Twelfth Interview

Interview by: email
Site:
Webmaster: Hi the Baka
Interviewer:JadeDragoNight
1)Why did you start Soul of a Shaman (http://www.harsh-reality.net/soul)?
Actually, I started out having a mailing list two years ago. Then I thought why not create a website to go with it? Also, I didn't want to start a site on something that already has dozens of website. There was only two english shaman king sites at that time.

2) Were you the founder?
Yup.

3) Who did the layout?
The layouts are by me. The current one you see now took me two weeks to get it out. Phew. I keep having errors.

4) Do you have staff members who helped you?
Well, there used to be this guy who was supposed to help me with the site but later he vanished. So yeah, no staff although I'm looking for people to be staff members.

5) Who helped you with the website?
No one other than the occasional helpful fan.

6) When and why did you get into Shaman King?
Around 2000. I have tuitions with my neighbor at her house and we both liked manga. One day when I was at her house, she showed me shaman king and told me that it was cool. On her recommendation, I bought vol 1-5. But it wasn't until my sister bought me the next 5 volumes before I really like it.

7) How long after you got into Shaman King did you start your website?
About a year. That was when I had a good new computer with Microsoft FrontPage.

8) Are the pics your own, or are they captured by someone from the site?
I captured most of them. The rest of them belong to some kind souls out there who agreed to let me use their pics.

9) How long has the site been up?
Counting this year, almost two.

10) How long did it take to get the site up?
About a month. I was in the middle of having my exams when I put the site up.

11) What's your all time favorite anime? (If you have more than one, please list your top 3.)
Weiss Kreuz, Saiyuki and Rurouni Kenshin. There's a lot I love but these three are according to me the best anime.

12) Who's your favorite anime character?
That's difficult. I guess it would be Brad Crawford from Weiss Kreuz.

13) If you were to be in your favorite anime character's shoes, would you still had launched your website?
No. I will have been too busy killing people for money and plotting to destroy the world while seeing flashes of the future. Besides Brad would think that anime is too childish for him.

14) How much time do you put into website?
I used to put in a lot of time but now I can only spent around 3-4 hours during weekends. It depends on what I'm going to do. For example, capturing/scanning, editing images and making thumbnails can take more than 4 hours.

15) Do you have representatives (ex:Anipike has Trixie) for your site?
No.

16) What's your favorite thing to do when you're not updating your site?
Reading fanfiction. I'm addicted to it -_-;; Otherwise, working on my weiss kreuz site or chatting with people at msn.

17) Where's your main source for your site?
From the manga and that informative book about shaman king.

18) Who's your favorite Shaman King character?
That will be Tao Ren or Hao. They are both very cool and kill people. *smirk*

19) Could you relate with any other characters from other animes?
There are many characters that I relate to. They mostly kill people, are cool and very intelligent.

20) What's your favorite color?
Blue or black. I like them equally.

Ja! Thanks for interviewing me.
H.I the Baka