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. 
That was pretty good. My all-time favorite was Final Fantasy VII. They have all been pretty good though. I liked the movies as well.
Advent Children was alright, I dont think it was a DVD release date until 2005, But didn't get an English dub until 2006 in North America.