History Tropers / FringeBenefits

In 2017, he began a YouTube review series called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvXaLTIONlEwFDJ0mwk8GUHWwoztfVe46 Silent InvenTOYry]'', covering Japanese action figures, model kits, and collectables. [[CaptainObvious As its title implies]], the series is completely dialogue-free, and the reviews are done via captions, music, sound effects, and snark.

* [[Disney/{{Zootopia}}]]

* TengenToppaGurrenLagann
* NeonGenesisEvangelion
* SailorMoon
* LuckyStar
* ProjectAKo
* {{Digimon}}, particularly DigimonTamers
* Anything by HayaoMiyazaki, especially PrincessMononoke
* PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt
* ShinryakuIkaMusume
* PuellaMagiMadokaMagica
* {{Nichijou}}
* BodaciousSpacePirates
* SummerWars
* [[LightNovel/{{Nyarko-san}} Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos]]
* KillLaKill
* CardcaptorSakura
* SchoolLive

* Writing (fantasy, humor/satire, poetry, and short stories)

[[{{Tropers.FringeBenefits}} Fringe Benefits]], also known variously as [[http://tasakeru828.deviantart.com tasakeru828]], [[http://tasakeru.com BHS]], and Socko the Happy Turtle (only on Tuesdays), is a geek, NightmareFetishist, and Japanese culture enthusiast with a weird sense of humor who lives in a basement somewhere in Virginia. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TVTropes has ruined his life on more than one occasion.]] He's an absolutely hopeless SerialTweaker, for one thing. He created the pages ''{{Tasakeru}}'', [[{{Kudzu}} Kudzu]], ThatOneAchievement, ToplessRobot, ''[[FanFic/StarsAbove Stars Above]]'', ''Literature/{{Nil}}'', ''[[FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn My Little Unicorn]]'', ''FanFic/{{Respect}}'', ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', ''FanFic/TheChangelingOfTheGuard'', and [[SelfDemonstrating/TheEvilMidnightBomberWhatBombsAtMidnight the Self Demonstrating page]] for [[WesternAnimation/TheTick The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight]].

He play[[KilledOffForReal ed]] as his anime identical twin, {{Genshiken}}'s Tropers/HarunobuMadarame, (along with [[FinalFantasyVI Ultros]], [[LuckyStar Akira Kogami]], [[BlazBlue Makoto Nanaya]], [[PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura Akemi, Kyubey,]] [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters and many, many more]]) in [[Roleplay/KagamiHiiragiSnugglingAfterSex the KHSWO forum RP]], before it was nuked.

He writes the fantasy series ''{{Tasakeru}}'', an attempt to tell a really deep, engaging, mature story for young adults with a cast of [[PettingZooPeople anthropomorphic animals.]] [[ShamelessSelfPromotion It's gotten rave reviews from family, friends, and Creative Writing classes]], but YourMileageMayVary. '''Leave feedback if you read it, please.'''

* Collecting [[TransformingMecha transforming]] and [[CombiningMecha combining]] mecha toys (mostly {{Transformers}} and PowerRangers / SuperSentai stuff)

Just recently, he has entered the wonderful and terrifying world of FanFiction ([=*=]'''[[ScareChord DRAMATIC CHORD]]'''[=*=]) with his first serious effort, ''[[FanFic/StarsAbove Stars Above]]''. Co-written by fellow Onioneer and co-conspirator {{@/Forzare}}, ''Stars Above'' is a PuellaMagiMadokaMagica / LuckyStar CrossOver fic, the first of its kind, and is [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[RuleOfCool awesome]], in his [[BlatantLies totally unbiased]] opinion. He also wrote another CrossOver called ''FanFic/{{Respect}}''. His FF.net page can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3237916/ here.]]

[[{{Tropers.FringeBenefits}} Fringe Benefits]], also known variously as [[http://tasakeru828.deviantart.com tasakeru828]], [[http://tasakeru.com BHS]], and Socko the Happy Turtle (only on Tuesdays), is a geek, NightmareFetishist, and Japanese culture enthusiast with a weird sense of humor who lives in a basement somewhere in Virginia. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TVTropes has ruined his life on more than one occasion.]] He's an absolutely hopeless SerialTweaker, for one thing. He created the pages ''{{Tasakeru}}'', [[{{Kudzu}} Kudzu]], ThatOneAchievement, ToplessRobot, ''[[FanFic/StarsAbove Stars Above]]'', ''Literature/{{Nil}}'', ''[[FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn My Little Unicorn]]'', ''FanFic/{{Respect}}'', ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', ''FanFic/TheChangelingOfTheGuard'', and [[SelfDemonstrating/TheEvilMidnightBomberWhatBombsAtMidnight the SelfDemonstrating page]] for [[WesternAnimation/TheTick The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight]].

