There was a beautiful anime in the 80's called Maison Ikkoku. It is (I guess Viz has released it here), a romantic comedy and I fell in love with the characters when I saw it. The main male protagonist is named Yusaku Godai (although in Japanese its always the other way around), who is a wonderful person but a definate work progress. I guess I identified with the guy, hence gyusaku (first letter of last name and first name). Real name: John p.s. Nice thread Ron. I like histories :).