I actually find the grind in this game enjoyable. The only thing I do is throw my save in an editor and give me money. I try not to use the books because you miss like half of the relationship.
My favorite anime would have to be either Dragon Ball Z or Naruto + Shippuden. Yeah, boring I know, but I find myself going back and watching both again and again. Still like plenty of less mainstream anime though.
The earliest I remember watching anime was watching DBZ on tv in completely...