Welcome to my humble little profile. (´ω`*) My name is Toi, but my internet handle has been Tomatogal since like....forever. I'm just a shy dorky weirdo who loves anime and manga. I'm also an artist! I actually drew my profile picture! I also do photography, with my preferred niche being macro photography. My subjects being insects (and sometimes arachnids)! (✿╹◡╹) When bugs are seen up close I feel people can seen the beauty in the unseen, and unappreciated.
As mentioned, I am a bit shy, so while I may be more than happy to have a casual conversation, I can be quite terrible at getting back at messages..... (」゚Д゚」 It's nothing personal, I just get overwhelmed with, well, life....
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So anime.....I first got into anime and manga in the mid to late aughts, with my first foray into manga being Zatch Bell!. My second real dive into anime and manga was into the world of One Piece, which I enjoyed immensely at the time, but am now woefully....hopelessly behind with. Oh well. (´;ω;`) Then one day, by complete chance, I discovered Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack. Nearly a decade and a half later, it still remains my favorite series to this day.
This introduced me to the works of Osamu Tezuka, and to Tezuka as an artist, which I absolutely fell in love with. I find his personal story inspiring and his works and ideals were incredibly ahead of of his time. Tezuka is undoubtedly my favorite artist of all time.
My other love as you can see by my profile, is Steins;Gate. I adore it because I believe it seamlessly blends real life science and internet lore into such a well woven story, that....just takes you for a ride. Seeing the main character develop from likeable jerk, to a fully realized character who has been through one unimaginable tragedy after another is just gripping. You can't help but want to see him succeed in his journey.
Other favorites of mine include Monster (and just Urasawa in general), Violet Evergarden, Death Parade, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica, Made in Abyss, and Demon Slayer (a bit of a guilty pleasure).
The thing I love most about the medium of anime and manga is how it has the ability to contextualize the human experience. What it means to feel love, joy, despair, heartbreak, sadness.....the complete array of human emotion expressed with the upmost creativity. All resulting in maximum impact when resulting in a direct hit. It truly is a wonderful medium.
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✿ 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓪 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷! ✿
My other hobby related to this fandom is collecting physical manga. I'd been collecting since I first entered the fandom a long while ago, but had fallen out of it for some years. However, I recently picked up the hobby again!
It's a slow go, but I'm trying to steadily acquire the series that pique my interest.
Yeah it's kinda sad last season we had stuff like Hinamatsuri, Megalo Box or Wotakoi. This season I only feel really interested in Banana Fish, Starlight and Asobi Asobase. ^^'
Hey from your profile I see you like Gigguk it seems. xD
Also quite the classy tasete in anime. What do you think about the current seasonal anime ? ^^
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Also quite the classy tasete in anime. What do you think about the current seasonal anime ? ^^