Welcome To My Blog!

Konichiwa!

I would just like to welcome you to my blog. Of course, you should probably know some things about me.

I love anime (the site name gives it away). I think it is one of the most interesting things I have come across in my life. I first discovered it last summer when I was just bored at home (I had watched "Naruto" before but didn't really rate it). Despite really nice weather, I was and always have been a bit of a shut-in. I've always liked being indoors more than outdoors and I am kind of a slave to the internet. I was introduced to anime this way. Bored and alone, I decided to watch a show that everyone on the net was buzzing about: "Attack on Titan".

"Attack on Titan" changed my whole perspective on anime. Before, I just thought that it was for immature man-children with a penchant for blood, perversity and unfunny humor. After watching SNK (the abbreviation of AoT's Japanese name), I realized that anime could be interesting and exciting. I began to watch more. As of 2014, I have watched the five essentials ("Cowboy Bebop", "Trigun", "Neon Genesis Evangelion", "Akira" and the majority of Studio Ghibli films), roughly 50 to 80 series (I lost track) and a ton of movies. Safe to say, I believe I have the qualifications to be identified as an "Anime Expert".

However, just because I love anime doesn't mean I specifically love all anime. I do still have my wits about me and the good grace to recognize a good show from a shit one. For example, I am not a fan at all of Harem or Ecchi anime, unless it does something to surprise me. I've also found that comedy varies between rib-achingly funny and painfully unfunny. It depends a lot on what I like, which is for the most part Sci-Fi. Something like "Cowboy Bebop" or "Code Geass" is what I would watch, whereas things like "Eiken" and "Toradora!" would be something I don't like.

However, I don't just watch anime, although it is the majority of what I watch because, well, there's so damn much of it. I am also a lover of Movies, Video Games, Books, Comics, Manga, etc... Basically, I am one of the biggest geeks you could possibly wish to meet (although why you would want to meet one is beyond me). I do love Western shows like "Game of Thrones", "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead". I am currently reading "A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin, "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel and "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. I love being a nerd. It's one of the things that I hang on to. It's a part of me. My identity.

So this was my introduction to my blog, "Anime Nerds United". I do hope that I will build up a following over the time that I manage this blog, with both veteran and new anime fans.

So, for now, Sayonara!

P.S. Three Ground Rules:
1. At no point will I ever review or talk about "One Piece", "Naruto" or "Bleach" in detail. They are shows I have tried to get into but have ultimately found to be mediocre and too mainstream. There's no point talking about them because everyone else already has.
2. I will not review Hentai. No matter how brilliant you may think the story line of "Bible Black" may be, it's pornography. I enjoy Porn as much as any man but reviewing it would be like me reviewing a homicide: pointless, unenjoyable and extremely inappropriate.
3. I will only talk about anime. Nothing else. If I wanted to create a blog about something non-anime related, I could do it. But I am here to specifically talk about anime. I may reference a Western show or movie but the key word is "reference". I'm not going to talk about the latest "Game of Thrones" episode or a manga in detail.