About chikorita157

Name: James

Birthday: August 9, 1989

Favorite Anime: Clannad ~After Story~, Kanon, Clannad, Suzumiya Haruhi, AIR, Lucky Star

Occupation: I’m a full time college student at Rutgers University/Rutgers Business School (Newark) as a Accounting major.

Location (and Birth Location): New Jersey, USA

Nationality: Asian-American. (American-born Chinese to be precise).

Interests: Technology, Current Events, Apple, Anime, Anything related to Key/Visual Arts, Pokemon, Video Games, music and politics.

Note: The picture on the right is not me… obviously

I’m currently a freshman (then a sophomore coming this fall) in college as a Business Major. I spend most of my time on college work, surfing the internet and sometimes watching some episodes from different series. Besides Anime, I have strong interest in technology, computers, and music and I mainly use my trusty Macbook Pro to make this blog because PCs are unreliable and poorly built.

And yes, I still blog, even on vacation. (Ahaha~ The photo was upside down before)

Why the username Chikorita157?

Well, during the Pokemon hype, I used this name ever since I switch my ISP providers in early 2000. It wasn’t until late 2004 that I finally got broadband internet.

Actually, I’m too lazy to think of another name…

How did this blog started?

I have watched Anime since the late 1990s such as the two classics from Studio Gibli, Pokemon, DragonBall Z and Sailor Moon. It didn’t matter back in elementry school. After some time, it was just Pokemon I was watching, until they changed the voices and I lost interest in it mainly because of High School and I had this teenage rage that every teenager have where they must have a relationship.

However, this have changed when I got into college. I had alot of free time now and what made me rediscovered Anime is the anime called “The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi.” which is the funniest and interesting than what I seen with Pokemon anime. The trend goes on with Lucky Star… Soon, I was getting hooked with Key/VisualArts works, Kanon, Clannad and soon Air (plus the Clannad Visual Novel) and I was amazed on how great the story is. In October 2008 when I was attending NJIT, I hosted a blog on my college account, but I moved it to some crappy free hosting. I blogged about Anime and other topics like technology and politics. However, I wanted to create a separate blog dedicated to Anime, thus “Chikorita157’s Anime Blog” was created. I made my effort to update the blog frequently with quality content since most Anime Bloggers don’t blog as often… and of course, I want to express my opinions and thoughts about Anime. I actually enjoy blogging about Anime!

What do you spend doing on your free time after you finish your college work?

I usually spend time watching some episodes of Anime, playing video games, reading the latest technology news (mostly Apple stuff though) and current events and also participate in the online community (via Twitter and also on AnimeSuki forums)… I also play visual novels if I feel up to it (although I hate dirty scenes.) You can say I spend way too much time on my Macbook Pro errr… computer.

Why are you using a Mac? I thought you can’t watch Anime or play all those visual novels on it?

Thats untrue… you see… I have been using Macs since I got my first Apple laptop back in December of 2006 and I have been loving it since it rarely gave me any problems (well, except when I’m running Windows of course). Besides, most companies like Dell and HP make poor quality computers which aren’t meant for longterm use anyways and I use and depend on my computer way too much.
I also name my Macs after my favorite anime characters… such as Fujibashi Kyou for my Unibody Macbook Pro (the one pictured above) and Tohno Minagi for my older Macbook Pro (Late 2006).

Are you really Asian or are you one of those Weeaboo/Wapanese posers?

Actually I am… and this photo is proof. Why would I lie about my nationality anyways?

Do you have a preference for Dub vs Subs?

Not really. If there is a dub option, I will use that as a first resort, but I have no specific preference since I watch new anime with subs anyways, so I don’t see it as a big deal. However, sub-only releases on anime I already watched is on low priority of obtaining since my funds are limited and I wanted to use it to buy licensed series I’m interested in, but haven’t watched yet. (Examples: sola, Hayate no Gotoku First Season, Kannagi, Nanoha and Otoboku)

Why aren’t you updating MyAnimeList anymore?

This and the MyAnimeList APIs and Layout completely suck. Do yourself a favor and ditch MyAnimeList.

When did you get so interested in Key/Visualarts all the sudden?

Well, being out of the Anime world for nearly 4-6 years… I was out of it since I went back to watching in late 2008 when I was sick of hearing bad news about the economy and such and I have alot more freetime in college than I thought. I start watching stuff like Haruhi and Lucky Star… and in Lucky Star, they have Konata in one episode coming in school late because she was taken by a girl who stole taiyaki from a taiyaki stand (you know who, Uguu~). After looking it up, it was from a anime from Kanon… I was reluctant at first because I thought the anime would have something dirty… but after looking at one episode of Kanon (2006)…. I was wrong and turned out to be one of the best anime I watched at the time… then I started to get hooked on Clannad soon after and I see myself watching the Clannad anime series… and then Air…

Yes, I have become a Key fanboy (or kagikko in Japanese)…. and I’ll admit that. =p and Lucky Star is a gateway drug to other anime…

If you like Haruhi, are you a Haruhiist?

No, I don’t worship Suzumiya Haruhi nor think it’s the greatest thing on this earth… especially since Endless Eight sucked so much (besides from the animation though, although most people neglect that fact since Endless Eight repeated too much).

Besides, Kanon (2006) is better than Suzumiya Haruhi in Animation and Story.

If you still play the Pokemon games, why did you gave up on the Pokemon Anime?

I got lazy… Actually the reason is that I have become increasingly busy in my last year of high school and I feel behind in so much of the Diamond and Pearl anime that I gave up… Also there is way too many fillers and the new English voice actors suck badly… and I already discovered better anime now, so I don’t see the point ever going back and watching 100+ episodes.

and believe me… the games are so much better than the anime… they are a night and day difference.

So, can I call you a Otaku then?

Absolutely not… and I don’t like people who say things like that!

And misusing that term might get you burned… so this blog will not mention the word “Otaku,” except this page.

What are your favorite Anime Characters?

1. Misaka Shiori (Kanon)
2. Kamio Misuzu (Air)
3. Fujibashi Kyou (Clannad)
4. Ichinose Kotomi (Clannad)
5. Furukawa Nagisa (Clannad)
6 Tohno Minagi (Air)
7. Tsukimiya Ayu (Kanon)
8. Minase Nayuki (Kanon)

Why do you like Misaka Shiori of all anime characters?

If you read this post, you will know why.

Besides… I love ice cream! Vanilla especially.

So, do you participate in Moe contests?

Not really… Although I watch moe animes, I don’t partially focus on the “moe factor”.

What other profiles you have on the Internets?

AnimeSuki: chikorita157 (You may need to login first)
Twitter: chikorita157
Last.fm: chikorita157
MyAnimeList: chikorita157
melative: chikorita157
Quicksnapper: shiorimisaka (primarily used for Desktop screenshot and random webshots/screenshots)
XMPP Messenging: admin@chikorita157.blogdns.net (Google Talk and other XMPP providers will work with this address)