>>20588874>be me>be 6>the year is 1998>living somewhere around central Mexico>a kinda strong earthquake hits town>cable TV and electric power fail>can't watch TV or play vidja for hours>grab some of my favorite Nintendo mags to draw shit from them to pass time>suddenly, there's this list of weird animals in it>it reads "Pokémon">huh, have seen the mag many times, but I don't quite remember this>okcool.jpg>some of the creatures look nice>later in the afternoon, visit my cousin>my cousin tells me about the anime that premiered yesterday>the name? POKÉMON>tell him excited I have seen them all in my mags>he then explains me the premise: fighting super animals>holyshitbestthingever.webm>air TV was restored some time ago>watch episode of the day with my cousin>Pokémon Emergency!>it started snowballing, bought the games, some toys, some cards, etc etc etc>learned lots of shit as a kid through dealing with the franchise, especially during a time when some people were accusing Pokémon for being satanic and banning it from schools and homes>be now>the game is one of my main hobbiesI have enjoyed the ride all the way through, so far