Hey guys, I'm Morrty!
I'm a long-time Beyblade fan, and I'm recently just getting back into the spin of things (C WUT I DID THER!?) after years of being inactive and out of the game.
⏪2001⏪
I started my fandom in 4th grade. I was 9 years old, going on 10. It aired on Toonami and I would watch it everyday after school. The series was quickly picking up in popularity and everyone at my school was playing it. We would take frisbees and turn them upside down and just let it rip during recess. I collected NUMEROUS different blades over my 2-3 years of playing the game. I got them for birthdays, holidays, and any time I had money I'd buy one.
I drifted away from the series as I grew up, naturally. I became interested in other things, but I always had a love for it still. It was a nostalgic piece to my childhood.
My family moved a lot, so during one of our moves, unfortunately, my blades got tossed out and I no longer had any.
⚡FLASH-FORWARD TO 2010⚡
Me and a friend are sitting around, hanging out, and we started talking about beyblade, randomly. I had told him that I had seen a series called Metal Fusion, and how it was the new beyblade series. We decided to go to the store and see if they were being sold, just out of curiosity. We ended up buying a few and coming home and playing, and it was so much fun. I instantly remembered how great my childhood was due to these toys.
I ended up getting a stadium for me and my little brother and a bunch of metal fusion blades. My favorite was Meteo L-Drago at the time, and his was Galaxy Pegasus. We used to play for hours. Once again though, beyblade went to the wayside because being an adult took precedent over toys. I gave my little brother all of the beyblades and the stadium when I moved out. I let him keep them to play with.
?PRESENT DAY?
I, recently, decided to get back into beyblade. I was sitting with my girlfriend, and we were talking about our old fandoms we had as children, and I brought up beyblade. She had heard of it, but never played it. She was kind of sheltered as a kid due to being home-schooled, and also her parents didn't have a lot of money when she was growing up. I knew that struggle. Luckily, I had grandparents that were well off and spoiled me due to me being the only grandson, and the oldest, but anyways, I had explained to her what beyblade was, and how fun it was, and I showed her the anime, and she made fun of me for it. "Spinny tops? Really? Kids fighting for the fate of the world with plastic toy, spinny tops that have ancient spirits in them?" I couldn't even argue. It did sound dumb, and I knew it. But, she still gave it a chance because she's awesome and she knew how serious I was about it.
After an episode or two she admitted that it was better than she expected, and she would like to actually PLAY beyblade because she feels like she'd understand the show more if she got to see what the excitement was about. Getting caught up in the excitement of watching the show, and getting my girlfriend into beyblade, and in wanting to play again and have her play as well, I have decided to get back into collecting, but seriously this time, as an adult (with an inner child who just wants to let it rip).
At first I was going to keep them all in their packages and be a serious collector who appreciates value and resale, but life's too short and sometimes you just gotta enjoy yourself and not worry about such things. So, I'm back in, guys. I'm making my first purchase today, and I'll be an official collector/blader again. This time, WITHOUT losing/giving away my blades (seeing as they're way too expensive to replace now). I'm really excited to get back into this, and I'm glad I found this community to join. Hope you guys enjoy having me around
I'm a long-time Beyblade fan, and I'm recently just getting back into the spin of things (C WUT I DID THER!?) after years of being inactive and out of the game.
⏪2001⏪
I started my fandom in 4th grade. I was 9 years old, going on 10. It aired on Toonami and I would watch it everyday after school. The series was quickly picking up in popularity and everyone at my school was playing it. We would take frisbees and turn them upside down and just let it rip during recess. I collected NUMEROUS different blades over my 2-3 years of playing the game. I got them for birthdays, holidays, and any time I had money I'd buy one.
I drifted away from the series as I grew up, naturally. I became interested in other things, but I always had a love for it still. It was a nostalgic piece to my childhood.
My family moved a lot, so during one of our moves, unfortunately, my blades got tossed out and I no longer had any.
⚡FLASH-FORWARD TO 2010⚡
Me and a friend are sitting around, hanging out, and we started talking about beyblade, randomly. I had told him that I had seen a series called Metal Fusion, and how it was the new beyblade series. We decided to go to the store and see if they were being sold, just out of curiosity. We ended up buying a few and coming home and playing, and it was so much fun. I instantly remembered how great my childhood was due to these toys.
I ended up getting a stadium for me and my little brother and a bunch of metal fusion blades. My favorite was Meteo L-Drago at the time, and his was Galaxy Pegasus. We used to play for hours. Once again though, beyblade went to the wayside because being an adult took precedent over toys. I gave my little brother all of the beyblades and the stadium when I moved out. I let him keep them to play with.
?PRESENT DAY?
I, recently, decided to get back into beyblade. I was sitting with my girlfriend, and we were talking about our old fandoms we had as children, and I brought up beyblade. She had heard of it, but never played it. She was kind of sheltered as a kid due to being home-schooled, and also her parents didn't have a lot of money when she was growing up. I knew that struggle. Luckily, I had grandparents that were well off and spoiled me due to me being the only grandson, and the oldest, but anyways, I had explained to her what beyblade was, and how fun it was, and I showed her the anime, and she made fun of me for it. "Spinny tops? Really? Kids fighting for the fate of the world with plastic toy, spinny tops that have ancient spirits in them?" I couldn't even argue. It did sound dumb, and I knew it. But, she still gave it a chance because she's awesome and she knew how serious I was about it.
After an episode or two she admitted that it was better than she expected, and she would like to actually PLAY beyblade because she feels like she'd understand the show more if she got to see what the excitement was about. Getting caught up in the excitement of watching the show, and getting my girlfriend into beyblade, and in wanting to play again and have her play as well, I have decided to get back into collecting, but seriously this time, as an adult (with an inner child who just wants to let it rip).
At first I was going to keep them all in their packages and be a serious collector who appreciates value and resale, but life's too short and sometimes you just gotta enjoy yourself and not worry about such things. So, I'm back in, guys. I'm making my first purchase today, and I'll be an official collector/blader again. This time, WITHOUT losing/giving away my blades (seeing as they're way too expensive to replace now). I'm really excited to get back into this, and I'm glad I found this community to join. Hope you guys enjoy having me around
![[Image: VzByTAR.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/VzByTAR.jpg)
![[Image: 1gkT0XF.png]](https://i.imgur.com/1gkT0XF.png)
Welcome back!
