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
dnd got me into ttrpg, DM had a big tub of minis, but my first 2 efforts were absolutely shite. Wanted to learn, and my local hobby store was rude af, asking a question or just walking in the store was making him look up from facebook. What a burden.
Round the corner the local GW though? They're happy to teach ya. And they welcome ya in like family. So I got into minis and war gaming the normie way, through warhammer.