When I was little, anime was just the same as any other cartoons I saw on Saturday morning or right after school (4pm used to be the haven for high quality toonin', y'know?). The first two I can recall that I really dug on was Voltron and G-force (they call it Battle of the Planets, right?), closely followed by ol' DiC Sailor Moon (the horror!) and some Speed Racer.
Once I got the internet when I was twelve or so, and started noticing..hey..there's MORE of this stuff? Huh! I really got bitten. Toonami helped that along, too, haha. But once I got hooked on the Pokemon cards, that not only fueled my anime cravings, but my desire to draw.
But man, I'd love to see some ol' G-force for nostalgia's sake...Jun was my hero!