I grew up during both the Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh boom when I was younger and got into both the anime and card games for those franchises. As I got older my interest in Pokémon mostly faded and I really only cared for the videogames but I found myself still in love with the Yu-Gi-Oh card game. My middle school days were spent dueling lots of friends. I eventually grew past that card game as well though and even gave away all my Yu-Gi-Oh cards.
But even though I stopped playing I still always had a soft spot in my heart for those card games. To me seeing that the Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokémon card games are still alive always makes me smile a little. I remember how people thought they would be a fad and fade out and yet kids still play the games, watching my young relatives get real into Pokémon has been a blast. Looking back on those times has been fun and I even found my interest in Yu-Gi-Oh growing again near the time I finished high school. But lately the card game series I really have taken a shining to has nothing to do with my childhood and is a brand new game.