This is Interesting. Something to think about. I can say I'm rather drawn to the "Online Persona" aspect of the post. I have to agree with pretty much every point you made about it. It's easy to succumb into a online personality which exaggerates your own, the temptation to live another life if you will, as a form of escapism (I presume this why we have trolls). That being said having a "persona" Isn't just on Forums, they happen in Various other social media sites, games and even in real life scenarios. I can act totally different from when I'm at school, with my family, with my friends (and even the group of friends I'm with). I'm not sure how to add to this, so I'll tell my experience with an Online persona. long story short. I wanted to Project a "Perfect me" and live that life a little, I figured it would help with my GID and Gender Dysphoria. after awhile I started to feel "empty" and I couldn't help but feel guilty, I wasn't talking to people as me. They were getting Invested in someone else who wasn't me. So of course I set things straight, people left. blocked me. Unfriend me. Perhaps I was deserving of it. But out of 30+ "friends" I once had only two stayed. They accepted me, humbled me and taught it was okay to be myself, it was a lovely feeling and to this day I'm friends with them over various social networking sites and continue to talk to them almost everyday! I know it's besides the point, but I truly love them^^ It would be horribly disrespectful to them if I put on persona again. I guess personas usually come about depending on you motivations. If your intention is to flirt you'll put on a "cool" persona. If your intention is to joke around and have a laugh you'll put on "goofy" persona. If your intention is to peerintofuturetoseeandfindoutwhatyourmissinginhopesoffindingmentalandsocialstabilityinyourlife you'll set your gender as female lol. Obviously you can find better examples of what I mean but it's six in the morning what do you want form me? As for the picture thing, I'm sure it's due to a lack of confidence in one's appearance I assume, or they like showing off their art. I don't really have an up to date picture of me, the last I have is from what? like 2008-09. I can barley look in the mirror anymore never mind getting a picture of myself I'm happy with. Curse my good looks! Oh, just in case. Don't worry Chi, I like you! Well now this has been rather strange window into my past now hasn't it. Yeash!

I watch it. This show is still ongoing in the U.S. and in Japan. At this time, no American has yet to achieve Total Victory.

I used to be a bit into lucid dreaming, though I never got too far. I bought a book on it that I never finished and kinda just abandon it after a while. I guess it would be cool to start exploring that again.

In my experiences, Japanese tend to be more judgmental against anyone who aren't Japanese or white. That being said, I know quite a few people (black) who are married to Japanese. So with all that said, don't be afraid, the people who judge and hate based on skin color are a minority here in Japan. You will have more issues than I have I believe.

This is truly hard, because I grew up on the SNES and still play SNES games (see my YouTube channel, sorry, shameless plug). FFVI is definitely up there, but so is Tetris Attack, Street Fighter II: Turbo, and Yoshi's Island just to name a few.