If you have 12 minutes and 4 seconds of your life to spare & you feel compelled to get to know me better, then I suggest you watch this:

Don't let Keiko standing in the doorway deter you from watching :P

It's my favorite anime series and it's just brilliantly done. I've seen it at least 3 times in its entirety (112 episodes! :D) and I started watching it on TV back in 2003.

It's certainly a lot of firsts for me. It was the first series I was ever truly obsessed with.

It was the first anime I ever watched with my dad, which lead us to watching more shows together and now it's just something we both love and share.

It was the first anime that I ever read fanfiction for. I was 12 years old reading this smutty fic that was 50 chapters long and it was the first time I read a fic with lemon in it. I didn't even know what lemon was, until I got to that part. I didn't even stop reading either - I just kept going. It eventually became a triology of sorts and I read ALL of them, sometimes more than once.

YYH has literally shaped me to be who I am today and how I think/view the world. I'm legitimately thinking about buying this series, especially since it's only $20 for each season. They just came out on Blu-ray and since we're in talks about getting a PS3, that could also be a viable option.

YYH is no doubt my favorite anime. The uncut version is glorious. I'm pretty sure they censored most of it when it was on TV, especially since it was on at 6pm, so when I first saw the uncut, I fell even more in love. The characters are endearing; I'm jealous of their friendship/camaraderie.

I remember watching this at my grandparents' house and crying because the show can get emotional. Watching the intros on Youtube is like getting an adrenaline kick for me - I feel like I can kick ass and take names, which is exactly what I need right now when I'm feeling less than sure of myself.