Hello fellow Otaku!!
So this is an introductory section primarily for the sake of introducing myself... yay!

Before I do that, tho, here's a list of my accounts on other websites:
* Tumblr-Haitaka123
* DeviantArt-Haitaka123
* MyAnimeList-Haitaka

How did I get into anime/manga?
I have a gf who absolutely loves manga and anime. (Need I say more?)
Through my childhood I was never allowed to watch Pokemon, Yu-Gi_Oh, Bey-Blade, Naruto, etc.
Therefore, the first Anime I ever watched was Kiki's Delivery Service by Hayao Miyazaki when I was 11.
(about 17 years after it's release-Danish theaters were being slow)
My initial reaction was one of great awe. The movie was just SO AMAZING!!!
Miyazaki's skill and attention to detail was, and still is, one of the very best.
Shortly after that trip to the movies I had a full arsenal of every Studio Ghibli movie I could find.
I watched them constantly and became convinced that they must be the best movies I had ever watched!
After having been in the USA for 3-ish years, 4 girls in my class convinced me to start reading and watching more.
My gf (one of the girls who re-introduced me to manga/anime) gave me a llloooonnnnngggggg list of her favorite manga and anime. Naturally, I'm going through those first.
So far so good-I'll be putting the list (plus some other ones I've read/watched) on here so y'all know what craziness I'm enjoying! ^^
My favorite artist remains Miyazaki-so I decided my user name should relate to that. Haitaka is the Wizard from Tales from Earthsea-his name meaning Sparrowhawk.

I hope someone at least reads this. I see it as a great achievement if someone does : )
Anyway, I should really get to posting my list.
So...

For info on my read/watch list, refer to my account on MyAnimeList

Have fun spending money and time on one of the most expensive "common" hobbies out there!! ^_^

Best wishes-Haitaka ^_~

Maybe I'll regret this ^^

Okay, so I've been staying up for three hours more each night for the past few days to sketch a bit-trying to improve my drawing skills. I was wondering if I should upload some of my doodles/sketches? They're by no means really good-mostly just practice. I'll end up making some good pieces eventually and uploading those. If anyone's interested in my doodles I'll send them some by theOtaku mail.
As you can see from the title I'm very optimistic now and might regret posting this later. But I think taking this risk of possible slight humiliation is worth it. If no one cares, that's okay too. Thanks for reading ^^

Chat..........

Mrgh, not being able to go onto chat is killing me! ^^
I can't wait for my 30-day "trial period," I guess you could call it, to be over so I can meet more awesome people and talk to you all more easily!! I have a feeling the mods here are ok? Can't be bigger trolls than the ones on Dragon Lords (an app game I play) anyway XD Jk, they're probably awesome people too!
This was just a short message to express my anxiousness to get onto chat and I hope to see you all there ^_^

ANNIVERSARY!!!

Happy TheOtaku Anniversary everyone!
It's 12:06 on my watch so I hope everyone has a great day!
Good night : )

My first storyline

I recently found a storyline I was working on when I was depressed.
It was my first one, and I didn't think much of it at first.
Having read over it, it turns out to be really romantic and (I think) pretty decent ^^
Of course, since I was sad, it goes to say it's also rather tragic.
If anyone would like to read it, I can post it.
I was very bored and decided to try to draw the main character, Arren.
The body I drew surprised me a lot, I think it's pretty good!
The face is almost complete, however I don't know what to do for the hair :/
If anyone wants to read the story, look at what I've drawn or have comments/suggestions please let me know

-Haitaka

Anime USA ^^

Oh yeah!
Something I forgot to mention-I attended the Anime USA conference in DC this year!
Don't know if there is anyone on here who've been to it (probably not) I just felt like sharing ^^