I was feeling nostalgic today, and so I rented the AMG ova eps.#4,5. I haven't seen it since 1994. I had forgotten what really had caused me to love this anime SO much, and SO long ago, and why it had affected me so much that I would be moved to wrap so much of my life in the pursuit to buy so much of it's merchandise, search endlessly for related websites,purchase cd's in a language I barely understand,and come to envy a language and culture that most people wouldn't attempt to comprehend. I know all of you have your reasons for liking this anime, and I'm glad that you do. But for me, AMG will always be for me the turning point in my life that made me wish to pursue happiness in an unhappy world, without limiting myself to what's available within the limits of the city or country I live in. My taste in music, and entertainment, among other things, was adversely affected by my watching that one video, IT helped to open a door to a language, culture, people,music, in short,a whole WORLD I previously, had never given a second thought to. I know this sounds nuts. But if you think about what one thing in your life caused you to take a direction that caused a series of events to unfold that made your life a little happier,you'll probably understand what I'm saying. AMG is a good story.It didn't help me learn how to fly,or to walk on water and I don't have a shrine to Belldandy. But, and I say this truthfully, AMG, Belldandy, and Kikuko Inoue will always be one of the fondest memories in my heart. More than 10 years of my life have passed since I first saw AMG. And my hopes and dreams that were kick-started by watching that series long ago have not all seen fruition, especially finding that special "someone". But then again ,there's always tomorrow. ^_^ "Toki ni sure chigaimo arashi wa sugiru no- yubi wo tsunageba nakanaori dekiru ne- Eien ni futari ne."
08-Aug-2004