For fun and to generate discussion.  Nothing makes me happier than to see a discussion burst out in my comment section (kind of like in a forum), even if I'm not actively participating.  It's also a way to participate and contribute to the anime viewing community, and sometimes that's hard when you have to split your thoughts amongst 100 comments on various other blogs.

Originally? To fangirl. The anime blogging community used to intimidate me so I used to stay away from doing reviews. I still fangirl but now, I digress with some (mainly manga) reviews, too ^^

I think e-penis enlargement has a large part to do with it, but meeting like minded people and starting discussions is also nice.

It's also a nice place to put your thoughts that you want to share with people. And the opportunity to practice English writing doesn't hurt. ^^

Well, this is a rather interesting topic. Why blog?

So, why? Simply because (taking excerpts from my About page; emphases mine):

Being an anime fan, I always have that desire to share my interest with the rest of the world. Problem is, if you’re in a country that shows anime (most are in the comedy genre) at a Saturday morning bloc (most kids are watching at this time), the first reaction they’ll show is that it’s a cartoon. You show them some of the more recent titles, and the reaction will be just the same. I plan to change that.

Though I’m not as prolific as other anime bloggers in keeping track of the latest anime series, retelling them episode-by-episode, I’ll try at least to provide you readers with my personal opinions of some of the series out there.

Why do I blog?

To have a reason to cut class and to have fun.

Blogging has made a profit though... I'm a writer at a local newspaper now for the anime/manga section and they found me through my blog. 

@kurogane: lol, so did you indicate that you wrote for a "blog about anime"? or does the local newspaper staff have rules regarding blogs "outside of work"?

Because it's fun. I need some place to rant and share my lists (it's a hobby), and none of my friends are going to respond when I tell them, so at least I've put the option up for discussion. And I like hunting for images to use at the beginning of entries.