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What got you into cosplay?
I needed to be more involved attending cons. Watching videos, taking cosplay pics, and shopping at the dealers room were the activities I did at anime cons 2004 and earlier. Since I started cosplaying in late 2004, I met new people, participated in gatherings, and saved me from quitting anime.
What was your first costume and why?
Edward Elric from Full Metal Alchemist. I watched 17 episodes of FMA at Fanime Con 2004 Midnight Madness. After I watched 9 episodes and watched Edward kick butt, I said to myself, "I'm going to cosplay Edward." FMA is my all time favorite anime series and cosplaying Edward saved me from quitting anime.
I thank my Mom for making the red jacket and the black vest ^__^
What is your favorite costume and why?
Edward Elric. The reasons are Edward is my signature cosplay and my cosplaying roots. More people recognize me as Edward.
Do you have a dream costume you'd like to make?
Brian from Family Guy. Brian is my favorite Family Guy character.
What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
There are two. The first took place at Anime Expo 2006. There was a mini FMA gathering after the Vic Mignogna panel. Turnout was excellent for an on the fly gathering. After the group shots and actions shots were completed, the craziness began including Yaoi pics. A female cosplaying as Kimbly and I did a Yaoi shot. After the gathering, her friends and I hung out for the rest of the day.
The second is the CLAMP gatherings. Since Anime Expo 2006, the CLAMP gatherings have been consistently excellent. I met a lot of people. To quote someone from the CLAMP Fanime Forums, “We’re beautiful, we’re powerful, we’re CLAMP.”
Tell us a little about yourself
I was born, raised, and live all my life in San Jose. My contract was terminated at Cisco in Nov'08. I'm taking classes at De Anza College in Cupertino. Each day passes is one step closer to me going back to school for a second degree. I spend most of my spare time watching anime, reading, working out at the gym, cooking, and listening to music.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Please visit my Anime Page at my website www.innovateinfinitely.com/animepage.html. The Anime Page contains cosplay pictures from anime conventions I attended since 2002.
Avatar photo credit: Kimu
My favorite anime
Ah! My Goddess, Azumanga Daioh, Bleach, Card Captor Sakura, Clannad: After Story, Cowboy Bebop, Fooly Cooly (FLCL), Full Metal Alchemist, Lucky Star, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Maho Tsukai Tai OAV, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Read or Die OAV, Rozen Maiden, Rurouni Kenshin, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Tsubasa Chronicle, Vision of Escaflowne, Voices Of A Distant Star
My favorite game(s)
Mostly classic arcade games: 1943, Area 51, Blood Brothers, Cyberball 2072, Gauntlet II, Magic Sword, Midnight Resistance, Star Wars, Street Fighter II, Super Pac Man, Team Fortress 2 (TF2), The Legend of Zelda, Time Crisis 3, Time Pilot, X-Men vs. Street Fighter
My favorite book(s)
How to Win Friends and Influence People, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, Who Moved My Cheese?, Cashflow Quadrant, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Moneyball, One Up On Wall Street, Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
My favorite character(s)
Edward Elric from Full Metal Alchemist, Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicles, Toushiro Hitsugaya from Bleach, Osaka from Azumanga Daioh, Haruhi Suzumiya from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Shinku from Rozen Maiden, Sailor Jupiter from Sailor Moon, Belldandy from Ah! My Goddess, Haruko Haruhara from FLCL, Konata Izumi from Lucky Star
My favorite movies(s)
A League of Their Own, Aliens, All the President's Men, American Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Black Hawk Down, Cars, Clerks, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Finding Nemo, Hot Fuzz, Office Space, Stand By Me, The Dark Knight, The Godfather, Titanic, Toy Story, Wall Street
My favorite actors/actresses
Jason Statham and Meryl Streep
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