Four!

Pisces! My late maternal grandfather bought me and my twin sister fish pins with aquamarine eyes when children, as it's March's birthstone.

Dratini and Mew! I had a plush of the former when I was a child. The card game was extremely popular during the 1990s. I actually traded one Lass to another boy to obtain Dragonair.

Even though I lost general interest in Pokémon in middle school, I still loved Mew. My father bought me the original Japanese Summer Island card, but I lost it because it slipped out. He also procured a T-shirt depicting him, one I wore when Pokémon: Revelation Lugia (1999) premiered in the U. S.

My brother favored Mewtwo. We constantly argued about whether his pick or mine was strongest. Last year, my twin sister found the aforementioned card in its original language. She bought that with our father's permission, and I put it somewhere.....the onoit, I think?

As far as types, I never quite cared. When we played the earliest games on our Game Boys, we ruled that we were to pick one type and keep to the pattern. I selected Charmander; my brother, Bulbasaur; my twin, Squirtle. It switched with Gold Version and Silver Version: me, Chikorita; male sibling, Totodile; female sibling, Cyndaquil.

Our younger sister showed interest briefly. I put my rare collection of Japanese originals in a tin and gave it to her, hoping she would appreciate them. The girl lost the things, ruining me.

I. Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts - I watched this primarily to get a vision of what face-claim I've chosen for my male soprano acts and sounds like. It has several jokes which I have thought hysterical, but I cannot endorse the dominant ecchi aspects in good conscience.

II. Digimon - I have known this anime since the 1990s. Takeru Takaishi is my favorite Tamer. His companion, Patamon, is my favorite Digimon. I used to collect the cards, and often play with my Angemon and Seraphimon action figures. His lesser importance bothers me now.

III. The Boy and The Beast - A film, I loved it upon watching Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki. The artwork is gorgeous, the English dub is spectacular, and I hope a board exists where concepts are mirrored. Half-human characters like mine can experience Ren's struggle.

IV. Full Metal Alchemist - I first saw this on Cartoon Network here in the southern United States. The use of a boy as opposed to a woman as Alphonse Elric is rare authenticity. Even when his voice broke, I think the adult female sounds perfectly suited to young child roles.

V. Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki - I love dramatis personae born of human mothers and non-human fathers. Why, I do not quite know, but it is what it is. As with The Boy and The Beast, done well. My roles are of strictly European background, yet this inspires me much.