Because of my Bolan-sized ego, I put up this section is so you can get a better idea of who is insane enough to do this comic, but mostly I'm including it to clear up any misconceptions you might have about me. For example, given the subject matter, one could gather that I was a thirtysomething (or possibly older!?) male because of my luv for classic rock (or a drunken classic-rock-obsessed fratboy). This would then be made confusing by my adorable Japanese-manga drawing style, girlish gushing, and use of the word "kawaii". So for anyone who may think I'm a way olde fanboy who's totally "Brokeback" (as the kids like to say), this'll hopefully clear things up. Actually, I just like using the word "Brokeback" as slang. And there was my excuse. Tee!:


Name: Shattori, alias Shachan, alias Admiral Funknasty (real name; nunyo bidness)... and yes, the girl in the comic is supposed to be me.


Age: 1 score and 1. Score!


Gender: Female (I know I'm weird, but I'm a friggin' girl, alright!!!)


Star Sign: Aquarius (Like um... Alice Cooper? Wait... ewww!)


Chinese Zodiac Sign: The Tiger (Like the song by the band Survivor)


Country of Origin: America (not as crappy as Asia or Europe, but definately not as good as Chicago and Kansas) Yep. I am absolutely, positively, 100% not-Japanese. Not even remotely Asian. I haven't ever been to Japan, nor do I know any Japanese. I'm a poseur gaijin all the way, baby!


Favorate Bands: I have a lot of favorates but here's my top faves in no particular order... well, yeah, let's go with alphabetical;

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Head East

Led Zeppelin

Queen

Steely Dan

Supertramp

  No wonder I get called a "musical purist"! Like Homer Simpson, I believe all music peaked in 1974. I don't listen to any music made within the last fifteen years... Well, unless it's J-Pop (Japanese pop). Damn I loves J-Pop!!! W00p! Hai hai Puffy AmiYumi!!!

Favorate Manga Artists: I mostly go for manga (comic books) rather than the anime (cartoons) that are derived from them, partly because I feel that the comics, drawn and written by a series' creator, is the story experienced in its truest form. Mostly, though, I prefer reading manga because it's quicker to read all the volumes of a manga than sitting through 26 half-hour episodes of the cartoon it's based on! Come on, like we all have 13 + hours to waste watching "Love Hina"! ;P


Miho Obana (creator of Kodomo no Omocha, a.k.a. "Kodocha")

CLAMP (creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, Angelic Layer, Chobits, and many more!)

Wataru Yoshizumi (creator of Marmalade Boy)

Ai Yazawa (creator of Paradise Kiss ... I think I read somewhere that Ms. Yoshizumi and Ms. Yazawa are friends in real life. Go figure!)

Naoko Takeuchi (creator of Sailor Moon ... yeah, I'm a Sailor Moon fan, so bite it!! :P Ms. Takeuchi's drawing style is a little sketchy at times, but always so cute!)

Jhonen Vasquez (creator of Invader Zim, Jhonny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee) the only non-Japanese one I like! Isn't that sad?

Ack! I'm a fruity shojo fangirl! Noooooo! Well, if a shojo series gets too dramatic (like Yu Watase's Fushigi Yugi) or melodromatic, then it sucks. But nonetheless I'll read pretty much anything.

Internet Video Everyone Must See Before They Die: This ... And I will never wash these eyeballs again.


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