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 ==<CENTER>Me and Pokémon</CENTER>==
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am {{#expr: {{#time: Y|@{{#expr:({{#time: U}} - {{#time: U|04:00 April 14, 1992}})}}}}-1970}} years old from Hamilton, Ontario and I have watched the anime since its Canadian debut. I became an instant Pokémon fan back in 1998 when YTV aired the [[EP001|very first]] episode.  Looking back, I now feel a little privileged to have experienced the North American introduction of the Pokémon franchise at the same time as being a kid. Being a kid made it that much more exciting! Being able to see the first episode at its debut, seeing the [[M01|first movie]] in a packed movie theater, getting the first ever Pokémon game, going to the store to get 50¢ individual Pokémon cards from a machine(do they still do that?). Thinking about it all brings back the nostalgia of my early childhood. Since those times, I have still have respect for Pokémon, and still show an interest for the anime despite my growing age.
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am {{#expr: {{#time: Y|@{{#expr:({{#time: U}} - {{#time: U|04:00 April 14, 1992}})}}}}-1970}} years old from Ontario, Canada and I have watched the anime since its Canadian debut. I became an instant Pokémon fan back in 1998 when YTV aired the [[EP001|very first]] episode.  Looking back, I now feel a little privileged to have experienced the North American introduction of the Pokémon franchise at the same time as being a kid. Being a kid made it that much more exciting! Being able to see the first episode at its debut, seeing the [[M01|first movie]] in a packed movie theater, getting the first ever Pokémon game, going to the store to get 50¢ individual Pokémon cards from a machine(do they still do that?). Thinking about it all brings back the nostalgia of my early childhood. Since those times, I have still have respect for Pokémon, and still show an interest for the anime despite my growing age.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It still feels like it happened yesterday. My first exposure to the big Pokémon craze started with the hype and the advertising of a revolutionary new TV show with Brock, Misty and Ash. Being a young shy kid at the time (finished kindergarten and about enter grade school), I had little to no friends at the time which led me to watching too much TV. Regardless of that fact, the advertisements had really caught my attention. I couldn’t wait for the TV show to debut despite the fact that school was just around the corner.  I still remember begging my to turn it onto YTV so I could watch the show. She finally gave in and I was able to watch it. On April 14, 1999 (my birthday), I received my first Game Boy along with Pokémon Red. At first I didn't like the game as it was all about strategy, but after a while I got hooked on it. Later in that same year, I asked my father to go see Mewtwo Strikes Back and we did near Christmas with my cousins. Only after the first movie did I ever notice that the Pokémon craze had begun dying out, but it was still very much there and still present with the loyal fans in my school. I could see it start to happen in my second grade class. Some kids started to dislike the Pokémon anime when Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands came around. Out of some of the conversations I remember, most complaints was that they didn't like the new opening and that Brock was gone. I too did not like that changes but still watched the anime to see when Ash’s progress.