User blog comment:Ben2themax/How did you become interested in Ben 10/@comment-4848837-20121212013132

Somewhat similar situation to yours (Ben2themax). It all started with the original series. I am not (nor have I ever been) a fan of the Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or other card game-based shows, and when I'd heard of the show I thought it was just like that, but intending to draw a card game out of it rather than be based on an existing game.

But one day, I realized I couldn't just judge a book by its cover, so a week I swore to watch episodes of Pokémon and Ben 10. The former, I still continued to hate, but Ben 10...I loved it. I was age 9, not sure what year it was, but I loved the show from that point. Some say I know more trivia about the show than fans from the beginning and that I love the origins more than those who were around since the origins hadn't even been revealed.

I don't know specifically which episode I started with (would be a feat to know which was the first episode I ever saw of Ben 10), but I know it was during the second season, possibly The Truth (again, possibly; don't know for sure and it was possibly further down the line). I'm 14 now, and my fandom has gone down especially due to Omniverse which I personally feel is a big disappointment, but also due to...well...turning 13. Still a big fan, but I don't know for how much longer. I'll always treasure Ben 10 as my first favorite show with no competition for years to come (and in recent years, that's been a secret to avoid ridicule :P).