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May 25, 2013 1:57 PM
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So I stumbled on the topic on another one of my favorite anime sites and I thought it made for an interesting read so I thought I would start it here too.
What was the first anime that you watched. Whether it was on TV or otherwise? My own first recollection of watching an anime and "knowing" that it was anime rather than a cartoon would probably be a tie between Star Blazers, UFO Robo Grandizer, GaiKing Legend of Daiku-Maryu and Galaxy Express 999.

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May 25, 2013 5:49 PM
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Mine was Dragon Ball Z and the one that got me into anime was Bleach
May 25, 2013 11:20 PM
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does pokemon count as an anime? im not sure cuz other than that i dont know what else was after. Also pokemon is im told an anime but it doenst seem like it to me. If it is, then yeah pokemon is my first anime
May 25, 2013 11:56 PM
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I'm not counting pokemon, I never actively watched it, anyway. My first anime was Tokyo Mew Mew :)
May 26, 2013 4:33 AM
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Shaman King was probably my first anime.
May 26, 2013 5:22 AM
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My first anime would be Full Metal Alchemist. (not brotherhood)

And the anime that really got me into watching anime was bakemonogatari.
May 26, 2013 7:44 PM
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Not counting Americanized anime. (Sailor Moon, Pokemon etc) My first real does of Anime was Gundam Wing when it premiered on Toonami. Intact Japanese opening and credit. Got me hooked in from beginning to end.

My first Anime series download, would be Love Hina back in 2000. Me, my sister and brother would huddle up to that old CRT monitor and have a good time. Nowadays, we have a full fledged theater room. :D
May 26, 2013 8:58 PM
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My first anime was Pokemon during 2001 never seen before that kind of Animation, I always waited for the next episode, although I have seen it dubbed. And then the anime who caught me was One Piece, it's my favorite Anime.

Other anime were: Ranma 1/2, Love Hina, Sailor Moon(forced by my sister Lol), Naruto, Captain Tsubasa.
May 26, 2013 9:31 PM
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Naruto and bleach
May 26, 2013 9:45 PM

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Rama 1/2 and Dragon 1/2 were favorites of the anime club I used to go to in High School. I'm sure if I look around here somewhere I still have the first few episodes on VHS.
Never really bothered with Pokimon and couldn't stomach Sailor Moon (althought I have seen every episode thanks in large part to my sister.)

May 27, 2013 12:24 AM
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Arkain1 said:
does pokemon count as an anime? im not sure cuz other than that i dont know what else was after. Also pokemon is im told an anime but it doenst seem like it to me. If it is, then yeah pokemon is my first anime


I think pokemon is almost the 1st anime for everybody, I really don't think that anyone doesn't what is pokemon. Even my sister knows the series.

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Never really bothered with Pokimon and couldn't stomach Sailor Moon (althought I have seen every episode thanks in large part to my sister.)


The "pain" of watching sailor moon with your sister. Even right now is telling me to download all the episodes in HD of Sailor Moon and Sakura Card Captors (which I don't mind although there are pretty large in size).
May 27, 2013 4:37 PM

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Voltes 5 I Think? Or Clannad(2004)
May 27, 2013 6:41 PM

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The first anime I ever watched when I was younger was Inuyasha, but when I came around to actually watching it frequently, the anime I started with was B Gata H Kei.
May 28, 2013 12:13 PM

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The 1st anime I ever saw was Dragonball Z. But for some reason, now that I think about it, I think it may have been Sailor Moon. But all I remember from it was every time I watched it, they were all always getting beat up. I don't know, its one of the two.
May 28, 2013 12:21 PM

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The first anime series I've ever watched are Hokuto no Ken and old Super Robots anime and they are still my favourite ones :D
Jun 3, 2013 9:57 PM

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well my first anime was i saw is Dragon Ball Z and Naruto .
Jun 4, 2013 12:52 AM
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Not counting watching Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z on TV, my first anime was Binbougami Ga!
Jun 4, 2013 5:33 PM

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When I was younger, I watched Dragon Ball Z, Digimon (love it!! <3 ), Hamtaro, Yu Gi Oh!... but I was, like, 4 or 5 years old, so I thought they were normal cartoons XD (ok, guys, don't hate me, please :P). But when I found out what they really were, and started watching them again... Death Note was the first on my list :D
Jun 12, 2013 1:38 AM

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Ranma 1/2 was my first, though the first time I watched the series I started from somewhere in the middle of the second season, I seriously thought the red haired pig tailed girl and ranma were two different characters.
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Jun 12, 2013 3:50 AM

