So I picked a name other than my birth name for use if I ever meet a Japanese person. Big deal. I have a strong dislike for hearing any part of my name spoken wrong because my family name is very very uncommon even in France where it originated.

I am a fan Super Sentai, Doraemon, Kamen Rider (the Japanese series), Macross, and Fist of the North Star, but I doubt any of you are familiar with them.

I also am trying to learn Kansai-ben (the Kansai area dialect of Japanese) and love to use and teach what little I know.