[[{{Tropers.FringeBenefits}} Fringe Benefits]], also known variously as [[http://tasakeru828.deviantart.com tasakeru828]], [[http://tasakeru.com BHS]], and Socko the Happy Turtle (only on Tuesdays), is a geek, NightmareFetishist, and Japanese culture enthusiast with a weird sense of humor who lives in a basement somewhere in Virginia. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TVTropes has ruined his life on more than one occasion.]] He's an absolutely hopeless SerialTweaker, for one thing. He created the pages ''{{Tasakeru}}'', [[{{Kudzu}} Kudzu]], ThatOneAchievement, ToplessRobot, ''[[FanFic/StarsAbove Stars Above]]'', ''Literature/{{Nil}}'', ''[[FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn My Little Unicorn]]'', ''FanFic/{{Respect}}'', ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', and ''FanFic/TheChangelingOfTheGuard''.

[[{{Tropers.FringeBenefits}} Fringe Benefits]], also known variously as [[http://tasakeru828.deviantart.com tasakeru828]], [[http://tasakeru.com BHS]], and Socko the Happy Turtle (only on Tuesdays), is a geek, NightmareFetishist, and Japanese culture enthusiast with a weird sense of humor who lives in a basement somewhere in Virginia. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TVTropes has ruined his life on more than one occasion.]] He's an absolutely hopeless SerialTweaker, for one thing. He created the pages ''{{Tasakeru}}'', [[{{Kudzu}} Kudzu]], ThatOneAchievement, ToplessRobot, ''[[FanFic/StarsAbove Stars Above]]'', ''Literature/{{Nil}}'', ''[[FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn My Little Unicorn]]'', ''FanFic/{{Respect}}'', ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', and ''[[FanFic/TheChangelingOfTheGuard]]''.

[[{{Tropers.FringeBenefits}} Fringe Benefits]], also known variously as [[http://tasakeru828.deviantart.com tasakeru828]], [[http://tasakeru.com BHS]], and Socko the Happy Turtle (only on Tuesdays), is a geek, NightmareFetishist, and Japanese culture enthusiast with a weird sense of humor who lives in a basement somewhere in Virginia. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TVTropes has ruined his life on more than one occasion.]] He's an absolutely hopeless SerialTweaker, for one thing. He created the pages ''{{Tasakeru}}'', [[{{Kudzu}} Kudzu]], ThatOneAchievement, ToplessRobot, ''[[FanFic/StarsAbove Stars Above]]'', ''Literature/{{Nil}}'', ''[[FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn My Little Unicorn]]'', ''FanFic/{{Respect}}'', and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure''.

He's known for being a completely unapologetic [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] fan, accepting all incarnations equally. The series' FanDumb has yet to dampen his affection for all things hedgehog-related. His interests also encompass multiple sci-fi and fantasy series, anything by HayaoMiyazaki or JossWhedon, and [[ThirdPersonPerson writing about himself in third person.]]

* Any and all things SonicTheHedgehog

[[{{Tropers.FringeBenefits}} Fringe Benefits]], also known variously as [[http://tasakeru828.deviantart.com tasakeru828]], [[http://tasakeru.com BHS]], and Socko the Happy Turtle (only on Tuesdays), is a geek, NightmareFetishist, and Japanese culture enthusiast with a weird sense of humor who lives in a basement somewhere in Virginia. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TVTropes has ruined his life on more than one occasion.]] He's an absolutely hopeless SerialTweaker, for one thing. He created the pages ''{{Tasakeru}}'', [[{{Kudzu}} Kudzu]], ThatOneAchievement, ToplessRobot, ''[[FanFic/StarsAbove Stars Above]]'', ''Literature/{{Nil}}'', ''[[FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn My Little Unicorn]]'', and ''FanFic/{{Respect}}''.

* '''[[Film/TheAvengers The Avengers]]'''

He also dabbles in short fiction and poetry, which can be found [[http://www.fictionpress.com/u/677776/ here.]] Of note here is the infamous short story [[http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2916105/1/ "The Fourth Wall"]], a self-described "bad short story about bad short stories."