I remember having an elaborate network of people who'd mail VHS tapes to me as a kid. It's what you did before simply downloading a video file was feasible piracy. I'd go on a BBS and knew a guy who knew a guy who was copying anime off Japanese broadcasts. Anyone remember those ugly yellow subtitles? They were ubiquitous.

I remember being a lot more passionate back then about it. Like I was literally 12 years old helping coordinate this international piracy ring. After limewire became a thing my contacts fizzled away. I wonder what happened to them.

Oh, and also my parents were very confused by my hobby. My mother one time saw an anime in the $2 bargain bin at Dollar General. I don't know how or why they had it, but the one she grabbed was Bible Black, which is a hentai about girls being possessed by demons and growing dicks. She innocently gave it to me thinking it was just any other anime. Was funny.