Lanzer is the Creator and Mastermind behind Gaia Online and a valuable member of Studio XD.

Using my investigative brain i snooped around to get the full story behind the man we all call Lanzer!

Real Name: Derek Liu

Nickname: Lanzer

Born: Kowloon, Hong Kong

DOB: April 15, 1974

Height: 5 feet 10 inches

Weight: 145 lbs

Speaks: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, some Japanese

Professional Field: Telecommunications

Hobbies: Manga, Anime, Computers, Video Games, Astronomy

Fav Food: Prefers Japanese (Sashimi, soba) and Chinese food

Mini Bio:
Derek Liu: Born and raised in Hong Kong till I was eleven, our family then immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, and in 1996 I moved down to California seeking better opportunities. Aside from the hobbies mentioned, I also enjoy electronics, woodworking, metalworking, and mechanics. Old hobbies includes modeling, drawing, RC cars, air guns, and photography. Whenever there's something new I'd like to learn about it, which lead to the trouble that I don't have the time to do anything constructive. ^_^; Though more important than anything are the people around me. If there is the most motivating and interesting study then it would be to study and learn from the lives of all my great friends around me. Though book reading is a close second. I mainly spend my time on computer books, science fiction (mostly Chinese), self-improvement books, and various fiction novels recommended by friends. Still trying to learn Japanese! Hard to be good at it unless I move to Japan and live there. For the time being I just visit Japan every year.

Gaming
Lanzer enjoys video games from the following companies....

Capcom - [Action] Mega Man, Strider, DarkStalkers, Dungeons & Dragons

Konami - [Shooter/Action] Gradius, Axelay, Castlvania, Twin Bee

Techno - [Shooter] Thunder Force 3, Elemental Master

Square - [Role Playing] Final Fantasy 4, Sword of Mana

But one of his all time favs is Street Fighter 2!

Astronomy
My interest in astronomy began when I was in junior high, which was the perfect time because I was enrolled in metal work and had access to the workshop in school. That allowed the little craftsmen within myself to build a four inch relfector telescope under a hundred dollars. - Derek Liu



The scope is mainly used for viewing plannets, the moon and the few star clusters and galaxies that are bright enough for the scope to catch. Then you can project the sun's rays into a large piece of paper much like a projector and view sun spots with it. - Derek Liu

Arcade Joysticks
Lanzer very much enjoys creating his own Arcade Joysticks due to the fact that he believes that you cant buy decent joysticks on the market, isnt he just picky!



You can view his Make Your Own Joystick Guide [138]

Japan
Lanzer loves visiting Japan and he tries to visit atleast once a year! he loves Japanese Food and Japanese People!
Visit his Japanese Adventure here! [139]
And see his online journal of all his trips to Japan!

Website
Lanzers website is [140], Here you can find all of the information about him that is here! plus more information about the Animes he likes!