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2369ArticleMr MagicI like fye a lot because they have movies that stores around here don't have. Shows like Kimba the White Lion, DBZ and Hamtaro increased my interest in anime, while movies like Grave of the Fireflies and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya helped as well. Anime has grown on me.Anime memoriesJul 08, 2015View
2368ArticleoniparWhoa, that Secret of Mana with the original box is a sweet score! I've yet to find *any* boxed NES or SNES game, let alone a coveted one like that. Great article, cheers!Retro ThriftingJul 08, 2015View
2367ArticleoniparYeah, the wait was killer. Probably partly why I entered so many things. I won quite a few contests back in the day. I won a Wolverine figure through the Fox Kid's Club, and a grand prize from Nickelodeon. I actually still have those prizes too. Perhaps the topic of a future article? :-)Retro-graphic Evidence: Xardion Lives!Jul 08, 2015View
2366ArticleCaps 2.0Although I had seen MTV at relatives' houses, I was not allowed to watch it regularly until 1997, and by then, it was not really a music channel, but more of a lifestyle network. The only non-music program MTV aired that I could genuinely say I liked was "Daria", but I haven't seen it since it went off the air, and I refuse to buy the DVDs since all the music was changed. When it comes to MTV, I prefer the 80s version, which I've come to know more about through purchasing DVDs from online sources. I can recall interviewing Nina Blackwood through e-mail in 2011 for RetroJunk, and we both expressed displeasure with "Remote Control". Most of the feedback on the article was in praise of MTV's non-music programming. I guess I underestimated the appeal of the non-music programming. I probably should've waited a few years to do the interview and have done it for Pop Geeks, where I'm currently writing now. Finally, the popular video of several years ago entitled "Ask A Network Head" dismissed those who complain about MTV not playing music anymore by saying, to quote the video, "Your generation—not the one before you, not the one after you—your generation decided to steal music, and music videos are more worthless than ever before". I disagree with that hypothesis. People were stealing music in the 80s and 90s, too, by making mix tapes, trading tapes and recording music from the radio, but they were still playing videos anyway. The complaint that MTV isn't about music anymore may be tired, and it is true that MTV plays a few hours of music videos in the morning, but those who miss music as MTV's primary focus have their reasons and shouldn't be dismissed. As for the article, it was a great one, but then again, all your articles are, Hoju. I may not have the fondness for 90s MTV that you do, but the way you described how the network made you feel and what nostalgia you have for it is amazing.MTV: The 90'sJul 08, 2015View
2365ArticleVaporman87Wow. That's a lot to digest. Clearly MTV had a major impact on you in the 90's. My interest in MTV waned beginning in the late 80's. In the mid-80's, it was the "cool" thing to do to watch MTV and Friday Night Videos, catching the latest video representations of your favorite music whenever time allowed (and someone else wasn't watching the big screen). I can recall pretty clearly sitting with my buddy Phil on one of those crazy looking curved chaise chairs, powering on the big screen TV (the kind that lifted out of the cabinet like some kind of alien fortress), and watching music television. But by the 90's, MTV had run it's course with me. Later, when MTV introduced Beavis and Butthead, Aeon Flux, Singled Out, and other entertaining programs, I started tuning back in. I also found myself fascinated by the first season of The Real World, like you (I HATED Puck!!!). Then, once again, I began losing interest. Since then, I have all but forgotten MTV. You would have to pay me a significant amount of money to watch it at this point. And when they started introducing other channels (MTV2???) just to air videos, I knew this thing had jumped the shark, at least in my opinion. But it will always hold a particularly special place in my memory jar, for those nights long gone, sitting with a friend and enjoying our favorite music set to video. MTV: The 90'sJul 08, 2015View
2364ArticleoniparThat's a really good point, Vaporman, and I totally agree. In fact, my favorite subgenre of horror is "campy," and I have no doubt it was due to all the great 80's horror movies I used to watch as a kid. Pure camp, b-movie glory. God I love that stuff. I may have to start doing some 80's horror movie review/articles to post here. Retro-graphic Evidence: Horror in the 80sJul 08, 2015View
2363Articlecomic_book_fani was never a huge anime person but i had and have a few i like i was a big fan of toonami always went to my bothers house to watch hours of tec tv and then the saturday night block of toonami after that i liked mostly the justice league and teen titans megas xlr stuff like that but i did enjoy cowboy bebop inyuasha trigun yuyu haka Ruroni kenshin and samurai shamploo i probably got the name wrong but it was pretty good also Anime memoriesJul 08, 2015View
2362ArticleBenjanimejkatz I'll try to catch up to it eventually. @Vaporman87 have you read the akira manga? each volume is enormous and has more than what the movie adaptation could fit in. I unfortunately haven't read them all yet.Anime memoriesJul 08, 2015View
2361ArticleVaporman87My introduction to Japanimation was probably Voltron. Aside from that, RoboTech, Akira, and Pokemon.Anime memoriesJul 08, 2015View
2360ArticlejkatzI too remember catching Toonami in its prime, but I was probably more excited about them showing Batman Beyond! Ruroni Kenshin quickly became my favorite though. Good stuff. Definitely watch the Japanese dub of D when you get the chance, they changed a few details (eg, Doris says she'll kill herself instead of "leaving the village").Anime memoriesJul 08, 2015View