Hmmm, not sure if my drawing counts as anime anymore but that is how I started. From what I remember I studied drawings and pictures from my favorite anime/manga for stylizing the art, and I guess real life for posing and proportions. perspectives too, though pictures from animes help me figure out how to show certain perspectives on paper. That probably made no sense.^^;

Anyways I had my older sister always drawing with me too which also helped, would always try and catch up to her, though for some reason our styles never really became the same.