Why Japanese?

I am currently studying the Japanese language purely out of interest for the culture and desire to coherently understand Japanese. I am a big anime fan, so I am awaiting the day where English subtitles are no longer necessary! Over the first 4 weeks of class, we've already learned all the essentials of hirigana writing, and grammatical rules to help with communicating through basic activities. Even though I can read all of the hirigana symbols, I still find remembering and writing the correct symbols a little challenging since I've only dealt with languages in roman characters so far in my life. I'm excited for the progression of the course and fully learning katakana and kanji in the future. Once I can proficiently write in all forms of the Japanese language, I will feel somewhat accomplished. I know that flawlessly speaking the language will be a further ways off for me, but I'm still aiming for that goal as well. If you're viewing this blog and watching any airing anime, or have any suggested series to start, I'm all ears!