Why do I study Japanese?

When I was in primary school, I loved watching Japanese animations and comics. My favorite animations are Sailor Moon, Slam Dunk, Cooking Master Boy, and Naruto. (Please feel free to post any comments if you also like those animations : ) )The characters in those animations were my childhood idols, and since then I have been very into Japanese culture, arts, music and language. By the way, my favorite cartoonist is CLAMP while my favorite J-pop stars are Ayumi Hamazaski and Fukada Kyoto.

I decide to taking Japanese language course in my senior year so that I can have enough time to study it. After taking Japanese for a few weeks, I think this is a very beautiful language - not only the pronunciation but also the writing system. Speaking of writing system, it is very challenging for me because they have three forms - hiragana, katakana and Kanji. Maybe, Japan has assimilated and mixed both eastern and western culture, so they have specific forms for specific language and terms. This sometimes confused me. But I believe after I complete this course, I will be fine with the writing system.