User:Akami.40

About yours truly
Ohai. At the moment, I'm studying the Japanese language (and not through anime/manga), but I only know a few phrases and whatnot.

I'm not too great at Kanji, but I can read Hiragana and Katakana.

I'm hoping to get better at it so I can take it up in Uni, but if I can't pass at TEE level, then I doubt I'll get far.

I'm also interested in studying psychology.

I love writing, reading, and music. Wow, don't I sound original -_-

Might I just add, I'm better at editing other peoples writing and grammar than my own, I read mostly Manga and whatnot, and I'm not unbelievably awesome at guitar, although I'd love to learn.

I used to write a lot when I was younger, when I was about 10-13, so naturally, I created absolute crap.

I wrote like a younger version of Stephenie Meyer, what with all the cliche's, Mary-sues, Gary-stu's, and massive plotholes I somehow brought into existence.

And if you thought those plotholes were big, you should have seen my ego. Holy good Lord. >_<

Anime and I
I recently got into anime and manga, so I haven't watched too many different series. Well, when I say recently, I mean I only started watching it 3 years ago, not including Pokemon. My most favourite anime/manga as of yet are:


 * BleachKisuke_Screenshot_(4).png


 * Death Note


 * Code Geass


 * Darker than Black


 * Liar Game


 * ... and probably more.

I adore the Studio Ghibli Collection, my first anime obsession being with Spirited Away.

Well, with Haku.

Who was in Spirited Away. <_<

I do have a reasonably broad knowledge about Bleach, so hopefully anything I add or edit here should be correct. I will verify and check before adding anything, though.

My favourite Bleach characters would have to probably be:
 * Kisuke Urahara
 * Yoruichi Shihoin
 * Gin Ichimaru
 * Shinji Hirako
 * Jushiro


 * User contributions

My favorite pages

 * Add links to your favorite pages on the wiki here!
 * Favorite page #2
 * Favorite page #3

{{Hidden|Click "show" to read The Writing Stages|

The Writing Stages
The way I see it, there are 3 stages a young (fanfiction) writer can go through:

====Stage one: The 'Beginners' stage ==== But that's okay, because you've just begun, and nobody expects you to be amazing. You then progress to stage 2.
 * You've just started writing for the first time, so obviously you suck.

====Stage two: The 'Ego' stage. ==== You continue to write like a crazy mofo, not really bothering about plot, character development or anything else, because really, who cares about them when your character is just so awesome? Mary-sues and plot holes begin to pop up everywhere until you realize that you've actually created some sort of paradox and suddenly it's the apocalypse, so then the story cannae continue. This phase doesn't have a time limit, and it's different for everyone. There are sometimes people who are intelligent enough who know what-not-to-do, and they go straight to stage 3 from stage 1.
 * You've suddenly discovered the power of the thesaurus and that you are in total control of the character, who must be perfect because that character basically represents you, and you have to be perfect.

====Stage three: The 'Wake-Up' stage. ==== You realize the error of your ways and begin to backtrack over all your previous works, correcting the grammar/spelling/characters/lack of plot. You know how to distinguish the difference between a good character and a Mary-sue. You also begin to accept criticism and actually learn from it without getting massively offended. Basically, stage three is the phase where you become an author and obey the laws of literature.
 * You moved out of stage two with some effort, and a deflated ego.

Thank God I only spent a year in Stage 2 o_o

I'm under the impression I'm now in stage three. }}