u/LesserMagic

Back in the ’90s, Manga Video was releasing anime movies like Akira and Ninja Scroll on VHS. I was fascinated by these Japanese adult 'cartoons'. I watched a bunch of stuff, but it didn't really vibe with me and after that I didn’t really touch anime again. Friends who were a couple of years younger started watching Dragonball Z around the turn of the century, but I never had any interest in it. You could say that my interest in anything anime was zero.

That changed because of the weird Twitter drama around Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, about a year ago. The screenshots really struck a chord with me and I never realized that anime also had other genres besides the usual action stuff. I watched the movie, my first anime in about 25 years) and absolutely loved it. I started watching more stuff; Anohana, Clannad, Plastic Memories, Anthem of the Heart... I got addicted to slice-of-life/romance/drama anime. And along the way, I build up a modest collection of blu-rays as well. :)

I normally don't give a damn about streamer drama, but holy moly, this one is crazy. I am just baffled how totally out of touch one can be.