Well, I saw my first anime back in the early '90s, but I was so small I had no way to find out anything about anime (I was only around 5 years old), and then I started watching Pokemon when it first came to the States (Around '98?). That was when I was able to get some info on Japanese animation, so I've been an educated/knowlagable fan for about eight years, but technically I've been a fan about...14 years or so.