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 Introduction to Anime:
-Budwal considers himself to have been deeply engaged with anime on three separate occasions before realizing his love for the medium.  The first was his childhood, when he would watch whatever cartoons on TV.  Some of these included anime, such as Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, but the first series he ever completed was Dinosaur King.  However, he does not consider this to be when he became attached to anime, since these were the 4Kids localized broadcasts.  His family was not subscribed to channels that aired mature series such as Adult Swim and he wasn’t even aware that these shows were categorized as anime.
+Budwal considers himself to have engaged with anime on three separate occasions before realizing his love for the medium.  The first was his childhood, when he would watch whatever cartoons were broadcast on TV.  Some of these included anime, such as Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, but the first series he ever completed was Dinosaur King.  However, he does not consider this to be when he became attached to anime, since these were the 4Kids localized broadcasts.  His family was not subscribed to channels that aired mature series such as Adult Swim or Toonami and he wasn’t even aware that these shows were categorized as anime at the time.
 The second occasion was in middle school.  His school library contained several manga series, including Fruits Basket and Naruto.  The former was the first manga series he ever completed, and he also watched all of the 2001 adaptation.  Although he didn’t complete the latter due to a lack of volumes at the school, he did get far into the series and watched some of the anime as well.  However, after engaging with these two series, he had no significant interaction with anime or manga until his high school years.
-The third instance in which he became involved with anime was during his sophomore and junior years of high school.  Having knowledge of the Corpse Party video game series, he watched the OVAs, but he does not attribute this to sparking his interest in anime since he does not have a positive opinion of the adaptation.  After this, he completed Your Lie in April, but again, does not associate it with getting invested in anime.  To him, it was Death Parade that convinced him to watch more anime.  When he finished it, he thought to himself, “this seems like something that I need to get into,” in regards to anime in general.  He watched more series throughout his later high school years, and started keeping up with seasonals after joining the club.
+The third instance in which he became involved with anime was during his sophomore and junior years of high school.  Having knowledge of the Corpse Party video game series, he watched the OVAs, but he does not attribute this to sparking his interest in anime since he does not have a positive opinion of the adaptation.  After this, he completed Your Lie in April, but again, does not associate it with getting invested in anime.  To him, it was Death Parade that convinced him to watch more anime.  When he finished it, he thought to himself, “this seems like something that I need to get into,” in regards to anime in general.  He watched more series throughout his later high school years and started keeping up with seasonals after joining the club.
 Favorite Series:
-Budwal considers many different series to be among his “favorites.”  However, if he were to narrow it down to his top 9 TV shows, they would be Nichijou, Mononoke, Baccano!, Haikyuu!!, the Monogatari Series, Land of the Lustrous (of which he also keeps up with the manga), 3-gatsu no Lion, Katanagatari, and Hibike! Euphonium.
+Budwal considers many different series to be among his “favorites.”  However, if he were to narrow it down to his top 9 TV shows, they would be Nichijou, Baccano!, Haikyuu!!, Katanagatari, Land of the Lustrous, the Monogatari Series, 3-gatsu no Lion, Hibike! Euphonium, and Mononoke.
-However, he would include Mushishi, Death Parade, Tatami Galaxy (+ The Night is Short, Walk on Girl), Cowboy Bebop, Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, Mawaru Penguindrum, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Hyouka, Millennium Actress, In This Corner of the World, Paranoia Agent, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Durarara!!, Konosuba!, Fate, Little Witch Academia, Kill la Kill, The Count of Monte Cristo, Wolf Children, My Hero Academia, Lupin III (but edgy), And Yet the Town Moves, Hellsing Ultimate, and Haibane Renmei in his overall favorites.
+However, he would include Tatami Galaxy (+ The Night is Short, Walk on Girl), Hyouka, Ping Pong the Animation, Millennium Actress, In This Corner of the World, Wolf Children, Acca-13, Gintama, Durarara!!, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mob Psycho 100, Mawaru Penguindrum, Death Parade, Cowboy Bebop, Heartcatch! Precure, Paranoia Agent, Run With the Wind, Casshern Sins, Shirobako, Konosuba!, Little Witch Academia, Kill la Kill, and And Yet the Town Moves in his overall favorites.
-He considers his favorite studios to be Kyoto Animation, BONES, Orange, and Trigger.
