By Rachel on October 11, 2006
Has it really been a year that my unholy ravings have been published online? Could my idea of an online anime discourse truly be celebrating its first birthday? I guess it does since the hamster’s jumped outta a cake and Dave tells me it’ll be a year today. Strange, it doesn’t feel like a year’s gone by but the calendar doesn’t lie. 
Thanks for the readership and the comments folks; it’s nice to know that I’m not alone in my love for anime.
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I was exposed to anime as a child while living in Germany after watching the Japanese version of Hans Christian Anderson’s the Little Mermaid. In high school, a classmate in art brought in Akira as an example of Japanese art. I wasn’t very impressed with anime at the time, but my re-exposure to it in 2000 thanks to Escaflowne had me hooked for life.After sorting out what I liked about anime (great stories, beautiful animation and epic battles) and disliked about anime (big boobs, angst-y 15 year-old kids, most mecha, sports stories and style-over-substance), I got into it with a vengeance.I do love almost all aspects of Japanese culture and try to be involved with it as much as possible. I have no problem admitting that I incorporate a lot of Japanese trends and traditions into my life as I modify them and make them my own. Anime is a big part of that, along with all the sub-cultures, past and present.
Happy blog birthday. Hopefully you will many more years ahead of you. Keep up the good work + effort.
Thanks for the well wishes Jason! I’ll be doing my damnedest in the coming years to keep The Anime Blog current, fun filled and action packed.
Happy 1st Birthday The Anime Blog…keep up the great postings!