Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

She of the impossibly long name. Writer of weekly emails. Proveyor of shoujo manga.

I got into anime when I turned 13, (literally, the day I turned 13) although I had seen anime in many forms beforehand. No, I lie, I got into MANGA when I turned 13. Anime just came naturally after that. I had previously gotten into comic books during long, boring visits to a large department store that has since closed.

During middle school and high school, my manga obsession and habit of drawing during class garnered me a lot of teasing and I became an outcast. There was no anime club and no one in the school who shared my interests. (It was a small private school) During high school, however, I gained friends from other schools who shared my same interests. I started a webcomic (now defunct) during my sophmore year, the same year I started attending Anime Expo.

Around the same time I got really into J-rock. My first Jrock concert was at my first Anime Expo where I saw Duel Jewel. I attended PMX at 17 and saw TM Revolution and Psycho le Cemu. This last year I met Mana, my idol and god, at Anime Expo 2006, which was better than sex.

I came to Cal Poly to study print journalism in 2005 and immediately got started with MnA. I ran for secretary and won and it makes me really excited to be involved in club!!!

Now I attend Fanime and Yaoi con as well as Anime Expo.

Officer Positions

2006-2007	Secretary

Favorite Things

• Mana
• Writing
• Drawing
• Manga (specifically shojo)
• Her fish
• Warm things
• Snuggling with boys