I arrogantly made fun of kids in high school who liked anime and manga, having no idea what the hell I was talking about. Now, having read/watched so much of it, I feel like a complete jerk. I wish I could go apologize to each of them for having been such a rude bastard, but unfortunately I was just too good to become friends with them. Cuz you know, I was SOOO COOL.
So instead, I will confess here and now, that I have been an ignorant, arrogant, and mean person in the past. I am not the same as I was then; I apologize to all of you for, by extension, ripping on you all as well for liking something that I knew nothing about at the time.