I don't know when I actually learned that anime was a thing. But when I was younger I read Naruto and discovered by a friend that Naruto had an anime as well, so I watched it.
Otaku is addicted to anime/loves it.EshkushMeh xD wrote:
A friend of mine let me borrow her collection of anime DVDs and then I got hooked
After that, I searched for more anime to watch and then... I became an otaku
(... or weeaboo. Which is the right term? ._.)