Eight Years of Heartache... And a Confession

I absolutely hate the fact that this is a few days later than I wanted to post this, but life certainly has been hectic enough to keep me away from here.

As of this past May 6th, it's been eight years since the finale of Sonic X, and as I do yearly, I had a Sonic X marathon to watch the entire Metarex saga during what free time I could make for myself. Once again I found myself enjoying my favorite season of the anime, and every favorite moment from it made me revisit familiar emotions real life has failed to share with me. It still amazes me how much I enjoy the show, regardless if it's the original or the English dub, and the fact that it proves what I've said about it in the past correct every time I watch it makes me enjoy it even more.

When it came down to the last two episodes, I knew I was going to return to what I see as the darkest place the Sonic franchise has gone. To watch Cosmo sacrifice herself, and Tails to be the one that takes her away from everyone and him, it continues to split my heart into hair-thin shreds and break me down altogether. I watched those scenes as what stability I had began to crumble, allowing myself to do this once again, as I've done every time I'd watch these scenes. Seeing where they took the story and both characters still shocks me to this day for all the reasons I've said now and throughout the years I've repeatedly announced being a dedicated and hardcore Taismo fan. It might always make me cry my eyes out and break apart my heart and soul, but it's worth that pain to hold inside because it helps remind me of my love for the characters, enjoyment of the show, and that I have some humamity left as an pessimistically evolving adult.


But in regards to that last statement, there's been something I've been wanting to share for months now, something I wasn't sure exactly how to approach it on here as I have intended for other media outlets. Saving all the detail I can, my love for Tails and Cosmo actually had me venture into something new, all by accident no less, and had since been sucked in by what it is and how it is celebrated. This is my first time revealing this to anyone, to reveal my enjoyment in a newer animated show, one that involves taking an 80s atrocity and turning it into a modern day phenomenon with the most unexpected fandom I've ever seen. Of course some may already know what i'm talking about, but for those who don't, I'm now a fan of one of television's biggest cartoons-

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Yes, I just said MLP. Yes, the same show that's spawned the brony and pegasister fandom that surprised the world and broke boundaries society has had in place for years. No, I'm not calling myself a brony, at least not yet. What I will say about it right now is that the fandom behind it has left me stupified and speechless countless times, and the show itself, there are many words I could use - creative, imaginative, simply complex, intriguing, memorable, well structured - but to best put it, it's just that good. The show itself, it's that entertaining for me to see every episode that's aired, and the Season 4 Finale to add to it in just over an hour, and even though I'd doubt I could get any of my friends into the show itself, I would recommend this series for at least a chance.

But a strong reason I got hooked to the show were the ways I could relate the ponies with characters in the Sonic franchise, including Sonic X. This show is also the only show closest to Sonic X to give me any kind of emotion while watching, which says a lot for me because there was never anything before both shows that got a reaction out of me, but MLP has become the close second compared to Sonic X. For now, I'll just leave my confession at this before I go about explaining this topic in another format - I am a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and I'm proud of it.

And now I officially announce that, in an attempt to try and know the Mane 6 and other ponies in the show and from the fandom, I've decided to bring the MLP universe into the Taismo universe. I have created an account on the MLP fan fiction site, FimFiction.net, with my more up to date ID that I hope to change on here at some point, and have already uploaded and shared this story there. It is an official saga that will reappear on here when the right time comes because, as antoher reveal, I have mapped out many chapters for the Taismo series that I've been drafting for weeks. For now, I'd like to direct you to the very special saga that made my introduction to the MLP fandom - Taismo: Discovering Equestria


And with that, I think I've given my say for this journal. I've been wanting to confess my new interest in My Little Pony, and I decided that during the time of the year where I focus on Tails and Cosmo most seemed fitting. It's been a long eight years since those two episodes aired, and to this day my reaction has never changed or mellowed or toned down in any way, but I'm still very much alright with that. The beautiful display of Tails and Cosmo's relationship has stayed as such remains just as powerful to me, and regardless which dubbing it is, I love it all the way through. When it comes to my continuing development of the Taismo series, I have to admit that I've had to stop working on it as of the last while, but with making time to watch the series again and what's going on with my life, I had to put it all on the back burner, and rewatching Sonic X, and now watching My Little Pony, has given me more inspiration to continue. Here's to another year of Taismo love, now added with ponies, and the best canon couple of the Sonic franchise.

Tails and Cosmo, you remain a powerful impact on me and in my life, and I'm glad how it's never changed since I first started watching Season 3 back in 2005, all the way up to the finale months later in 2006. I look forward to continuing my enjoyment of you both by continuing the series I've made around you, and this year begins the start of a brand new adventure...