+He considers his favorite studios to be Kyoto Animation, BONES, Science Saru, and Trigger.
 ==Random Trivia==

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 > Loves anime OPs and EDs.<br/><br/>
-> Loves to talk about his British heritage (his mother was born and grew up there).<br/><br/>
+> Loves to talk about his British heritage.<br/><br/>
 > Loves cake (pretty much all kinds).<br/><br/>
-> He was the only officer absent for the 2019-2020 Halloween party (due to attending a funeral for his grandfather in England). However, he was by far the largest contribution to making the event as smooth as it was.<br/><br/>
+> He was the only officer absent for the 2019-2020 Halloween party (due to attending a funeral for his grandfather in England). However, he made significant contributions to the organization of the event.<br/><br/>
-> He scored a 32 on his ACT. He considers this to be one of his only accomplishments, along with giving the website an aesthetic overhaul.<br/><br/>
+> He scored a 32 on his ACT.<br/><br/>
-> His favorite video game series include Persona, Danganronpa, Nier: Automata, Fire Emblem, Super Smash Bros, Pokemon, and Legend of Zelda (exclusively Breath of the Wild, he just hasn’t played the others yet).<br/><br/>
+> His favorite video game series include Persona, Nier: Automata, Fire Emblem, Super Smash Bros, Pokemon, and Legend of Zelda (exclusively the Breath of the Wild timeline as he hasn’t played the others yet).<br/><br/>
-> His favorite characters include Lukas from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Spider-Man from Marvel Comics, Ryuji Sakamoto from Persona 5, Akihiko Sanada from Persona 3, Daichi Sawamura from Haikyuu!!, Meisai Tsuruga from Katanagatari, Ougi Oshino and Tsubasa Hanekawa from Monogatari, Aqua from Konosuba!, False Assassin from Fate/Strange Fake, and Napoleon Bonaparte from Fate/Grand Order.<br/><br/>
+> His favorite characters include Lukas from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Spider-Man from Marvel Comics, Ryuji Sakamoto from Persona 5, Akihiko Sanada from Persona 3, Daichi Sawamura from Haikyuu!!, Meisai Tsuruga from Katanagatari, Ougi Oshino and Tsubasa Hanekawa from Monogatari, Nice Holystone from Baccano!, and Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop.<br/><br/>
 > His favorite color is red. He's even dyed his hair red before.<br/><br/>
 > His favorite meat is pork.<br/><br/>
-> His favorite music artists are Lady Gaga, Qveen Herby, iyla, Rina Sawayama, Myth & Roid, Yakushimaru Etsuko, MARINA, Doja Cat, Rico Nasty, and Nicki Minaj.<br/><br/>
+> His favorite music artists are Lady Gaga, Qveen Herby, iyla, Rina Sawayama, Myth & Roid, Yakushimaru Etsuko, MARINA, and Charli XCX.<br/><br/>
 >  He likes tarot cards and horoscopes, although he doesn't really believe in them. He's a Scorpio by western zodiac, Rabbit by the Chinese zodiac, and feels closest to the Tower arcana.<br/><br/>

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 ==Early Life & Personality==
-Shawn Budwal was born in San Jose, California, on November 18th, 1999.  However, his family moved to Folsom, California, a few years later and have remained there ever since.  Growing up, he participated in recreational soccer, swim, and theater and was very involved in the Boy Scouts of America - where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout.  If asked, he would describe his hometown of Folsom as a “bubble” and “the pinnacle of White suburbia.”  He struggles with issues of self-esteem and fitting into social groups, which stem from his elementary and middle school experiences.  He has described his middle school years as the worst time of his life.  Budwal realized that he wasn’t heterosexual when he was a sophomore in high school, although he acknowledges that he may have started to become aware of his true sexuality at an earlier time.  He currently identifies as gay, although his sexuality can be more fluid at times.  At the end of the Winter 2021 quarter, he came out to his parents.  Prior to this point, he had only been open about his sexuality with his friends and the MnA community.  Along with this, he has been in a committed relationship with another club member since the Fall quarter of his freshman year (2017).
