Otaku. A label that was once used to stigmatize certain communities in the society, but now embraced to celebrate those whose resilience on this path of existence was strengthened by some bright-eyed character on their display screens who taught them the power of determination, dreams and character. Anime has come a long way from a niche genre to a global phenomenal. Some of us discovered it, using it elixir-like powers to cure the ills life throws at us, while others stumbled into it in their later life and never looked back.
As a writer and freelancer, I've found my works influenced by some of the greatest anime series ever produced; Paranoid Agent, Mushishi, Monster, Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy, Ghost in a shell... the list goes on.