Growing up I was a huge fan of both anime and manga, I remember being first introduced to it by my Dad putting on Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke and it kind of changed me forever. I'm still am a fan of manga, despite my fervor for the genre having its ups and downs for a bit until getting to college. I was once into many shonen comics such as Naruto and Bleach, they were just full of stories that really fascinated me. I also came to love many of the older movies like Akira and Ghost in the Shell, I feel like the content was just so much more enjoyable compared to what I had been so used to seeing in western animation. I’ve always loved animation. Even as a kid, I wanted variety in what I watched; Cow and Chicken, or Power-puff girls, as good as they were, never really had the emotional impact on me like this did. Japanese animation’s appeal, to myself, often stems from the fact that it covers almost anyone’s tastes, whether you're into action, drama, super creepy stuff or horror, its pretty much got everything.
Watching Scott Pilgrim in class reminded he that its also one of my favorite movies, it had been so long since the last time I'd seen it. It's got so many sweet references and it feels great to be able to say "Oh man I know where that's from!" I enjoy all the video game references too, especially in the movie when the Fairy Fountain theme from the Zelda series began to play in Scott’s dream. I like how realistic it is in how the characters interact with each other, but also enjoy the fantasy aspects that come alive when the plot starts picking up.
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