I can't quite remember THE very first time, but it must have been in 1991, when I was 7 or so. I do remember waking up early to watch it on TV and hope my mum didn't beat me to it, since at that time she really didn't like me watching anime.

I'm not new to the community BTW, only that I've changed names a few times... some of you might remember my Italo-centric website, SPC.net, which I more or less abandoned when I started university. Three years on, I'm about to graduate in Multimedia Technology and Design, so I might be doing something with it soon. Don't count on it too soon though, because unless something goes horribly wrong, I'll be helping to teach English in Japan for a year.
I still love SPC though, it's the first series that really got me into anime, and it's still funny now. Must give the DVDs another viewing soon...
