I started watching Pokemon when I was EIGHTEEN if I remembered correctly.
Oh man, I loved those days.
And then there were Buffy the vampire slayer, days of our lives, Charmed, Cardcaptor Sakura, The Gatekeepers, Kiddy Grade, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Madeline.
Nowadays, drama serials get more BLAH.
Animes get more girl characters with big boobies and vague story plots.
