An obession that makes me happy

Well time for a more subtle post. I can proudly say that it's been about four years since I really got into anime and I can consider myself an otaku. It's been a really interesting experience. I guess a brief history about how I actually got into the world of anime. I wrote about it before, but it's my history and I can write about it whenever I want. Plus it saves you the reader tons of time because you don't have to track that particular post down. It all began when I was about 5 or 6. At the old house I grew up in we didn't have cable and I had never heard of a channel that aired cartoons 24/7. So usually to get my fix of animation came in the form of waking up early on weekdays to watch things like The Tick, Spiderman, Superman and all those good 90s morning cartoons and my family would record them for my brother and me. I think my first exposure to anime came in the form of frequent trips to Warehouse Video.

Now we would rent videos like Transformers and such, but coincidently a few anime titles would sneak thier way in. One of which lives as a legend, Tranzor Z (also known as Manger Z). I would always watch it and it grew my obession for giant robots. So really my exposure to anime would be giant robots, which is still one of my favorite anime genres to this day. But the rest is how you say history. I really never regret getting into anime, it makes me happy and really inspires some of my writings sometimes. I remember when I used to be so closeted about my love for anime. I was kind of afraid of what my parents would have said about it. Since some anime has lots of violence and sex in the form of "fan service" (wikipedia that term and you'll understand). Fortunately my mom really understood, my dad on the other hand is alright with it too but he can get sarcastic about it sometimes. But now I'm searching the internet for titles to watch and looking for reasonably priced dvds and I enjoy doing it all.

Sometimes I really think what my life would be without anime. For one thing my half of the room at Long Beach would be drab and boring (I think it's a cool workplace, girls with guns to my left and pretty high school girls to my right). Plus I would have nothing to look forward to after a hard days work, since the humor in some titles brighten my days. They say that some things isolate you like gaming which I'm into now since I finally acquired a PS3. But anime is an interesting topic to discuss as well and hasn't isolated me. I can tell you a number of interesting conversations I've had with AACF members sitting at the tables in the student union about anime. Plus the girl I like has watched an anime I enjoyed as well =D.

In the end it has become a hobby and somewhat a way of life I truly enjoy. I think its one that suits me and best defines me in some ways. So if you ever enjoy doing something (that's safe and legal) do it. Don't worry about what others think because you're doing it because it makes you happy. That's whats most important of all.