Why Studying Japanese

I study Japanese because I find the language very intriguing. As a Chinese who immigrated to America, I speak both Chinese and English fluently. Japanese is not hard to understand at the beginning because I know kanji and many English words that are spelled in katakana. Also Japanese culture has been largely influenced by China in the past, especially the Tang dynasty. All these factors draw me into studying Japanese. By learning Japanese I could understand my culture heritage better.
 I watch a lot of Japanese movies and animation so my goal is to be able to at least understand them without looking at subtitles. I am confident in achieving my goal.