User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 475: Dimaria Chronos Yesta, Review./@comment-5303512-20160303205056/@comment-4829046-20160304133744

That just goes to show that we are from the same anime generation. :P Only difference was that unlike others my age, I only had access to local television for most of my youth and when I started Cartoon Network, only DBZ, Digimon Frontier, Pokemon up to Battle Frontier(no Diamond and Pearl) were available. Naruto hype in my country began soon after I had access to the channel. I still remember the day I came to school and was stunned by how everyone had gotten Naruto fever over the course of a few weeks. Didn't have access to Yugioh outside of the playing cards either, due to starting late, but did have Beyblade Metal fusion(which sucked massively after season 1) The thing that filled the void of Yugioh was Bakugan Battle Brawlers(again another where the first season is the best and the only one that I consider canon) The rest were very similar to yours. Started Bleach, FMA, OP and FT almost simultaneously with OP only getting on my list coz the fried who recommended the rest was going on about the 2-year time skip chapter when it released.

@Nick, rather than complain, the only solution is to boycott the Shippuden DVD sales and TV views in Japan. However, unless you are feeling up for international terrorism, that ain't happening >_>