I only really got into anime about 3 years ago. A guy who sat next to me in a math class was always wearing a shirt for something called "Neon Genesis Evangelion." It looked interesting, plus there was a girl with blue hair on it (I've always wanted blue hair), so I asked him about it and he loaned me the series. He's now a good friend and I'm forever in his debt for introducing me to the glories of anime :)

The first piece of Eyrie I came across was NXE. I finished it in a few really late nights and then went about recommending it to all my friends (yes, both of them). As opposed to most Eva fics and the canon Eva itself, it actually made me feel better instead of dragging me further into the post-breakup-with-significant-other funk I was in at the time. However, it took me a while to get into UF or any other Eyrie works, since most of the references seemed to come from things I'd never seen, and, with my lack of income, probably wouldn't see for some time. When Symphony of the Sword came out, I checked it out because I liked the name. I'd wanted to see Utena for a while, but I couldn't find it anywhere and didn't have money to buy it anyhow. I'd ignored the spoiler warnings and read the whole Utena synopsis at some site a while before, so I knew what was going on (I've since bought the DVDs available so far and reading the spoilers hasn't really diminished my enjoyment). Since then, I've timidly started to explore the rest of UF. I've also read .45 Caliber Angel and hope that the muse moves Gryphon to continue it some day.

Um... that's about it. I think I've babbled enough.

- R. Mayo

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