Thread by @maxfieldstanton, Ok so it's late and I've had some wine and I want [...]

Ok so it's late and I've had some wine and I want to just reflect on the unique experience that was Gravitation.

My first exposure to Gravi (lil cringe of an abbreviation, but we're counting characters here) was an AMV (do kids remember those? longform fancams) - I legit thought Shuuichi was a girl. I thought Shuuichi was a girl up until I watched the first episode, and imagine my surprise.

Honestly, I should start a podcast. Rewatch Gravitation with my gay weeb friends, discuss it. It was so influential and so problematic, simultaneously. Folks were really desperate for any representation in the 00's. People really thought it was the dawning of mainstream yaoi.

Eiri Yuki was the motherfucking WORST. I hated him, yet still wanted Shuuichi to end up with him. Because I wanted Shuuichi to get what he wanted. If I was Shuuichi's friend and not a 12 year-old viewer, I would've told him to get gone.

Gravi was also the first anime I was actually AFRAID of my mom catching me watching - but iirc, she actually did, and thought Shuuichi was a girl (like me! oh ho ho ho)

More accurately, I should say I was terrified of my mom seeing the MANGA that I borrowed from friends, which was more graphic than the anime (duh)

Gravitation is hazy for me, in retrospect, like most things. I remember being absolutely enamored with Ryuichi. I loved the switch to his stage persona (Britney, anyone?) and Nittle Grasper had the best songs. (wtf? Nittle Grasper? Nettle Grasper? SALAD FINGERS???)

I remember absolutely loving Hiro, too. A good supportive bro, as I recall.

When other girls were fangirling over American boybands, I was fangirling over this ridiculous display of pleather and keytars: (My taste has not changed, I am still who I was then, just more self-aware.)