+Shawn Budwal was born in San Jose, California, on November 18th, 1999.  However, his family moved to Folsom, California, a few years later and have remained there ever since.  Growing up, he participated in recreational soccer, swim, and theater and was very involved in the Boy Scouts of America - where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout.  He has described his hometown as a “bubble."  He struggles with issues of self-esteem and fitting into social groups, which stem from his elementary and middle school experiences, and even defined his middle-school years as the worst of his life.  Budwal realized that he was not heterosexual when he was a sophomore in high school and currently identifies as gay.  At the end of the Winter 2021 quarter, he came out to his parents.  Prior to this point, he had only been open about his sexuality with his friends and local community.  Along with this, he has been in a committed relationship since the Fall quarter of his freshman year (2017).
-Budwal is 5’9” (although he claims that it depends on who measures him) with brown skin, naturally black hair, and glasses with black or clear frames.  During the fall quarter of junior year, he started to experiment with dying his hair, leading to an iconic school year where he had red hair.  He also wears a metal bracelet on his right wrist to signify his religious status as a Sikh.  He has a self-diagnosed obsession with jackets, and lamented once about how he could not bring all of the ones he owns to his dormitory room.  His favorite color is red - and it’s the color he tends to wear most.
+Budwal is 5’9” (although he claims that it depends on who measures him) with brown skin, naturally black hair, and glasses with black or clear frames.  During the fall quarter of his junior year, he started to experiment with dying his hair, leading to one school year where he had red hair.  He also wears a metal bracelet on his right wrist to signify his religious status as a Sikh.  He has a noted enthusiasm for jackets and sweaters.
-Budwal is known for being a self-described “himbo, but not attractive… just dumb and loud.”  His main strengths are his honesty, passion, and level of commitment, but he has been criticized for being overly emotional and spiteful at times.  His comedy often relies on his weird and wacky charm, self-deprecation, and obscure references.  Generally speaking, his bizarre speech patterns and sarcastic tone can either be entertaining or frustrating depending on the conversation.  This has led to him getting into heated discussions with certain members of the club with some frequency.  With that said, he is very open to personal conversations, and discloses his mental, physical, and emotional struggles in public settings with notable ease.  In his words, he is “not here to lie to people, or hide anything.”
+Budwal is known for being a self-described “himbo, but not attractive… just dumb and loud.”  His main strengths are his honesty, passion, and level of commitment, but he has been criticized for being overly emotional at times.  This has led to him getting into heated discussions with other members of the club.  He is very open to personal conversations and has been public about his mental, physical, and emotional struggles throughout his college experience.
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 Shawn Singh Budwal (Born November 18, 1999) was the Webmsater and later Secretary of Minna no Anime.  He started his work as an officer as Webmaster in 2018 and served as such until 2021.  He was preceded by [[Hannah Wilkins]] and succeeded by [[Tomas Ludin]].   After this, he was elected Secretary for the [[2021-2022]] school year.  His notable accomplishments include extensive collaborative organizational work for club events (such as the annual Halloween Party and 30th Anniversary Party) and the complete aesthetic overhaul of the Minna no Anime website.  He is also known as an openly-homosexual member of club, as well as being of Indian descent.
-Shawn Budwal grew up in Folsom, California.  He attended Folsom High School and entered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an Animal Science major in 2017, but changed his major to Biological Sciences in 2019 with a concentration in Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation.  He joined Minna no Anime at the Halloween Party during his freshman year, and was appointed as the next Webmaster in winter quarter.  While having no significant history with computing before his appointment, his officership suffered no problems due to prior inexperience in coding.  He began running weekly Trivia Nights at Thursday Hangout meetings during Winter 2022 which ran until he graduated later that year.
+Shawn Budwal grew up in Folsom, California.  He attended Folsom High School and entered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an Animal Science major in 2017, but changed his major to Biological Sciences in 2019 with a concentration in Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation.  He joined Minna no Anime at the Halloween Party during his freshman year, and was appointed as the next Webmaster in winter quarter.  While having no significant history with computing before his appointment, his officership suffered no problems due to prior inexperience in coding.  He began running weekly Trivia Nights at Thursday Hangout meetings during Winter 2022, which continued until he graduated later that year and was picked up by other officers afterward.
