I was just thinking about what got me into different things like anime/ games/ comics etc and thought it would be fun to see what brought others into the fold. For me it was
Anime: Princess Mononoke, saw it when I was 10? And it completely floored me with the art style, story, and lore. Still my favorite anime movie to this day.
Video games: Sega Genesis/ sonic the hedgehog and altered beast with my older brother were great times when I was little and got me into gaming.
Comics: Spider-Man and X-men on fox kids in the 90s and Spawn in 97. My first official comic/ graphic novel was Wolverine: Origin
All right, if I'm being honest and can't use pokemon, yu gi oh or a few ghibli films here and there, what got me into anime properly was SAO as after watching season 1 know what my second watch was? Steins Gate, SAO hooked me in, Stein's Gate made it official.
Video games: shit that REALLY takes me back, either Pokemon Blue on a gameboy colour or Theme Park world on the PC