ahem The year was 2006… Anime Network on Demand was still a huge thing on major cable networks, and from there I found treasured classics such as… Area 88, Getbackers, Tenjo Tenge, and of course… Air TV. All dubbed too, of COURSE!
In all seriousness though, yeah I started with Air TV on that ol channel, with Vic Mignogna’s strange Yukito dub (like honestly it was just strange, he didn’t fit it too well). Then after that, I bought Kanon’s 1st volume since it was like 3 dollars at a secondhand store and fell in love with those 4 episodes. You can pretty much guess the rest… I went on to finish Kanon (and Kanon 2002), found Clannad+AF… then discovered visual novels and read Little Busters first, before Clannad… Angel Beats anime was ok, not really a favorite… etc. on and on until I finished a few Key VNs (Clannad, Tomoyo After, Planetarian, LB!, and Rewrite) and have watched every Key animation that exists so far (even the old Clannad and Air movies).