| Psycho pass, Death note, Steins gate, No game No life and ERASED are pretty good ones, and all of them cover many anime genres. |
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| battle shounen, with less of fanservice like one piece, bleach, dragonball, and swag art online it simply because fight scene in shounen anime was entertaining to watch for new anime viewer. |
| I would say... definetly Death Note! Why? If you want to convince someone to give anime a try, that means they most likely won't try it on their own due to the fact that they think about anime same way as they do about western cartoons. Western cartoons are, let's be honest, cartoons. They extremely rarely open mature topics or present good story, most of them are just episodic comedy shows or action heroes shows. OR they jsut see anime as weird asian thing where are characters with weird haircolour and hairstyles, doing weird things. (that was the case with me back in the day) In that case you need to show them anime that will all-in-one abolish such prejudice. So why Death Note? Criminal story with flavour of horror and mystery built on logic, with good characters is interesting and has high chance of keeping that person interested in watching, since mentioned genres are widely popular. Also character depth and narrative will shatter all doubts about IT being show aimed at younger audience. Also the characters (human ones at least) look normal, no weird hair colour, no heird poses or habits, ect. ... That's why Death Note is best entry anime to show anime virgins. And that's the story how I got into watching anime. :) Edit: I don't think that main reason to watch anime is because it can have mature topic and/or story, but if you want to get someone convince to try it, I really wouldnt recomend something like OreImo. :D |
| What is wrong with loving someone who doesn't exist ? Absolutely nothing. As long as you make peace with it. |
| Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Definitely. I showed it to all my friends and they ALL got into it by episode 3, and they hated anime before that. |
| Movies are always a great idea. I'd start with some Gibli films. If you want to move on to a series, Shingeki no Kyoujin is a good one to start with, a lot of people who don't watch much anime seem to like it a lot, probably because it's similar to GoT in a few ways. Other shounen anime with western settings help; FMA (continue with Brotherhood once the original starts diverging from the source material.), Cowboy Bebop, One Piece, One Punch Man are great shows to start with. Picking shows with good English dubs (assuming you're from an English speaking country here, my apologies if I'm mistaken.) works as well. You're pretty much set with all the shows recommended so for on that point. (IDK about OPM tho, does that one even have an English dub?) |
| Depends on the age of someone, I guess. If you turn around to a 25+ year old and say "Watch Naruto", it would probably be a bit of a stretch for them. It's often immature and it's several hundred episodes long, lots of time to dedicate to one show for a new fan. If you tell that to a teenager, they'd be more likely to go for it. For someone young, Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragonball Z. For someone older, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, One Punch Man, Ghost in the Shell or Baccano! Alternatively, they can just watch any Studio Ghibli movie. |
| try to avoid ecchi stuff if you want them to start watching anime,they might think that all anime is like that |
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| It depends... what kind of person is your friend? Is she into romance, horror, mysteries, etc. Base it off of the type of movies or TV shows (since she hasn't watched anime yet) she usually likes and from there, look for a similar type of anime... there's bound to be one. If she likes movies with romance, I suggest Skip Beat! or Ao Haru Ride. If she's into fantasy and romance at the same time, then Akatsuki no Yona or Kamisama Hajimemashita. If she likes mysteries, try Gosick. If she's into sci-fi that's kinda dark, then Psycho-Pass. If she's a fan of sports... which kind is she into? If basketball then Slam Dunk or Kuroko no Basuke, if it's volleyball then Haikyuu!!, if it's baseball then Daiya no A. If she's into historical Japan with lots of sword action, then try Rurouni Kenshin or if she likes that with a little supernatural pop to it (and cute guys. lol) then try Hakuouki. The suggestions can go on so try to narrow in on the kind of thing she's really into so that you can make anime really appeal to her. :) Robert_Mihai said: try to avoid ecchi stuff if you want them to start watching anime,they might think that all anime is like that I agree with this. Unless your friend is into perverted stuff like that. lol xD |
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| Something with minimal strange anime tropes. Strange to new people that is. i.e. One Punch Man K-On! InuYasha Angel Beats But ya it depends on their interests as well. |
