I used to be a huge anime fan, but now that I have less free time, I'm still a fan, but I'm behind the times..
What anime do you love to watch?
Anything by Miyazaki or Studio Ghibli is pure
magic. My favorite is Nausicaa.
What manga do you love to read?
A number of CLAMP works: Magic Knight Rayearth, X-1999, Clover <-- lovely and fantastic with a very noir-like feel, one of my enduring favorites, etc. I also love to read Detective Conan (English title: Case Closed) - in Chinese though - it's cheaper and easier to find that way. Though it does get formulaic after a while. Also, Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa manga is gorgeous, and goes far beyond the movie. I read Kare Kano for a while before it changed and didn't suit my taste anymore. I also like a few dark, interesting titles like Petshop of Horrors and Doll.
What do you recommend?
See above titles.
What's the first one you saw/read?
I've been watching Ghibli movies since I was around 5 years old? The first one I watched that really got me into anime was Sailor Moon, though, lol.
As you can see, there aren't any newer titles like Naruto or FMA (actually, those are kind of "old" now too, aren't they? 
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