Meet other local fans of Japanese pop music. We will explore Japanese and Asian concerts as well as local J-pop/J-rock venues in Los Angeles and the O.C. If you listen to pop/rock bands or singers from any one of the Asian countries, you are also…

“ Yo. I am into just about everything Japanese, so this group sounds like fun. ”

“ I am a young male with a passion for film, i also find my self nerdy-and smooth lol ”

“ 100 man BYOC LAN party - http://www.lancryption.com ”

“ i love anime,manga and jrock it would be cool to hang out with people who loves the same things ”

“ For the Horde! I'm organizing a locals meetup. 2nd Wednesday of Every month, starting Oct 8th @ 6:30pm. Looking to make new friends and share tales of our journeys across Azeroth! ”

“ i'VE been locked up at home for sometime because people around me do not understand my love for anime,manga,and cosplaying. AND ENJOY LIVE ACTION ROLEPLAYING AND NEED PEOPLE TO HANG WITH WHO ARE OTAKU'S!!! ”

“ I want this meetup because all J-Rockers out there will work better as a team!!!!! ”

“ hello!! ”

“ I am looking for a friend ”

“ I want local Sewing Meetups because I'm still learning to sew. I enjoy making costumes and other clothes. I'm working on a stuffed toy right now, but since I am still learning it would be nice to be able to talk to other people for help and advice. ”

“ I want local Anime Meetups because i want to meet new people and have fun.it's not what i would normally do as in go see cartoons wit a bunch of strangers but i'm hoping to broaden my herizon and go on a new adventure. ”

“ I have adored Japanese culture for a long time now but only in the last few years have I started listening to Japanese music. I am still really new to J-rock, so treat me well and say hi to me on myspace.com/turb0_sh0ck ”

“ I would love to meet ppl around this area so we can have meetings and cosplay (if posible) every week! ”

“ Well I like JROCK alot, I think Visual Kei is cool to see and do.I love to cosplay ,I love great anime-I pick and choose my anime.I am studying Japanese and acting..An Aikidokan but on injury list...likes video game first person/stealth ,suki seafood ”

“ SWEET PEOPLE FUWA FUWA PEOPLE I LIKE I LIKE COME COME COME <3<3 ”

“ I've been listening to Jrock/Jpop for about 10 years now... not really into the whole visual-kei scene, though I'm a huge fan of Plastic Tree (former v-kei?). Other fav bands: Bump of Chicken, Radwimps, Acidman, The Back Horn... to name a few. ”

“ Hey! I'm glad to see that there are others into this stuff around here besides myself. I lean more towards eroguro, angura-kei but I listen to everything from v-kei & pop to punk & some avant garde. ”

“ Hello. My name is Dave, I'm a writer & photographer. I work for a company that sells Japanese rock music and organizes live events here in the U.S. I am just beginning to learn Japanese. I am happy to meet new American and Japanese friends. ”

“ Hi. ^__^; um. lets be friends! I don't know what to say here. :[ ”

“ I'm a self-admitted nerd. My free time is spent playing video games, watching anime, rambling about things like physics and art history, and engaging in urban exploration (i.e. wandering around downtown L.A., pretending to be a decent photographer). ”

“ I'd like to meet people with the same interest as I do. It'd be fun. ”

“ Hello, i'm a crazy fangirl. i'm into Jrock, Anime, Dramas, and anything else japanesey...as well as an hardcore biker chick lol. please treat me well *bows* ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i want to learn Japanese. I've been trying hard for a year or two already, but I have no one to practice with, having someone to talk to me in Japanese would help me alot! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because there should be one in LA ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I like anime and manga and Japanese culture and I'm currently studying Japanese at my college , so I want to have more practice ”

“ I always meet people who like anime but they always live in other states or too far away to stay in contact, just want to know some local otakus who I can hang with from time to time. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because it sounds like alot of fun! =3 ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I think it would be cool to meet peoepl close by that are into teh same stuff i am. i dont exactly have a plethora of friedns that dig anime. ^^; ”

“ Konnichiwa! Santa Monica ni sundeimasu. Kotoshi no natsu, Tokyo de Nihongo o benkyoushimashita. 12 gatsu ni Nihongo no Noryoku Shiken o ukeru tsumori desu. Zutto nihongo no hanashikata o renshuushitain desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu! ”

“ I want local J Rock Meetups because i wanna meet up with people with the same interest as me cuz i dont really know any jrockers. ”

“ I have completed 2 classes of Japanese at Cerritos College. Need to use what I have learned so I do not lose it. I travel to Japan at least once per year. Want to stay fresh with the language and continue to learn more. ”

“ I'm an ex-Riversidian who moved to Long Beach-- where I am the only JRock Meetup member. ;_; Since I need more reasons to visit my dad, this seems a good idea. My AIM is shoukyotosakujou if you wanna chat-- please do, I'm usually bored! ”