“ Cause I like Anime since i used to be a kid....want more reasons.....Hope not. Ja mata ne. ”

“ My name is Vivian and I live on the North Shore in MA. I am interested in meeting/talking with other people that are interested in anime jrock/jpop and japanese culture in general. Some of my other interests include horseback riding and photography. ”

“ Hey, I'm learning guitar right now, and I really like J Rock, manga, and anime (and dramas).. hope to make some new friends who like this stuff too! ”

“ Hey! im a big anime fan and im going to be new around this area <3. plus im new to this whole thing. so it'd be great to meet anyone out there with the same interests! www.myspace.com/_overcomingdarkness_ or email me at lifesuxz345@hotmail.com ”

“ Hello, my name is Onyx, I'm looking for meetups of people with similar interests as mine, be it gaming, gothic, music, anything. I want to meet new people and possibly new friends, gimme a shout or drop me a line, Onyx_Raine@hotmail.com, I'm on msn ”

“ Sounds interesting. ”

“ Hello...I'm here simply to improve my Japanese and make more japanese friends also find me at www.myspace.com/freestylinyoshi ”

“ Hi I am Frank. I live in Berkeley, CA USA. I want to meet from Japanese/Korean friends. Let's meet up. ”

“ Hello! I'm a 20 year old Japanese student who recently moved to Boston from Hawaii. I'm looking to make some friends and get some good food! E-mail me at mshift286@hotmail.com if you want to meet up! (P.S., I'm American ^_^) ”

“ Hi. I came Boston one year ago for studying music. I joined this because I wanna make friends out of school. ”

“ 'Ello I love jrock and well japan in general and would love to talk to people who are into the same stuff as me ^__^ I'm a HUGE Dir en grey fan BtW(anybody go to the boston concert???) Anyway umm yeah my e-mail Chinoumi_sama@yahoo.com See ya! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i would like to meet with others who have the same intrests for anime and games like i do. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because there've got to be more people in the area who love jrock, and I've got to meet them! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I think I could meet many fun people who share my interest! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet my fellow otaku. ”

“ I want local Japanese Language and Culture Meetups because I want to learn about the culture as I am Korean-American. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because it's always cool to meet other people who share the same interests as you. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because it's not allwayz easy to meet people who are into the same things you are ^_^ and they look like fun. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I dont really know any anime fans around here. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am starting to get into J-Pop, and I would like to make new friends and to learn more about the music/artists. ”

“ Hi, I prefer underground like MAD3,Mach Kung-Fu, Pappys,Kokeshi Doll,Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, eX-Girl,The Pebbles,Shinohara Tomoe,GO! GO! 7188. Hear these bands on RADIO FIGHTO! http://www.live365.com/stations/309123 ”

“ I'm a recent college grad living in somerville working at the MGH looking forward to meeting like minded people. ”

“ 18 year old fan of Japanese rock/ Visual Kei Fav bands: Due le quartz (Miyavi), Mucc, Kagerou, Malice Mizer (Kozi, E.O.D, Moi dix mois), Dir en Grey, Gazette, Vidoll, Cali|Gari, +D'espairsray+, Aliene Ma'riage, Buck-Tick, Madeth Gray'll,ect. ”

“ Hi! Where I come from, I'm the only JRock Fan I know! I adore Malice Mizer and would love to meet fellow JRockers such as myself. My email address is Tangelline@yahoo.com! I would love to chat with you! ~From The Psycho Blond~ Allison ”

“ Hey, im into Dir en Grey, Aliene Ma'riage DespairsRay, Mucc, Kagerou and lots others. Ive liked jrock since 98. I would like to meet other people who are into jrock, so I plan to go to some meetups :D IM me on AIM. My sn is JoJoTheMagicElf ”

“ My name is Rachel, Im a female person of some age, and i like Malice Mizer, Dir en grey, Moi dix Mois, and am currently looking to hear Schwarz Stein ”