Comments on: Stay Gold http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:47:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carlos http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-96113 Carlos Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:31:45 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/?p=838#comment-96113 I feel you on the "Fujiyama" bump. It was also the last thing I saw right before I got into bed. It made me feel like I had to visit that place before I die or something...very strange and spiritual feelin it was.... PS: If it wasen't for adult swim, I wouldn't have goten into Anime. I feel you on the “Fujiyama” bump. It was also the last thing I saw right before I got into bed. It made me feel like I had to visit that place before I die or something…very strange and spiritual feelin it was….

PS: If it wasen’t for adult swim, I wouldn’t have goten into Anime.

]]> By: Gars http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-50066 Gars Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:40:35 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/?p=838#comment-50066 Way to describe exactly how I got into anime. Way to describe exactly how I got into anime.

]]> By: Hunter http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-49966 Hunter Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:48:04 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/?p=838#comment-49966 The Beginnings of my Anime Collection was Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star, both Bootlegs because I was a penniless kid in the day (long since bought the official re-releases >>; ), and it's all thanks to Toonami. The Beginnings of my Anime Collection was Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star, both Bootlegs because I was a penniless kid in the day (long since bought the official re-releases >>; ), and it’s all thanks to Toonami.

]]> By: MoYFan http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-49952 MoYFan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:27:53 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/?p=838#comment-49952 R.I.P Toonami March 17, 1997 - September 20, 2008 You Were The Essence of My Life R.I.P Toonami
March 17, 1997 – September 20, 2008
You Were The Essence of My Life

]]> By: Ryoko http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-49946 Ryoko Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:47:25 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/?p=838#comment-49946 Ah, yes, Toonami. It was what got me into anime, back when I was a pre-teen. It began with Dragon Ball Z and Gundam Wing, and eventually I found other shows as well over the years: Outlaw Star, Tenchi Muyo and Tenchi Universe and Tenchi in Tokyo, Ronin Warriors, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, Cyborg 009, and G-Gundam. I generally stayed the fuck away from Sailor Moon (though my stepfather, who was then in his 40s, liked it, which was very weird). There were a few non-anime shows as well, but they didn't have an impact on me. I guess I stopped watching Toonami in 2004, and converted to Adult Swim (which introduced to the greatness known as Cowboy Bebop). I'm not so much sad right now as I'm nostalgic, remembering those days when I just had to get home on time to catch my favorite shows, often the half-hours that defined my week or weekend. Anime has never been handled as well on American television as the people behind Toonami handled it. I'm glad you posted the links to those commercials. Seeing them again after the intervening gave me a fuzzy feeling inside. And I agree with the TheBigN: Tom 1.0 was the shiznit (but oddly enough, I never came to like Moltar that much). Ah, yes, Toonami. It was what got me into anime, back when I was a pre-teen. It began with Dragon Ball Z and Gundam Wing, and eventually I found other shows as well over the years: Outlaw Star, Tenchi Muyo and Tenchi Universe and Tenchi in Tokyo, Ronin Warriors, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, Cyborg 009, and G-Gundam. I generally stayed the fuck away from Sailor Moon (though my stepfather, who was then in his 40s, liked it, which was very weird). There were a few non-anime shows as well, but they didn’t have an impact on me. I guess I stopped watching Toonami in 2004, and converted to Adult Swim (which introduced to the greatness known as Cowboy Bebop). I’m not so much sad right now as I’m nostalgic, remembering those days when I just had to get home on time to catch my favorite shows, often the half-hours that defined my week or weekend. Anime has never been handled as well on American television as the people behind Toonami handled it.

I’m glad you posted the links to those commercials. Seeing them again after the intervening gave me a fuzzy feeling inside.

And I agree with the TheBigN: Tom 1.0 was the shiznit (but oddly enough, I never came to like Moltar that much).

]]> By: Freelii http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-49945 Freelii Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:26:41 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/?p=838#comment-49945 I gotta join you in this salute, as your story to your introduction to anime is remarkably similar to my own. All hail toonami! One commericial you didn't link was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIHhr0S0dAU, which has a ton of Gundam Wing in it. Definately my favorite. It wasn't until around 2 years ago when I stumbled across Adult Swim while waiting a week for my internet access to be connected in my college apartment that I discovered there was some really awesome stuff out there, Evangelion airing at the time, along with Fullmetal Alchemist and Eureka 7. Anyways, it's nice to hear someone else talk about the glory days toonami and growing up with some of the classic anime :) I gotta join you in this salute, as your story to your introduction to anime is remarkably similar to my own. All hail toonami!

One commericial you didn’t link was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIHhr0S0dAU, which has a ton of Gundam Wing in it. Definately my favorite.

It wasn’t until around 2 years ago when I stumbled across Adult Swim while waiting a week for my internet access to be connected in my college apartment that I discovered there was some really awesome stuff out there, Evangelion airing at the time, along with Fullmetal Alchemist and Eureka 7.

Anyways, it’s nice to hear someone else talk about the glory days toonami and growing up with some of the classic anime :)

]]> By: TheBigN http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2008/09/25/stay-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-49944 TheBigN Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:09:27 +0000 http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/?p=838#comment-49944 That's the thing. Looking at the good old days (started watching back when it started), Toonami got me hooked onto anime when I finally realized that what I was watching was anime. And I think a lot of that was because the creators of the programming block cared so much about what they were trying to do. Sure, the stuff on there was cool, but it was things like having Moltar and Tom there as avatars of the franchise (still think Tom 1.0 was best), those awesome commercials, and so on. As I said on SDS's blog, I think it was impactful in making the American anime fandom what it is today. So while I don't necessarily feel sad about it's passing as CN's programming block (as shows that I liked were long gone by then), I'm sad about how symbolic it was for me. That’s the thing. Looking at the good old days (started watching back when it started), Toonami got me hooked onto anime when I finally realized that what I was watching was anime. And I think a lot of that was because the creators of the programming block cared so much about what they were trying to do. Sure, the stuff on there was cool, but it was things like having Moltar and Tom there as avatars of the franchise (still think Tom 1.0 was best), those awesome commercials, and so on. As I said on SDS’s blog, I think it was impactful in making the American anime fandom what it is today. So while I don’t necessarily feel sad about it’s passing as CN’s programming block (as shows that I liked were long gone by then), I’m sad about how symbolic it was for me.

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