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Death Note !
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dragonball z...
(that childhood memory T^T)

Jun 12, 2013 10:05 PM

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Sonic X (soooooo long ago xD)


Jun 15, 2013 10:53 PM

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My first was either Sailor Moon or Hamtaro. Don't remember.
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Jun 17, 2013 10:12 AM

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My first anime ever was "Samurai pizza cats" I watched it on TV back in 1999 and fell in love with the art style and the fact it's fucking robotic talking cats! XD
The first anime I ever watched on my own (wasn't on TV) was elen lied at age 11.
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My first one was Yu-gi-oh when i was a kid loved that thing bought cards and everything
The one that hooked my on anime was Toradora!, first time a watched a romance anime so the confession blew my mind!
Jun 18, 2013 10:02 AM
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When I was younger, the first I watched was Dragon ball Z, tokyo mew mew, digimon, detective Conan and Yu Gi Yo, and because of these anime I got involved in other anime such as Special A and Naruto etc
Jun 28, 2013 12:00 PM

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Samurai Pizza Cats there is a title I had not heard in a long time. Just good "silly" entertainment. Maybe I am showing my age but I am surprised that I have not seen either Astroboy or Speed Racer come up on this list yet. Neither was particularly a favorite of mine but they were always on tv.

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My first was probably Sailor Moon. The anime that got me back into anime this year however was Soul Eater.
Jul 3, 2013 2:10 AM

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Probably I got hooked from the very first ep up to the last ep of VOLTES V
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I'm embarrassed to say I don't remember if I have seen that one before it. It looks familiar however there were a lot of those giant robot anime in the late 70s early 80s.

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Technically, my first was Code Geass on recommendation. From then on, I just kept watching like an addict.
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The first anime I can remember is probably Voltron. Although I probably watched some before that. My dad and I used to watch all sorts of those shows together. He is probably what got me into anime. I remember Voltron the most though because that was the one he and I always loved to watch together.
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Dragonball and pokemon. The usual nostalgic classics
Jul 3, 2013 7:14 PM

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My first anime was Dragon Ball Z
I started to like anime more once i started watching Naruto and Bleach
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Jul 4, 2013 3:25 AM

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My official first anime would have to have been "Neon Genesis Evangelion", which I remember watching on Comcast OnDemand when I was a kid. That was my earliest memory, then I got into Rurouni Kenshin and continued to branch out from there.

Aug 31, 2013 7:13 AM

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Voltes 5 or Daimos

i even got a poster of Voltes 5 in my room and it's still in good shape!
Oct 9, 2013 6:06 AM

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I remember watching random episodes of Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon and Naruto on nickelodeon when I was younger ^_^ but I didnt know they were anime! And when i was in a really random a mood to watch some kids tv shows I remembered avatar: the last airbender (although i know its not anime) I watched all of them and searched up for shows similar, saw naruto, realised what anime was and have been addicted ever since!
Oct 15, 2013 5:20 PM

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Yu Yu Hakusho waaaaayyy back when haha. Beyblade too, although I don't remember exactly which one, but that along with the early Yugioh, and Dragonball Z. Thankfully Bleach kick started everything and saved me of endless boredom on rainy days.
Oct 16, 2013 6:08 PM
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The first anime I watched knowing I was watching anime, not thinking it was just tv cartoons(DBZ, Naruto.ect) would be Shuffle, after randomly finding it.
Oct 20, 2013 8:09 PM
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Technically it was Hellsing Ultimate. But that was 6 years before I actually got into anime and I only saw a few episodes. My friend made me watch Paprika and FLCL one night but again, didn't get into it.
The one that actually got me into it seriously was Elfen Lied...
Oct 23, 2013 10:24 AM
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Technically, it was Pokemon in 1997, but I would rather say it was the anime that followed, which was Digimon :)
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The first anime I watched was Tokyo Mew Mew on YouTube a couple years ago, but the I ordered Sekirei online and it now made me hooked on anime and everything about it.
!! In need of anime to watch! Feel free to PM me and recommend a few, I'm not picky about the genre since I love all genres. //But preferably with a dub would be nice! !!
Nov 19, 2014 12:35 AM

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Naruto was my first, as certain as I am able to recall xD
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death note
Nov 29, 2014 6:24 PM

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First anime (dub): Dragon Ball
First sub (And first anime in years to make me actively watch anime): Oreimo
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First anime as a child:Sailor Moon
First anime as a teen:Oh! My Goddess
First anime as a grumpy old woman:Paradise Kiss
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