I've been a long time fan being raised on BOTP in the 70's before discovering Gatchaman in my young adult years. Now I'm just an old man who watches too many cartoons! I came across this forum some time ago but due to problems that caused a delay with my registration and then RL getting in the way I never got around to posting. Recently, I found out about Gatchaman Crowds and that set me off back on to the path of the original series. That, in turn, reminded me of this place so that's why I'm here again... and thought I'd post before I forgot again! So, er, hi!

It's nice to meet you, Luminous X! You will find that many of us here (including myself) loved Battle of the Planets as kids and then slowly found our way to Gatchaman as we became older. Somehow you never forget that first love! I hope you have find puttering about the place!

By all means, feel free to putter away! The more, the merrier!

Welcome! It's funny how many of us followed the same path of falling in love with BOTP, and then going "OMG!!!" as we discovered Gatchaman. Always nice to see a new face around here, enjoy the insanity!

I think you'll find that you are in good company, X! Welcome to the site! Many of us are also 70s kids who fell in love with BOTP first. Feel free to join in the fun!

Welcome X. Feel free to look around, before deciding if you want to join in on conversations, or just remain in the background enjoying the wealth of knowledge you can find on this site.

Welcome to the craziness LX! Hope that you enjoy the site!

So Gatchaman crowds has got it's uses then..... Welcome to the site LX, hope to see a lot more of you around here (P.S. there's no such thing as watching too many cartoons IMO)

Originally posted by clouddancer or just remain in the background enjoying the wealth of knowledge you can find on this site.

...or sit back and be shocked -- SHOCKED, I say! -- at how little knowledge some of us have in general...

Welcome LX! We all stay young by continuing to watch cartoons/anime. Jump right in. Do you write fanfic?

Welcome, LX. Enjoy your stay and do join the discussions.

Thanks for the lovely welcome. I didn't expect so many replies! @ Becky Rock; Sadly I don't write fanfic. I've tried in the past but I'm really not very good... But, you know the saying - "Never say never". I'm sure I'll take part when I have something to say though I'm not the most erudite fan out there! Maybe I should make a thread about Gatchaman Crowds just for KT1972...

Hi Luminous X. I'm afraid that I never progressed much. BotP is still my favorite, although I enjoy everyone's Gatch fanfic. Welcome!

Hi there LX! Welcome to the site -- looking forward to sharing the madness around here with you too!

Greetings and Salutations! Enjoy your investigations. There are lots of nuggets around - the best of which are the sharing of an interest resulting in friends.

A big, warm welcome, LX! Do feel free to join in the conversations whenever you'd deem appropriate! The more the merrier, even if you'd just wish to show everything you'd want to say with a smiley! And, as Becky rightly said, it's our way to remain young by watching anime/cartoons! I'm one who have had the fortune, if I might say so, to have encountered the real Gatchaman during my childhood on Italian channels! So, for me, it's the other way round ... I'm trying to learn more about BotP during my adulthood ... even though, to be honest, I feel more comfortable if I stick with my Gatchaman! That's also one reason why I didn't even venture into Gatchaman Crowds!