(・∀・) Grandpa, did they have anime when you were young?

( ´ω`) Did they ever! Of course, we had to get it directly from Japan in those times and it required a six month journey by clipper ship to get a shipment.

( ´ω`) Many brave men were lost in those voyages. Many, many men....

(・∀・) Wow, they must have been really dedicated!

( ´ω`) Otakus were made of sterner stuff in those days, Junior. We didn't have "subtitles" or speciality mail order businesses. In fact, before women became anime fans, we had to multiply asexually and ensure a viable genetic population by kidnapping people from Star Trek conventions.

(・∀・) but I heard that woman where the first western anime fans... is this all just a clever atempt at brain washing?

( ´ω`) Otakus are above genders, m'boy. We sprang from the very stuff that anime is created from. We first appeared as small, furry balls with brown and white patches. We were called "mogwai" at one point, hiding in our homes, watching only anime and avoiding all natural light and could reproduce with only a few drops of water. This is why Otakus, even today, avoid taking baths and showers to avoid over-population,

( ´ω`) Then there was the night one of us ate something after midnight. I... I can't talk about it....