I first started playing SRW Alpha 3 (on Cobray's route) as a way to improve my Japanese ability, and damn did I struggle, spending 1-2 hours on the pre-mission and post-mission dialogue alone. Since then, I've finished OGs, OGG, Z and am currently playing through Touma's route and W, and luckily for me there's a marked improvement in my reading ability (although my writing and speaking still suck). I've edited some pages on the Akurasu wiki, clearing up information on secrets from Japanese SRW wikis, adding stage name translations and so on. I'm particularly interested in translating SRW W because of its stellar crossover interacting, but eh no hope with hacking the ROM since I only started learning the thing three days ago.
I love the Macross shows (SDF, 7 and F in particular) and wish that they appeared in more SRWs. Other mecha shows I particularly like are NGE, Gunbuster/Diebuster and their recent treasure, Gurren Lagann. The shows I like reflect why I chose to start with Alpha 3
I also moderate the anime discussion forum on www.dota-allstars.com, but recent anime suck and I will not let my precious weekends be eaten up by time-wasting rubbish.Mecha-wise, I like the fusion of bushido spirit and over-the-top coolness of Daizengar, Dann of Thursday and Masurao, the heroics and crazy sizes of Gunbuster, Diebuster and the various gattais in Gurren Lagann, as well as the general all-around awesomeness of beasts of destruction like the Dis Astranagant, GaoGaiGar, the various EVAs and Shin Getter Robo. Though, I wouldn't pass up on a chance to use Wing Gundam Zero, Gundam Deathscythe, the GX/DX, Turn A Gundam, God Gundam, the Nu/Hi-Nu Gundam, Sazabi/Nightingale, Dendrobium Orchis, Strike Freedom Gundam, Destiny Gundam, or in future, the Exia and 00-Raiser in an SRW, so I'm not all that biased towards super-like robots (it's not only because most are usually ridiculously strong dodgy robots in their appearances
)I guess this is running too long for an introduction post, so I'll end it here. See ya'll around.
) , if you're going to be attending AFA, see you in November 
