I was in middle school when Detective Conan came out in America and I used to watch it at Adult Swim. After watching it, I decided to buy manga at my school's book sale and start reading it whenever I get bored or get homework done. After 7 years of not watching it, I've gone back and watched the rest of the English dubs and start watching it in Japanese.
How DC affect my life? Well I appreciate the Japanese culture a lot more and learn some Japanese (I'm not the best when it comes to Japanese >.>).