A couple of weeks back we asked the Japanator faithful to regale us with your stories about your first anime. Many people mentioned DBZ and Sailor Moon as gateways into the often amusing and sometimes oddball world of anime fandom, but we could only pick won winner. So without further ado, the winner is... Bboypui Penbar Rayemantis! Bboypui Penbar Rayemantis told us about his first time in Zambia of all places. Follow through the jump to read his story.
People have said that my stories are a little weird. But I promise this to be truth.
About 6 years ago, I lived in Zambia, Africa, and went to a boarding school. The time i spent there was composed of three things learning, soccer, and drawing. I loved to draw, a lot. So much so my grades slipped and are still slipping to this day. But while I was there, I met a small boy, about 6 years old or so. He became a friend of mine, his name was Bwalya. I still remember the night when he brought a VHS tape, packed with as many DBZ episodes as it could take. As we all sat down ready to watch this mysterious show, I am quite sure he was thinking, "za awesomeness is in our midst." And from the moment that I saw that episode on I've been watching anime.
At that time, and even now, the animation was mesmerizing and hardcore. To see huge massive men being tossed around and throwing energy balls at each other, was, to say the least, unbelievable and amazing. The episodes I watched were from the Cell Saga when a lot of powering up was going on. I still remember being glued to the screen as Cell fired finger-beams destroying Island Towns. The excessive screaming and grunting only made it better, and it added a sense of feeling to the characters, like I could feel their pain and their struggle.
It was my following of Dragon Ball Z and the rise of Digimon that brought me to become more serious about anime, and to want to know more about it. I am forever grateful to Toriyama-sama for the amazing series that brought anime into my life. And now, with the world of anime evolving at a rapid pace, i pray that others would have experiences like mine.
Anime - The Japanese cartoons that changed my life.
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