Power of an Imouto, Part 2...or how my habits as a fan has changed

Okay...so I got my fangasm over Kousaka Kirino out of way a few weeks ago. Now, of course, one might wonder how she relates to my viewing and buying habits as a fan of anime and such things.

She is one of the main characters of Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Now, it was my most anticipated Fall 2010 show since the anime announcement was made. I was super happy when the show finally got green-lit as a previous adaptation was canceled (I can't seem to find that news piece anymore). I watched every episode every week and it was the first show that I actively wanted to import the blu-ray home media releases.

Whoa, yea, those were firsts and this show changed my viewing and buying habits as an anime fan. In the past, besides buying the Shakugan no Shana movie, I never thought about importing anime dvds from Japan because a) too expensive and b) two episodes, maybe three per disc! I've been actively buying DVD releases for about 8 years nows and I hated buying singles releases in R1 because I though they were too expensive per disc (this is before discovering TRSI) and the time between each disc was way too long. I liked buying boxsets when they were released.

Buying boxsets were nice because I was able to watch the show at my own pace in one-shot, maybe 3-5 episodes per day. Because of wanting to watch a show in one-shot, I never watched currently airing anime on a weekly. But, with OreImouto, I had to watch each episode every week because I loved it and wanted to know what happened in the next episode. That and to see the lovely Kirino.

So, besides changing my buying and viewing habits, the show also changed how I interact and post on the forums here. I'm much more active in the General Discussion and R2 subforum than before. I think it was this year that I finally reached the 1000 post mark...mostly due in part to my participation in the OreImouto thread (I think I'm in the top 10 of people who posted in that thread).

Now, in 2011, I'm buying expensive Japanese imports and watching anime on a weekly basis. I guess it's a show I can mark as a milestone as an anime fan. Side-note: OreImouto also introduced me to the awesome artist/musician/animator Kanzaki Hiro.

So, is there a particular anime series you remember that changed your habits as a fan?