It seems like a long time since I last have such a long break :p ( going back to camp only on Tuesday) Alot of things have happen lately.. not many deserve a mention here other than the fact that 9 inch lose to mi in WE11 8 AGAIN lol...go West London Blue :p
Today, I try to tidy up my room... something I have not done since Chinese New Year... It then occur to me that I have a large collection of Anime VCD/ DVD ( Now, most of my newer collection are in my PC ). I pondered for a moment ... What started it ? What started my love for anime. It must have started somewhere and somehow... So.. I tried to trace back... Which was the 1st Anime that got me hook...
Browsing thru 300+ VCD/DVD sure bring backs memories... and then ... I found it... the one that mighted have started it all... Believe me, I am not the Dragon Ball type of anime lover, at least almost 10 years ago, I sure I wasn't lol. Deep within the rumbles lies Chage and Aska On Your Mark MV VCD ( I brought it in 1995 as far as I can remember). Not sure how many of you have seen it before, it a 6min MV produce by Ghibli Studio, the same studio that gave you Totoro and more recently Spirit Away and Howl Moving Castle.
On Your Mark
But technically speaking... On Your Mark is just a very nice MV lol. Its not long enough to be consider an Anime. So... I ponder harder and harder... looking thru the dises ... Then it hit me... The 1st Anime I brought is Macross : Do You Remember Love . I bought it because someone gave me a Valkyrie model (from that show) which I liked alot. (Most likely lost it when I moved house). Thus I wanted to know more about it... The show was nice, with a great theme song ( I still listen to it sometimes) ... But not nice enough to get me hook. But !!! In it, lies a trailer for another Macross Movie... Macross Plus.
Macross :Do You Remember Love
The trailer was so Fantastic that I decide to go search for the anime... I remember I was only Sec 4 then...Macross Plus was no easy find... At that time, E Bay is still new and I am too young to get a Visa anyway lol. I went from shop to shop all over Singapore but to no avail. No shop have it. Luckily, I found a shop* that is willing to import it for me ( at a high price) After waiting 1 month for the Movie to reach my hand...I was glad I didn't gave up my hunt. It was worth the effort, and I believe Macross Plus is the one that got me hooked...
Here are some screencaps I found from the net:p    Shop* : The shop have closed down long ago, guess importing anime wasn't good business back then... P.S If any of you interested to watch the above mention shows, message me privately lol. |
