Favorite visual artist Masamune Shirow, Rumiko Takahashi, Tetsuo Hara Favorite movies The Matrix --- LOTR trilogy --- Blade Runner...and many many more!!! Favorite TV shows Hell's Kitchen, NCIS L.A., NCIS, CSI Miami, Kitchen Nightmares Favorite bands / musical artists Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Iron Maiden Favorite writers Banana Yoshimoto, William Gibson, Philip K. Dick, Bruce Sterling and more... Favorite games Final Fantasy VII, Devil May Cry series, Gran Turismo Favorite gaming platform PS3, XBOX360, PC, PSP, Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii !!! Tools of the Trade Photoshop CS2, Painter X, Wacom Intuos 4, Canon EOS 400D Other Interests Japan, aviation, climbing, graphics and computer, Buddhism, sushi eating (^_^)