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...Last updated Sept 2010.

My introduction to anime occurred in first year university, though I had sketched cartoon characters and taken a short course on the Japanese language prior to that time. First discussed in December 1995, first seen in Ottawa in 1996. Some key links:

• The Club That Really Likes Anime (CTRL-A) is the UofW Anime Club which I attended for years. Still have copies of Anime XPress, and recently donated scans of old membership cards for their archives.
• Anime North (in Toronto) is the only convention I attend regularly... in fact, for 14 years straight. Yes, that means every year since 1997, when it first became a convention.
• I also helped with AC-Cubed (in Ottawa), when it was a convention, including running the fanfic contest in 2007. Was a member of SOAP (the Society for Ottawa Anime Promotion) for years, and still have badges for All-Night Anime.
• Ottawa Anime remains a possible reference guide.
• I used to maintain a page in university dedicated to Sailor Mercury, and have re-uploaded the one page for Ami-chan No Hatsukoi, from Mercury Central. Ah, memories.

So, with respect to anime, what would I recommend? Well...
*My gateway anime series was Sailor Moon, as it was broadcasted dubbed in early 1996, the same time as the founding of BSSM MUX. It's not a bad introduction. (I still own many Ami Mizuno plushies from that era...)
*My favourite anime series is still Marmalade Boy, with bizarre yet not impossible romantic twists. It was one of the first shows I ever saw subtitled, in Ottawa in 1996. I own the entire series.
*My favourite fantasy/sci-fi series is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. Seen first at Anime North, it bridges genres, has cool English-talking staves, then German-talking weapons (in sequel MGLN A's), then Italian-named villains (in sequel MGLN StrikerS). The first two seasons have been released! About the only downside (for me) is the lolis, though they grow up in the last series, and there are manga tie-ins and more.
*My 3 favourite classic series' : Fushigi Yuugi. Read or Die (the OAV; still good but a bit disappointing was the ROD TV series). Martian Successor Nadesico.
*Favourite recent series: Well, not watching anime as much now, but "Fairy Tail" looks good...

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