In my country many people say anime series are cartoon movies. Anime lovers don't accept and oppose that but when I started watching anime series, I understood that the old ones really look like children movies. This is my opinion, I am not otaku and maybe my idea changes one day.
Hi ! ...from Turkey. I am studying materials engineering. I've big dreams too and anime world gives me some courage and make me think about how to be successful. I wanna work on artificial intelligence in Japan. I hope we will both succeed. Good luck in achieving your goals.