Anime Then and Now and Igo at school

[kikotei]

I remember during my time at high school when my boyfriend at the time got me interested in anime. At that time there were very few people interested in anime, and I grew up in a relatively conservative yuppy-ish sort of town. There was very little available in English and manga was down right impossible to get. The best I could get was a couple of page scans on the net. And my senior exit project on the effects and history of anime was something unheard of.

Now, I see kids at work coming in to read the graphic novels I pushed for. They find a quiet corner to sit and read. And my youngest brother who just started high school actually met a kid in his study hall who was playing go and was a fan of Hikaru no Go.

Such a change in those ten years after being forced to watch Demon City Shinjuku....