I think it was Ciel from Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) for me. My friend's birthday (in year 8 so I suppose I was like 12) was coming up and I wanted to draw her something since she liked anime a lot too and it was our thing. So I drew it and it wasn't too bad, I remember spending a heck of a lot of time on it and I was just nervous overall because she had big sketchbooks and markers and was a fledging artist and I was like "i cant get my circle to look like a circle". It meant a lot to me because I've always been nervous about showing my interests or talking about myself in general. Years later (about 15 or 16) she randomly tells me that she still has the drawing on her wall :)
P.s. not friends now tho cus of beef but still my precious youth story.

Who was your first anime or manga character you tried to draw?
If you have a lil story about it, tell me