 == Officer Positions ==

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 Shawn Singh Budwal (Born November 18, 1999) was the Webmsater and later Secretary of Minna no Anime.  He started his work as an officer as Webmaster in 2018 and served as such until 2021.  He was preceded by [[Hannah Wilkins]] and succeeded by [[Tomas Ludin]].   After this, he was elected Secretary for the [[2021-2022]] school year.  His notable accomplishments include extensive collaborative organizational work for club events (such as the annual Halloween Party and 30th Anniversary Party) and the complete aesthetic overhaul of the Minna no Anime website.  He is also known as an openly-homosexual member of club, as well as being of Indian descent.
-Shawn Budwal grew up in Folsom, California.  He attended Folsom High School and entered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an Animal Science major in 2017, but changed his major to Biological Sciences in 2019 with a concentration in Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation.  He joined Minna no Anime at the Halloween Party during his freshman year, and was appointed as the next Webmaster in winter quarter.  While having no significant history with computing before his appointment, his officership has suffered no problems of consequence due to this prior inexperience.  He began running weekly Trivia Nights at Thursday Hangout meetings during Winter 2022 which ran until he graduated later that year.
+Shawn Budwal grew up in Folsom, California.  He attended Folsom High School and entered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an Animal Science major in 2017, but changed his major to Biological Sciences in 2019 with a concentration in Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation.  He joined Minna no Anime at the Halloween Party during his freshman year, and was appointed as the next Webmaster in winter quarter.  While having no significant history with computing before his appointment, his officership suffered no problems due to prior inexperience in coding.  He began running weekly Trivia Nights at Thursday Hangout meetings during Winter 2022 which ran until he graduated later that year.
 == Officer Positions ==

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 ==Introduction==
-Shawn Singh Budwal (Born November 18, 1999) is the current Secretary of Minna no Anime.  He started his work as an officer as Webmaster in 2018 and served as such until 2021.  He was preceded by [[Hannah Wilkins]] and succeeded by [[Tomas Ludin]].   After this, he was elected Secretary for the [[2021-2022]] school year.  His notable accomplishments include extensive collaborative organizational work for club events (such as the annual Halloween Party and 30th Anniversary Party) and the complete aesthetic overhaul of the Minna no Anime website.  He has received attention within the club for his idiosyncratic way of expressing himself, key phrases, and iconic quotes.  He is also memorable as an openly-homosexual member of club, as well as being of Indian descent.
+Shawn Singh Budwal (Born November 18, 1999) was the Webmsater and later Secretary of Minna no Anime.  He started his work as an officer as Webmaster in 2018 and served as such until 2021.  He was preceded by [[Hannah Wilkins]] and succeeded by [[Tomas Ludin]].   After this, he was elected Secretary for the [[2021-2022]] school year.  His notable accomplishments include extensive collaborative organizational work for club events (such as the annual Halloween Party and 30th Anniversary Party) and the complete aesthetic overhaul of the Minna no Anime website.  He is also known as an openly-homosexual member of club, as well as being of Indian descent.
-Shawn Budwal grew up in Folsom, California.  He attended Folsom High School and entered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an Animal Science major in 2017, but switched to Biological Sciences in 2019 with a concentration in Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation.  He joined Minna no Anime at the Halloween Party during his freshman year, and was appointed as the next Webmaster in winter quarter.  While having no significant involvement with computing before his appointment, his officership has suffered no problems of consequence due to this prior inexperience.  There was, however, an unrelated incident in which his moderation abilities on the Minna no Anime Discord server were removed (and later restored). Despite this, he is one of the most active individuals on the platform and is a key part of social interactions, outside of an official hiatus during Spring 2021. He began running weekly Trivia Nights at Thursday Hangout meetings during Winter 2022.
+Shawn Budwal grew up in Folsom, California.  He attended Folsom High School and entered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an Animal Science major in 2017, but changed his major to Biological Sciences in 2019 with a concentration in Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation.  He joined Minna no Anime at the Halloween Party during his freshman year, and was appointed as the next Webmaster in winter quarter.  While having no significant history with computing before his appointment, his officership has suffered no problems of consequence due to this prior inexperience.  He began running weekly Trivia Nights at Thursday Hangout meetings during Winter 2022 which ran until he graduated later that year.
 == Officer Positions ==

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 "This guy is a meme but that's why we love him"
--[[Katie Whelan]]
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 "He's obviously the MC of a slice of life. Have you not seen the red hair?"

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 "He's obviously the MC of a slice of life. Have you not seen the red hair?"
 -[[Conrad Kinsey]]
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