My first anime was Pokemon, all the way back in 4th grade. Shortly after, I began watching Digimon. After that, I fell in love with anime and the rest is history. But then again, once you see my top 3, real anime fans will think I'm a noob...
1. Pokemon (Indigo League, Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenne. I stopped watching after that)
2. Digimon (Seasons 1 & 2 were the best, and each season after digressed)
3. Yu-Gi-Oh! (I'm a Yu-Gi-Oh purist, so it's only the original, not GX or 5D)
Yeah, most you would consider me a noob because I really only watched these 3 with the English dub only (4Kids and Toei). But my top 5, while still English dub, have a more hardcore Japanese root than the other 3, which have been reduced to Saturday morning cartoons.
4. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobobo
5. Gunslinger Girl