It's funny how much time flies as you get older. People always told me that, and I never really paid that much attention to it until I hit my early 30's. Now I realize it more and more with each passing day. A year ago, I posted the very first review on AniManga Travelogue. It was something I'd been considering doing for some time before that, and it was something I officially announced a few days prior to that. Looking back in just that brief span of time, it's both amazing to realize how much can change in even just a year's span of time – some good, and I'd be ignoring the elephant in the room if I didn't say some bad too. I won't dwell on or dive into that here, but anyone that follows me on social media knows my stances and beliefs on things already. I started this blog as a way to finally do something with my fandom again. I've been an online presence, albeit never a big one, for well over a decade now, approaching two in fact. In that time, I've done many things and worn many hats, but the one thing that never changed was my desire to write. Whether it was my desire to craft original works (something I'm still slacking on, unfortunately), or to put my own thoughts and beliefs into words (something I'm becoming more and more adamant about every day), the written word has always been my most precious means to communicate with the world. It's been my connection to the vast world outside of the small town where I live, and it's something that I always have, and always will treasure. That's more true now than it's ever been. And it's something I intend to keep doing. When I started this blog a year ago, I honestly didn't know how long I'd be able to keep at it. I've done blogs before, and they've always petered out in one way or another. This time however, I've stuck with it. There have been various lull periods caused by real life and real world issues, but by and large, I've made it a year into this and I'm still going. In a year's time, I've covered everything from the very beginning of the Dragon Ball manga all the way to just before the Saiyans' arrival in Dragon Ball Z – that's roughly four years worth of it's original run done in a fraction of the time. I've also realized exactly how lucky some works have to be to get to get a full run as well, courtesy of following the rise and fall of The Hunters Guild: Red Hood. As with everything in life, fiction is never certain, and it can be a crapshoot to see exactly where you're going to end up on any given day. At the end of the day though, I love creating. I love experiencing people's creations. I love pouring my heart and soul into stories, and allowing people's hearts and souls into mine via their own stories. That's what I hope to continue to bring into the AniManga Travelogue project as we keep trucking along through the world of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball and beyond, wherever else that might lead us. And speaking of wherever else, check back later today for a special one-off review written to celebrate the blog's anniversary. To everyone that's read my reviews as I've gone along, thank you for your support, and to everyone else who may have just now found me, I thank you for your time as well. Thanks for the support everyone. It means more to me than I can ever say, truly. Until next year!
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