I really love anime, in case you didnt know Anime also called Japanimation, is all hand-drawn or on computer animation software. Its all based in Japan. 
Yeah I have seen a couple anime shows. I watched Pokemon and Dragonball Z.
Dragonball Z is a personal fave of mine. The manga series features is also good, It has an extensive cast of characters also created by Akira Toriyama.
I remember there were quite a few characters. I think there are trading cards that people collect as well. Do you like Final Fantasy?
Yea my fave was Final Fantasy IX, IF im not mistaken that one was just a war between nations in the world called Gaia. It was amazing.