I've been watching anime since I was a kid but you know... I'm not watching it because I'm an anime fan; I just got no other shows to watch on TV. Then it stopped when I hit high school cuz I have got no time watching TV and hit the books instead.
But then come college days and most of the friends I made were all anime fanatics and then recommended me good stuff like FMA and One Piece and LoveCom :3 but it was Prince of Tennis that made me feel that I really love anime, not only as "anime", but the entire culture as well.
Fast forward to 2013 then I get hooked to the entire J pop culture scene 8D