In April of 2004, I got interested in anime and manga. I've been catching up on a lot of the old anime series by renting them from Netflix. I'm lucky enough to have a son-in-law who's also into anime. He's got a rather large collection, and although our tastes differ quite a bit, I really enjoyed most of the ones he sent over for me to watch. They included Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, and Akira.
Some of my personal favorites are: Descendants of Darkness, Gensomaden Saiyuki, Rurouni Kenshin, Noir, and Get Backers. My anime dvd collection is small right now, but I know it will keep on growing.
I've also read a lot of mangas in the past few months. There are an awful lot of good ones out there, and that makes it hard to pick a favorite.
Later, I'll add some anime pictures I've scanned in from books and magazines. Check back occasionally for updates.