As a kid (6-11ish), I used to watch Dragon Ball/Z, Pokemon, Zoids, and even Sailor Moon when they were on television in the mornings but I never really knew they were anime (although I could tell they were different from the usual cartoons) until years later. Then I never really paid any attention to or got into anime for a few years, until last year (when I was 17) when a few of my friends would continuously talk about and share videos of this anime called Bleach. They urged me to get into and after a while I gave in and started watching a few episodes. I really liked it. After catching up to the airing episodes of Bleach, I searched for related/top rated anime through google and forums and streaming sites (Code Geass came next, then Clannad then more) and just got more and more into anime. A year on I'm still watching anime almost daily.