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Calal-Chan said: It really depends on what they like. Death Note (crime show thing sort of) Attack on Titan (fast paced action) Fate Zero (slow paced action) fate/zero isnt that good first anime but its the best :P |
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| Attack on Titan Monster Baccano! Rainbow Black Butler Romeo x Juliet I always find that it's best to introduce friends to the more "non-anime" anime- if that makes sense-...ones that don't have typically anime-esque staples like battles that go on for episodes, OTT character designs with eyes that take up over half of their faces, or anime that have typically Japanese settings and/or humor. A lot of that stuff might go over a first time viewer's head. They won't get it and in my experience it can act as a deterrent. It just makes the medium a little easier to get into for someone completely new to it if it feels somewhat closer to home at first. Or maybe just find a series with a decent english dub- there are some out there! When I first discovered anime I was completely confused, but luckily enough I'm extremely curious so I just kept watching XD |
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| Try popular ones that have a high approval rating from fans: Death Note Code Geass FMA Brotherhood Fate/Zero Attack on Titan Although taste matters a lot when suggesting something, there's a high possibility that they'd like at least one of these if they're open to anime. If they hate all of these, I honestly doubt that they will be interested in others. |
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| Most definitely NGNL or Nanatsu. Nanatsu got me hooked after all :3 |
| Death Note and FMAB are obvious choices but on the d low I think Zankyou no Terror and Rainbow are good as someone's first anime |
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| 1st try Elfen Lied or sth much lighter like Noragami, if you'll like it - U can go forward. I think that starting with Death Note isn't really good idea. Other good idea is Black Lagoon. |
| Is it GreanPeace? I don't think so - whine to your parents or tell'em to buy sth for ur buttpain. Those ppl won't help you. .. ..  |
| All depends on the person. Personally I've always liked Giant robots so I started with Macross and Gundam, but find out what your friend likes first then go from there. |
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| To start you might like Death Note, No Game No Life, Sword Art Online, Deadman Wonderland or even Mirai Nikki. Now it's up to you to decide which one ;) |
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| Ouran High School Host Club for those who like girly stuff One Punch Man for those who like errrr manly stuff (??) Death Note for everyone, even your dog :D |
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| Classic, mainstream and fun: Death Note, Attack on Titan, No game No life, FMAB, Akatsuki no Yona... If you push it a bit... maybe maybe SAO *cringe* |
| It really depends on their tastes... I believe Dragon Ball & Naruto & One Piece would be ideal for anyone... But it should not be ecchi or harem for sure, that might scare most people away from anime.... |
| What got me hooked on anime was Code Geass and Tokyo Ghoul. And that's coming from someone who decided to watch anime not because I wanted to, but because someone else told me too. Now look at me. |
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| Well it matters what the age of who you are showing it to, when I was a kid my first anime was Pokemon and I think that fits for kids, but if youy are talking about a teen or an adult I would probably say Attack on Titan or Sword art online. |
| I think it is better by: -Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu -Shingeki no Kyojin -One Punch Man -Sword Art Online -Terra Formars -Death Note |
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| Hunter x Hunter FMAB Durarara!! Code Geass Fate/series They are easy to pick up and to understand, and aren't overly complicated, besides they are some of the most amazing anime up to date. Sailor Moon Dragonball Pokémon Yu-gi-oh! Digimon These are very easy to pick up especially if you're showing anime to a younger person, for instance I showed Sailor Moon to my little cousin, and she liked it a lot |
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| Anohana if that person is loves more action FMA or Death Note is nice |
| Well when I was growing up I had: Sailor Moon Gundam Wing DBZ Pokemon Inuyasha I would say starters would be: DBZ Cowboy Bebop Full Metal Alchemist Death Note |
| Ghost in the Shell, Baccano!, Madoka Magica, Cowboy Bebop, Ping Pong, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Gurren Lagann. If you know their preferences than definitely one of those. |
| "Few, but ripe." - C.F. Gauss |
| Ouran Highschool Host Club |
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| My first was Kuroshitsuji so i would recommend Kuroshitsuji |
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AnimeAdamOP said: Something that doesn't have Ecchi and/or harem. If anything turns my friends away from anime, it's that. Strangely enough, my sister who hates anime, the only anime she likes, is Chobits. |
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