(based on a true story) So, Back in 2008, I met my best friend Rose while attending community college. She studied art, and I studied auto mechanics. We met during lunch in the cafeteria, and she happened to have one of her works of art with her. It seemed to me that her style was heavily inspired by Japanese manga. I mentioned that I loved anime and manga and her face just lit up, like she had found her fellow weirdo. Otaku like her and I are a rare species in this town. We met up every lunch and talked about anything and everything. Before too long, we were bringing each other into… Read more