User blog comment:Eric the Grape/How did you get your username?/@comment-2128395-20101019161956

Toshi is my internet persona. I originally came up with it at the age of 13 or 14, when I first signed up for a Naruto forum. It's also a word play, because it rhymes with my name/nickname in real life, Yoshi-- (and as such I am also sometimes referred to YoshiToshi) The 1412 is homage is to he anime show "Detective Conan", the character Kaitou Kid is also referred to as "Kaitou 1412" or "Magic Kaitou Kid 1412". (Because the word "KID" can be mistaken for the numbers "1412" if read/written a certain way.) My online persona has evolved further, to an original character/image that I have created. Toshi is male, and as such I don't refer to myself being female unless people otherwise ask.