Hi. I tend to write a lot more than is needed, but I hope that's not an issue.
How I got into iM@S:
One day I was looking at anime, and I decided to take a chance and choose one to watch with not knowledge. In a sort of random fashion, I chose iM@S and started watching. I didn't like it much at first, but each episode, along with Iori's presence, was enough to keep me interested.
Then came episode 8. I really like high-energy positive action (Gurren Lagann is one of my favourite anime, Toriko and Gash Bell are two of my favourite manga) and I loved this episode. It's my second favourite, after episode 15 (Kisaragi!). From then on, it turned from "I guess I'll watch the next episode..." to being really happy when there was a preview for episode 14.
I watched until the end and I was kind of sad that it was over. That was all I knew about iM@S. Then I remembered a song from the anime, "Nanairo Botan." It was stuck in my head, so I looked it up (I later came to learn that it is played 7 times during episode 18 for a few seconds each time, and then played for about a minute during episode 23). I started listening to it a lot (I've heard it more than 50 times; I watched it at least once a day for about 40 days in a row), and then I realized that there might be other songs I'd like.
After listening to a lot of different songs, I started getting pretty obsessed with iM@S, and I looked up more about it. I was completely blown away by how huge the franchise is. Then I started watching the anime again, and I haven't stopped. I've started watching it a 4th time, which may not seem like too much, but I've never watched any other anime more than once.
TL,DR: I love iM@S, especially the anime.
Personal Info:
Real Name: Takane'd
Sex: Male
Country of Origin: Canada (Toronto, specifically)
Age (upon joining): Takane'd
Hobbies: Anime, manga, games, and robots
=Q&A=
Q: How did you come across this site?
A: Someone on YouTube. I forget who exactly.
Q: Why did you join this site?
A: So SakuraMaxX could verify my account for the iPod game. There are also some things I want to post on, which I might do.
Q: Do you play it?
A: Just the iPod game, if you can call it a game.
Q: Do you wish you could play it? (Ignore this part if above answer is "Yes")
A: Definitely.
Q: Who is your fave idol?
A: I like all the idols, but my favourite is Iori, followed by Eri and Mami. There are a few reasons I like her. First of all, she's really cute, especially with her new hairstyle. Because of this I kept watching the anime (Also because she's voiced by Rie-chan). I dislike stupidity in anime and mean people, so I only like tsun types if they're cute, like Louise and Taiga. Some "tsunderes" aren't really tsun, like Miniwa Tsumiki from the Acchi Kocchi anime, so that's k.
Q: Who is your least favourite idol?
A: Like I said before, I like all the idols, but at some point or another more than half of them have been my least favourite.
Q: Why is your username "Yodudes0"?
A: Years ago I wanted to have a username for something that was kind of friendly, and Yodudes is the first thing I thought of. It's not meant to be sexist or anything at all. The 0 is there because I screwed up my previous signup for this site, so I put 0 next to Yodudes. Usually, 2 is used for the second thing, but 0 and 1 perfectly good and underused numbers.
Q: What are you in to right now?
A: iM@S and my hobbies.
Q: What is your motto?
A: I don't really have one, but I kind of go by my favourite book (The Little Prince [Le Petit Prince] by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) and favourite manga (Aria by Amano Kozue).
Q: Who's your favorite singer(s) right now?
A: Hanazawa Kana (Eri <3)
Q: What are you up to right now?
A: Typing this. Also starting to watch the iM@S anime for the 4th time.
Q: Do you have any expectations from this site?
A: Stay active, and hopefully not think I'm too annoying.
=== Other Stuff ===
I'm pretty open to stuff. I won't dislike anime or manga just because of a genre. For example, I've tried watching two shows about bread. One I loved, one I didn't like. I've read more genres of manga than I've seen genres of anime. I've read a lot of manga for children, but I've also read a lot of gruesome manga, and a lot somewhere in between.
I generally have a pretty positive attitude, except during moments when I feel really stressed. I'm still realistic, though. I've made up my own long list of why iM@S will almost certainly never be released in North America.
I speak a bit of French.
If I'm bothering or offending anyone, don't hesitate to tell me, as I probably didn't mean it.
With that really long post over, nice to meet you all!
