When I look back now I realize how much anime affected me as a child. Not only did I play those epic make-belief games playing as a pikachu, I also incorporated it into my very person.
Watching Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, and Beyblade formed my personality and taught me valuable qualities that I cherish in life. When I was watching those shows as a kid I just thought
"wow this is cool" and watched it.
When I got older (17) I decided to buy and rewatch the fantastical tales that I fervently dedicated myself to as a child.
(pokemon, first season, 88 episodes...be jelous)
While rewatching these glorious tales things a lot of things came to mind. First the passion, commitment, and never-give-up attitude that then transferred onto the younger me. The affects were first seen at the pool where the younger me started climbing up the high diving board. She was tempted twice to just walk back down, but no! She was not gouing to back down, and she would not let this pool defeat her. So she jumped in at 3 years old causing her parents watching on the sidelines to have a heart attack.
Next the symptoms were noticed during my basketball game. The first season Beyblade song was blarring in my mind as I ran up and down those courts. I thought of Tyson and Kai and their intensity as they were Bey-battling, it transfered to me letting my agression and ball stealing powers spring forth. My compassion for friends and family brought out by Ash Ketchum's love for his pokemon. The way I never backed down from a challenge from a boy in my class just as Ash, Tyson, Tai or Joey wouldn't ever.
These shonens, cartoon, anime's whatever you want to call them taught me values that I want to hold onto even in my life today. Tai's Courage, Ash's compassion, Ray's forgiveness (and tiger like reflexes! Hiyah!) are all things I hold in my heart and I will pass it down to future generations!
(The originals! Not this 5, and 6th generation crap! Why make all these new things anyway... But thats a rant for another day xD )
Yuki ... Something... Fukishima OUT! Blurg blurg blurg
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