When rashmika thought back to her early years, she remembered being a day boarder at school. She frequently found herself withdrawing to her room and watching tv after school because she had no friends in her area with whom to play. She became interested in animated series during this time of isolation. She recalled, "I remember watching 'Dragon Ball Z' and 'Pokemon' a lot during that time."
She discovered the channel Animax, which was showing "Naruto," during one of these tv sessions. She was introduced to the anime world through this series. "My first exposure to anime was Naruto," she said, remembering how she first watched the first season on tv before it abruptly ended. Unfazed, rashmika decided to handle things herself. She searched the internet out of curiosity and found a website that allowed her to binge-watch more than 600 episodes of the popular show.