Name: Frank Sanchez
Age: 23
Nationality: Filipino-American
Place of Residence: Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Applications and Enterprise Systems Administrator, Field Museum of Natural History
Current Work (Resume to be posted soon):
-Freelance Webmaster/Internet Consultant
-Registration Director, Anime Central 2k2
Marital Status: Most definitely taken
Sign: Libra (and a textbook one, at that)

Now I'm sure that you all should conclude my girlfriend (the one whose hand you can see around me) is not dating some hideous freak with no face. It's simple - some people's faces belong on the Net and some people's don't. In order to avoid any judgement by the many surfers which are sure to come through here, I've decided to keep my features off of here. Keeps up the mystery, eh?

I graduated from Loyola University - Chicago with a BA in English in May of 2000. Now I'm out in the big, looming, and sometimes scary "real world", working for the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago as a tech support person. Though my degree is in English, I love web design and technical support, and I'm hoping to make a career out of it. My design capability has gotten better over the years (as you long-time fans of the site know well) and I hope to one day be doing it for a living. I do love technical support as well, though, and plan on sticking in a position there to gain more experience in the field. I really feel that helping folks with computer problems is my calling - hey, it's a lot better than when I thought being pre-med was my calling. Heh.

Before I begin, lets get a few things out of the way. I would really like to thank (obviously) Rumiko Takahashi for having the creative genius to make up such an innovative series, and even though the series is finished in Japan, it still has a long ways to go here in the US. Thanks secondly to UserActive, which gives me the forum to put out a page like this one. Many thanks to the Ranma ML, and folks on the message boards for their input, knowledge, and help in helping edit out all the "Viz-dependant" stuffs and false examples ^_- Also, as I said briefly before, thanks to all those other pages out there that I found and used to gather pics, info, and correct spellings. You aren't forgotten. ^_^

My relationship with Ranma 1/2 came in an unusual way. One day, about 3 years ago at the local video game store, I was looking for something to buy with my money - something innovative and creative. Having possessed most of the Super Nintendo 's© fighting games, I was looking for a new challenge.

Suddenly, I spotted something in the "19.99 and up" section - a game called "Ranma 1/2 - Hard Battle". It was the cartoonish looking panda in the background of the cover that caught my eye. Having not played a cartoon fighting game before, I decided to purchase the game.

Upon playing the game, I immediately loved the techniques. They were somewhat unique in nature, and this was made even more so by the fact that it was cartoonish in appearance (I laughed at the poses and the expressions they made when they were hit). And there seemed to be an underlying story, as the prelude for each character showed.

So thus my addiction with Ranma, and anime in general, began not with the videos or the comics, but with a little-known fighting game that was not selling quite that well in the U.S.

I went from the game to buying the graphic novels, and was soon immersed in the story of Ranma 1/2. Extra little details and characters I hadn't seen in the game popped up all over the place, which intrigued me even more. Eventually I was able to get hold of some videos of Ranma 1/2, and began renting and watching them until I got better acquainted with the Ranma 1/2 universe.

Now, I've extended my Ranma 1/2 addiction to the Net. I truly hope this page serves its purpose as an information page and that many people come to see the "fruits of my labor". Thanks for coming! ^_^

Some special thanks I'd like to give...

Ranma ML'ers - For giving me the knowledge and knowhow to create a page like this, one that I feel is free of a lot of the wrinkles and continuity errors that may be found in other Ranma pages. Thanks for your insight and arguments!

Ranma 1/2 Library Board regulars - the few, the proud, the faithful who have come to populate my boards to talk about Ranma 1/2. You've always been a personal motivation to continue work on the site, and all your insights have also been helpful in building a better Library

Chris Collins - The first contributor to my fanfic section, Chris has been around for a long time, ever since the Library got on its feet. For his continued support and willingness to keep posting his works (Hellcats, Nyannichuan, and PS I Love You, among others), I place him on this list.

LightRanma@aol.com - For providing me with the original scans of video covers (these are things he and I would appreciate if you didn't take without our permission) and other hard-to-find scans.

Everyone contributing Music - Thanks for helping in the music reconstruction project. Kocchi Kuno, Cory@rutgers.edu, Esashi, and others have provided the Library with much of its Multimedia.

Kocchi Kuno - especially for her recovery work on VA pics and multimedia. I owe you big time ^_-

Ricardo Mercado Mendoza and the Mexican anime/video game e-zine Limit-x: For a very generous donation of Ranma music, including some rarities I didn't own. Thanks! ^_^ Your generosity goes to show that Ranma fans are present all over the world.

Damon McDaniel: For submitting some revised cast profiles to me, with valuable pics. thanks for your contribution!

Christina: For her dedication to the Library by providing WordFit versions of the Ranma songs on the Lyrics page.

The Saiyan - for contributing hard-to-find photos of VA's Richard Cox (Ranma-male) and Kelly Sheridan (Ukyou).

Asuka's profile coming soon!