| for me it was yesterday. i taped toonami and i had finally got to inuyasha the show that got me into anime and while watching it i realized how far i have come as an anime fan since then. for the rest of the day i was thinking about it and how lucky i am that 6 years ago adult swim moved inuyasha to 11-12 for a few weeks and if not for that my life would be totally different and that is when i realized that this is where i belong. |
| Just because you know how to use a torrent does not give you the god given right to pirate. My actual list: https://kitsu.io/users/mattbenz99/library check out my youtube channel for my review: https://www.youtube.com/user/mattbenz99 |
| Wow, just thinking that I "belong" on my ass in front of a computer screen watching TV shows is beyond depressing. I don't want to be trapped here, LET ME OUT! |
| Well I figured out I liked anime after naruto and yu yu hakusho I figured out there was so many more and now I'm watching lots of them. |
| truth is i dont belong here |
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| The first time I got a boner looking at 2D girls. |
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Ellamenopea said: The first time I got a boner looking at 2D girls. I thought you were a girl, or are you a lesbian? |
| Konbu is important |
amichaaan said: she's an aussieEllamenopea said: The first time I got a boner looking at 2D girls. I thought you were a girl, or are you a lesbian? all things explained |
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| Yeah, I'm a girl. :P Just posting as I thought many would in this thread. I didn't want to be the odd one out! |
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Ellamenopea said: Yeah, I'm a girl. :P Just posting as I thought many would in this thread. I didn't want to be the odd one out! What have MAL done to you! |
mattbenz99 said: for me it was yesterday. i taped toonami and i had finally got to inuyasha the show that got me into anime and while watching it i realized how far i have come as an anime fan since then. for the rest of the day i was thinking about it and how lucky i am that 6 years ago adult swim moved inuyasha to 11-12 for a few weeks and if not for that my life would be totally different and that is when i realized that this is where i belong. There used to be a version of Toonami (I think) that aired from around 3-5pm on week days bee tee dubs, it had Rurouni Kenshin on it, was sick coming home to that ... anyways when did I kind of get "hooked"? Well I had already seen all Rurouni Kenshin episodes (bought all 3 seasons ... expensive shit tbh), and saw most of Yu-Yu-Hakushou (Actually that was where it first started, excluding pokemon since I didn't know that was "anime", and I didn't realize Miyazaki film's were anime too btw, but anyways first manga I ever owned was a volume of yu yu hakusho, realized it wasn't American, really liked it which was why I was interested when I saw it on TV) but then of course I saw Rurouni Kenshin however I was not yet hooked ... That happened one day when I got super bored and started watching the trailers on the DvD's (I really liked the Rurouni Kenshin Trailer they had in the second season for the 3rd season) when I found Berserk ... I really wanted to see it but rated R, you could forget about my parents getting that for me ... and that's when I found out that the internet had a place called Youtube (actually was a pretty damn good anime site before Google purchased it) ... and that is when I got hooked. |
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| Well, the idea that anyone "belongs" on their ass watching anything is beyond depressing, but if you're asking when I realized "Holy shit, this is better than any other form of media", it was around the time when I started watching Cowboy Bebop. Before that I only watched the original FMA and some Miyazaki films, and really didn't pursue anime as a hobby. On a side note, I can't really say if I enjoy games from the NES to N64 era better than anime, they're too different to compare. The feeling I got during the high points of FMA:B was indescribable, but beating Death for the first time in the original Castlevania was so satisfying that I literally jumped out of my chair and yelled "Yeah, eat shit!". To this day, whenever I play a Castlevania game, I yell that same thing after beating Death, even if it was easy, out of commemoration for that first victory against Death (I think you fight him in every game, he's in more Castlevania titles than fuckin' Dracula). |
| "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream!" - George W. Bush |
| When I realized I've more free time than I thought I would as a kid on this little rock called Earth and need to spend it doing something I can like. |
| I enjoy watching anime but it doesn't take up much of my time... 3 or 4 eps a week... I still have my N64 and buy games when I see them and I don't have them, I now have 60 or so games... |
| I've always belonged in front of the computer. Ever since I first learnt to play with a computer at the age of 6, the computer has been my home. And yes, I'm introverted as fuck. Slyr3do0n said: Wow, just thinking that I "belong" on my ass in front of a computer screen watching TV shows is beyond depressing. I don't want to be trapped here, LET ME OUT! Too late. Once you sit down, you can never get out. Ellamenopea said: Yeah, I'm a girl. :P Just posting as I thought many would in this thread. I didn't want to be the odd one out! So you're a futa? |
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| If you have an important test( like this freaking morning) and instead you watch anime.I realized it quite a long time ago. |
| First, in 2009, i remember a classmate's older brother if i watched anime or not while i was working with her on a sci. project. My only idea back then of anime has been Pokemon, but i barely watch it. Later on... After watching this in 2010, when i was 10. After that, i became lured in. I then procedded to watch Lucky Star. I fell in love with it and KyoAni. Then i watched KyoAni's K-ON and Kanon 2006 Seitokai Yakuindomo, the first non-Kyoani anime i watched, and K-ON were my building blocks for my strong appeal towards ecchi and high-school comedies. Kanon became the builing blocks for my appela for somewhat-more-serious anime ive been watching. My like for the "Big 3", as well as Pokemon and all western cartoons has diminshed in it's entirety. After that, ive been watching anime every day, at almost every possible moment, and it''s become a favorite for me that i think will stick for my entire life. 3 years later, it's still the same story |
