Hey all- it's interesting to note that so many MLP fans are also anime fans. I wonder if there's something to this crossover in likes, similarities/differences between MLP and anime, and bronies and otakus (not sure if that's right, that the plural of "otaku" is "otakus"). My first was Pokemon, the original in the 90's. I then played the Red and Blue games, some of the Yellow- that one was owned by my sister. I haven't really followed the show since G1, but I played Silver and Gold, so I got some familiarity with the post-150 pokemon, but not much. Then I watched some CardCaptors, that was kind of cool. Eventually I joined anime club while in college, which definitely opened up my exposure to anime. Got introduced to Samurai Champloo (not sure of the spelling), Evangelion, Full Metal Alchemist, and others- faves are Ah My Goddess and Death Note. Very different animes but both are awesome.