You get entertainment.
You could try Crunchy roll, anime freak, and gogo anime.
AnimeCrazy and youtube
You can ward of boredom for a while.
Nope but if you want to watch the new releases as soon as they come out then you will need an account and then you will have to pay.
Yes... yes you should.
An ambiguous question , for news try Anime News Network and for watching anime on line see CrunchyRoll.com
Some viewers draw anime because after watching anime they wish to see if they could replicate the feat that the artists in the industry can.
just keep watching it and it gets interesting... I'm hooked
Try to go to different anime boards and asking people based on the description of the anime. Or you can also google specific names of the characters that popped up in the anime.
From watching the anime or just knowing something general about them. You can just comment on a topic without knowing a thing about it.
Anime comes from japan, it's popularity is immense. How can it be looked down upon there?