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| 2009, when I watched Death Note |
Slyr3do0n said: LOL. Holy crap, that's exactly what I was thinking. I'd rather be doing community service. I'm not that proud to be into anime. I just saw one ghibli film and then I wanted more, so I Google'd up some more anime films. Now I'm f'ing here on MAL.Wow, just thinking that I "belong" on my ass in front of a computer screen watching TV shows is beyond depressing. I don't want to be trapped here, LET ME OUT! |
"Cheer up, you’re never alone! There is probably at least 1 bug in your room." |
| Hasn't happened for me yet apparently, because video games and death metal have tighter grips on me. |
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FacelessVixen said: I bet you listen to crappy death metal bands!Hasn't happened for me yet apparently, because video games and death metal have tighter grips on me. |
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| When I became hospitalized by rabid dogs out in the Texas countryside, had my legs completely amputated, and realized that I would never be able to walk or drive again. Now I sit in front of my computer all day, occasionally sleeping, eating chips, and pooping into a bucket. Anime is my life. Literally. |
BlackSabotage said: FacelessVixen said: I bet you listen to crappy death metal bands!Hasn't happened for me yet apparently, because video games and death metal have tighter grips on me. Pfff okay... When I was watching Naruto, which was my first anime. I kinda new that a new world had opened up for me. |
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Nidstang said: I don't understand why you quoted that.BlackSabotage said: FacelessVixen said: I bet you listen to crappy death metal bands!Hasn't happened for me yet apparently, because video games and death metal have tighter grips on me. Pfff okay... When I was watching Naruto, which was my first anime. I kinda new that a new world had opened up for me. |
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BlackSabotage said: FacelessVixen said: I bet you listen to crappy death metal bands!Hasn't happened for me yet apparently, because video games and death metal have tighter grips on me. Heh. I'll humor you. |
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| I don't belong to anime, is the Anime that belongs to me. |
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FacelessVixen said: BlackSabotage said: FacelessVixen said: I bet you listen to crappy death metal bands!Hasn't happened for me yet apparently, because video games and death metal have tighter grips on me. Heh. I'll humor you. Damn it, I was laughing so hard listening to this while looking at your avatar. On topic, watching Gundam Wing on Toonami was when I knew I'd be deeply invested into the medium. |
ShrabsterApr 9, 2013 3:22 PM
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| It was the humour that got me. The first anime I saw was Kashimashi, and that made me laugh, next was Ouran and that made me laugh harder. I had to find out what else was out there - five years later, it still does it for me. I'm still big on anime that makes me laugh, but I soon found other genres to appreciate, too. |
| "LET'S HOSPITAL!" |
| After School Days. It made me seek more great anime. |
 Just this once, I'll fulfill whatever your wish is. |
FacelessVixen said: Ok your fine with me.BlackSabotage said: FacelessVixen said: I bet you listen to crappy death metal bands!Hasn't happened for me yet apparently, because video games and death metal have tighter grips on me. Heh. I'll humor you. |
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| cripes, maybe Ninja Scroll? i'm losing braincells by the moment.... |
daintybiscuit said: That was a good movie.cripes, maybe Ninja Scroll? i'm losing braincells by the moment.... |
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| Well, I got sick and fucking tired of everything American in terms of stuff that aired on TV. Then my best friend introduced me to anime when I was spending the night at his house one day and I have been hooked since. |
| my avatar is the bus driver from Rosario + Vampire |
| When i finally married Tomoyo-Pillow-Tsundere-Waifu-Chan. Oh wait, that never happened. Maybe it was when I realized i was a shut in otaku and overweight and forlorn and living in a basement ;_; oh wait that never happened either. Guess i dont really belong here then, do i? |
| I love naruto~kun he's my husbando~~~~ |
Cigarette said: truth is i dont belong here |
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| D-do I... answer even if this doesn't apply to me? Should I be sarcastic? |
I'm also filled with pure-hearted ulterior motives. |
| Well, had been casually watching anime since middle school. Failed a year due to screwing around in class every day and went to another school, was pretty depressed at that time; I had no idea what I was doing. Then on the first day of school, some neckbeard and I had a conversation. He told me, "You watch anime too? You look like the kinda guy who'd watch anime." And then I became hardcore. Huh. Not sure how that follows up but it's interesting. |
| the first time i watched hana yori dango. or was it macross plus. Or was it Ninja Scroll. Or was it Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust? ^-^ sorry for the double post *head vs. wall* |
Kewpie_dollMay 2, 2013 9:19 AM
Ellamenopea said: The first time I got a boner looking at 2D girls. this. |
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| When I realized that anime are the only thing that can make me feel strong passion for something. |
The real world is past the virtual world is future. |
| I can't really relate to the OP. It's not like I feel I 'belong' here... sounds a bit wrong. It's just entertainment, not really a life mission or something. The truth is, if I didn't discover anime, I'd surely find another way out of boredom. |
| The only thing you can rely on is that you can't rely on anything. |
| When I started to google 'Anime X episode Y discussion' to see what other people though of it. And that's when I found MAL! |
| 2009. |
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| When I realized I don't have any friends. |
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