Age:  24

Sex:  Male

Favorite Anime/Anime Directors:

Hideaki Anno – Gunbuster, Nadia, Evangelion, End of Evangelion, Kare Kano, Re: Cutie Honey

Akitaro Daichi – Yosei Hime Ren, Kodomo no Omacha, Jubei-chan, Jubei-chan 2, Sugoiyo! Masaru-san, Now and Then, Here and There, Tsukikage Ran, Fruits Basket, Animation Runner Kuromi-chan, Makasete Iruka!

Yasuhiro Imagawa – Mr. Ajikko, Giant Robo, G Gundam, Tetsujin 28 (2004 Series)

Noboru Ishiguro – Yamato, Macross, Macross – Do You Remember Love?, Orguss, Megazone 23 Part 1, Legend of Galactic Heroes

Shoji Kawamori* - Macross, Macross – Do You Remember Love?, Macross Plus, Macross 7, Macross Zero, Escaflowne, Arjuna, Earth Defense Family, Aquarion

Satoshi Kon – Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent

Hayao Miyazaki – Lupin III (1971 Series), Future Boy Conan, Lupin III – The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaa, Laputa, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, On Your Mark

Isao Takahata – Lupin III (1971 Series), Future Boy Conan, Anne of Green Gables, Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko, Only Yesterday, My Neighbors the Yamadas

Yoshiyuki Tomino - First Gundam, Z Gundam, Gundam ZZ, Char’s Counterattack, Turn-A Gundam, Ideon, Xabungle, Dunbine, Heavy Metal L-Gaim, Overman King Gainer

Shinichiro Watanabe - Macross Plus, Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, Samurai Champloo

* I understand that Kawamori is not usually by nature a director on many of these series, but he’s listed since he has worked as co-director on many of these or was the primary driving force in the creation process. (“Directing the director,” so to speak)

Other Favorite Anime:

Azumanga Daioh, Berserk, Gundam 0080, Hajime no Ippo, Initial D(1^st-4^th Stages), Kimagure Orange Road, One Piece, Patlabor (OVA & Movies), Rurouni Kenshin (Kyotohen, Tsuiokuhen), Saishu Heiki Kanojo, Space Adventure Cobra, Whisper of the Heart, Wings of Honneamise

Favorite Manga/Mangaka:

Tsukasa Hojo - Cat’s Eye, City Hunter, Angel Heart

Riyoko Ikeda – Brother, Dear Brother, The Rose of Versailles

Takehiko Inoue - Slam Dunk!, Vagabond

Kentaro Miura - Berserk

Monkey Punch – Lupin III, Shin Lupin III

Eiichiro Oda - One Piece

Katsuhiro Otomo – Domu, Akira

Osamu Tezuka – Tetsuwan Atom, Ribbon no Kishi, Hi no Tori, Black Jack, Buddha, Adolf

Akira Toriyama - Dr. Slump, Dragonball

Naoki Urasawa - Yawara!, Master Keaton, Monster, 20^th Century Boys, Pluto

Other Favorite Manga:

Blade of the Immortal, Five Star Stories, GTO, Hajime no Ippo, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Kodomo no Omacha,

Favorite Video Games:  All games by Shigeru Miyamoto, All games by Hideo Kojima, All games by Yu Suzuki, Castlevania series, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Tactics, Gunstar Heroes, Gyakutan Saiban series, Jump Superstars, Metroid series, Panzer Dragoon series, Radiant Silvergun, Rakugaki Showtime, Resident Evil 4, Rockman 8 & X4, Seiken Densetsu 3, Sonic CD, Street Fighter III:  Third Strike, Valkyrie Profile