Though I've had a couple of absences, HJU is important to me. I was idly reading news about Power Rangers Samurai when it was first announced and found my way here by accident. After stumbling upon the forums, I read through many of the threads about all of these different toku series. I had never heard of anything beyond Power Rangers. I knew that the source footage was from Japan, but that was about the extent of my knowledge. After browsing the threads and then hopping over to the media matrix, I got KR Black on a whim. I'd read where a couple of people thought it was the best KR series so it seemed logical to give it a try. My mind was blown. Every single time I watch a KR Black episode I get this warm, fuzzy feeling that I cannot get any other way. Upon watching that first episode, I knew I had discovered something very special, both the genre as a whole and the toku community here. And I sincerely doubt I would have discovered it if I hadn't happened upon HJU.
Since then, fellow members have helped me in many ways. I've received countless recommendations for series, chatted with folks about what we like/dislike about the genre, and made a few friends along the way. Other members have sold me toku dvds for far, far less than I'd have to pay on Ebay simply because we were both members of HJU and both share a love of toku. I've physically mailed my external HD to another member here who filled it up with different series because I don't have access to a broadband connection. How many forums have people actually willing to do that for someone they don't even really know?
Anyway, Keith, thanks for making this place. It introduced me to an entirely new genre and gave me access to almost more information than a person can take in. More importantly it enabled me to be a part of a community - a community full of pretty damn cool people. :thumbs: