Did watching anime make me the way I am?

Why 12? Is there something special about that number?

Cool. Would love to meet you sometime then.

You guys properly might not know from the way I type and the fact I’m here but I used to be an ex gang member till I was 17 (I'm now 22) and the reason I stopped being one was that I just couldn't cross that line. I've been in rumbles (big groups of fights with multiple people) and have been shot at 4 times. I've actually had my forehead busted open, ribs broken, and twice had a broken arm. My friends come out worse then I then I did unfortunately. I've been jumped out if anyone knows what that means, but I still look like a thug. I can't really change that thought since it mostly comes from my serious looking eyes as my new friends have told me. I maybe making more of this then it is but I do think watching anime did somehow keep me from becoming what most of the people around me were. I'm not saying it was the sole reason, just one of them.

Anime has made me more manly and more epic than I could ever dream to be, and the more anime I watch, The more better I will become than my previous self...............I also thank Chuck Norris.

Wow, you seem badass. Got a picture of yourself?

Unfortunately, I would probably kill you.

Rofl I would love to see that. Save it for the bragging thread silly.

Watching anime did make me into somewhat of an otaku, though certain titles have also enabled me to look at things from a different angle and perspective. The ecchi fanservice aspect is one of them.

I'm guessing he looks something like that.

I know when I was in 6th grade, my friend introduced me to a friend who was very different for middle schoolers. She wore black and odd colors, would color her hair bright blue (though she was super cute, she pulled it off well)

When I was really young, I wanted to be like the other girls in school where they were pretty, popular, etc. My friend's friend got close to me and introduced anime to me, and it was pretty much the first time I fell for something because I liked it and not because other people were doing it.

So I started doing things that I wanted to do more, and cared less about what other people thought about it.

Sounds lame, but eh.

I wouldn't say I look like that, but so far I'd say my look is similar to that of Shinji from Persona 3 if he looked Mexican. I don't have my hair as long as his but it does stick out of my beanie like his does and yes I do wear a beanie everyday. I have it so low that you can barley see my eyes and I have a sort of devil beard (that's the only way to describe it I'm afraid). I'm old school so let’s just say I never liked the idea of keeping pictures of myself. In my mind that’s something girls do. That's also part of the reason I hate sites like MySpace. I'm still into rap music though, but none of that lil wayne, t-pain, or soldier boy nonsense. That's just shit. Right now the best rapper is The Game and Omar Cruz, which might be two people you guys might not even know now and days. I miss the 90's.

I'll change my avatar to that of Shinji of Persona 3 for now and if I find a picture of myself I'll change it to that. I don't really have a problem if you guys know how I look.