the first animes i watched was the classic children's stuff
doraemon dubbed chinese, then chibi maruko (which i stil watch ^^) also dubbed chinese, then, sailor moon (which i hate now), and then dbz, roses of versailles (my mother said it was good)
the anime i watched that hooked me was inuyasha. i thought it was really good for like half a year (it even had good theme songs), but then it got EXTREMELY dragged (too many flashbacks)
nevertheless, it's still pretty good for the action-packed plot. i still think the swordfighting/martial arts stuff is really cool- better than naruto
but my favorite would have to be yakitate! japan- it's probably the funniest anime in history