Sailor Moon: A look back at how first impression are not everything. (Originally posted March 30)

    It's funny how weird world works sometimes.  I been anime fan really most of my life.  Some of my favorite shows as a kid Transformers, Voltron, Robotech, and others that are either animated are some part done in Japan.  I even knew of Speed Racer and Astro Boy back then before I know of anime.  Early 90s I found out about anime through things like Sci-fI Anime weekend.  Yes way before late night block Sci-Fi aired anime like Project A-Ko, Vampire Hunter D, Robot Carnival, Galaxy Express 999 movies.  I was still casual viewer getting a few titles here there.  Even some through time life or whatever it was that was offering like 9 anime movies that including Akira.
    At the time there was one show I didn't like.  That was Sailor Moon.  You see as a kid I would be afraid of the dark so leave TV on in my room.  I got so use to it hard not to sleep with it off.  So come 95/96 sailor moon shows up at 6 am.  Anyone who has heard English dub song knows it and imagine waking up for school everyday to it.  My school days were not fun as it was being bullied so getting up to song I though was annoying was not good thing.  Didn't help it was a girl show and that wasn't something I wanted to watch.  Later it moved to a afternoon time slot but I didn't want anything to do with it.  One day I decide what the heck I will watch after school and my god was I wrong.  The show was really good.  I found the characters to be really good and well the whole thing of Tuxedo Mask not telling Sailor Moon why he was breaking up her bothered.  So of course I couldn't wait for next episode except the English dub had been canceled.  Yes that is right I finally decide to watch right at the end of it's first run on US TV.  To say I have bad luck or timing would be nice. 
    My interest peek I took to the internet to look for it and found out more.  I found out more not just Sailor Moon but Anime.  I started to do find out about both more.  I went toys r us and bought sailor moon tapes.  Yeah the ones in pink tape cases but I wanted to see more of the show.  I even got sub tapes from friends online for free of episodes not aired and episodes after words.   I even found out there was Japanese Transformers series that was exclusive to Japan.   Transformers is still one of my favorite franchises and to find out there was stuff not here blew my mind. I later got them on tape and then got the dvds.  It was thanks to Sailor Moon.  It was also thanks to sailor moon that started buying more anime as I looked for new tape release of SM.  Beyond Doom Tree release there wasn't anything till the show got re licensed and later aired on Cartoon Network. 
    My peek was interest and my love for anime was growing.  I found places on aol to talk to people and some of those people I still am friends with.   I got into more Anime and even manga thanks to Sailor Moon.  I also started to look at things different.  If I was wrong about Sailor Moon then maybe I was wrong about other shows that seem girly or comic books in black and white.  I found out I was wrong and I started reading manga and indie comic books that were b/w.  I started to change where as long as something was good to me and I didn't care what it was.  I already did that for years without knowing it in music but finally started to like other things for what they were.
    Now almost 16 years after first watching Sailor Moon it's still my favorite show.  Yes though last two season are not as good as the first three but show still awesome.  Still helped me get through some bad times in my life those tapes.  Thanks to that one watching I now have huge tape collection, dvd collection, manga collection.  I guess my parents can blame why I spend so much of my money on them over the years sailor moon.  To me I don't blame it I thank the show as it helped my eyes to so much more out there.  It is funny all because of a show that I first hated.   Goes to show you can't always judge a book cover or how first impression are not everything.

Notes:
I am still trying to figure a way to set my camera up better before doing more videos.  I may trying to get tripod more then anything.  Till then I will be doing more top 10 lists and text reviews if I get the time.  In june I will be at Anime Next 2012 and will be filming and taking photos.  Those will be posted some fashion on the site.  Anyone else in NJ/NY/east coast going I will be the big guy wearing a Transformers or Voltron t-shirt caring Sgt. Frog messenger bag.  I will also hopeful be hosting my first panel at this year called: Spoilers! The Good, The Bad, The WTF of Anime Endings.  I haven't heard if I been accepted yet or not but if I am please stop on by.