corocoro,
Thanks so much for all the times you've been there to re-up a missing episode or a corrupted rar file. Always there, and judging by all the accolades above, always willing to help someone out with a tip or a bit knowledge whenever someone asked. Pretty selfless acts on your part and I heartily commend you for it.
I rediscovered anime in the early nineties and belonged to a club, which or course introduced me to many who were passionate and outspoken about their love-affair for the art-form. Some were know-it-alls and "hoarders" of fan subs, and the political one-upsmanship between clubs was so thick you could cut it with a knife! Good times, true ... but crazy and counter productive at best.
But then there were those guys who loved it so much, they were almost hell bent to share it with anyone who was interested. Those were the guys I admired. I consider you to be the modern day equivalent of those great guys from yesteryear.
Of course the early 2K's saw the anime boom, then bust. I drifted off for a bit when fast and furious day of massive releases of commercial anime was thrust upon fandom; it was the best of times and the worst. Commercial subs (and ...urk ... dubs) were the order of the day: product seemed to have won out over art.
Still ... thank God for the subtitling community ... they never left the scene ... even when threatened the companies they supported. Anyone remember the
J.A.I.L.E.D. Initiative put forth by VIZ, ADV, CPM and the like?
A lot of those big companies went out of business ... and the fan-subbers kept plugging along, because for the most part, they do it out of love, NOT product.
Which brings me back to you
corocoro ... thanks for sharing all the goodies over the year, and in doing so, keeping us in touch with our humble, yet mighty origins. An act of selflessness & Heart in my book.
Your watch is over ... thanks for the shared memories.