like a pack of red ants over a piece of candy.
Red ants? Those are dangerous! They have the tenacity of a rhinoceros, the sting of a bee, and the annoyance level of a whiny kid.
That being said, this is somewhat amusing to watch.
It’s not a harem if I already have a canon person in mind =)
Cherrie x Verdant obvs
You sound like someone everyone can connect with. I’m looking forward to reading your posts =3
Welcome, Cherrie! I look forward to your posts. Seems we have Honey & Clover and spending the first two years of college on anime in common, lol.
You must be fat.
Well if you call being 265 lbs fat… =( I’m also bald, I already told people in irc yesterday.
Lol too true on dling 2 GB in 20 mins from uni :). Welcome and good luck in joining the randomc blog!
welcome
WELCOME CHERRIE !! XOXO
Hello Cherrie! ~ヾ(＾∇＾)
I’m really excited to have a female writer on board. It’ll be an awesome change of pace and I hope we can have fun! Nice to meet’cha!
That university Internet is a wicked trap. They lure you in with the sweet, sweet download speed–then you get a letter from the Housing Department that you’ve been using 4x the bandwidth of the rest of your floor combined.
“I…I stream a lot of music, okay?!”
I hear you both on the university internet usage; sweet, sweet deal.
Welcome aboard Cherrie, sorry its a little late!
LOL! Did that actually happen to you? Clearly I never reached the extent that I got in trouble for it =X
And thanks Cain =) never too late!
Well, I had dial-up at home…I was mad with power!
Welcome! I’m glad you’re hear to write for the blog. You’re writing style may be informal, but I think I might just think it’s the one with the most personality. Perhaps you’re just someone I can relate to. Anyways, I look forward to reading what you have to say.
Again, welcome! <3
Welcome to RC! I look forward to your posts, seeing as we have many of the same interests (CCS, FMA, H&C, NANA, Steins;Gate which is also one of my recent favorites!). It would be interesting to hear your opinions on our common interests after all. 8)
FMA, Dragon Ball Z, Inuyasha, and Card Captor Sakura. Sigh Cherrie, you’re a man after my own heart! I will definitely be reading your reviews! Welcome to RC!
I saw NANA on your MAL, Have you also read the manga? Sigh…I would love for it to continue…
It seems to me that this website doesnt download on a Motorola Droid. Are other folks getting the same problem? I like this website and dont want to have to skip it any time Im gone from my computer.
I like the helpful info you provide in your articles. I will bookmark your weblog and check again here frequently. I am quite sure I will learn plenty of new stuff right here! Best of luck for the next!