10 years old. That was the age I first got hooked on Anime - all thanks to mega tv's axn. I watched them all : Burn Up Excess, Gestalt, Gatekeeper, Dual - Parallel World, GS Mikami, Curious Play, DragonballZ, 3x3 Eyes, Akazukin Cha Cha, Flame of Recca, Ranma 1/2, Grander Musashi, Ninja Robots, Oh My Goddess!, Ayashi no Ceres, El-Hazard, Gensomaden Saiyuki, Cyberteam of Akihabara, Yu Yu Hakusho, Sailormoon...I'm a MAJOR fan of 3 though : Samurai X/Rurouni Kenshin, You're Under Arrest & Slamdunk. The old school anime I guess...but till today I still watch the reruns and true to the fan status - I never get bored of them. And it's already been 10 years.
Now that there's Animax on Astro, there's a whole lot of Animes...and a different, more modern perhaps, variety. I was introduced to Hell Girl, R.O.D the TV, Colourcloud Palace, Paradise Kiss, Cardcaptor Sakura, Midori Days, Please Teacher!, Rave Master,and the list goes on and on..impossible to mention all at once. I personally think both old and new have their own touch, and they're a pleasure to watch.
When you're totally absorbed by Anime, you'd most likely to get offended with those who simply refer to Anime as mere 'cartoons'. Coz obviously, they're not. Cartoons, are those animated stories which generally amke you laugh. They're silly, they're funny, and sometimes they entertain. Anime brings all that to a higher level. They depict real life, or fantasy. They portray real emotions and hey. I have laughed AND cried watching Anime. They just give you an overall good feeling, which won't happen for those who don't get it.
Sometimes the love stories are better than the real life acted ones...seriously. And the jokes - classic. Most of the Anime are adaptations of Manga, but I feel some are better left as Manga. It just doesn't work on screen. But I just hate those people who spoil it all - when they try to Westernize the Japanese originales. The day they decided to let a white guy play Goku - they've practically ruined the whole essence of Anime. Big time.
I suppose I'm not as hardcore as those who attend cosplays, dress up as their favourite Manga/Anime character and join Anime Clubs. (altho my eldest bro is a member - a lil pastime we share together *winks*)But I still treasure Anime. It's cool. And it matters that I think so. Those who can't seem to understand though, just have to deal with it. =D
ps. Please2 don't complain when I watch Animax. It's all I watch and look forward to - just happen to be on when you get off work. You can try taking it to Astro customer service ;p
Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X
Cyberteam of Akihabara
Curious Play
Colourcloud Palace
Sailormoon
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