What got you interested in anime and how long have you been watching it?

Ive been interested in anime since I was 5 but some of the cartoons I was watching I didn't realize were anime. I've only got really heavily involved with anime at 18. And idk I think shinzo,sailor moon,beyblade,dbz and ronin warriors helped my love of anime along when I was younger.

Honestly, I can't remember when it all started. For a Westerner, I feel like I have been watching Anime as far as I recall. Probably somewhere around the age of 4-5. Series like Pokemon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, etc. were among my Favorites back then. At that time, I didn't really realized what Anime was. Every Animation that I happened to watch was one and the same in my eyes. There was something though that was intriguing me a little bit more in those that I mentioned. I guess, that kind of Style was already fitting my Aesthetic. The higher level of Maturity and the more Realistic approach they were taking compared to the rest. Honestly, it was also the right moment. Their content was something I got really into. I believe I first learned about the concept of Anime as a term during the age of 13. It happened while I was doing some research on the first Show that I watched while being aware of what Anime is which was Rosario + Vampire. I accidentally stumbled upon a certain AMV about it and it got me interested. It left a big impression on me and naturally I wanted more. I imagined there must be something similar out there. Then one thing lead to another. I started watching more Series, trying them out whether they were on the same pace or on a completely different one and reached the point I am now XD Being quite the Anime Lover. Honestly, the feelings they have brought me are something else. From the moment it all began, I feel like various changes have been made in me. It managed to intrigue, confort, inspire and even give me a push all these years. At this point, I can say that it is a Way of Life too. It is the same really for Cartoons, Video Games, Music, etc. They represent various forms of Art and there are a lot to be taught if you have an open mind. That's what Fiction is all about !!!!

Watched Naruto. Then watched more anime. Then watched more anime. Then watched more anime. And now I can't stop watching the anime Ghost Hunt on repeat again and again.

I've watched anime here and there since I was a kid, but over the passed few years my interest has REALLY flared! I watched Inuyasha and Yu-Gi-Oh! all the way through as a kid, and now I've finished a bunch of them! I'm always open to more awesome shows and mangas! :D

boob physics and the great guessing game of whether the character has a dick or not

pokemon might be my first anime in cartoon network (i only knew it was an anime after i joined fanpop)

i always consider inuyasha my first anime which i really love even till now...... then i watched detective school q .captain tsubasa, samurai x which were all great anime series at that time!! they were the ones which brought me into the anime world!

its all thanks to the channel "ANIMAX"

I watched all those popular ones like Pokemon, Beyblade, Yugioh etc. when I was in elementary/middle school, because it just was on tv and I found it interesting. But I wasn`t obsessed or anything, so I don`t know if that counts. And lately I`ve gotten obsessed because of webtoons and that happened like 3 or 4 months ago. And I`m very thankful to that one long lost post on fanpop that made me look it up, because now I`m obsessed. :D

Same reason I'm into old guns and trucks. My oldest brothers are into it, and they've been watching it since the golden age of pizza chins and deadpan voice acting. They got me into it by having me watch shit like Evangelion, Gundam, and Fullmetal Alchemist with them when I was like 10
Which might explain why I'm so fucked up

I started with Sailor Moon when I was like 4 or 5. Started to get hardcore into it in 6th grade after reading the Hayate The Combat Butler manga. At the time I thought it was just the coolest thing in the world to read a 'backwards book' with questionable content lmao.

The Jungle Emperor Leo/Kimba the White Lion, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, Digimon and Dragon Ball franchises are what got me interested in anime and I don't remember how long I've been watching anime.

As I said on the anime spot, my sister had been watching it for a while and the curiosity got the best of me. She suggested Ouran High School Host Club, and I've been watching anime ever since.